scholarly journals METHODOLOGY FOR THE MULTI-CRITERIA EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF CARGO CUSTOMS COMPLEXES

Author(s):  
Luzhanska Nataliia ◽  
Kravchenya Iryna ◽  
Lebid Iryna

Operation efficiency assessment of cargo customs complexes located throughout Ukraine and having different technical, technological and organizational support levels can be made based on various technical and economic performance indicatorsThe paper develops the methodology for a comprehensive efficiency assessment of customs infrastructure facilities as an integral system of local measures and system performance indicators as a whole. Forming the integral criterion and the generalized integral criterion, we take into account the parameters of the benchmark cargo customs complex.The developed methodology for multi-criteria efficiency assessment of customs infrastructure facilities makes it possible to identify the groups of technical and economic performance indicators, to rank the technical and economic performance indicators according to the significance of their influence on the final generalized efficiency indicator; to form a vector with the parameters of the benchmark cargo customs complex; to determine the generalized efficiency assessment indicator of a cargo customs complex according to each group of factors; to determine the integral and generalized integral indicator of the operation of a cargo customs complex

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Godiva Rembeci

Now days there is a global consensus among all stakeholders that SMEs represent a driving force to the overall economic development, due to their significant contribution both on GDP and employment of national economies. SMEs also by numbers dominate the world business stage, although their contribution does vary among the countries. SMEs in Albania represents about 98% of the total enterprises with a contribution to national GDP for about 70%. The structure and the performance of national economy is depended very much on the economic performance and contribution of SME, that’s why most of the governments have strategic programmes which support the SME’s development. To measure SMEs’ performance and their ability to compete on national and international markets requires a lot of information in all aspects. Through this paper the author aims to measure and analyze the economic performance of SMEs operating in Albania. To achieve this objective, official data on business statistics published by national the statistical office (INSTAT) are used for two years period 2014-2015. In addition using an international framework addressed to the objective “improve the techniques for SMEs productivity measurement”, for the first time, a set of comparative performance indicators is established and in doing so, those results can be used as term of reference in future research activities in SMEs sector. From the results it came out that although the positive growth rate of GDP during the last years , the performance indicators of SMEs show a slightly negative trend, indicating indirectly the need for support, in order to empower their contribution in national economy.


Author(s):  
V.N. Zakharov ◽  
G.V. Kazakov ◽  
N.N. Kotyashev

Sensitivity plays an important role in the analysis and synthesis of technical systems no matter what complexity or purpose, that is in assessing their accuracy, determining and selecting tolerances for their parameters, or in any optimization process. One of the most important objectives of the information and ballistic launch support, along with the provision of launch data, is to increase the efficiency of aircraft in performing their missions. Therefore, it is of high relevance to assess the function of sensitivity and the function of influence of the information and ballistic launch support on the effectiveness of the functional performance of aircraft formations and ensure, at acceptable costs, the fullest use of their structural and ballistic capabilities. In this paper, we defined and evaluated functions of sensitivity and functions of influence of the main factors of information and ballistic launch support of aircraft launches on their functional performance as a formation. The degree of influence of information and ballistic support factors on the realizability of missions by aircraft formations is represented by numerical indicators. An integral indicator for assessing the impact of information and ballistic support factors on the performance indicators of aircraft formations has been formed as a weighted convolution of increments of partial indicators.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Daigneault ◽  
David R. Betters

Abstract Both artificial and living snowfences are used to protect roads from blowing and drifting snow. This article evaluates and compares the economic performance of three snowfence designs--the Wyoming and double-row slatted artificial snowfences and a three-row living snowfence. The economic analysis evaluates the snowfences by applying four economic performance indicators: total net benefits, present net value, benefit/cost ratio, and annual breakeven benefits. The study uses snow removal savings and accident reduction benefit information from a case study in the state of Wyoming. The case study results show all the designs are economically efficient when used for road protection. However, the living snowfence outperformed the other designs in three of the four economic performance indicator categories. The largest proportion of total costs of the Wyoming and living snowfence are establishment costs whereas the bulk of total cost of the double-row slatted snowfence is for maintenance. The economic performance of all the snowfences is most sensitive to changes in their useful or effective lives. The procedures and general conclusions of the study can be applied to similar cases elsewhere. West. J. Appl. For. 15(2):70-74.


Author(s):  
Tom W.G. van der Meer

The relationships among objective macroeconomic outcomes, subjective evaluations, and political trust are widely studied. Yet, these relationships are not as straightforward as they might seem. This chapter first provides an overview of the main theoretical propositions in the literature as well as their critiques. Next, the chapter analyzes empirical analyses of the relationship between economic performance and political trust. While subjective evaluations of the economy are consistently related to political trust across the globe, the effect of objective macroeconomic performance depends on theoretical and methodological specifications. Objective performance indicators determine political trust in longitudinal rather than in cross-sectional analyses, suggesting that citizens’ historical rather than cross-national comparison of the state of their economy lies at the basis of this effect.


2019 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 01026
Author(s):  
Yu. N. Zvonareva ◽  
Sh. G. Ziganshin ◽  
E. V. Izmaylova ◽  
A. S. Gavrilov ◽  
A. V. Moryashev ◽  
...  

Article is devoted to increasing efficiency of heat supply systems. We demonstrate research results and an analysis of dependences of overall heat supply system performance indicators at various levels of equipment of consumers with the automated individual heating substations.


2000 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tor John Hundloe

An outline of the concept of sustainable development is followed by a definition of the term ‘economics’ and a brief review of attempts to use economic principles to construct an integrated indicator to replace gross domestic product. Arange of proxy indicators is described; these are based on what is possible in countries that have minimal fisheries data and where fishers are making decisions on the crudest economic information.


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