A Multi-Criteria Economic Evaluation Framework for Control System Configuration – Framework and Case Study

Urban traffic can be curbed in various ways, for instance, by introducing paid unguarded parking zones (PUPZ). The operational functionality of this system depends on whether or not the various system features used to document parking cases function properly, including those which enable positioning of vehicles parked in the PUPZ, recognition of plate numbers, event time recording, and the correct anonymisation of persons and other vehicles. The most fundamental problem of this system is its reliability, understood as the conformity of control results with the actual state of matters. This characteristic can be studied empirically, and this article addresses the methodology proposed for such an examination, discussed against a case study. The authors have analysed the statistical dependence of the e-control system’s measurement errors based on operational data. The results of this analysis confirm the rationale behind the deployment of the e-control system under the implementation of the smart city concept in Warsaw.

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Economic Evaluation of RFID Technology in the Production Environment

International Journal of Engineering Business Management ◽

10.5772/56750 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marcello Fera ◽

Raffaele Iannone ◽

Vincenzo Mancini ◽

Massimiliano M. Schiraldi ◽

Paolo Scotti

Keyword(s):

Economic Evaluation ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Added Value ◽

Economic Evaluations ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Production Environment ◽

Management Level ◽

Traceability System ◽

Huge Impact

The aim of this paper is to present an economic evaluation framework of an RFID system implementation through a pilot project with the aim of streamlining logistic processes and compliance with higher level requirements. The company involved in the project belongs to the CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) food industry, and in particular to the alimentary industry, whose principal scope was to comply the new norms of the sector by implementation of a better traceability system. This system, besides being very effective for the scope of the project, also had a huge impact in economic terms on logistics resources and cost reduction. For this reason, the discover of the RFID technology for the company has been greatly appreciated at management level, and today other fields of application are under evaluation. The added value of this article is contained not only in the results obtained in the economic evaluations, but also in the applied methodology, evidencing the advantages obtainable in the processes by cutting no added value operations. The economic analysis has thus been conducted on the basis of this TO-BE process streamlining.

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An extensive thermo-economic evaluation and optimization of an integrated system empowered by solar-wind-ocean energy converter for electricity generation– Case study: Bandar Abas, Iran

Thermal Science and Engineering Progress ◽

10.1016/j.tsep.2021.100965 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 100965

Author(s):

Ehsanolah Assareh ◽

Mohammad Assareh ◽

Seyed Mojtaba Alirahmi ◽

Saeid Jalilinasrabady ◽

Ali Dejdar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Solar Wind ◽

Economic Evaluation ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Integrated System ◽

Ocean Energy ◽

Energy Converter

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Research on feeder network design: a case study of feeder service for the port of Kotka

European Transport Research Review ◽

10.1186/s12544-020-00450-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yisong Lin ◽

Xuefeng Wang ◽

Hao Hu ◽

Hui Zhao

Keyword(s):

Control System ◽

Numerical Experiment ◽

Network Design ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Real Life ◽

Objective Evaluation ◽

Multi Objective Optimization ◽

Real Life Data ◽

The Mathematical Model

Abstract By exemplifying the feeder service for the port of Kotka, this study proposed a multi-objective optimization model for feeder network design. Innovative for difference from the single-objective evaluation system, the objective of feeder network design was proposed to include single allocation cost, intra-Europe cargo revenue, equipment balance, sailing cycle, allocation utilization, service route competitiveness, and stability. A three-stage control system was presented, and numerical experiment based on container liner’s real life data was conducted to verify the mathematical model and the control system. The numerical experiment revealed that the three-stage control system is effective and practical, and the research ideas had been applicable with satisfactory effect.

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