An Investment Feasibility Analysis of CCS Retrofit Based on a Two-Stage Compound Real Options Model

This chapter will stress MIS’ strides in R&D outsourcing, and it will also detail the risks and uncertainty associated with the process of outsourcing core areas of the business such as R&D. Moreover, the chapter will propose the use of real option analysis to assist in the decisions of: “Why should a firm outsource R&D?” and “How does a company select a viable vendor using a two-stage process?” The purposes of this chapter include: a discussion of the cutting edge usage of outsourcing for R&D; and, to alleviate the R&D outsourcing risks, we will explore the two-stage vendor selection approach in information technology outsourcing using real options analysis.

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Optimizing Two-Stage Modular Wastewater Plant Expansions Using Numerical Methods and Simulation in A Real Options Context

Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters ◽

10.3808/jeil.202000043 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Y. Lawryshyn ◽

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B. Zhang ◽

M. Davison ◽

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Keyword(s):

Numerical Methods ◽

Real Options ◽

Two Stage

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Investment, uncertainty, and production games

Environment and Development Economics ◽

10.1017/s1355770x08004579 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 51-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. D. FLÅM ◽

Y. M. ERMOLIEV

Keyword(s):

Risk Aversion ◽

Real Options ◽

Renewable Resources ◽

Energy Supply ◽

Economies Of Scale ◽

Dual Solutions ◽

Shadow Prices ◽

Two Stage ◽

Stochastic Production ◽

Production Games

ABSTRACTThis paper explores a few cooperative aspects of investments in uncertain, real options. By hypothesis some production commitments, factors, or quotas are transferable. Cases in point include energy supply, emission of pollutants, and harvest of renewable resources. Of particular interest are technologies or projects that provide anti-correlated returns. Any such project stabilizes the aggregate proceeds. Therefore, given widespread risk aversion, a project of this sort merits a bonus. The setting is formalized as a two-stage, stochastic, production game. Absent economies of scale, such games are quite tractable in analysis, computation, and realization. A core imputation comes in terms of shadow prices that equilibrate competitive, endogenous markets. Such prices emerge as optimal dual solutions to coordinated production programs, featuring pooled commitments, or resources. Alternatively, the prices could result from repeated exchange.

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Two-stage self-seeding method for preparation of single crystals of poly(phenylene sulfide)

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100153816 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 368-369

Author(s):

Sengshiu Chung ◽

Peggy Cebe

Keyword(s):

Single Crystals ◽

High Performance ◽

Dilute Solution ◽

Two Stage ◽

Annealing Behavior ◽

High Performance Polymers ◽

Seeding Method ◽

Phenylene Sulfide

We are studying the crystallization and annealing behavior of high performance polymers, like poly(p-pheny1ene sulfide) PPS, and poly-(etheretherketone), PEEK. Our purpose is to determine whether PPS, which is similar in many ways to PEEK, undergoes reorganization during annealing. In an effort to address the issue of reorganization, we are studying solution grown single crystals of PPS as model materials.Observation of solution grown PPS crystals has been reported. Even from dilute solution, embrionic spherulites and aggregates were formed. We observe that these morphologies result when solutions containing uncrystallized polymer are cooled. To obtain samples of uniform single crystals, we have used two-stage self seeding and solution replacement techniques.

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