IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES OF OIL AND GAS ENTERPRISES THROUGH THE USE OF A PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH

The article discusses aspects of the project approach in the management of innovative activities of enterprises in the oil and gas sector. It is noted that the functioning of enterprises in the oil and gas sector is closely related to innovation and needs to apply a project management approach in order to timely achieve the set production objectives. It is indicated that the use of the project approach in the management of oil and gas enterprises can increase labor productivity, in general, thirteen times. It is concluded that it is advisable to adapt the accumulated extensive foreign experience in the implementation of project management in the oil and gas sector.

Pratiques et contraintes de l’élevage de la chèvre rousse de Maradi en milieu rural au Niger

Au Niger, l’élevage caprin occupe une place importante dans l’économie des ménages ruraux. Une étude a été conduite dans la région de Maradi afin de caractériser les pratiques de gestion des élevages des chèvres rousses et analyser leurs contraintes. Ainsi, 180 agro-éleveurs répartis dans 12 villages de la région ont été questionnés. Les thèmes abordés au cours des interviews ont porté sur : les caractéristiques du ménage, les objectifs de production, le mode de conduite des animaux, la gestion de l’alimentation, la santé animale ainsi que les contraintes auxquelles les producteurs font face. Les résultats ont révélé que la majorité (72,8%) des propriétaires des caprins sont des femmes. Les caprins sont élevés en priorité comme épargne pour subvenir aux besoins du ménage. Pendant la saison sèche, plus de la moitié (51%) des éleveurs font recours à l’achat du son de blé pour la complémentation des animaux. Diverses sources des compléments minéraux sont utilisées, notamment le sel de cuisine, les pierres à lécher, le natron et le sel de Bilma. La pénurie d’aliments a été identifiée comme la contrainte majeure de l’élevage caprin (57,8%). Elle est suivie par les maladies animales (17,2%) et la stabulation en saison de pluies (7, 8%). L’amélioration de l’élevage de la chèvre rousse passe par la prise en compte de toutes les contraintes de production. English title: Practices and constraints of Maradi red goat breeding in rural areas in Niger In Niger, goat farming plays an important role in the economy of rural households. A study was conducted in the Maradi region to characterize the management practices of red goat farms and analyze their constraints. Thus, 180 agro-pastoralists spread out in 12 villages of the region were questioned. The themes addressed during the interviews included: household characteristics, production objectives, animal husbandry, feed management, animal health and the constraints faced by producers. The results revealed that the majority (72,8%) of goat owners were women. The feeding system is based on natural pastures and crop residues. During the dry season, more than half (51%) of the farmers used wheat bran for animal complementation. Various sources of mineral supplements are used, including cooking salt, lickstones, natron and Bilma salt. Food shortage has been identified as the major constraint to goat farming (57.8%), followed by animal diseases (17.2%) and stalling during the rainy season (7.8%). The improvement of the breeding of the red goat requires the taking into account of all the constraints of production.

Explosive Stamping Goals and Objectives Historical Transformation (to the 70th Anniversary of KhAI Scientific School)

The sequence and development the impulse stamping goals and production objectives are described. A new idea development from a primitive “field” technology to modern integrated technologies that allow obtaining unique quality indicators of manufactured parts is shown. The article covers the description of pulse technologies for sheet stamping by the blasting agents explosion and an underwater high-voltage discharge.

A new interpretation of the objectivist concept of value in the context of the theory of material reproduction

Subject. This article deals with the issues related to non-price methods to measure the quantity of capital and value as a basic postulate of economic theory that defines the interpretation of all key characteristics of social production. Objectives. The article aims to develop a model that can help determine the state of the economic system using no abstract concepts of labor and utility. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of logical and mathematical analyses. Results. The article presents a mathematical model of material reproduction that links the range of products produced and prices in terms of material resources and time. Conclusions. Material factors of value formation can be determined. The alternative to the subjectivist approach includes the potential realized both in empirical studies on the economy and in the practice of macroeconomic regulation and planning of areas' economic development.

To the assessment of the role of national traits in the processes of the safe operation of nuclear power facilities maintenance

One of the features of the post-Fukushima development of nuclear technologies in terms of the impact of the human factor on safety is the analysis of the national context in the safety culture. The starting point for this thesis is the transboundary nature of the nuclear power safety problem, which, in turn, depends on the ability of people to act together at the national and international levels. Thus, exploring how the national context influences decision-making and the performance of production objectives, and a better understanding of national cultural characteristics, is an important topic to be developed in this article.

Better outcomes for pest pressure, insecticide use, and yield in less intensive agricultural landscapes

Agricultural systems have been continuously intensified to meet rising demand for agricultural products. However, there are increasing concerns that larger, more connected crop fields and loss of seminatural areas exacerbate pest pressure, but findings to date have been inconclusive. Even less is known about whether increased pest pressure results in measurable effects for farmers, such as increased insecticide use and decreased crop yield. Using extensive spatiotemporal data sampled every 2 to 3 d throughout five growing seasons in 373 cotton fields, we show that pests immigrated earlier and were more likely to occur in larger cotton fields embedded in landscapes with little seminatural area (<10%). Earlier pest immigration resulted in earlier spraying that was further linked to more sprays per season. Importantly, crop yield was the lowest in these intensified landscapes. Our results demonstrate that both environmental conservation and production objectives can be achieved in conventional agriculture by decreasing field sizes and maintaining seminatural vegetation in the surrounding landscapes.

Multi-Scale Evaluation of Dominant Factors (MSDF) on Forage: An Ecosystemic Method to Understand the Function of Forage

Grassland agroecosystem plays a key role on resource cycling and sustainability of global ecosystem. Forage is the basic factor and core of the grassland agroecosystem. At a single scale, the most of forage evaluation remain in a state of qualitative or quantitative evaluation, and lack a series of quantitative evaluation at multi spatial scales and influence of society, environment and economy. This study collected dominant indicators at micro, plot, farm, ecoregional and macro scales to compile a systemic evaluation of forage in agroecosystems. A case study is presented for forage evaluation by using plot, farm, and regional data from an arid region of Gansu, China. Multi-scale evaluation of dominant factors (MSDF) was used to aggregate forage evaluation indicators. Results showed that the scale of evaluation had significant effects on the results of the evaluation. The evaluation results of the single index for the same forage species among plot, farm and ecoregional scales were different. Results implied that forage MSDF are needed to guide the evaluation of forage and then production of forage and herbivore in the future. An appropriate scale of evaluation could be selected in term of the forage production objectives and moreover, MSDF evaluation of forage should be used to improve the environmental, social and productive evaluation of forage in a grassland agroecosystems.

Impact of Problems Associated with Scheduling and Capacity Planning of a Production Process – An Overview

Production is one of the most important activities which guarantee the continued existence of man; however, it comes with its challenges which make it very difficult to meet up the consumer’s demand. In this regard, the system is required by production and manufacturing companies, human resources, and materials to be enhanced by scheduling and planning of production. In addressing this problem of scheduling over a mid-term possibility, material flow and production objectives should be forecast by solving the problems of planning. Only when the production planning problems have been solved then scheduling problems could be addressed. In this work, we relate scheduling with capacity planning in relation to the production of goods and services. Also reviewed the common problems associated with the industry and how they are overcome.