case studies in environmental policy management and science

... gasoline, or industries Lead occurs in drinking water through leaching from lead-containing pipes, faucets, and solder, which in turn can be found in plumbing of older buildings • • • Foods and ... Contaminated drinking water, food, alcohol, and home remedies are sources of environmental exposure to lead Historic or ongoing lead-related industries (including mining and smelting) can result in ... of gasoline in the U.S between 1976 and 1996 The major exposure pathways for workers are inhalation and ingestion of lead-bearing dust and fumes Workers in the lead smelting, refining, and manufacturing...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... Dioxin from Pulp and Paper and Lead in Soil at Mining Sites i Abstract This paper discusses EPA’s acquisition and use of science in addressing dioxins (and other organochlorines) from the pulp and ... Smelting and Refining Company, a subsidiary of the Anaconda Company, had a lead mill and smelter at Tooele After the war, lead-zinc mining production in Utah declined In 1958, US Smelting and International ... coordinating role and concentrated on the risks from effluents, sludge, and occupational exposures The EPA coordinator was a Dioxin from Pulp and Paper and Lead in Soil at Mining Sites 25 Dwain Winters,...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... following: A complete renovation of a formulation and filling suite, including a new separate air-handling system Designing, building, and qualifying an automated formulation skid Upgrading an ... Upgrading an existing BFS filling machine to match the capacity requirements for the product Designing, building, and qualifying new vial molding and filling systems to duplicate the existing European ... project timeline Each major activity was included in a Microsoft project schedule and maintained by the project manager The engineering project manager handled all activities involving the renovation...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 00:20

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 00:20

... Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A Introduction Organizing a case book on public budgeting and financial management presents a number of interesting ... 103 Case Studies in Public Budgeting and Financial Management: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, edited by Aman Khan and W Bartley Hildreth Additional Volumes in Preparation Principles and ... including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher Current printing (last digit): 10 PRINTED...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 05:20

... closeout Within each project phase, the activities, accomplishments, and shortcomings of performance in the processes of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing are ... accomplishments, and shortcomings of performance in applicable processes of the five Project Management Process Groups (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing) The reader ... planning, and designing this project Once the project team gave up the majority of its control to the IGC and had financial people breathing down its neck and emphasizing cost cutting and minimal...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 10:20

... studies and their accompanying tools are intended to complement a TB program’s education and training of its nursing staff It can be incorporated into new employee introduction and training on TB case ... nurse case managers in the Heartland Region and are designed to illustrate key concepts in TB control and prevention We recommend utilizing them for training new nurses inexperienced in TB case management; ... of isoniazid (INH) and vitamin B6 C What is the health department’s next step in management of this patient? 1) Order INH and begin case management of this LTBI case 2) Provide INH directly observed...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 03:20

... at examining perception of pesticide risks and the current status of human and environmental risks caused by pesticides in the the selected distinct case studies of vegetable production in Hanoi ... was conducted in Dang Xa, Le Chi communes in Hanoi city and Thai Giang and Thuy Son in Thai Binh province Hanoi city is a major vegetable-producing region, whereas, Thai Binh province is representative ... away unused pesticides and containers; and 4) placing sprayers and supportive equipment at close to living places or animal sheds The above findings indicate that any intervention to reduce pesticide...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 18:22

... healthy control individuals (316 women and 170 men), who were enrolled at the Center of Physical Examination All individuals included in the study were Han Chinese living in and around Nanjing None ... TXNDC3 SNPs and knee OA susceptibility, we conducted two case- control studies in Han Chinese and Japanese populations and a meta-analysis Materials and methods A population of 955 Chinese individuals ... dropped out during the study In addition, a population of 750 Japanese individuals were included; 376 patients (327 women and 49 men) and 374 healthy control individuals (116 women and 258 men)...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... Activity-based costing Case studies Managerial accounting Case studies Cost accounting Case studies Performance Management Case studies Industrial management Cost effectiveness Case studies I Adkins, Tony ... CASE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT A Guide from the Experts TONY ADKINS John Wiley & Sons, Inc CASE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT A ... implementing integrated financial and business process modeling systems and driving strategic initiatives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Mexico He has held various positions in finance and...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... decision making Think of PM as a broad, end-to-end union of solutions incorporating three major functions: collecting data, transforming and modeling the data into information, and Web-reporting it ... enabling role in PM by delivering an entire Web-based and closed-loop process from strategic planning to budgeting, forecasting, scorecarding, costing, financial consolidations, reporting, and ... accountability, so you influence behavior because you typically “get what you measure.” In summary, PM integrates operational and financial information into a single decision support and planning framework...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... made in prior years, including divesting of large-volume/unprofitable businesses, reducing product line complexity, focusing on target segments, and so on This was the genesis of ABC at LubeOil CASE ... models d Advanced training P3: Local Decision Making (Using ABC Information to Improve the Bottom Line) a Giving access to user base b Profit-focused marketing using ABC information (profitable ... sales and marketing activities; incorporate shared services if necessary (local issue); bring in the customers, products, and segments; and finish off with the assignment rules Resources, in all cases,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... transforming the culture into one of personal accountability Using formal and informal training, ABC/M is being incorporated into everyday thinking at SuperDraft Employees now clearly understand that ... Vadgama In today’s cost-cutting environment, companies have been successful in cost management and reducing costs by outsourcing, by using supply chain management to manage suppliers and customer, and ... cards, and online payments—gained market share This rapid growth of alternative payment methods and the fact that financial institutions were endorsing and funding new payment and business models...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... center management insights into the relationship between training and productivity as well as the amount of management and productivity Some STANDARD LOAN: INTEREST IN ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING RATES ... for obtaining agreement on activity definitions The Texas pilot became the starting point for discussions Deadlines were set for obtaining agreements The goal was to maintain static definitions ... baseline budgeting, focused on expenses and resources The introduction of business planning shifted the focus from resource and expense management to results and activity management However, the management...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... operations, and to finance got involved in assessing the symptoms, poking and prodding to test the symptoms, and conducting SIERRA TRUCKS: TRUCKING ALONG WITH ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING 111 analyses ... consolidated financial information into a new business-line income statement, which advances the use of financial measures in decision making Each measure is clearly linked to specific business decisions ... define, investigate, and overcome problems involved in revising its existing, successful ABM models to add the capability of ABB/P With an already deep understanding of ABM concepts and terminology,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... method for determining fixed versus variable costs could result in inappropriate marginal pricing and “smearing” of costs across product lines (resulting in inaccurate investment and resource allocation ... opportunities in local markets, it continues to further expand its business and introduce its brands into more international markets With its consumer, customer, and shopper always first in mind, Best Brands ... IMPLEMENTATION LANDS MILLIONS IN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SAVINGS Kaizen: gradual unending improvement by doing little things better, by setting and achieving increasingly higher standards —Masaaki...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... business through: • Supporting repair versus buy inventory decisions • Understanding the true cost of operations to support pricing • Supporting benchmarking • Providing a baseline for measuring ... Blocher This case explains the role of ABC/M in process improvement in the Power Plant Department at a major airline This department is responsible for maintaining and overhauling the jet engines for ... fooled into the modeling trap What is the modeling trap? It is many things but they all point to spending too much time building an ABC/M model and building reports, and not enough time communicating...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... Effective project/change management • Adequate resources and staffing • Training and education • Systems and reporting • Integration and alignment • Simplicity in modeling Leading practices associated ... aid in understanding likely workforce outcomes, such as unplanned attrition, providing insight for planning, investing, and aligning resources to achieve desired corporate outcomes Business Intelligence ... enhancing segment reporting, and creating data for sales leader compensation Before implementing SAS, the process of inventorying MCI’s thousands of network platforms and IT systems—determining...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... the marketplace and final disposition A product life cycle is characterized by certain defined stages, including research, development, introduction, maturity, decline, and abandonment Life cycle ... and control of activities and drivers to calculate accurate product and service costs, improve business processes, eliminate waste, influence cost drivers, and plan operations The resulting information ... regions, manufacturing capacity, and so on *Resource Consumption Accounting (RCA) A dynamic, integrated, and comprehensive cost management system RCA combines German cost management principles with...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 11:21

... Lunch break • Working Group present Risk Assessment Findings to "Health Minister" and discussion • Final discussion 16:30 Closure of day and exercise Working in Groups - Session (continued) ... strategies • Working in Groups - Session (continued) Reporting back from Working Groups - Session Brief Reporting back from Working Groups - Session (continued) Output: Students finalize exposure ... Students finalize RA and prepare final presentation (Comment: The final presentation should be prepared as a 10 briefing note to the Minister of Health to inform about health risks and related action)...

Ngày tải lên: 16/04/2015, 09:04