a roadmap for the future

... Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Working Paper, No 10a, Atlanta1999 Kalavathi, L./Shanker, Latha (1991): ‘Margin Requirements and the Demand for Futures Con-tracts’, in: Journal of Futures Markets, Vol 11, ... the EuropeanExchange Landscape’, White Paper, Sulzbach/Frankfurt a.M 2001.Achleitner, Ann-Kristin (2001): Handbuch investment banking, 2nd edition, Wiesbaden 2001. Adrangi, Bahram/Chatrath, Arjun ... andCentral Counterparty Services for Exchange-Traded Derivatives in the United States and inEurope: A Comparison’, European Central Bank, Occasional Paper Series, No 5, Frankfurta.M 2002 Hartzmark,

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 07:20

... Trang 1A REVIEW OF LEAN SIX SIGMA AND MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD AND A PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE PNG CHANG LIANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2014 Trang 2A REVIEW OF LEAN ... in the marketplace Two particular frameworks have enjoyed much success over the last two decades They are Lean Six Sigma and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) (Anthony & ... qualified typically by the results of their effective applications and the level of application worldwide Among these frameworks, Six Sigma and Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award have their

Ngày tải lên: 26/09/2015, 09:48

... years Universal Programme (Healthy Child, Healthy Future) Pre School and Family Health Antenatal Care incl Health Assessment Antenatal / Family Health Assessment initiated Birth: Neonatal Assessment ... becoming a parent • An appreciation of the factors that affect parenting capacity and health, and an understanding of the interplay between risk and resilience • Ensuring that practitioners have consultation ... individual families are different and that there is a need to be flexible and innovative to ensure that all families are able to access and benefit from the advice, support and services that are available

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... sulfide, ammonia, water vapourand other gases The two most widely used anaerobic systems for manure management are6anaerobic lagoons and anaerobic digesters i) Anaerobic Lagoons In anaerobic lagoons, ... anaerobic lagoonexcept that the aerobic lagoon is aerated in some way There are basically two types ofaerobic lagoon They are: the naturally aerated lagoon (sometimes called an oxidationpond), and the ... to the anaerobiclagoon In this case, a mechanical aerator which is a pump or blower is designed to float in place in the lagoon There are several advantages to mechanically aerated lagoons 6There

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 10:20

... human tissuesand organs.An alternative approach is xenotransplantation, the use of animal cells andorgans to replace or assist failing organs in humans This area is heavily funded by the pharmaceutical ... cells The technical challenges arethe design of the perm-selective membranes, the matrix for the support of thecells, and the system for maintaining them in a viable state The last decade has seen ... Sequence data will, however, be only a part of the accelerated flow of mation during the next decade, and perhaps not the main part The new tech-niques for rapid data generation, storage, and analysis

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20

... for data sharing in networked VEs is to have most of the main data-set replicated across all the sites and transmit only incremental changes Furthermore the main data-set is often cached locally ... economical to send audio/video via multicast In multicast the sender sends the data to a specific device or machine that then copies the data to the various people that are subscribers to the data For ... For example, a user send their data to a multicast address and the routers that receive the data send copies of the data to remote sites that are subscribed to the multicast address One drawback

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... plants rather than aresidual stream, with great potential toward the application of anaerobic processes.Anaerobic digestion (AD) constitutes an effective alternative to the management ofvinasse ... scenario,including characteristics of the ethanol plant, AD system, and power plant Performancedata regarding the application of anaerobic processes to vinasse were based onCosta et al (1986) and Souza et al (1992), ... (bio)technological approaches to vinasse, usually in an effort to reachenvironmental adequacy Studied processes include anaerobic (Mohana et al.,2009; Ferraz et al., 2016) and aerobic (de Bazu´a et al.,

Ngày tải lên: 04/01/2018, 22:41

... unequallyshared gains A significant share of the population, perhaps even a majority, has seen no gains at alland may now be going backward And then there are the “deaths of despair.” Mortality rates ... is a dead end rather than a human accomplishment worthy of honor and admiration, then it is hard to know what humanlife is about A job may appear to be a “dead end” on a company’s organizational ... find their way back Trang 14PART IWHAT WORK IS WORTH Trang 15CHAPTER 1AS AMERICAN AS ECONOMIC PIE The abandonment of the American worker began in the middle of the last century No particular datemarks

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2020, 10:49

... unequallyshared gains A significant share of the population, perhaps even a majority, has seen no gains at alland may now be going backward And then there are the “deaths of despair.” Mortality rates ... is a dead end rather than a human accomplishment worthy of honor and admiration, then it is hard to know what humanlife is about A job may appear to be a “dead end” on a company’s organizational ... find their way back Trang 14PART IWHAT WORK IS WORTH Trang 15CHAPTER 1AS AMERICAN AS ECONOMIC PIE The abandonment of the American worker began in the middle of the last century No particular datemarks

Ngày tải lên: 03/03/2020, 10:47

... analysed using a thematic analysis approach Thematic analysis is a common and efficient method for analysing qualitative data (Jack Caulfield 2020) This included the examination of data to clearly identify ... the workplace The issues raised were all related to the theme of technical changes in the workplace, and the data was analysed to collect conclusive information about the direct impacts of the ... dignity in the modern-day workplace Besides that, secondary data, such as scholarly tools and journals, papers, and analysis firm databases were also used to support the research 3.2 Data Collection

Ngày tải lên: 25/04/2022, 07:18

... reconstruct, and maintain these historic properties Additionally, the act allowed the Secretary to form agreements with state and local governments to safeguard and manage historic sites associated with ... certificate, failed to submit alternative plans for consideration.The Court determined that the transportation company had several viable alternatives regarding the tax-exempt terminal, which remained ... the terminal itself was not profitable Additionally, the terminal's designation as a landmark allowed for transferable development rights, enabling compensation for the loss of rights above the

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2022, 19:42

... disposal It concluded that the tax-exempt status of the terminal made it appropriate for both current and future applications.Penn Central has the option to maintain the station as a railroad operations ... (LandmarksLaw), 88 the terminal had been designated a "landmark" and the block it occupies aUnder the Landmarks Law, owners of designated landmarks are required to obtain approval from the city's Landmarks ... negatively impact the landmark's aesthetic, historical, and architectural values Additionally, a certificate may be issued if the property owner cannot achieve a "reasonable return" on the site in

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2022, 19:43

... analysed using a thematic analysis approach Thematic analysis is a common and efficient method for analysing qualitative data (Jack Caulfield 2020) This included the examination of data to clearly identify ... the workplace The issues raised were all related to the theme of technical changes in the workplace, and the data was analysed to collect conclusive information about the direct impacts of the ... dignity in the modern-day workplace Besides that, secondary data, such as scholarly tools and journals, papers, and analysis firm databases were also used to support the research 3.2 Data Collection

Ngày tải lên: 01/12/2022, 15:37

... Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future Copyright © National Academy of Sciences All rights reserved Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future Preface Although I was trained as a synthetic organic ... non-petroleum-based sustainable new materials Glycan-based materials have wide-ranging uses in such areas as fine chemicals and feedstocks, polymeric materials, and nanomaterials There are many pathways ... United States and Canada) but also in Asia (People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India—and Australia), in many countries in Europe, and in Latin America (Brazil) Representatives...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:21

... that clearing is a topic that has always been regarded as sort of an operational thing The exchanges’ matching engines have had the glamour But I think in the long run the value added of clearing ... timely and well worth reading, given the many changes afoot in the areas of exchange regulation and clearing.’ HARVEY L PITT Chief Executive Officer of Kalorama Partners and former Chairman of the ... post-trade infrastructure has become both a focus area for market participants13 and a goal for official policy14 – particularly in the United States (US) and Europe.15 Despite this shared goal, there...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... importantly, collateral management ensures that margin requirements are covered by available collateral If there is a collateral shortfall, a collateral call is generated If there is collateral ... novation, netting and risk management, as well as transaction/position management, collateral management and cash management The scope of netting and risk management services that a CCP can offer ... risk.86 Variation margin is a payment made when the market price of a transaction has changed.87 It is therefore a risk management tool to cover the latest exposure Variation margin is called for...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... on analysing the impact that certain integration and harmonisation initiatives between clearing houses can have on the transaction costs of clearing These integration and harmonisation initiatives ... compliance with a clearing house’s risk management requirements can be regarded as an offset for the risk assumed by the CCP for the clearing members and for the savings in risk management gained ... upgrades or other changes and infrastructure adaptations Dealing with a CCP also entails costs for the banking intermediaries Clearing houses usually demand that all clearing members hold dedicated...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... capital was mainly based on the following arguments: r collateral-rich clearers have enough capital available; r clearing houses can serve as a cheap form of custody; and r clearing houses pay ... that are collateral rich and those that are collateral poor.34 The collateral poor tend to be the large trading houses, such as arcades,35 with a high proportion of day trading and low capital ... illustrate, for example, the number of respondents supporting or opposing a particular concept or idea These quantitative overviews establish the basis for a further qualitative data analysis and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... mainly affecting the indirect cost categories All of these factors are detailed in the following paragraphs Whereas the validation of the data on clearing house charges revealed that the above-mentioned ... vital As the analysis has shown, the organisation of derivatives clearing could serve as a role model for other parts of the European market infrastructure As outlined above, to evaluate the ... understanding the respective value provision of their clearer It is therefore doubtful whether they can accurately assess the adequacy of intermediary charges The remaining four NCMs had a good and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20

... studies, a relying on a broader sample of data available for their focus area Book (2001) on the other hand copes with the problems related to the limited availability of data for his research by ... other indicators for a quantification of the output (e.g balance sheet variables such as revenue or profit) is not adequate for this analysis, as these indicators generate a biased picture for a ... depreciation The variables are based on publicly available information, which can be found 226 Clearing Services for Global Markets The analysis supports that decreasing average costs are related to an...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 18:20