Schedule delays commonly occur in construction projects and often result in delay and low productivity. Several studies have proposed different schedule delay analysis methodologies. By using asplanned and as-built schedules most studies have concentrated on calculating and identifying the delay events on project but have neglected the low productivity. Loss in productivity, which is a primary ...

This paper is concerned with the estimation of total factor productivity (TFP) growth for the Iranian electric utilities during the period 1980-1993 on the basis of panel data. A translog cost function is used which accommodates firm - specific variability through a one - way error component model. The results show that the Iranian electricity supply industry experienced increasing returns to s...

Attainable Region theory is used to define the bounds of the operating region where an improvement in the productivity of ammonia is realised. An iso-productivity plot is used in conjunction with the results obtained from the attainable region to define a region of increased productivity. The objective is to determine the operating conditions under which the existing reactor system can handle i...

Approximately 60-70% of all recombinant human glycoproteins are produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Production in CHO cells, however, is often plagued by low productivity when compared with other host cell lines, including bacteria and yeast. For this reason, investigating ways of improving the productivity of CHO cells producing recombinant proteins has been an active area of resear...