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The Analysis of Distribution Characteristic on the Operation Cost for Respective Transport Volume and Travel Speed of New Transit System Bi-Modal Tram (녹색 신교통 시스템 바이모달트램의 수송수요 및 운행속도별 운영비용 분포특성 분석)

  • Bae, Eul-Ho;Kim, Kyung-Man;Shin, Cheol-Ho;Kim, Do-Han;Park, Young-Kon
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.2297-2302
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    • 2010
  • The status and effectiveness of Bi-modal Tram is analyzed through the comparison of the transport effectiveness and operation cost between the public transportation systems (bus, light rail transit) considering the vehicle and operation characteristic of new transit system Bi-modal Tram. The standard operation schedule is established in consideration of the vehicle specification and operation characteristic of main public transportation modes, and then the annual average operation cost is estimated depending on the volume, speed, analysis length for respective public transportation mode. Through analyzing the operation cost and distribution characteristic of public transportation modes depending on the transport volume and travel speed, the operational efficiency suitable for the city is derived. It is concluded that the operational efficiency of Bi-modal Tram is superior to that of the bus and light rail transit on the aspect of travel volume and operation speed.

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(r, Q) Policy for Operation of a Multipurpose Facility (단일 범용설비 운영을 위한 (r, Q) 정책)

  • ;Oh, Geun-Tae
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.27-46
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    • 1992
  • This paper considers an (r, Q) policy for operation of a multipurpose facility. It is assumed that whenever the inventory level falls below r, the model starts to produce the fixed amount of Q. The facility can be utilized for extra production during idle periods, that is, when the inventory level is still greater than r right after a main production operation is terminated or an extra production operation is finished. But, whenever the facility is in operation for an extra production, the operation can not be terminated for the main production even though the inventory level falls below r. In the model, the demand for the product is assumed to arrive according to a compound Poisson process and the processing time required to produce a product is assumed to follow an arbitary distribution. Similarly, the orders for the extra production is assumed to accur in a Poisson process are the extra production processing time is assumed to follow an arbitrary distribution. It is further assumed that unsatisfied demands are backordered and the expected comulative amount of demands is less than that of production during each production period. Under a cost structure which includes a setup/ production cost, a linear holding cost, a linear backorder cost, a linear extra production lost sale cost, and a linear extra production profit, an expression for the expected cost per unit time for a given (r, Q) policy is obtained, and using a convex property of the cost function, a procedure to find the optimal (r, Q) policy is presented.

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Efficient Evaluation Method of Operation Cost for Wastewater Treatment Plant by BTL Contract Type (하수처리시설 BTL사업의 합리적인 운영비 산정방안)

  • Kang, Leen Seok;Yoon, Sun MI;Kwon, Joong Hee
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.29 no.5D
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    • pp.627-634
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    • 2009
  • The BTL (Build-Transfer-Lease) contract of construction project serves as a part for early establishment of industrial foundation for social overhead capital. However, project cost of BTL contract is focused on initial construction cost. Accordingly, operation cost is lowly evaluated because there is no standard criterion for estimating maintenance cost for the facility. The low operation cost can be a factor that reduces service quality of facility operation. This study suggests a resonable method for estimating cost and manpower in the operation phase by using the existing practical data for wastewater treatment plant by BTL contract. The results of the study can be used for evaluating rough operation cost and manpower of similar plant project by facility size.

A Tool Selection and Tool Loading-Part Assignment Procedure to Minimize Operation Costs in FMS (FMS에서의 생산비용 최소화를 위한 공구 결정 및 공구로우딩-부품 할당 기법)

  • 나윤균;이동하
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.23 no.58
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    • pp.17-27
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    • 2000
  • In FMS where tool movement policy is adopted, a mathematical model has been developed which determines the selection of a tool type for each operation and tool loading-part assignment simultaneouly. The objective is to minimize the total cost of operation including machining time cost, tool cost, tool replacement and loading time cost, and tool change time cost. Due to the complexity of the problem, an approximate solution procedure has been developed utilizing the special structure of the model. Tool selection was determined first to allocate one tool type to each operation considering more than one tool type alternatives for each operation. Tool loading-part assignment was determined to minimize tile total number of tool changes due to part mix based on the tool selection.

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The Cost Reduction Effect of Gridable Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant (전력망 연동형 해수담수화 플랜트의 운영비용 절감효과)

  • Lee, Jong-Hyun;Choi, Jung-In;Bae, Si-Hwa;Ko, Won-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.64-69
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    • 2011
  • A novel concept of the gridable desalination plant is to provide an operation management to enable an electricity plant operation cost reduction. Adjusting recovery rate responded to electricity price, an electricity plant operation cost can be saved. To show a suggested approach, the data of 10 [MIGD](Million Imperial Gallons per Day) SWRO testbed are used. The result shows that total cost reduction rate is calculated about 1.6[%] of annual total electric plant operation cost.

Approach to Reduce CO2 by Renewable Fuel Cofiring for a Pulverized Coal Fired Boiler (신재생연료 혼소를 통한 미분탄 화력 발전소의 CO2 저감 방안 도출)

  • Kim, Taehyun;Choi, Sangmin;Yang, Won
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2013.06a
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    • pp.19-20
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    • 2013
  • The cofiring of renewable fuel in coal fired boilers is an attractive option to mitigate $CO_2$ emissions, since it is relatively low cost option for efficiently converting renewable fuel to electricity by adding biomass as partial substitute of coal. However, it would lead to reduce plant efficiency and flexibility in operation, and increase operation cost and capital cost associated with renewable fuels handling and firing equipment. The aim of this study is to investigate reduction of carbon dioxide at varying percentage of biomass in fuel blend to the boiler biomass, and estimate operation and capital cost. Wood pellet, PKS (palm kernel shell), EFB (empty fruit bunch) and sludge are considered as a renewable fuels for a cofiring with coal. Several approaches by the cofiring ratio are chosen from past plant demonstrations and commercial cofiring operation, and they are evaluated and discussed for CO2 reduction and cost estimation.

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Cost , Benefit Analysis of Operation System Change in the Hospital Foodservice (대학병원 영양부서 운영체계 변경의 비용.편익분석)

  • Kim, Hyeong-Mi;Yang, Il-Seon;Park, Eun-Cheol;Im, Hyeon-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.33-43
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    • 2000
  • Environmental pressures from such sources an economic condition, the government and inter-institutional competition create managerial challenges. Economic pressures may be forcing dietetic dept, in hospital to utilize cost∙benefit analysis to assist them in their problem solving. Cost∙benefit analysis have been widely used in business, industry and many other fields with only limited application to foodservice. Due to the lack or this information the purposes of this study were to identify use of cost∙benefit analysis in hospital foodservice system to evaluate the economic efficiency of alternatives, and to make recommendation for operation system change. Using the cost∙benefit method, cash flows are separated into cost and benefits. For an alternative to be selected, indicators, such as NPV, benefit-cost ratio (B/C ratio) with 5% discount rate per annum. The sensitivity analysis was also conducted with difference rate 3%, 7% respectively and reduced employee payroll change. The result of this study can be summarized as follows : 1. The total cost of investment for operation system change was 390,570 thousand won and the total benefit through operation system change was 865,808 thousand won. 2. Net present value(NPV) for 5 years was 475,239 thousand won and benefit-cost ratio was 2.22. 3. In sensitivity analysis with different discount rate 3%, 7%, benefit-cost ratio was 2.25, 2.18 respectively, with total reduced employee payroll change, benefit-cost ratio was 2.86. In conclusion, total benefits were exceeded total costs. Therefore, the project of operation system change in hospital foodservice was found to be economically efficient.

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An Empirical Study on Pricing Model for Software Operation (소프트웨어 운영 대가산정 방식에 대한 실증적 연구)

  • Kim, Heungshik;Kim, Choong Nyoung;Seo, Yongwon
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.67-82
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to improve the calculation method of the software operation pricing proposed by the software business price calculation guide from 'input manpower method' to 'rate calculation method'. The software operation pricing of the input manpower method is not objectively calculated in the domestic IT outsourcing situation where the statistical data based on the activity based estimating is insufficient and it is decided by agreement between the owner and the client. In addition, there was no standard for adjusting the productivity according to the characteristics of the operation service. In order to improve this, an operational correction factor item that can affect the software operation productivity was selected based on foreign and domestic standards, and it was confirmed through the first questionnaire to IT operation managers. In order to determine the level of difficulty of the fixed operational correction factors, the operational correction factor using AHP technique was confirmed through a second questionnaire for pairwise comparison. The operational difficulty calculation table was developed with reference to COCOMO and ITIL standards. Finally, we propose a new pricing scheme that reflects the operating rate. Regression analysis was carried out by collecting the data of the domestic public institutions on the estimated cost and the actual cost calculated from the new rate method software operation pricing. The results of the regression analysis show that the estimated cost and the actual cost are related to each other. Mean magnitude of relative error(MMRE) and PRED[25] analysis were added for accuracy analysis. MMRE and PRED also showed satisfactory results, confirming the possibility of replacing the rate method software operation pricing.

An Evaluation of Chiller Control Strategy in Ice Storage System for Cost-Saving Operation (운전비 절감을 위한 빙축열시스템 냉동기 운전기법 평가)

  • Lee, Kyoung-Ho;Choi, Byoung-Youn;Lee, Sang-Ryoul
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2008
  • This paper presents simulated and experimental test results of optimal control algorithm for an encapsulated ice thermal storage system with full capacity chiller operation. The algorithm finds an optimal combination of a chiller and/or a storage tank operation for the minimum total operation cost through a cycle of charging and discharging. Dynamic programming is used to find the optimal control schedule. The conventional control strategy of chiller-priority is the baseline case for comparing with the optimal control strategy through simulation and experimental test. Simulation shows that operating cost for the optimal control with chiller on-off operation is not so different from that with chiller part load capacity control. As a result from the experimental test, the optimal control operation according to the simulated operation schedule showed about 14 % of cost saving compared with the chiller-priority control.