...Of Fixed Links And Enhanced Ferry Services In The Highlands & Islands Final Report To Highlands & Islands Enterprise May 2007 CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Review of Evidence 2 3 Issues for Appraisal 17 Appendix: Bibliography Economic Impacts Of Fixed Links And Enhanced Ferry Services In The Highlands & Islands: Final Report ________________________________________________________________________ 1 INTRODUCTION This is the final report for research into the economic impacts of fixed links and enhanced ferry services in the Highlands & Islands. It was undertaken on behalf of Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) during April and May 2007. 1.1 OBJECTIVES The objectives of the research were to: • • 1.2 Examine existing evidence regarding the impacts of transport investment in the Highlands & Islands. This was to focus on the more remote parts of the region where transport infrastructure and services tend to be less well developed; and Based on the review of evidence, identify and analyse a number of issues relating to the appraisal of transport projects in more remote parts of the Highlands & Islands. METHOD The research was undertaken through: • • • • 1.3 A review of existing research reports that have evaluated the impacts of transport projects in the Highlands & Islands. Where possible, updating these reports with data on recent traffic flows. A brief review of general literature on the...
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...NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Stern School of Business – Undergraduate Division International Study Project (Spring 2007) Latin American Division http://sternclasses.nyu.edu Instructors (jointly teaching all four sections) |Name |Sunder Narayanan |V. Srivatsan | |Office |901 Tisch |KMC 8-85 | |Phone |(212) 998-0541 |(212) 998-0427 | |Stern E-mail |snarayan |vsrivats | |Office hours |By appointment |By appointment | Course Information |Section |C50.0011.04 |C50.0011.05 |C50.0011.12 |C50.0011.13 | |Meeting Time |MW 11:00-12:15 |MW 2:00-3:15 |TR 2:00-3:15 |TR 3:30-4:45 | |Classroom |KMC 4-90 |Tisch UC-63 |Tisch UC-63 |Tisch UC-63 | |Company | ...
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...Managers need not travel for Business In this world of advancement in technology we have reached a stage where we can communicate instantly. Advancements in communication technology with the developments in IT sector have led to a tremendous growth in virtual reality. As a matter of fact most of the IT systems are replacing traditional practices like maintaining large documents in offices. Everything is computerized But even today a lot of companies expect their managers to travel for Business meetings. Some of these meeting have an agenda of review of work which actually could be done through video conferences. Let us first understand why Business travels are being made. * Enjoyment - Many people love to travel and given enough time and resources, they would travel more. Enjoyment and the experience of being in another place are enough. * Keeping up with the trend - Behind the serious motive and purpose of business travel is the need to upgrade and keep up with the latest trends. And sometimes, by vacationing at a tourist spot can achieve just that. * Update information - Business meetings wherever it may be conducted also implies the exchange of information and business trends. When surrounded by contemporaries and colleagues, a businessperson can assess other possible ventures. * Achieving goals - Business is business. And as the saying goes, there is always a purpose for everything. And the fundamental purpose of a business meeting is either to impress...
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...This perception has been developed in no small part by extensive advertising and effective use of public relations. For example, Ryanair has offered fares as low as one penny (plus taxes), and therefore it is not surprising that there is great media coverage of these carriers, which in turn generates more interest in the services. Both Ryanair and EasyJet have been very effective in using media coverage of their legal wrangles with traditional carriers such as British Airways and Lufthansa to promote their services and low fares. While the media has helped these airlines communicate their message of low fares to the public it has also focused on the availability of these very low fares. Some reports offer anecdotal evidence of limited availability of very low fares. Some reports have also demonstrated the range of prices that a group of travellers may have paid for their ticket, arguing implicitly that these airlines should only be called “low fares” airlines if all their fares are low. This research...
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...Business Research Report Mobile Devices for Field Service Assessment Code: RWT1 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 4 Recommendations 7 Conclusion 7 References 8 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to investigate the possibilities of using mobile technologies for the company’s field service personnel and how this would affect the business in three main areas. In particular we want to investigate the use of mobile tablets to improve the efficiency of the field service call. Can our existing process be improved upon? We want to investigate the use of mobile tablets to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of each repair. Because sometimes a field technician may be required to make multiple trips to a customer location to finish a repair we want to see if these multiple trips can be minimized. Finally, we want to investigate how, if adopted, the use of mobile tablets will facilitate the lowering of day to day operational expenses. The following report outlines those findings. Introduction As partner in the Home and Office Computer repair business that utilizes after-sales support contracts from major PC vendors I have been tasked with investigating the use of mobile technologies for field service. Specifically the use of mobile technology with tablet pc’s that the firm can take advantage of and how this technology would best serve the technician in the field. It is expected that tablet pc mobile technology...
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...The lack of educational field trips in the United States is increasing. Many academic institutions believe that they could be a distraction. There is a lot of preparation, costs and liability that can go a long with a school field trip, but there is a lot of evidence that proves that educational field trips can be very useful. Field trips are definitely a decline in colleges across the country. This is especially surprising because the hands on experience in the real world are definitely what college students need to be a part of. They are going to be on their own in various industries, and there are certain things you cannot learn in a classroom. This is especially true in business and more specifically operations management. Going out and seeing what you talk about in class is much more effective than just reading it in a textbook. College students interested in operations management and other types of businesses should be provided with opportunities to go on field trips and learn from active professionals, visit current facilities and witness learned concepts, live in action. In the first article, “Field Trips: Are They Really That Valuable” they provide great evidence to support the idea that field trips are very imperative for education. It is detrimental when students do not have the opportunity to go on field trips, research shows. “Field trips provide important instructional and content advantages that prove the time spent on them has significant payoffs”(Fuglei). ...
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...VIA Rail Final Report Executive Summary Contents of the Report The content of our report includes key findings about VIA rail such as the challenges it faces, missed opportunities, strategic recommendations for each of its gaps, financial implications, followed up with a conclusion and the next steps that VIA rail should take. Brief Description of the Service VIA rail is an independent crown corporation that provides Canadians with safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible public transportation. It operates nearly 500 trains every week on 13,000 km of track, and serves 450 communities across the country. It provides a number of services including on board, online, phone, and in-station. Challenges and Opportunities VIA Rail faces a number of challenges and opportunities that can that help the company grow and become more profitable. Some challenges that Via faces includes improving upon their food quality and prices as well as entertainment on board the train. On the other hand, Via also has a number of opportunities to develop growth and increase their profits. We noticed that Via is not servicing in certain geographical areas. A prime example of this is the area between Calgary and Edmonton as there is currently no service between these two destinations through VIA. In addition, we discovered that VIA does not provide a mobile application. By not having a mobile application, the company is missing out on providing a method for customers to purchase...
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...Use of the Internet for Travel and Tourism Extract of the European Internet Travel Monitor 2000 & Summary of other research results Introduction The internet is revolutionising the distribution and sales of travel and tourism information. It provides direct access to end consumers, but is also a tool for business to business communication. The internet and its protocol (TCP/IP) have created a universal platform for communication and presentation. The cost of access to the internet is decreasing and the speed of access is increasing. This and other factors are driving the growth in usage. The internet will increasingly be accessed from different types of equipment – television, mobile devices, in-car technology, terrestrial phones, kiosks, computer games, consoles, etc. The web is becoming more useful – in terms of functions and content – as well as more userfriendly. From 1995 to 2000 the number of internet users worldwide grew by close to 830% to 413 million. Between 2000 and 2006 growth is expected to reach 220%, according to eTForecasts. This will take the total number of internet users to over 1.3 billion. The USA leads the market by a very wide margin – with 148 million users forecast at year-end 2001. Japan is in second position in the world ranking with 48 million users, followed by China (38 million), Germany (24 million), South Korea (24 million) and the UK (21 million). In terms of numbers of internet users as a share of the total population, the market rankings...
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...ggrgegregrgregrg fefe A report or account is any informational work (usually of writing, speech, television, or film) made with the specific intention of relaying information or recounting certain events in a widely presentable form. Written reports are documents which present focused, salient content to a specific audience. Reports are often used to display the result of an experiment, investigation, or inquiry. The audience may be public or private, an individual or the public in general. Reports are used in government, business, education, science, and other fields. Reports use features such as graphics, images, voice, or specialized vocabulary in order to persuade that specific audience to undertake an action. One of the most common formats for presenting reports is IMRAD: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. This structure is standard for the genre because it mirrors the traditional publication of scientific research and summons the ethos and credibility of that discipline. Reports are not required to follow this pattern, and may use alternative patterns like the problem-solution format. Additional elements often used to persuade readers include: headings to indicate topics, to more complex formats including charts, tables, figures, pictures, tables of contents, abstracts,and nouns summaries, appendices, footnotes, hyperlinks, and references. Some examples of reports are: scientific reports, recommendation reports, white papers, annual reports, auditor's reports, workplace...
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...Air Charter Business Proposal i Air Charter Business Proposal from an Information Technology Perspective. Steven R. Marcum, Steven Cross and Jeffery Prendergrast Introduction to Management Information Systems MGMT 221 Professor Ira Strauss January 15, 2011 Air Charter Business Proposal ii Abstract The objective of this project is to develop a business proposal for an air charter company that caters to the tourism trade from an information technology standpoint operating in the Hawaiian Islands. The technologies that will be discussed will range from hardware and software requirements for weather, flight planning, crew scheduling and maintenance operations. To begin we will examine the flight planning system known as Jeppesen Flite Star IFR which is considered one of the world's leading desktop flight planning technologies. It includes advanced features and innovations such as Vector Plus mapping technology and vector chart themes, which offer low and high altitude en-route chart emulations as well as user-customizable charts which includes all of the complexities involved in the planning of a typical commercial airline flight from the aspect of the flight operations dispatcher. Next as we continue we will turn the discussion to crew scheduling which will lead us to Flight Pak which provides management with aircrew scheduling in both local and ZULU times. The discussion will point to how the system will provide more accuracy in the scheduling...
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...Certificate/Policy and the Confirmation/ Declaration within 10 days of receipt and your plan payment will be refunded, provided you have not filed a claim or departed on your trip. One Call Worldwide Travel Services Network One Call Travel Services Network, Inc. provides: medical, legal and travel assistance services available 24 hours a day/365 days a year. A complete list of these services is included in your Certificate/Policy. Schedule of Benefits - SRTC-2000-WA-AH Plan Benefits Maximum Benefit Amount Accidental Death & Dismemberment..............................$5,000 Emergency Sickness/Accident Medical Expense.....$100,000 . Hospital Advancement....................................................$500 Schedule of Benefits - SRTC-2000-WA-PC Plan Benefits Maximum Benefit Amount Trip Cancellation............................................. Up to Trip Cost * . Single Occupancy................................................... Included . Trip Interruption............................................... Up to Trip Cost * Baggage/Personal Effects............................................. $1,000 Per Article...................................................................... $500 Combined Maximum Benefit......................................... $500 Baggage Delay (Up to $150 Per Day)............................... $750 Trip Delay (Up to $100 Per Day)....................................... $500 Emergency Evacuation/Repatriation of Remains.... $300,000 Schedule of Services Plan Services...
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...www.vtpi.org Info@vtpi.org 250-360-1560 Transit Price Elasticities and Cross-Elasticities 25 May 2012 Todd Litman Victoria Transport Policy Institute Abstract This paper summarizes price elasticities and cross elasticities for use in public transit planning. It describes how elasticities are used, and summarizes previous research on transit elasticities. Commonly used transit elasticity values are largely based on studies of short- and medium-run impacts performed decades ago when real incomes where lower and a larger portion of the population was transit dependent. As a result, they tend to be lower than appropriate to model long-run impacts. Analysis based on these elasticity values tends to understate the potential of transit fare reductions and service improvements to reduce problems such as traffic congestion and vehicle pollution, and understate the long-term negative impacts that fare increases and service cuts will have on transit ridership, transit revenue, traffic congestion and pollution emissions. Originally published as “Transit Price Elasticities and Cross-Elasticities,” Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 7, No. 2, (www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT 7-2 Litman.pdf), 2004, pp. 37-58. Todd Litman 2004-2011 You are welcome and encouraged to copy, distribute, share and excerpt this document and its ideas, provided the author is given attribution. Please send your corrections, comments and suggestions for improvement. Transit Elasticities and Price...
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... I was informed that the salary of $70k and benefits of $7k were indeed comparable to salaries and benefits of other EDs in the area. I believe we are paying the ED a very reasonable salary with the understanding that Beth was hired because of her previous track record and the expectation that she would be able to produce similar results for Choice House. 2. Why was the office supplies line $7,500 over budget? Who was using the supplies and for what projects? It should be noted that Choice House has submitted five grants in the fourth quarter, two of which were recommended by the board. None of the five grants have yet been approved. If any of these grants were to go through it would more than make up for the shortage in budgetary funds. Unfortunately it will be a few more months before Choice House will hear anything about these grants. Most of the expenses this quarter were due to publicity brochures and small gift items that the ED requested for her trip to the state legislator and for other unspecified publicity activities. The overage was due to the leasing of two copiers for five years. Each house is required to prepare reports daily on the clients for the program and for the prison system. There are other records required for social services, employment searches, employee time sheets, etc. I suggested to the ED that most of this could be handled...
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...Intellectual Property Rights and Economic growth “Imagination is more important than knowledge” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein’s preference of imagination over knowledge speaks well to the potential capabilities of enterprises and businesses. If a creative idea is discovered, it can be transformed into innovative products. Innovation is instrumental among other things in creating new jobs, providing higher incomes, offering investment opportunities and curing disease. “There is wide agreement that innovation and entrepreneurial activity are the engines of long-run economic growth” (Hill 63). Intellectual property rights have become a significant factor in both creating and using ideas that are translated into knowledge and inventions to promote innovation and economic growth. Through this paper I will discuss the importance of protecting intellectual property and its impact on economic development. What is intellectual property and IPR’s? “Intellectual property refers to property that is the product of intellectual activity” (Hill 54). It might be a poem that you write, a computer software, a mother’s invention of saline Boogie Wipes for babies or a formula for a new drug. Creators can be given the right to prevent others from using their inventions, designs or other creations and to use the right to negotiate payment in return for others to use them. These are “Intellectual property rights”. They allow the creator or owner of a patent, trademark, or copyright...
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...THE TRAVEL AGENCY SERVICE INDUSTRY: INDUSTRY TRENDS AND PRACTICES Sue Bergin-Seers1 , Barry O’Mahony2 and Regina Quiazon3 Introduction The need for this scoping study was identified by the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA). A current overview of the industry, including the changing trends of travellers, was required by the organisation, with a specific request to source existing available data with regard to industry trends for travellers in seeking, booking and purchasing travel. It was understood from the outset that data may not exist to answer all the desired needs and, hence, the scoping study would help to confirm the need for future primary research, as well as the parameters and dimensions of that research. This paper describes the key findings of the scoping phase. In identifying the current trends and practices in the Travel Agency Service Industry, the research was based on secondary data to specifically consider the following issues, as identified by AFTA: • Travel agency reservations and bookings as compared to reservations and bookings conducted over the internet; • Use of the internet for information sourcing for travel decision making as opposed to advice from travel agents; • Variations in usage of the internet versus travel agents according to market segment and length of stay; • Direct selling by airlines; • Reasons for traveller use of the internet; and • Best practice competitive strategies by key travel agents. Data Sources and Limitations ...
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