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Quality: The Third Element of Earned Value Management
Procedia Computer Science, 2015 AbstractThis paper aims to contribute to studies seeking to add the quality component into earned value management method using as background a case study in agricultural operation. Thus, this case study considered harvesting soybean in a farm located in Brazil as a project. A methodology for calculating the Quality Earned Value (QEV) is proposed.
Marcelo Dodson +2 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang +4 more
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Statistical Control of Time and Cost Performance Indices in Construction Projects: A Case Study [PDF]
Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Ṣan̒atī, 2012 The earned value management is a powerful and important techniquein analyzing and controlling the project performance. While it allowsexact measurement of project progress, it lets corrective actions in atimely manner.
Ali Akbar Akbar, Amir Salehipour
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between participation in the EU Rural Development Program and the economic performance of Italian olive farms using a finite‐mixture model with inverse‐probability‐weighted regression adjustment. Based on 2010–2022 FADN panel data, it estimates heterogeneous treatment effects while correcting for selection ...
Francesco Caracciolo, Marilena Furno
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
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Earned value analysis - a proven and evolving methodology
Annals of "Dunărea de Jos" University of Galaţi: Fascicle XI Shipbuilding, 2017 The main purpose of this article is to point out of this project management approach by presenting the main lines of this project management technique: basic concepts, modern formulations and details of some more advanced concepts that arouse interest ...
Aurel – Dan Maimon
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Evaluation of Earned Value Management-Based Cost Estimation via Machine Learning
BuildingsAccurate estimation of construction costs is of foremost importance in construction management processes. Considering the changes and unexpected situations, cost estimations should be revised during the construction process.
Gamze Yalçın +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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