Scrap metal procurement and operations with it: today’s criminal situation

[Scrap metal and ionizing radiation hazard: prevention and protection].

The numerous accidents occurred in companies that melt scrap metals have shown that the hazard caused by the presence of radioactive materials--or 'orphan sources'--may have serious consequences on standard production, with great economic and social damage. Italian Legislative Decree No. 100/11 establishes the skills required for the safe management of scrap metals in the whole production cycle...

Angiosarcoma of liver and spleen in a scrap metal merchant.

Managing the it Procurement Process

An IT procurement process, formal or informal, exists in every organization that acquires information technology. As users of information systems increasingly find themselves in roles as customer of multiple technology vendors, this IT procurement process assumes greater management significance. In addition to hardware, operating system software, and telecommunications equipment and services — ...

Recovery of scrap iron metal value using biogenerated ferric iron.

The utility of employing biogenerated ferric iron as an oxidant for the recycling of scrap metal has been demonstrated using continuously growing cells of the extremophilic organism Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. A ferric iron rich (70 mol%) lixiviant resulting from bioreactor based growth of A. ferrooxidans readily solubilized target scrap metal with the resultant generation of a leachate con...

Ownership of It Assets in Procurement Systems

With the rapid growth of business-to-business electronic commerce and the increasing need for supply chain collaboration, systems that support supply procurement are becoming ever more important. Due to the substantial costs of hardware, software and effort needed for implementation success, firms that participate in developing e-procurement systems want to reap as much value as possible. We us...