The profitability and sustainability of process industries are affected by the performance each unit involved. A key measure a unit’s is based on whether it operates in desired production window or trips into an abnormal condition. In this contribution, we study flooding industrial distillation columns. We aim to improve debutanizer column designing data-driven indicator. design indicator consi...

In summary, I think the industry is doing the right things to return to profitability. Rates are increasing, underwriting and products are tightening, claim administration is becoming more proactive, and reserves are being strengthened. I think this will lead to future profitability, and future profitability will attract some new companies into the marketplace. The real long-term question is, o...

Using aggregate data from the Annual Survey of Industries, we analyze profitability in India’s organized manufacturing sector from 1982-83 to 2012-13. Over the whole period of analysis, the rate of profit grew at about 1 percent per annum, primarily driven by a rising share of profits. We use structural break tests to identify medium and short run regimes. We find two medium run regimes, one of...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether neural networks and, especially the Kohonen’s self-organizing map network, can be used in profitability analysis in distribution. We focus on the physical distribution part of the supply chain and build a neural network model a profitability map using shipment data from a large company. We show how the profitability map can be used in an effic...

W study the impact of operational performance on profitability in the context of the U.S. domestic airline industry. In addition, we investigate the impact of focus [Skinner, W. 1974. The focused factory. Harvard Bus. Rev. 52(3) 113–121] on profitability in services. We use quarterly data on all major carriers, available since the introduction of required reporting of service indicators to the ...

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect capital adequacy Turkish deposit banks on their profitability (ROA). For purpose, panel data regression analysis was carried out using quarterly for period 2007Q4-2020Q3. Capital ratio (CAR) and equity assets (capital ratio) were used as an indicator adequacy. In addition these variables, bank-specific macroeconomic control which have bank performa...

Successful innovation is typically defined at the firm level where market shares, productivity, or profitability is taken as an indicator of success. Nonetheless, firms are simultaneously involved in many innovation development projects with varying success. This paper defines the success of innovations through the time taken for the innovations to reach commercialisation and the point of break...

Small and medium enterprises are an integral parts of economic development, and the growth of listed SMEs can be taken as an indicator. This paper sets up a growth index system to evaluate the growth of listed SMEs. Using a sample of 64 listed SMEs on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange, this paper empirically verifies the growth and current development situation of listed SMEs based on im...

profitability as the most important factor in decision-making, has always been considered by stake­holders in the company's profitability. also can be a basis for evaluating the performance of the managers. the ability to predict the profitability can be very useful to help decision-makers. that's why one of the most important issues is the expected profitability. the importance of th...