Tuesday, 19 March 2013

POSCO to reduce GHG




Few methods adopted by POSCO to reduce GHG are installation of censors to reduce eliminate unnecessary use of electricity. Reuse slag generated in steel making process to manufacture cement rather dumping slag in landfills. Recuse of 70% of by-product gases to in house electricity generation. Encourage employees to adopt greener habits and look out for opportunities to support projects to reduce carbon emissions.

As a result, there is little awareness regarding the fact that the organisation and characteristics of a production and supply chain strongly influence the volumes of water consumption and pollution that can be associated with a final consumer product. Hoekstra and Chapagain (2008) have shown that visualizing the hidden water use behind products can help in understanding the global character of fresh water and in quantifying the effects of consumption and trade on water resources use.

Nowadays, few people doubt that the climate is changing and that human activity is the major cause. The evidence is unequivocal according to 2007 fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an assessment that synthesises the research of 2500 scientists. The period from 1997 to 2008 includes the 10 warmest years since global records began in 1850, while average sea level rises are accelerating.

The word research is composed of two syllables re and search. The dictionary defines the former as a prefix meaning again, anew or over again and the latter as verb meaning to examine closely and carefully, to test and try or to probe. Together they form a noun describing a careful systematic patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to establish facts or principles.

The market position and strategies adopted to counter certain situations is ultimately going to decide the fate of these strategic groups. The analysis also indicates that Southwest Airlines are relatively differentiated from the majority of other strategic groups in both price and customer satisfaction. Rivalry is generally less for differentiated strategic groups and with fewer rivals with similar capabilities, but competitive pressure often intensifies with price cuts and as successful strategies are implemented (Thompson et al, 2010).

What are my clients’ most common presenting problems? What are their most common underlying problems? What is the socioeconomic background of my clients? Why am I successful in certain cases and not in others? What resources are available in the community to help a client with a particular need? What intervention strategies are appropriate for this problem? How satisfied are my clients with my services?

Your philosophical orientation may stem from one of the several paradigms and approaches in research – positivist, interpretive, phenomenology, action or participatory, feminist, qualitative, quantitative – and the academic discipline in which you have been trained. The concept of validity can be applied to any aspect of the research process. It ensures that in a research study correct procedures have been applied to find answers to a question.

What POSCO can do to reduce its emissions? POSCO can concentrate on improving its recycling efficiency. We studied one the competitors of POSCO, Nippon Steel, which uses same steel making process (i.e. blast furnace process) to manufacture steel. Nippon’s current emissions are 1.94 tons of GHG per 1 ton of steel production. This .2 ton less when compared to POSCO.

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