Carbon nanofiber (CNF) composites coated with spindle-shaped Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) are fabricated by a combination of an electrospinning method and a hydrothermal method, and their morphological, structural, and chemical properties are measured by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Xray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. For comparison, CNFs and spindle-shaped Fe2O3 NPs are prepared by either an electrospinning method or a hydrothermal method, respectively. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) fabricated with the composites exhibit enhanced open circuit voltage (0.70 V), short-circuit current density (12.82 mA/cm2), fill factor (61.30%), and power conversion efficiency (5.52%) compared to those of the CNFs (0.66 V, 11.61 mA/cm2, 51.96%, and 3.97%) and spindle-shaped Fe2O3 NPs (0.67 V, 11.45 mA/cm2, 50.17%, and 3.86%). This performance improvement can be attributed to a synergistic effect of a superb catalytic reaction of spindle-shaped Fe2O3 NPs and efficient charge transfer relative to the one-dimensional nanostructure of the CNFs. Therefore, spindle-shaped Fe2O3-NPcoated CNF composites may be proposed as a potential alternative material for low-cost counter electrodes in DSSCs.

PURPOSES: This study was initiated to estimate expressway traffic congestion costs by using Vehicle Detection System (VDS) data. METHODS : The overall methodology for estimating expressway traffic congestion costs is based on the methodology used in a study conducted by a study team from the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). However, this study uses VDS data, including conzone speeds and volumes, instead of the volume delay function for estimating travel times. RESULTS : The expressway traffic congestion costs estimated in this study are generally lower than those observed in KOTI's method. The expressway lines that ranked highest for traffic congestion costs are the Seoul Ring Expressway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and the Youngdong Expressway. Those lines account for 64.54% of the entire expressway traffic congestion costs. In addition, this study estimates the daily traffic congestion costs. The traffic congestion cost on Saturdays is the highest. CONCLUSIONS : This study can be thought of as a new trial to estimate expressway traffic congestion costs by using actual traffic data collected from an entire expressway system in order to overcome the limitations of associated studies. In the future, the methodology for estimating traffic congestion cost is expected to be improved by utilizing associated big-data gathered from other ITS facilities and car navigation systems.

The proliferation of the Internet and communication technologies and applications, besides the conventional retailers, has led to a new form of distribution channel, namely home sopping through the telephone, TV, catalog or the Internet. The conventional and new distribution channels have different transaction costs perceived by the consumers in the following perspectives: the accessibility to the product information, the traffic cost and the opportunity cost for the time to visit the store, the possibility of ‘touch and feel’ to test the quality of the product, the delivery time and the concern for the security for the personal information. Difference in the transaction costs between the distribution channels results in the different selling prices even for the same product. Moreover, distribution channels with different selling prices necessarily result in different business surpluses. In this paper, we study the multilateral bargaining strategy of a manufacturer who sells a product through multiple distribution channels with different transaction costs. We first derive the Nash equilibrium solutions for both simultaneous and sequential bargaining games. The numerical analyses for the Nash equilibrium solutions show that the optimal bargaining strategy of the manufacturer heavily depends not only on the degree of competition between the distribution channels but on the difference of the business surpluses of the distribution channels. First, it is shown that there can be four types of locally optimal bargaining strategies if we assume the market powers of the manufacturer over the distribution channels can be different. It is also shown that, among the four local optimal bargaining strategies, simultaneous bargaining with the distribution channels is the most preferred bargaining strategy for the manufacturer.

외부비용은 재화나 서비스가 생산 또는 소비되는 과정에서 제3자에게 부과되는 비용이다. 원자력 발전을 통한 전력생산에 도 외부비용이 발생하며 이들에 대한 연구가 1990년대부터 진행되어 왔다. 비용은 정책결정에 중요한 요소로 전력 생산에 대한 비용 비교를 위해 외부비용이 고려되고 있다. 핵연료주기에서도 선택에 따라 다른 외부비용이 발생되지만 이에 대한 연구는 진행되고 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 핵연료주기 외부비용 평가 방법 개발을 위해 원자력 발전에 대한 외부비용 평가 방법을 조사하고 분석하였다. 후쿠시마 사고 이전에는 외부비용 연구들은 정상 운전 상태에서의 손상 비용에 초점을 두었 다. 그러나 사고 이후 사고비용이 주요 주제가 되었다. 사고비용을 포함한 외부비용 범위는 여러 연구들에서 다양하게 사용 되었으며 범위에 맞춰 다른 방법들이 적용되었다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 결과들이 비교되었으며 핵연료주기에 따른 외부비 용 추산에 방법적 적용성 판단을 위해 분석되었다.

국내 원자력발전은 현재 두 번째로 큰 전력 공급 방법이며 원전의 수 역시 증가되는 것으로 계획되어 있다. 그러나, 원자력발 전에 의해 발생되는 사용후핵연료에 대해서는 아직 명확한 관리 정책이 확립되어 있지 않다. 원자로 이 후 핵물질 흐름과 관 련된 후행 핵연료주기는 사용후핵연료 관리를 위한 기술들의 집합이다. 따라서, 사용후핵연료 관리 정책은 핵연료주기 선택 과 함께한다. 핵연료주기 선택의 중요 항목은 경제성으로 이는 사적비용과 함께 외부비용을 더해 결정되어야 한다. 직접비용 인 사적비용과 달리 간접비용인 외부비용에 대한 연구는 원전에 집중되어 있으며 핵연료주기에 대한 연구는 없는 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 핵연료주기에 적용할 수 있는 외부비용 항목들을 도출하고 정량화를 시도하였다. 핵연료주기 외부비용 평가 를 위해 고려될 수 있는 핵연료주기로 OT(직접처분), DUPIC(PWR-CANDU 연결), PWR-MOX(PWR 습식재처리), Pyro-SFR (파이로 처리와 고속로 연계)의 네 가지를 선정하였다. 원자력발전의 외부비용 평가에 고려되었던 항목들을 분석하여 핵연 료주기에서 에너지 공급 안보비용, 사고위험비용과 수용성 비용을 외부비용 항목으로 도출하고 추산하였다.

Polymer electrolyte membranes consisting of a PVP/AgCF3SO3/Al(NO3)3 complex were prepared for the separation of a propylene/propane mixture. In this study, the effect of Al(NO3)3 on inhibiting the reduction of silver ions generated from AgCF3SO3 was investigated, where AgCF3SO3 was used as a cost-effective alternative to AgBF4 in the facilitated olefin transport membranes. When Al(NO3)3 was incorporated into a PVP/AgCF3SO3 complex membrane, the selectivity of propylene/propane and mixed gas permeance showed 5 and 0.5GPU, respectively. Moreover, the PVP/AgCF3SO3/Al(NO3)3 complex membranes showed long-term stability although AgCF3SO3 is easily reduced to silver nanoparticles. It was thus proved that Al(NO3)3 played the role of a retardant for the reduction of silver ions generated from AgCF3SO3 as well as from AgBF4.

This paper develops a two-echelon supply chain model with variable setup cost and environmental impact. A single-setup-multi-delivery (SSMD) policy is adopted to increase the efficiency of transportation in the supply chain in which it is assumed that the shipment lot size of each delivery is unequal and variable. Each delivered item goes through inspection process at the buyer’s end. After inspection, defective products are returned to the vendor for reworking process. Due to inspection process, end customers receives perfect quality items. Due to more transportations by SSMD policy, this model assumes carbon emission cost to help the world environment. An investment function is used to reduce total setup cost for the whole supply chain. Stackelberg leadership approach is utilized in this model to optimize the joint total cost of vendor and buyer. Finally, some numerical examples, sensitivity analysis, and graphical representations are given to illustrate more savings from existing literature.

과거 짧은 시간 내에 급격한 도로 인프라의 건설로 대다수 포장도로의 노령화 정도가 유사하고, 이에 따라 대규모 도로시설물 유지보수 사업을 위한 물량이 도출될 것으로 예상한다. 이에 대한 서울시의 예산 및 시간 제한문제를 고려할 때, 최적의 포장도로 유지 ․ 보수 전략 수립이 필요하다. 또한, 서울시 도로시 설물 공사는 주로 야간에 시행되며 도로포장면의 강성확보를 위한 타설 후 포장면 온도저하를 위한 충분 한 시간부족으로 조기파손 및 영구변형량 증가의 문제를 야기하고 있어, 도로 재포장 주기의 급격한 감소 의 원인이 되고 있다. 교통량이 많은 주간에 보수공사를 시행할 경우 도로용량을 감소시켜 교통혼잡으로 인한 사회적 비용이 발생될 우려가 있다. 국외에서는 여러 공사시간대의 교통지체, 교통량, 차량통제방안, 공사비용, 운전자지체비용을 고려한 사회적비용을 공사 전에 산출하여 비용이 최소화되는 최적의 공사시간대를 도출하는 것으로 나타났다. 하 지만, 검토한 국외 방법론은 야간공사의 제한된 공사시간으로 인한 짧은 양생 시간을 간과하였다. 따라서 본 연구는 서울시의 교통혼잡 최소화 및 양생시간 확보로 공사의 품질 보장이 반영된 사회적비용을 최소 화 할 수 있는 최적의 공사시간대를 수립하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구에서는 야간공사로 인해 늘어나는 서울시의 재공사비용을 줄이기 위한 방안으로 야간공사의 주 간시간대 확대에 따른 비용편익 비교분석을 시행하였다. 비용편익 비교분석은 야간공사와 주간공사의 비 용분석과 편익분석으로 이루어진다. 본 연구의 비용분석으로 도로공사 자체의 사업비와 함께 야간공사와 주간공사의 지체 비용을 비교분석할 것이다. 또한 편익분석으로 도로포장 갱생시간과 수명간의 관계식을 산출하여 충분한 도로포장체의 갱생시간 확보에 따른 포장체 수명연장으로 발생하는 공사비 절감편익과 사회비용 절감편익을 계산할 것이다. 잦은 재포장에 따른 교통지체에 의한 사회비용 및 사업비 등을 고려할 때, 충분한 포장면의 온도저하시 간확보를 위한 주간시간대로의 도로공사 시간 확대는 결과적으로 6배 이상의 사회비용 절감 및 서울시의 예산절감의 효과를 가능하게 할 것으로 보인다. 도로포장면의 수명을 확보하기 위해 도로포장면 다짐 후 충분한 온도저하시간동안 차량통행을 통제하여도 실제적인 지체에 의한 사회비용은 공사비에 비해 낮은 수준이다.

The objective of this study is to examine the potential of cost reduction and factors affecting production cost of Korean farmers. First, the study estimates technical efficiency, allocation efficiency, and cost efficiency of Korean farmers using DEA. Then, Tobit regressions are conducted to identify factors affecting each of the three efficiency scores. The study uses the Farm Household Economy Survey data from the Korean National Bureau of Statistics for the period from 2008 to 2012. Results from DEA show that overall, technical and cost efficiency scores are low, which suggests a great potential of cost reduction for Korean farmers. The results also show relatively large differences in efficiency scores across provinces. Tobit results suggest that farm size, number of family members, operation costs, and invested capital amount are major factors affecting farm efficiencies.

본 연구에서는 높은 기체선택도를 가지는 폴리이미드의 제조를 위해 2,2-bis(3,4-carboxylphenyl) hexafluoropropane과 두 종류의 아민인 2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3-phenylenediamine (DAM)과 4,4-Methylenedianiline (p-MDA)을 이용하여 합성을 진행한 후 비용매 상전이법으로 비대칭 분리막을 제조하였다. 분리막 제조에 사용된 용매에 따른 물성변화를 확인하기 위하여 고분자 용액의 점도, 흐림점 측정을 통한 고분자의 상평형도, 비용매 상전이 계수 측정을 진행하였다. 상전이법을 이용하여 제조된 분리막은 SEM을 통해 용매 휘발시간에 변화에 따른 모폴로지를 확인하였고 이의 변화에 따른 기체 투과도 변화를 확인하였다. 기체투과도는 디메틸아세트아마이드를 사용하였을 때보다 N-메틸-2-피롤리돈을 사용하였을 때 CH4, N2, O2, CO2의 투과도와 각 기체에 대한 선택도가 높은 것을 확인하였다. 또한 용매 휘발 시간이 길수록 기체 투과도는 감소하지만 기체에 대한 선택도가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

Although the NutriPlus program has shown considerable evidence of enhancing users’ nutritional status, the budget does not cover all eligible mothers and children. This study aimed to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the NutriPlus program to assess its economic efficiency. 53 families with 79 users in the NutriPlus program at Daejeon Dong-gu Health Center participated in this study with informed consent. The costs and benefits were estimated from both the administrator’s and users’ perspectives. We converted the time cost into Korean currency based on the minimum wage in 2014. The value of nutrition education and service (B2), estimated by contingency valuation method (CVM), was counted as an economic benefit. 6 families (11.3%) were recipients of national medical care and 22 families (41.5%) paid 10% of the food package cost by themselves. The total cost was 7,450,167 and the total benefit was 12,402,239. The budget for the health center (C1+C2+C3+C4) was 5,984,381 a month. Time and transportation cost for receiving nutrition education (C6) differed significantly according to the economic status of families. Household food consumption increase (C4-B4) was 40,379 in the poverty group, which was four times more than in the other groups. The net benefit (B-C) was 4,852,172 and the B/C ratio was 1.66. Therefore, the NutriPlus program is beneficial in the economic aspect as well as in the nutritional aspect. If the enhancement of nutritional status was also considered, the total benefit would be even higher. These results confirm the legitimacy of a secure budget for the NutriPlus program. And we suggest expanding its budget to cover more eligible individuals to improve people’s health and welfare.

This research carried out an analysis on input cost and leakage reduction effect by leakage reduction method, focusing on the project for establishing an optimal water pipe network management system in the Taebaek region, which has been executed annually since 2009. Based on the result, optimal cost-benefit analysis models for water distribution network rehabilitation project were developed using DEA(data envelopment analysis) and multiple regression analysis, which have been widely utilized for efficiency analysis in public and other projects. DEA and multiple regression analysis were carried out by applying 4 analytical methods involving different ratios and costs. The result showed that the models involving the analytical methods 2 and 4 were of low significance (which therefore were excluded), and only the models involving the analytical methods 1 and 3 were suitable. From the result it was judged that the leakage management method to be executed with the highest priority for the improvement of revenue water ratio was installation of pressure reduction valve, followed by replacement of water distribution pipe, replacement of water supply pipe, and then leakage detection and repair; and that the execution of leakage management methods in this order would be most economical. In addition, replacement of water meter was also shown to be necessary in case there were a large number of defective water meters.

Ventilation devices and room air cleaners can be used to remove indoor contaminants from indoor air. Generally, room air cleaners are rated according to clean air delivery rate (CADR). However, a similar metric for ventilation has not been used to be compared with CADR of room air cleaner. The CADRs and cost-effectiveness metrics (CADR/kw) of ventilation devices and room air cleaners were newly defined and theoretically compared for a child care center. The results indicate that the CADRs of room air cleaner were greater than that of ventilation. A higher collection efficiency for the particles guaranteed a higher CADR for ventilation. Ventilation filter had a performance that exceeds MERV11 should be used to effectively control the indoor particle concentration. The stand alone type air cleaner was found to have the best performance in the cost-effectiveness. The reason for this is that the effective air cleaning ratio of the stand alone type air cleaner is higher than that of the others and the power consumption of the stand alone type air cleaner is lowest.

The modular assembly system can make it possible for the variety of products to be assembled in a short lead time. In this system, necessary components are assembled to optional components tailor to customers’ orders. Budget for inventory investments composed of inventory and purchasing costs are practically limited and the purchasing cost is often paid when an order is arrived. Service cost is assumed to be proportional to service level and it is included in budget constraint. We develop a heuristic procedure to find a good solution for a continuous review inventory system of the modular assembly system with a budget constraint. A regression analysis using a quadratic function based on the exponential function is applied to the cumulative density function of a normal distribution. With the regression result, an efficient heuristics is proposed by using an approximation for some complex functions that are composed of exponential functions only. A simple problem is introduced to illustrate the proposed heuristics.