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The article presents a case study that analyzes the approximated costs, power recovery and return on investment (ROI) of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system. Three scenarios, which are further subdivided into four cases with different flue-gas flowrates and inlet temperatures, are identified. Results said that an ORC system can recover waste-heat energy from any source of flue-gas and have an appealing ROI which provides extra income without increasing emissions.

The article focuses on the business strategies and plans of James Quinn, chief information officer (CIO) of PHI Inc., to achieve growth and success. It states that Quinn will heading several projects in 2011 for the company that involve process improvement, cost savings, and effective rate of return. It indicates PHI will continue to reduce costs by outsourcing operation and renegotiates its agreements with information technology (IT) and services providers.

The article offers information on the significance of Integrated Main Automation Contractor (I-MAC) in optimizing construction and operation costs in liquefied natural gas industry. It states that the method addresses the operational and business readiness required for startup. Moreover, the method influence the return of investment in early stages.

The article cites various cost-effective strategies to marketing in the Caribbean. These include permission marketing, word of mouth marketing and online marketing. It also emphasizes the need to increase return on marketing investment as well as the importance of customer engagement. Moreover, it suggests the use of social media.

The article discusses the ways on how benefits from an information technology investment can be computed. Four basic methods for comparing project costs and returns including payback period, rate of return or return on investment (ROI), net present value and internal rate of return are tackled. Chief executive officer Ian Campbell of Nucleus Research Inc. recommends that all stakeholders, analysts and project managers have to work together to develop realistic discount factors and then apply them from project to project. However, Christopher Gardner of iValue LLC asserts that financial analysis requires an integration of corporate strategy and finance and high technology.

The article presents queries related to systems engineering. When designing an energy conservation system, it is important to be able to collect the operating data so that actual rate of return (ROI) can be monitored and measured against the estimated ROI. An energy conservation system such as a variable-volume kitchen hood system can have significant operating cost savings because of the limited time the hood is required to function at peak exhaust air capacity with associated, conditioned makeup air to the hood.

The article examines whether advertising in the Super Bowl (SB) football game is a waste of money. The authors used the findings from a study they conducted which analyzed data from several SB advertisers. Article topics include sales uplifts for brands that advertise on the SB, the return on investment (ROI) for brands that advertise before and after the SB, and the high ROI for brands advertising in the fourth quarter.

The article deals with the problem faced by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTransCom) in demonstrating the effectiveness of its plan to modernize and consolidate its information technology (IT) infrastructure. Brigadier General Michael Basia, director at USTransCom, said that they do not measure the effectiveness of a project through profit. The most that the government agency can do to prove the cost-efficiency of the modernization campaign is to show reduces expenditures, which is not easy. To sustain the operations of armed services outside the U.S., a supplemental funding has been approved by the Congress. The concern for the bottom line is not new for the armed forces. Agencies under the U.S. Defense Department were forced to reassess how they conduct IT operations.

The article discusses the benefits of using wireless devices. New wireless devices will prove to reduce return on investment on controls only, energy-based retrofits by offering the industry and building owners a non-intrusive alternative to the costly propositions. Moving the present wireless systems forward will offer reduced costs and provide performance and reliability of current wired systems without the cost burden of extensive renovations.

Reports on the complexity of securing a big information technology security budget. Factors which contribute to such complexity; Statement issued by Gene Fredricksen of Raymond James Financial Services Inc.; Demand from senior executives and corporate boards with regard to return on investment (ROI) and overall business benefit of increases in security spending; Calculation of ROI for security.

Focuses on the profitability of supply chain software investments. Actions taken by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. to maximize the return on supply chain management (SCM) software investments; Factors affecting SCM investments; SCM Initiatives of some retailers.