Archive for February, 2009

Airport Simulation

Airport Simulation

| 24/02/2009

The basic determinant of an airport’s economics is the passenger forecast. It is the basis for estimation of aircraft movements, investment in terminal buildings, traffic charges, tax free sales etc.

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Budgeting

Budgeting

| 22/02/2009

Budgeting involves personal judgments about future values of large number of variables like; sales, prices, wages, down- time, error rates, exchange rates etc. – variables that describes the nature of the business.

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Fish farming

Fish farming

| 21/02/2009

When we in 2002 were asked to look into the risk of Cod fish farming, we had to start with the basics; how do cod feed and grow at different locations and what is the mortality at the same locations.

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What is the correct company value?

What is the correct company value?

| 15/02/2009

Value is not the same as price. Price is what the market is willing to pay. Even if the value is high, most want to pay as little as possible.

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Investment analysis

Investment analysis

| 15/02/2009

An important part of the investment analysis is cost. Especially in complex and demanding projects, there is significant risk related to investing.

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The Probability of Gain and Loss

The Probability of Gain and Loss

| 11/02/2009

Every item written into a firm’s profit and loss account and its balance sheet is a stochastic variable with a probability distribution derived from probability distributions for each factor of production.

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Corporate Risk Analysis

Corporate Risk Analysis

| 03/02/2009

Strategy @Risk has developed a radical and new approach to the way risk is assessed and measured when considering current and future investment.

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