Entropy Method-based Performance Evaluation of the Tourism Industry in Xinjiang

The tourism industry is a strategic pillar industry in China,and its performance evaluation has been a focus of research in the academic circle of tourism economics.On the basis of making clear the connotations of tourism industry performance,this paper establishes an evaluation index system for tourism industry performance from such five aspects as of economic income,tourism employment,tourism person-time,tourism industry and tourism transportation,and then adopts the entropy method to make a comprehensive evaluation for the tourism industry performance in Xinjiang during a period of 2005~2014.Finally,this paper pertinently proposes the strategies for promoting the development of the tourism industry in Xinjiang from such four aspects as of enhancing the collaboration between the tourism industry and transportation departments,strengthening the inter-regional cooperation on tourism in Xinjiang,making integration in the tourism industry and consolidating the macroscopic adjustment and control of government and the assurance of social security,in expectation of providing references for making decisions on improving the tourism industry performance in Xinjiang.

OSH star enterprise pilot scheme——a partnership approach to improve the safety performance of construction industry in Hong Kong SAR

Background: The Occupational Safety and Health Council(OSHC) is committed to improve the safety performance of the high risk construction industry.In the past three years,about 40% of the fatal accidents in the construction industry were related to Renovation,Maintenance,Alteration and Addition(RMAA).Due to the poor safety record,some of the RMAA contractors have difficulty in obtaining the Employees' Compensation Insurance(ECI) cover in the market,or if they could obtain the ECI,the premium rate would be exceedingly high.In view of this,the OSHC,the Labour Department jointly launched"OSH Star Enterprise-Pilot Scheme on Safety Accreditation for the RMAA Industry",which prompts the industry to take practicable safety measures to improve the safety of working environment and reduce occupational injuries.The program also helps the stakeholders and insurers to identify safety-conscious contractors and thereby provide them with a favourable premium rate under the Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme(ECIRS).Objectives: The OSHC launches the Pilot Scheme to improve the safety performance of the RMAA industry through providing safety training,subsidizing enterprise to purchase safety equipment and providing safety audit.We also use financial incentive to encourage RMAA enterprises to join the Pilot Scheme-for those who are accredited as "OSH Star Enterprise"could receive a premium discount from the ERIRS when obtaining the ECI.The scheme also differentiates those safety-conscious and law-abiding enterprises from the poor performers,which helps the industry and public identifying the RMAA contractors who pay attention to work safety.Methods: The Pilot Scheme targets RMAA enterprises that employ less than 50 employees in Hong Kong.A three-pronged approach is used to improve the safety performance of the RMAA industry: the Pilot Scheme provides(1) financial support for the RMAA contractors to buy a transportable temporary anchor device and full body safety harness and its anchor system;(2) safety training on RMAA work safety and safety & health supervisor course;and(3) safety audit.Results: Enterprises that successfully pass the safety audit and satisfied the Scheme requirements will be accredited as"OSH Star Enterprise",which will be valid for two years.These enterprises can also be upgraded to"OSH Gold Star Enterprise"based on their continuous improvement in safety performance.OSHC will set up a register of OSH-accredited enterprises in RMAA works for reference of the public to facilitate their choosing of accredited contractors.The Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme Bureau will provide privileged premium rate for enterprises with OSH accreditation."OSH Star Enterprise"could enjoy 40% discounts when joining their insurance scheme.For example,a skilled worker's annual premium can be reduced by about HK $ 36,000.While,the "OSH Gold Star Enterprise"could enjoy 50% discounts when joining their insurance scheme,which means a skilled worker's annual premium can be reduced up to HK $ 45,000.Achievements: This Pilot Scheme offers practical assistance as well as attractive financial incentives for the RMAA industry to improve their safety performance.The Employees'Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme provides premium discounts for enterprises that have a good safety record.It provides incentive for RMAA contractors to actively participate in the Pilot Scheme.The Scheme demonstrates that by providing a safe working environment and appropriate personal protective equipment to workers,the enterprise not only helps to reduce the accident rate of the industry but also receive an economic return.The Pilot Scheme bridges stakeholders of RMAA industry,the government and the insurance industry creating an "all-win"situation.This partnership approach to prevent injuries and accidents in the construction industry could be an effective model for other industries.

The Impact of the Integration of Culture and Tourism Industry on the Upgrading of Tourism Industry Performance

Based on the provincial data of tourism and cultural industries from 2009 to 2019,this paper studies the impact of the integration of culture and tourism on the economic benefits of regional tourism in China.The results show that:①The integration level of the two industries is generally low in all provinces and regions,and the regional differences are obvious.The integration degree of the central and eastern regions is generally higher than that of the western regions.②The integration degree of culture and tourism has a significant positive impact on the economic benefits of regional tourism.The influence on the central and eastern regions is greater than that on the western regions.③The level of informatization has a positive moderating effect on the economic benefits of regional tourism caused by the integration of culture and tourism.④Government intervention has a negative moderating effect on the economic benefits of tourism.In addition,the level of regional economic development,accessibility and tourism resource endowment are also significant factors affecting the economic benefits of regional tourism.The results show that promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism,promoting the informatization of tourism and moderate government intervention in the industry are conducive to improving the economic benefits of regional tourism.

Economic Performance of Textile Machinery Industry in China (1-2,2009)

China’s textile machinery industry saw a continued decline in total profit and a hefty slump in imports and exports in the first two months of 2009.

White-Paper Report:Textile Machinery Industry (2005-2009) Economic Performance in Chinese Textile Machinery Industry

This report is accomplished by China Textile Machinery and Accessories Association to be part of the Annual Report of China Textile Industry that comes out in the middle of the year.Given that all the official statistics are channeled to each industrial sector four times a year(March,May,Aug.Nov.) ,it comes as no surprise at all when an annual report is prepared at the beginning of the new year by taking eleven months into account because of the data availability from the government.This report of Chinese textile machinery industry is also based on the data attainable from Jan.to Nov.in 2009.

Performance of China's industrial textiles industry in the first three quarters in 2017

The present industrial textiles industry in China is centered on technical innovation and consumption upgrading,so as to intensify the strength in product development and innovation of technical processing equipment,enhance enterprise management,reduce cost and improve efficiency.After overcoming various adverse factors,the industry maintained stable growth in the first three quarters of 2017.According to the statistics of National Bureau of Statistics,

Economic Performance of Chinese Wool Textile Industry (1-9,2005)

Chinese wool textile industry kept devel- oping smoothly, though RMB was rising in value and textile trade conflicts took place in succession. The whole industry increased but wool fabric’s market share shrank. Manufacture rose compared with last year. For the first three quarters, manufac- ture of wool yarn and wool fabric went up 4.9% and 16.1%

Five characteristics of China textile industry performance in 2017 Former and present driving forces transferred significantly

According to the 2017 Summary Conference of China National Textile and Apparel Council(CNTAC)held on January 22nd to 23rd,in the first 11 months of 2017,the overall operation of China’s textile industry showed a steady growth rate,stable domestic demand growth。

Real-time performance of periodic data transmission in EPA industrial Ethernet

To evaluate and improve the real-time performance of Ethernet for plant automation（EPA） industrial Ethernet,the real-time performance of EPA periodic data transmission was theoretically and experimentally studied.By analyzing information transmission regularity and EPA deterministic scheduling mechanism,periodic messages were categorized as different modes according to their entering-queue time.The scheduling characteristics and delivery time of each mode and their interacting relations were studied,during which the models of real-time performance of periodic information transmission in EPA system were established.On this basis,an experimental platform is developed to test the delivery time of periodic messages transmission in EPA system.According to the analysis and the experiment,the main factors that limit the real-time performance of EPA periodic data transmission and the improvement methods were proposed.

Re-measuring Productivity, Energy and Environmental Factors of China＇s New Industrialization

This paper identifies low-carbon, energy-efficient, and green economic growth as the primary goals of China＇s new industrialization and defines productivity under new industrialization which; unlike conventional productivity, simultaneously satisfies these goals. In contrast to conventional methods for measuring productivity, this paper employs a non-radial, non-angular SBM directional distance function to estimate new industrialization productivity of industrial sectors across 30 Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions between 1998 and 2008. Our research shows that conventional measurements of productivity overestimate industrial growth in China＇s central and western regions. On the whole, prospects for growth performance of China＇s industrial sectors are not optimistic. The degree of new industrialization is higher in eastern region than in central and western regions, where balancing industrial growth with resources and the environment is a daunting task. This paper＇s conclusions support ＂environmental Kuznets curve＂ and ＂Porter hypothesis＂ but reject ＂pollution asylum hypothesis ＂.

How Horizontal Mergers Improve Industrial Structure？

By reviewing the research on the effect of corporate merger, we find that knowledge is still limited to the effect of corporate merger on industrial structure. In this article, firstly we study the effect of horizontal merger on market structure, then explore the effect of market performance on industrial structure. Finally we present a new model that can explain how horizontal merger improves the adjustment of industrial structure.

Numerical Analysis of an Industrial Polycrystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module Based on the Single-Diode Model Using Lambert W Function

It is adopted the single-diode solar cell model and extended for a PV module. The current vs. voltage (I-V) characteristic based on the Lambert W-function was used. The estimation parameters for the simulation approach of the photovoltaic (PV) module make use of Levenberg-Marquardt method. It was considered an industrial polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module and the simulated results were compared with the experimental ones extracted from a specific datasheet. The I-V characteristic for the analysed PV module and its maximum output power are investigated for different operating conditions of incident solar radiation flux and temperature, as well as parameters related to the solar cells material and technology (series resistance, shunt resistance and gamma factor). The analysis gives indications and limitations for design and optimization of the performance for industrial PV modules. This study can be implemented in any type of PV module.

Apparel Industry Witnesses Positive Activity Analysis of economic performance of China's apparel industry in Jan.-Aug.

Production Recovery China’s apparel industry saw a sharp increase in the output for the January-September period, according to data collected from statistics-worthy

China's Cotton Textile Industry Faces Growing Pressure The analysis of economic performance of China's cotton textile industry in Jan.-Feb.(Part A)

Although the Chinese government has published a seriesof favorable policies for textile industry,the outcome of thesefiscal policies in Chinese cotton machinery industry tends to besmall at this stage,since the effects of policies is hysteresial,and the industry had extended 2009 spring holiday amid thefinancial crisis.

Profit Showing Upward Trend The analysis of economic performance of China's cotton textile industry in first half 2010(Part A)

Output continued recovery China’s cotton textile industry saw a a slight slump in growth rate of cotton yarn production and cotton cloth production in the first half of 2010 comparedto the Jan.

Benefits Down Evidently while Export Grew Slowly The Analysis of Economic Performance of China's Textile Machinery Industry from Jan. to Oct. 2008 (Part A)

Financial expenses Of China’s textile machinery in fiscal year 2008 rose 28.81%due to higher indebtedness(60.57%of indebtedness rate).Analysts anticipated animminent weakening of momentum for China’s textile machinery markets owing toweaker consumer spending and easing export growth.

Benefits Down Evidently while Export Grew Slowly The Analysis of Economic Performance of China's Textile Machinery Industry from Jan. to Oct. 2008 (Part B)

According to the latest statistics released by China TextileMachinery & Accessories Association(CTMA),the export value offoreign-funded enterprises from Jan.to Oct.2008,reached 0.502billion US dollars,a year-on-year increase of 0.08 percent.

Cotton Spinning Industry Reports Continued Growth (Part B) Analysis of economic performance of China's cotton spinning industry in Q1-Q3 (Continued from Nov. 15, 2010)

Manufacturing and sales According to data collected from 11,934 statistics-worthy Chinese cotton spinning enterprises surveyed by National Bureau of Statistics of China, total industrial production value of the industry increased 27.39

Profit Showing Upward Trend The analysis of economic performance of China's cotton textile industry in first half 2010(Part B)

Profit turned positive According to data collected from 11,773 statistics-worthy Chinese cotton textile enterprises surveyed by National Bureau of Statistics of China,

Production and Sales Grew Steadily while Prof its Surged Analysis of Economic Performance of China’s Chemical Fibre Industry in First Half 2010

According to National Bureau of Statistics of China,from January to May 2010,total profits of China’s Chemical Fibre Industry jumped 200 per cent to 8.066 billion yuan.The production rose 13.43 percent y/y to 14.4739 million tons in the f irst half of 2010.Goods delivered for chemical fiber exports increased by 50.21 per cent to 792,000 from January to May from the year-earlier period.