Comparative Performance Index Research Articles

Leading commodity analysis of capture fisheries in Karimunjawa National Park

The leading fish commodities is a kind of fish which most in demand, has high value, expected to provide a highly income compared with other types, and also giving contribution in developing capture fishery that based on efficiency concept for achieving comparative and competitive commodity in facing of trading globalization. Karimunjawa National Park (KNP) inhabited mostly by fisherman. Its area surrounds by 111.625 ha as waters. Fishing zone is dedicated for traditional fisheries. Therefore the capture fisheries in KNP should be adjusted to accommodate conservancy and utilization objectives. This research will try to answer the question about leading fish commodity which will be developed and have big contribution to economic of Karimunjawa archipelago Jepara regency Central Java province. The objective of this study is to analyze leading fish commodity in capture fishery which can increase fisherman’s prosperity in KNP. Selection of leading fish product was conducted by implementing comparative performance index. The criteria used in the research are production’s location quotient (LQ) value of fish production, LQ value of price, market demand, and fish position on food chain. The result showed that the leading fish commodity of capture fisheries in KNP are trevallies, yellow tail, and grouper. It is recommended that the government and fisherman in KNP should priority to catch fish commodity, by developing environmantal friendly fishing gears to support the sustainability of fish resources and their habitat.capture fisheries, Karimunjawa National Park, leading commodity

Leading Commodity Analysis of Capture Fisheries in Karimunjawa National Park

K a r imunjawa National Parks (TNKJ) is a marine conservation area which has 111.625 ha area with the majority of r esidents work as fishermen. Utilization of traditional fisheries zone intended for fishing activities. Therefore, fishing activities in TNKJ should be conducted in accordance with the principles of conservation. The aim of this study was to determine the winning fish fishery commodities in TNKJ. The selection of commodities was done by using comparative performance index (CPI). Analysis of potential fish resources is done with bioeconomic model. Optimizing the amount of fishing equipment was done by using linear goal programming (LGP). Feasibility of the business conducted by financial analysis. The results showed commodities TNKJ reef fisheries are pompano, and for pelagic fisheries are anchovies. Reef fish resource potential of 174 tons / year and pelagic fish of 22 069 tons / year. Appropriate fishing technologies for reef fisheries is the fishing rod elongation and traps, while for the pelagic fishery and gillnet fishing minnows on trolling lines. Financial analysis shows that all fishing gear is still viable to continue the effort. Key words: Selection commodities, fishing activities, Karimunjawa National Parks

Potential for agricultural trade in COMESA region: a comparative study of Sudan, Egypt and Kenya

This paper aimed at quantifying the potentials of intra-regional agricultural trade in the COMESA region taking examples of Sudan, Egypt and Kenya. Different indicators and indices like instability index, production similarity index, comparative production performance index, export similarity index and revealed comparative advantage index were used. The results showed a promising potential for intra-regional agricultural trade. The instability indices of production in cereals, pulses, and roots and tubers were more stable at regional level than national one. The results of production similarity index indicate differences in production patterns of the three countries. Export similarity indices results show that countries are dissimilar in their export patterns. The revealed comparative advantage indices, considering each country separately, are generally higher for dominant export products. As dominant products differ among the countries the pattern of specialization differs considerably among these countries, and therefore, there is a potential for expanding intra-regional trade in the region. The paper concluded that the government policies of COMESA member countries, especially Sudan, should pay more emphasis to encourage integrating their markets regionally to benefits from potential of trade and comparative advantage exist in the region. Key words: COMESA, potential for agricultural trade, comparative study.

Public and private in italian health care: trends and market quotas

Background: The Italian healthcare system has two components: public and private healthcare providers.Both deliver services on behalf of and payable by the national health care service. This study explores therelationships between public and private healthcare providers.Methods: The number of hospital admissions and length of stay or number of times the service was accessedstratified by year 2000, 2001, 2002; DRG; type of hospital admission (ordinary or day hospital/surgery); healthprovider category: public institutions without a specific reference territory, public institutions with a specificreference territory and accredited private institutions and medical or surgery DRGs. A distinction is madebetween those DRGs defined as belonging to the private sector and those falling within the public sector,assuming there is a majority market portion for services primarily supplied by the private sector. Case-mixindex was utelised as the indicator for the complexity of the cases treated and the comparative performanceindex was used as the indicator for efficiency. Lastly in order to evaluate the services delivered with aninappropriate organizational profile reference is made the rulings defining Essential Level of assistance.Results: The results showed a shift in the reallocation of service volumes for ordinary admissions towardsthe private sector; the reallocation relates to the volumes but not to the types of cases treated, since the DRGmix remained substantially unchanged over the 3-year period and those DRG that absorb 51% of serviceswere essentially constant. The private sector never achieved a market majority quota but rather controlledmarket niches with minority quotas. The private institutions treated less complex cases and worked withlower efficiency levels than the public sector. There was also a shift in the distribution of admissions fromordinary admissions to day hospital/day surgery regimes with a growth in the proportion of the latter.Conclusions: The study confirmed the predominance of public healthcare providers in the Italian healthcaresystem as well as their higher complexity and efficiency levels.

The Comparative Performance Index: A New Concept in Bank Officer Compensation

The Comparative Performance Index: A New Concept in Bank Officer Compensation