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Bonus/penalty rules |
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Procurement contracts often foresee penalty payments for the case that certain requirements (e.g. maximum maintenance costs) are not fulfilled by manufacturers. So-called bonus / penalty rules, i.e. additional agreements on bonus payments for the case of "over-performance", could improve the role of energy-relevant parameters such as efficiency of traction equipment or mass per seat in the design of railway vehicles.
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Technology field: Management and organisation
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Impacts on energy efficiency:
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Energy efficiency potential for single vehicle: not applicable |
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Energy efficiency potential throughout fleet: not applicable |
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By constructing a mechanism to share LCC gains or losses with manufacturers, bonus / penalty rules create an incentive for producing low-LCC stock. The corresponding energy efficiency effects are undoubted but difficult to quantify. |
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Other environmental impacts: positive |
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In some areas (e.g. mass reduction) where target conflicts between energy efficiency and other environmental indicators can arise, bonus / penalty rules could incorporate life cycle assessment to get a more comprehensive view. However, this entails the danger of making bonus / penalty rules too complex in order to become a powerful economic incentive for manufacturers. |
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Economic criteria
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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© UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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