Fixing Detroit: how far, how fast, how fuel-efficient

The Automotive Industry Crisis of 2009 is the worst the industry has ever experienced. This paper helps resolve the debate on how much and fast it should change and how it should it respond to demands for increased fuel efficiency. Looking at the actions of successful corporate turnarounds, the lessons are very clear: implement broad, deep, fast change, replace the management team, and transform the culture. We modeled the impacts of different fuel economy standards on profitability and sales, using the most accepted estimates of all the key parameters, and conducted an extensive sensitivity analysis on the key parameters. The impact of higher fuel economy standards on industry profits is very clear: increasing fuel economy 30% to 50% (35 mpg to 40.5 mpg) would increase the Detroit 3’s gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year, and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plants. The sensitivity analysis showed our findings are very robust. The overall risk and reward profile is very positive, with only a small chance of losing and a very large probability of gain.Automotive Industry Crisis of 2009; business culture change; consumer demand; consumer value of fuel economy; costs of improving fuel economy; Detroit Three; direct cost of improving fuel economy; fuel economy standards; indirect costs; management; product portfolio; profits; scenarios; sensitivity analysis; turnaround

Sexual violence against children in South Carolina, 1991-2005

This report is designed to provide information about the victims of, the offenders who commit, and the circumstances associated with, sexual violence against children. The purpose of the report is to objectively shed light on a serious problem which generates strong emotional reactions

The rule of thumb : a five year overview of domestic violence in South Carolina

The intent of this report is to provide an estimate and description of domestic violence in South Carolina using the best available informational tools. The information presented in the tables, graphs and charts in this publication is based on incident reports submitted to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division by state and local law enforcement agencies. Particular emphasis has been placed on providing information at the county level

Violence against women in South Carolina

The following report represents an overview of women victims of violent crime, as taken from the South Carolina Incident Based Reporting System during the 1996 through 1999 time period. The purpose of this report is to establish a descriptive overview of this problem, based on an examination of incident reports of certain crimes against women over several years

High crimes and misdemeanors : a five year overview of indicators of illegal drug activity in South Carolina

This report is the first in what is intended to be a series of ongoing reports, designed to provide basic information about illicit drug activity over a five year period. The bulk of the information presented in the tables, graphs and charts in this publication is based on incident reports submitted to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division by state and local law enforcement agencies. This report seeks to provide information concerning the scope and nature of illegal drug activity at the state level; however it also seeks to provide detailed information concerning short term trends and offender profiles at the county level

Firearm violence in South Carolina

This report looked at violent crime in which firearms were involved, from 1996 through 1999. The operational definition of violence included the following offenses: murder, negligent homicide, suicide, rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, forcible fondling, robbery, aggravated assault and kidnapping. Information concerning suicide and justifiable homicide was also analyzed, but is not included in criminal offense totals

Gangs and crime in South Carolina : how much, how bad?

Gangs and Crime in South Carolina: How Much, How Bad? is designed to provide information about criminal activity attributed to gangs, victims of gang activity, gang offenders, and to provide estimates of gang membership in South Carolina’s prison population and among offenders under supervision in the community. The purpose of the report is to provide reliable and objective information regarding a serious societal problem about which little information is readily available

Hitting close to home : a statistical handbook on domestic violence in South Carolina, 1996-2000

Hitting Close to Home is designed to provide basic statistical information about domestic violence in South Carolina

South Carolina victims of domestic violence in 1999

The following represents an overview of victims of domestic violence as taken from the South Carolina Incident Based Reporting System in 1999

Altered states in the Palmetto State : statistical indicators of illegal drug use

Altered States in the Palmetto State: Statistical Indicators of Illegal Drug Use is designed to provide information about the nature and extent of illegal drug use in South Carolina. The intent is to provide empirical indicators for a problem which is too often described on the basis of perception and anecdotal data, in a straightforward, non-technical manner. Hopefully this report will serve to better inform citizens, policy makers and others about the nature and extent of illegal drug use in our state