Search for dissertations about: "Strategic flexibility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the words Strategic flexibility.

2. 1. Service Provider Flexibility : A Strategic Perspective

   Author : Danilo Brozovic; Fredrik Nordin; Annika Ravald; Per-Olof Berg; Lars Witell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; provider flexibility; value creation; service logic; service; strategic flexibility; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This thesis is about service provider flexibility and how provider flexibility facilitates customer value creation in contexts where customer processes and activities change. Provider flexibility is delineated as a mechanism of value creation and defined as the ability of the service provider to respond to changes or to bring about changes that support its customers’ value creation. READ MORE

4. 2. On Strategy and Manufacturing Flexibility

   Author : Carl-Henric Nilsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : Multi-methodology.; Strategic alliance; Capital-back; Uncertainty; Strategic flexibility; Manufacturing strategy; Manufacturing flexibility; Strategy;

   Abstract : The era when customers bought what companies produced is long gone. The situation is now reversed and companies must produce what customers want; while the customers' preferences are, furthermore, becoming increasingly diverse. This has forced companies to adopt a new mode of thinking in order to survive. READ MORE

5. 3. Aesthetic Flexibility : In Industrial Design Practice

   Author : Torbjörn Andersson; Johan Ölvander; Renee Wever; Toni-Matti Karjalainen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; industrial design; product development; product modularity; product branding; and dual decision-making.;

   Abstract : Competition among companies that produce complex or large product portfolios has created a need to use modularity strategies not only to flexibly manage technical complexity in a cost-effective manner but also to produce visually appealing products. This research aims to understand how the visual appearance of products is affected by modular product development strategies and creates coherent product brands. READ MORE

6. 4. Flexibility through Information Sharing : Evidences from the Automotive Industry in Sweden

   Author : Nidal Dwaikat; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Christos Tsinopoulos; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information sharing; demand forecast; inventory data; volume flexibility; delivery flexibility; responsiveness; delivery performance; first-tier supplier; automotive Industry; PLS-SEM; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Abstract : Research has validated the contribution of information sharing to performance improvement. It has also suggested that flexibility is a highly important competitive priority for those companies where demand is volatile. Several studies argue that flexibility has been recognized as a key enabler for supply chain responsiveness. READ MORE

7. 5. Factory-in-a-Box : an Enabler for Flexibility in Manufacturing Systems

   Author : Andréas Ask; Mats Jackson; Björn Fagerström; Björn Langbeck; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Factory-in-a-Box; Flexibility; Mobility; Manufacturing; Production; Mass Customization; Manufacturing engineering; Produktionsteknik; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

   Abstract : AT PRESENT, many markets are characterized by a fast pace of change, as well as a high internationally enlarged competition. Since the conception of Mass Customization emerged in the late 1980´s, many companies within the manufacturing industry have been striving to fulfill this vision by increasing the flexibility within their manufacturing system. READ MORE