Search for dissertations about: "business strategy supply"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words business strategy supply.
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1. The Role of Top Management in Supply Chain Management Practices
Abstract : Supply chain management (SCM) has been discussed by researchers as well as business practitioners for more than two decades now, but still surprisingly little of this philosophy can be seen in today’s business practices. One important enabler for taking the SCM philosophy from theory into practice that is often mentioned, but not investigated in-depth, is top management support. READ MORE
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2. On Aligning Returns Management with the E-commerce Strategy to Increase Effectiveness
Abstract : The returns management (RM) process has traditionally been seen as a value recovery process, which has resulted in an efficiency focus in the returns flow. This thesis present, the effects on a fashion e-commerce organisation, which is underprioritising or neglecting RM in general and consumer returns specifically. READ MORE
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3. Segmentation and differentiation in defence supply chain design : A dynamic purchasing portfolio model for defence procurement
Abstract : An important priority in the current Swedish Defence Bill is to increase the operational warfighting capability of the Swedish Armed Forces, which has implications for the defence supply chain. A recent study suggested that the Swedish Armed Forces should use segmentation of supplies and differentiation of supply chains to enable an affordable supply chain design (SCD). READ MORE
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4. In the middle : on sourcing from China and the role of the intermediary
Abstract : In the past three decades China’s rapid transition from a closed economy to become the factory of the world has astonished economists all over the world. Surveys among sourcing practitioners show that China is the most interesting market for sourcing and research points to lower costs as the main reason. READ MORE
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5. Integrated supply chain strategy, competition capabilities and firm performance : investigating adoption of enterprise systems within Swedish service firms
Abstract : Competition among service firms has become increasingly intense since the number of service firms has grown tremendously in recent decades. Managers in search of ingredients for competition capabilities have found supply chain integration beneficial. True supply chain integration is only possible through the use of enterprise systems. READ MORE