Search for dissertations about: "mixed crews"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words mixed crews.

  2. 1. A Mixed Crew Complement : A maritime safety challenge and its impact on maritime education and training

    Author : Jan Horck; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multiculture; communication; shipping; education; teacher; seafarer; context; maritime;

    Abstract : The human factor/human element starts to have a key role in accidents and incidents during shipments at sea. Investigations show that poor communications increasingly are the root for many tragedies. A possible reason for communication constraints is the growing trend to employ multicultural crews. READ MORE

  4. 2. On Board the Global Workplace : Coordination and Uncertainty on Merchant Ships

    Author : Carl Sandberg; Patrik Aspers; Arni Sverrison; Boris Holzer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Coordination; merchant ships; global workplace; mixed crews; formal organization; state of dissonance; evaluative principles; social networks; hierarchy of worth; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how work and social life are coordinated on board merchant ships. The merchant ship is a global workplace where people from different nationalities come together to work and live for an extended period of time.The study is based on ethnographic field work on board merchant ships. READ MORE

  5. 3. Optimization models and methods for harvest planning and forest road upgrading

    Author : Jenny Karlsson; David Martell; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MATHEMATICS; MATEMATIK;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the development and the use of optimization models and methods to support efficient decision making in Swedish forestry. The main problem areas concerned are forest road upgrade planning and operational harvest planning. Today much of the planning is done manually by experienced managers. READ MORE