Search for dissertations about: "profitability analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 swedish dissertations containing the words profitability analysis.

  2. 1. Linking factory floor productivity to financial measures - A methodology based on production improvements in the electronics production industry

    Author : Robin Sundkvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; production system analysis.; Productivity analysis; profitability analysis;

    Abstract : Products and services are produced to generate profits for shareholders. Profit-earning increases the willingness of shareholders to reinvest capital in operations to earn more profits. Production investments are necessary to provide manufacturing units with the means for sustaining competitiveness among other rising competitors. READ MORE

  4. 2. Structural Safety Analysis of Bow-Doors

    Author : Ulf Karlsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ship design; structure; safety; fatigue.; arm; IACS S8; damage; bow-door; analysis;

    Abstract : Bow-doors are one of the most vulnerable parts on a RoRo-vessel. At the same time, they are necessary for the profitability of todays RoRo-vessels.The minimum design rules for bow-door systems, stated in the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) S8, constitute the basis for the class rules. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Estonian forest sector in transition to sustainability? : Capturing sustainability with the help of integrated assessment

    Author : Evelin Urbel; LUCSUS; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Estonia; forest sector; transition analysis; sustainability assessment; scenario analysis; stakeholder analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis has two main objectives. The first is to analyse the potential of existing assessment tools and methods to incorporate the different dimensions of sustainability in an assessment. READ MORE

  6. 4. Firm dynamics and competition in the electricity market

    Author : Aili Tang; Lars Hultkrantz; Magnus Lodefalk; Niklas Jakobsson; Robert Lundmark; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Firm growth; profitability; steady-state; market power; competition; Boone indicator;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four independent essays that deal with the firm dynamics and competition in the electricity market. Specifically, it addresses two important facets of firm dynamics, namely, firm performance (growth and profitability) and the change in competition intensity that Swedish electricity firms face, brought by the process of deregulation in Swedish electricity market. READ MORE

  7. 5. Benefits of Integrated Upgrading of Biofuels in Biorefineries - Systems Analysis

    Author : Eva Ingeborg Elisabeth Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; hydrogen; systems analysis; biorefinery; process integration; CO2 emissions; biofuels;

    Abstract : As a result of increasing concerns about climate change, there is considerable current interest in increasing use of CO2-neutral biofuel in the energy system. Increased use of biomass fuel requires that it be upgraded in order to facilitate transportation and distribution to end-users. READ MORE