Search for dissertations about: "social lifecycle assessment"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words social lifecycle assessment.

2. 1. Towards a framework for enabling sustainable production systems: a life-cycle perspective

   Author : Ilaria Giovanna Barletta; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; energy efficiency; discrete event simulation; e-waste; KPI; triple bottom line; decision support; manufacturing; sustainability;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to scientific knowledge by offering the foundation of a framework that helps stakeholders such as managers and engineers to enable sustainability over the entire lifecycle of the production system, from planning to re-use. In this thesis sustainability can be assessed through performance indicators and is understood through its triple bottom line of: economic, environmental and social sustainability. READ MORE

4. 2. The missing pillar: exploring social sustainability in product development

   Author : Patricia Lagun Mesquita; Göran Broman; Sophie Hallstedt; Martin Svensson; Cecilia Berlin; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; strategic sustainable development; social sustainability; sustainable product development; social lifecycle assessment; social sustainability criteria;

   Abstract : Companies are increasingly pressed to consider sustainability aspects when making decisions during product development. However, the methodological support for doing so is immature. The immaturity is particularly pronounced regarding the social dimension (or pillar) of sustainability and regarding strategic sustainability considerations. READ MORE

5. 3. Project management ontology : the organizational learning perspective

   Author : Heli Aramo-Immonen; Kaj U. Koskinen; Jari Palomäki; Finland Tampere Tampere University of Technology; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mega-project; project learning; organizational learning; systems thinking; activity theory; management ontology;

   Abstract : In a recent interview with the Financial Times, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, said he “keeps faith in ‘elephant’ projects” referring to the Russian gas mega-project that Shell had fallen eight months behind schedule with and had cost overruns twice the original estimate. Mr. READ MORE

6. 4. Informal Electronic Waste Recycling in Pakistan

   Author : Shakila Umair; José Potting; Anna Björklund; Mattias Höjer; Magdalena Svanström; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electronic Waste; Pakistan; Informal recycling; governance; Social Life Cycle Assessment SLCA ;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study governance aspects of informal electronic waste recycling and to provide better knowledge of the business in terms of structure, stakeholders, governance aspects and social impacts.The thesis consists of a cover essay and two papers appended at the end of the thesis. READ MORE

7. 5. A Framework for Cyber-physical System Tool-chain Development : A Service-oriented and Model-based Systems Engineering Approach

   Author : Lu Jinzhi; Martin Törngren; Vangheluwe Hans; KTH; []
   Keywords : Cyber-physical system development; Model-based systems engineering; Tool-chain; Domain-specific modeling; Tool-integration; Co-simulation; Systems thinking; Industriella informations- och styrsystem; Industrial Information and Control Systems;

   Abstract : The development of complex Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) requires tight interactions of projects, system components, stakeholders, data and models. These models and data support component design, which are implemented by various engineering tools used by stakeholders. Effective tool integration thus relies on development of tool-chains. READ MORE