Search for dissertations about: "strategic industries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 swedish dissertations containing the words strategic industries.

2. 1. Strategic sourcing in the age of e-business : prerequisites in manufacturing industries

   Author : Seth Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Purchasing; Sourcing; Relationship; Negotiation; Supplier base; E-business; Value; Loyalty; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Strategic sourcing (i.e. relationship, sourcing and negotiation strategies) has, by the introduction of the Internet and e-business, get hold of a variety of possibilities supporting the classical sourcing guiding principle, such as electronic marketplaces, reversed e-auctions, online communication tools, software agents and the like. READ MORE

4. 2. Outsourcing strategies for wood product manufactering firms : driving forces and strategic development

   Author : Daniel Fransson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Outsourcing; driving forces; strategic development; wood product manufacturing firms; case studies; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : In this thesis outsourcing in the wood product manufacturing sector (WPM) is studied. More specifically, the study aims to describe and analyse outsourcing strategies for firms in the WPM industries (door, floor and window). READ MORE

5. 3. Sales and operations planning based on a modularized view of supply chains : Supporting process industries and discrete manufacturing industries

   Author : Sayeh Noroozi; Joakim Wikner; Ou Tang; Patrik Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sales and operations planning; Decoupling point; Performance measure; Process industry; Discrete manufacturing industry;

   Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to propose a framework for sales and operations planning (S&OP), which is based on a modularized view of supply chains. The framework should support both process industries and discrete manufacturing industries in their quest for performance. READ MORE

6. 4. Analysing strategic energy-related investments in process industries : applied studies at a pulp and board mill

   Author : Magnus Karlsson; Lars J. Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MIND; Industrial energy systems; Investment; pulp and paper; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The potential to reduce energy demand in industrial applications is often substantiaL Since energy cost represents a considerable share of the value added in several categories of process industries, a great potential exists for cutting costs through investment, for instance in energy efficiency improvements. However, industrial energy systems form complex relations not only within the industrial unit, but also in the interaction with their surroundings. READ MORE

7. 5. Collaboratively Learning Marketing: How Organizations Jointly Develop and Appropriate Marketing Knowledge

   Author : Claus Baderschneider; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Strategic alliances; Learning content; Marketing; Knowledge; Collaborative learning; Strategic collaboration; Organizational learning; Inter-organizational learning; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

   Abstract : Business organizations increasingly face the problem of how to generate and share knowledge in collaboration with other, separate, business organizations. Researchers in the field of inter-organizational learning have started to study the partner-characteristic, partner-dynamic, and partner-situational factors that influence the process and outcome of such strategic learning collaboration. READ MORE