Search for dissertations about: "system thinking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 219 swedish dissertations containing the words system thinking.

2. 1. Pavement maintenance budget allocation policy analysis and design : the Swedish National Road Administration case

   Author : Jamal M. Nasir; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; infrastructure system; system thinking; LCCA; system dynamics; road transport system; pavement management system; simulation model; highway management system;

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4. 2. Lean Thinking Applied to System Architecting

   Author : Håkan Gustavsson; Jakob Axelsson; Gerrit Muller; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Computer Science; datavetenskap;

   Abstract : Software intensive systems are an increasing part of new products, which make the business impact significant. This is especially true for the automotive industry where a very large part of new innovations are realized through the use of software. READ MORE

5. 3. Learning System Thinking : The role of semiotic and cognitive resources

   Author : Maria Larsson; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; systems thinking; collaborative modeling; learning; external representations; cognition; semiotics; system dynamics;

   Abstract : In the course of our educational life we are introduced to various subject areas, each with its specific way of representing knowledge. The challenge for the learner is to be able to think in ways that are supported by, and match, the representational format. A fundamental question for the science of learning concerns how this is achieved. READ MORE

6. 4. The Global Fashion System : On its social-ecological intertwinedness

   Author : Celinda Palm; Sarah E. Cornell; Tiina Häyhä; Fredrik Moberg; Kate Fletcher; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainability; Fashion; Social-ecological system; Transdisciplinarity; Critical realism; Positionality; Hållbarhet; Mode; Social-ekologiska system; Tvärvetenskap; Kritisk realism; Positionalitet; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling; Sustainability Science;

   Abstract : The fashion industry contributes to shaping the state of the planet: impacts of production and consumption of textile fast-fashion are rising, and the growing number of sustainability-oriented actions have not slowed current trends. The industry’s (un)sustainability is mainly researched within two epistemic communities: fashion studies concerned with social sustainability, and circular economy focused on material biophysical and technological aspects of material cycles along the value chain. READ MORE

7. 5. Developing Methods for Modelling Procedures in System Analysis and System Dynamics

   Author : Hördur Haraldsson; Avdelningen för kemiteknik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; System Dynamics; System Analysis; group model building; modelling procedures; innovation phases; modelling workflow; Natural science; Naturvetenskap; Technological sciences; Teknik;

   Abstract : System Thinking is the mindset of defining and confining a problem and its symptoms as well as a method for communicating system understanding. System Analysis is taking that problem apart to understand its causalities and structural arrangement. READ MORE