Search for dissertations about: "Benchmarking Management"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words Benchmarking Management.

  2. 16. Total quality management in sawmills

    Author : Carl-Gustav Lundahl; Arto Usenius; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träteknik; Wood Technology;

    Abstract : This work was initiated in order to show the potential for Swedish sawmills to achieve higher productivity by implementation of improved process control tools in breakdown and production flows. An effective and profitable sawmill must utilize its raw material and the skill of its staff effectively. READ MORE

  4. 17. From Cost Accounting to Customer Accounting in the HospitalityIndustry : a Constructive Approach

    Author : Mats Carlbäck; Sweden Göteborg Handelshögskolan Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Restaurant Industry; Management Accounting Tools; Management Control; Experience Accounting; FAMM; Cost Allocation; Performance Measurement; Constructive Approach;

    Abstract :  The objective of this research project is to analyse and identify the role of tools used in the restaurant industry to improve resource management efficiency and performance, to develop and test the Experience Accounting tool, and to test and evaluate if this particular system is the system that could fill a gap in the hospitality industry.The research is based on the notion that the hospitality business is part of the experience industry and is producing experiences rather than a plate of food and a bed to sleep in. READ MORE

  5. 18. Predictive Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles on Prescribed Routes

    Author : Lars Johannesson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy Management; Powertrain Control; Predictive Control; Dynamic Programming; Vehicle Telematics; Hybrid Electric Vehicle; Hybrid Electric Powertrains;

    Abstract : At the highest level in the powertrain control system in a hybrid electric vehicle an energy management controller interprets the driver’s pedal actions as a torque that is to be delivered at the powertrain output. The energy management controller distributes this torque between the engine and the electric machines and decides when to change gear and when to turn off the engine for pure electric propulsion. READ MORE

  6. 19. Property Maintenance : Concepts and determinants

    Author : Henry Muyingo; Hans Lind; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : Housing maintenance; property management; real estate; housing companies;

    Abstract : Introduction Strategic property management aims at balancing the question of how the needed space is to be secured, maintained, increased or disposed of in a cost effective manner under a mixture of decisions and actions. In recent years, the interest in building maintenance has increased as more and more of the housing stock built after the Second World War is in need of major renovation. READ MORE

  7. 20. Towards self-driving microservices

    Author : Mohammad Reza Saleh Sedghpour; Johan Tordsson; Cristian Klein; Cesare Pautasso; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Microservices; Autonomic Computing; Service Mesh; Reliability; Circuit Breaker; Retry; Microservice Resiliency; Microservice Benchmarking; Reproducibility; Repeatability.; Computer Science; datalogi;

    Abstract : In recent years, microservice architecture has become a popular method for software system design and development. This involves creating applications with multiple small services, each with multiple instances, operating as independent processes. READ MORE