Search for dissertations about: "Global logistics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 swedish dissertations containing the words Global logistics.

  2. 1. Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context : Understanding care chain effectiveness through logistics management theories and systems theory

    Author : Malin Wiger; Mats Abrahamsson; Mattias Elg; Fredrik Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Logistics management; Supply chain management; Logistics system; Systems theory; Operationalisation; Care chain effectiveness; Healthcare; Health services sector;

    Abstract : Healthcare improvements is constantly relevant and an important topic. Healthcare is frequently being called upon to be more cost-efficient and still fulfil demands regarding waiting times, quality and availability. READ MORE

  4. 2. Engaging in green logistics: An eye on shippers, logistics service providers, and their interactions

    Author : Amer Jazairy; Lars Bengtsson; Robin von Haartman; Andreas Feldmann; Maria Huge-Brodin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interactions; logistics relationships; LSP; GSCM; logistics buyer; environmental sustainability; third-party logistics; Sweden; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : The logistics and transport industry places a heavy load on the environment, causing various harms such as air pollution, global warming and resource depletion. The logistics and supply chain management literature assigns the largest share of responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 3. Three perspectives on supply chain design

    Author : Håkan Aronsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; logistics; supply chain management; design variables; constructs; concepts;

    Abstract : As companies increasingly cooperate with and rely on other companies to compete on a global market, the concept of supply chain management and logistics is gaining interest, from practitioner as well as researchers. Studies of high-performing companies, such as Benetton, Toyota and Nissan report that these organizations take a strategic view of the whole process of supply from original sources of material to end customers, achieving more efficient operations management and more effective strategic management. READ MORE

  6. 4. An Ontology-Based Platform for Information Integration : Supporting Sustainable Smart Transportation Infrastructure

    Author : Wiebke Belitz-Hellwich; Nicole Kringos; Annika Gram; Romain Balieu; Vangelis Angelakis; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ontology; Semantic Web; Interoperability; Information Integration; Logistics; Simulation; Smart Port; ontologi; semantisk webb; interoperabilitet; informationsintegration; logistik; simulering; smart hamn.; Bro- och stålbyggnad; Structural Engineering and Bridges;

    Abstract : Transportation and transportation infrastructure are major contributors to global emissions. Even though most of these emissions can be attributed to fuel consumption of vehicles, some of it is due to pavement construction and maintenance. READ MORE

  7. 5. Consolidation in Humanitarian Logistics

    Author : Alain Vaillancourt; Hanken School of Economics; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; supply chain; humanitarian logistics; consolidation; kitting; procurement;

    Abstract : Major disasters, conflicts and poverty afflict many millions of people around the world. To address the needs of these people, humanitarian organizations deploy a vast array of resources supported by material, financial and information flows. READ MORE