Search for dissertations about: "ICT challenges"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 138 swedish dissertations containing the words ICT challenges.

  2. 11. Collaborating for Energy Efficient Shipping - An Ethnographic Study

    Author : Josefin Borg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaborative challenges; Energy efficiency; Inter-organisational collaboration; Ethnographic study; Practice-oriented perspective; Energy efficiency collaboration; Collaborative practices; Organising; Shipping;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand the emergent organising of an inter-organisational collaboration for energy efficiency in shipping, from a practice-oriented perspective. Interorganisational collaboration is often pointed to as a means towards sustainable development, and research on energy efficiency collaboration has emerged over the last decade. READ MORE

  4. 12. Opportunities and challenges of mobile payment services : The perspective of service providers

    Author : Tatjana Apanasevic; Jan Markendahl; Niklas Arvidsson; Mark de Reuver; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mobile payments; Mobile ticketing; Business model; STOF; Service provider; Payment services provider; Mobila betalningstjänster; Mobil biljettjänster; Affärsmodeller; STOF; Tjänsteleverantör; Leverantörer av betalningstjänster; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; SRA - ICT; SRA - Informations- och kommunikationsteknik;

    Abstract :  Mobile payments are transforming the payments industry. These services open up the opportunity for non-banking actors to enter the market. In order to embrace this challenge, banks, traditional payments market players, are forced to launch mobile payments. READ MORE

  5. 13. Information and Communication Technologies and Lean Production: striving for a synergetic integration

    Author : Vanesa Garrido Hernandez; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ICT; standardised work; lean production;

    Abstract : The role and integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in lean production (LP) has been studied for decades. Research has shown that such technology and lean production complement each other and are interdependent in some cases. READ MORE

  6. 14. Food traceability in regulated fresh food supply chains with an emphasis on the Swedish fishing industry

    Author : Henrik Ringsberg; Förpackningslogistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Food traceability; fresh food supply chains; ICT; conceptual modelling; governmental authorities; food supply chain transparency; food traceability requirements;

    Abstract : Food traceability is gaining increased attention in food companies and governmental authorities. This is because of the increase in legal and consumer requirements on ensuring food safety, quality and preservation of living resources. These requirements especially apply to the management of food traceability in regulated fresh food supply chains. READ MORE

  7. 15. Talk through IT : Using Common Ground to build Bridges with Weak Ties in the Design of Online Psychosocial Support

    Author : Ruth Alicia Lochan Winton; Pär Ågerfalk; Louise von Essen; Jonas Sjöström; Margunn Aanestad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ICT; Information and Communication Technology; Psychosocial Support; Online Psychosocial Support; Design Principles; Emotional Distress; Somatic Disease; Communication; U-CARE; Trinidad and Tobago; Common Ground; Weak Ties; e-health; Oncology; Information Systems; Informationssystem; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Abstract : There is growing interest in applying information and communication technology (ICT) in healthcare. The attention to ICT stems from several factors: costs of healthcare, high prevalence of somatic diseases, longer life expectancy and technological advancements. READ MORE