Search for dissertations about: "Information Demand"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 1022 swedish dissertations containing the words Information Demand.

  2. 11. Flexibility through Information Sharing : Evidences from the Automotive Industry in Sweden

    Author : Nidal Dwaikat; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Christos Tsinopoulos; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information sharing; demand forecast; inventory data; volume flexibility; delivery flexibility; responsiveness; delivery performance; first-tier supplier; automotive Industry; PLS-SEM; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : Research has validated the contribution of information sharing to performance improvement. It has also suggested that flexibility is a highly important competitive priority for those companies where demand is volatile. Several studies argue that flexibility has been recognized as a key enabler for supply chain responsiveness. READ MORE

  4. 12. Servicescape for Digital Wellness Services for Young Elderly

    Author : Hans Allmér; Christer Carlsson; Pirkko Walden; Anna Sell; Leif Marcusson; Siw Lundqvist; Anna Ståhlbröst; Finland Åbo Akademi University; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Informatik; Information Systems; Marketing; Marknadsföring;

    Abstract : In this thesis digital wellness services (DWSs) are in focus. The DWSs are services provided through digital devices, such as smartphones, bracelets, and tablets, by using digital environments such as Internet, cloud services, and websites. READ MORE

  5. 13. Demand Side Activities for Electric Load Reduction

    Author : Juozas Abaravicius; Energihushållning; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Load demand; Energiforskning; Energy research; demand response; peak load reduction; load management; demand side;

    Abstract : The research described in this thesis, focuses on some activities on the demand side that could reduce peak load in electricity system by using consumer flexibility i.e. by increasing the demand side response to signals coming from the energy market. READ MORE

  6. 14. Residential Demand Response in the Context of European Union Energy Policy

    Author : Pia Stoll; Fredrik Gröndahl; Nils Brandt; Lars Nordström; Will Kling; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

    Abstract : In order to achieve energy security, reduce global warming and promote the vision of a common electricity market, the European Union (EU) is transforming the EU electricity grid from a large set of independent hierarchical national grids into one meshed EU-wide grid. For the first time in the history of the electric power industry, residential consumers are being integrated into the grid as active consumers and micro-generators of electricity. READ MORE

  7. 15. Understanding information sharing in supply chains - Identifying contingency factors that impact benefits of information sharing

    Author : Joakim Kembro; Teknisk logistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Logistics; Supply chain; Supply chain management; Information sharing; Information flow; Demand data; Contingency theory; Contextual factor;

    Abstract : To increase our understanding of information sharing in supply chains the purposeof this licentiate was threefold: to review and analyze existing academic literature to describe and structure the research field; to empirically explore information sharing in a supply chain representing more than three tiers; and to explore contingency factors through literature reviews and empirical data collection. Thereby this licentiate thesis addresses several gaps identified in academic literature. READ MORE