Search for dissertations about: "Service contracting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Service contracting.

2. 1. Steering health and social care through quasi-markets

   Author : David Isaksson; Ulrika Winblad; Paula Blomqvist; Anders Anell; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; patient choice; contracting; equity; health policy; public procurement; quasi-markets; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Municipalities and county councils try a multitude of different strategies when they design and steer health and social care markets to ensure that goals such as quality and equity are met. Depending on the strategies used, different problems arise. READ MORE

4. 2. Exploring shippers, logistics service providers and their relationships in facilitating green logistics

   Author : Amer Jazairy; Lars Bengtsson; Robin von Haartman; Andreas Feldmann; Helena Forslund; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; green logistics; logistics relationships; green logistics purchasing; logistics service provider; environmental sustainability; third-party logistics; logistics performance; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : The logistics industry causes various harms to the environment. The literature assigns the main responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (logistics buyers) and logistics service providers (LSPs), which motivated studying them in this thesis. READ MORE

5. 3. The Strategic Use of Military Contractors : American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009

   Author : Marcus Mohlin; Pekka Sivonen; Jan Hallenberg; Anna Leander; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Drawing from strategic theory, this study investigates the strategic roles of commercial companies providing military services, frequently referred to as private military companies.  Theoretically, the thesis analyzes how states organize its military capabilities in order to be able to wield power within the international system while empirically, it examines the character and role of commercial companies that provide military training services to the United States Government and partner nations. READ MORE

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Green Logistics through Modal Shift - exploring the role of the transport capacity contract

   Author : Fredrik Eng Larsson; Teknisk logistik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; green logistics; modal shift; mode choice; capacity management; supply chain contracting; intermodal transport;

   Abstract : Among policy-makers in Europe the modal shift - a shift från polluting modes of freight transport to less polluting modes - has been a popular suggestion for reducing CO2-emissions of transportation. In particular, intermodal road-rail solutions, where a combination of road and rail transport is utilized to move trailers and containers, have been stressed as an important measure to reach de desired reduction in emissions. READ MORE