Search for dissertations about: "Swedish automotive industry"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words Swedish automotive industry.
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1. (Re-)shaping regional economies : Regional innovation system dynamics and new industrial path development
Abstract : This dissertation explores the complexities of regional economic restructuring. It casts a light on how regional environments are ‘reconfigured’ in relation to the transformation of existing regional industries and the development of new ones. READ MORE
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2. Pilot Production and Manufacturing Start-up in the Automotive Industry. Principles for Improved Performance
Abstract : The dissertation is based on experiences from Volvo Car Corporation and examines pilot production and manufacturing start-up, processes that are here combined under the rubric final verification of product and production system. The purpose of this dissertation is to study pilot production and manufacturing start-up in order, first, to identify and analyze factors affecting final verification performance and, secondly, to develop general principles for how final verification performance can be improved. READ MORE
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3. Proximity Matters? Geographical aspects of changing strategies in automotive subcontracting relationships:the case of domestic suppliers to Volvo Troslanda assembly plant
Abstract : This study analyses the significance of geographical proximity in the restructuring process of a domestic subcontractor system in the Swedish automotive industry, using the Volvo Torslanda assembly plant as a case. The focus is on: i) the organisation of buyer-subcontractor relationships, ii) time-related delivery strategies, iii) the significance of geographical proximity. READ MORE
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4. On Interaction between Manufacturing and Development Organizations in Automotive Software Engineering
Abstract : As most future automotive innovations will be realized with software, the automotive industry is facing a transition from mechanical to software engineering. This evolution is pressing the automotive industry to elaborate appropriate processes for the development ofsoftware based systems. READ MORE
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5. The value of information sharing in automotive supply chains: Understanding the role of information utilisation for operations planning and control
Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to provide knowledge about the role of information utilisation in suppliers’ operations planning and control (OPC) processes, for generating value of shared demand-related information in automotive supply chains. To do so, the thesis focuses on information utilisation from three different perspectives: (1) how suppliers utilise shared information; (2) why they utilise the information the way they do; and (3) the effect of the utilisation. READ MORE