Search for dissertations about: "Swedish manufacturing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 305 swedish dissertations containing the words Swedish manufacturing.

  2. 11. Job Flows in Swedish Manufacturing

    Author : Fredrik Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

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  4. 12. Acting creatively for enhanced performance : Challenges for Swedish manufacturers in an age of outsourcing

    Author : Mandar Dabhilkar; Jan Forslin; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Balanced Scorecard; continuous improvement behaviours; lean manufacturing; outsourcing manufacturing; plant performance; Swedish engineering industry; team-based work organisation; shop-floor work.; Work sciences and ergonomics; Arbetsvetenskap och ergonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to contribute to the discourse on the future of manufacturing in Sweden. It is argued that the real threat does not come from lower wages in Eastern Europe and Asia. Rather it comes from an inability to make the most of existing manufacturing systems. READ MORE

  5. 13. Competing on Manufacturing How combinations of resources can be a source of competitive advantage

    Author : Gunilla Nordström; Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; manufacturing; competitive advantage; manufacturing capabilities; strategic management; the Resource-Based View RBV combinations of resources; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper;

    Abstract : The most central question in the strategic management literature is why some firms are more successful than others, often expressed as an aim to understand sources of competitive advantage. In this thesis, an empirical observation is made that a number of manufacturing plants belonging to the same firm show sustainable differences in financial success, and the question is why. READ MORE

  6. 14. Enterprise and supply chain planning : a survey of Swedish manufacturing firms

    Author : Erik Selldin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Enterprise and supply chain planning (ERP and SCP) have evolved due to the earlier benefits of manufacturing planning systems. By integrating the entire enterprise, or a part of a supply chain, the benefits sought are hopefully even greater in terms of reduced costs and increased profits in comparison with systems only managing a part of the operations. READ MORE

  7. 15. The Effect of Guanxi on the Foreign Market Entry Process into China : The Swedish Case

    Author : Tao Yang; Mats Forsgren; Desirée Holm; Örjan Sjöberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign market entry; Chinese market; Guanxi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Business network theory believes that foreign market entry of a firm is the result of the interactions between the actors of the firm and the network. The foreign country’s network conditions will inevitably influence the process. READ MORE