Search for dissertations about: "Utility companies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words Utility companies.
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1. Opening the black box of material criticality : heterogeneity and interrelations of companies within and across industrial sectors
Abstract : The concept of ‘material criticality’ has been introduced to examine availability and accessibility of natural resources that underlie industrial competitiveness and deployment of strategic technologies, such as electric mobility or wind turbines. The academic and policy discourse conceptualised material criticality rather as a black box, assuming industrial sectors to be monolithic, homogeneous and independent entities, neglecting complexity of the company dimension. READ MORE
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2. From Public Pipes to Private Hands : Water Access and Distribution in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Abstract : In cities around the world, public water systems have increasingly come to be operated by private companies. Along with an internationally funded investment program to refurbish the dilapidated water infrastructure, private operations were tested also in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. READ MORE
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3. Effective and efficient design and provision of product-service systems : challenges, opportunities, and solutions
Abstract : The world manufacturing companies operate in is changing. In the past, these companies relied on the design and sale of products. Today, this linear model of business is becoming increasingly insufficient. As customers are more and more focused on their core business, buying and operating machinery and other goods becomes unattractive to them. READ MORE
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4. Understanding and Improving Continuous Experimentation : From A/B Testing to Continuous Software Optimization
Abstract : Controlled experiments (i.e. A/B tests) are used by many companies with user-intensive products to improve their software with user data. Some companies adopt an experiment-driven approach to software development with continuous experimentation (CE). READ MORE
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5. Urban, pluvial flooding : Blue-green infrastructure as a strategy for resilience
Abstract : This thesis investigates urban, pluvial flooding and if blue-green infrastructure, for handling of stormwater in urban green spaces, can be used as a strategy for resilient flood risk management. Spatial analyses of flood claims from insurance companies and the water utility company of Malmö are used to better understand the mechanisms and characteristics of pluvial flooding and how blue-green infrastructure impacts flood risk. READ MORE