Search for dissertations about: "automobile industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words automobile industry.

  2. 1. Communicating the environmental characteristics of products: the use of environmental product declarations in the building, energy and automotive industries

    Author : Karin Jönsson; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Energy industry; Environmental product information; Environmental communication; Automobile industry; Building industry;

    Abstract : Environmental policy is shifting the focus from production processes to product-related issues. The provision and use of environmental information is generally considered an essential element in addressing the environmental impacts associated with the life cycle of products. READ MORE

  4. 2. Miljörörelsen, Volvo och bilismen : en jämförande studie med inriktning på social och teknisk förändring av hur tre svenska miljöorganisationer vill lösa bilismens miljöproblem och hur biltillverkaren Volvo vill lösa dem

    Author : Bo Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; human ecology; science and technology studies; the social construction of technological systems SCOT ; constructive technology assessment CTA ; car industry; truck industry; Volvo; environmental organizations; automobile; environmental impact; comparative studies;

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  5. 3. Driving under the Influence Strategic Trade Policy and Market Integration in the European Car Industry

    Author : Jan Andera; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; European market; Automobile industry; Law of One Price; Trade policy; Market Integration; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : State policy intervention in the economy has been a ubiquitous phenomenon in history. Varying in form and intensity, it has had a profound impact on trade, welfare, international relations, and political and economic thinking. This thesis provides an inclusive analysis of policy action in the European car industry. READ MORE

  6. 4. Noise exposure, hearing protection and hearing loss. A long-term study at an automobile sheet-metal pressing plant

    Author : Pawel Brühl; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; audiology; Otorhinolaryngology; noise zone; dosimetry; human; industry; Hearing conservation programme; auditive system and speech; Otorinolaryngologi; audiologi; hörsel- och talorganen;

    Abstract : The design and implementation of a hearing conservation programme in a heavy industry with high noise levels is described. Action was taken on several points, including noise measurements, noise reduction, education on hearing protector use, and audiometric monitoring. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prerequisites for Development of Products Designed for Efficient Assembly - a Study about Making Knowledge Productive in the Automobile Inustry

    Author : Lena Moestam Ahlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : competence-promoting organisation; transparent organisation; modularisation; assembly efficiency; automobile industry;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the development of the competence tocreate assembly efficient products. The assembly-relatedknowledge that is resident within an organisation is ofinestimable value and should be used, refined and developed inorder to obtain assembly efficient products. READ MORE