Search for dissertations about: "capability approach"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 407 swedish dissertations containing the words capability approach.

  2. 16. Logistics-based Competition : A Business Model Approach

    Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Daniel Kindström; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; logistics-based competition; business model; logistics strategy; strategy; logistics; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : Logistics is increasingly becoming recognised as a source of competitive advantage, both in practice and in academia. The possible strategic impact of logistics makes it important to gain deeper insight into the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. READ MORE

  4. 17. Innovation Capability within a Supply Chain Context

    Author : Faisal Iddris; Gabriel Baffour Awuah; Desalegn Abraha Gebrekidan; Aihie Osarenkhoe; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; supply chain; innovation; innovation capability; collaboration; idea management;

    Abstract : A firm’s supply chain faces challenges relating to reducing operational cost while at the same time producing innovative products and services to meet consumers’ current and potential demand. One important phenomenon in the field of innovation research is the concept of innovation capability. READ MORE

  5. 18. Methods for improving performance of process planning for CNC machining : an approach based on surveys and analytical models

    Author : Staffan Anderberg; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Process planning; CNC machining; metal cutting; performance; process capability; environment; energy; Manufacturing and materials engineering; Produktions- och materialteknik;

    Abstract : Process planning as an enabler of competiveness is often overlooked, but being one of the principal function in the product realisation flow it holds a key role by combining both product and production requirements into a production concept with respect to the current manufacturing system. As such the capability of process planning to a large extent dictates production cost, lead times, product quality etc. READ MORE

  6. 19. Building innovation capability in retail : Towards a systematic and sustained approach to innovation in large retail organizations

    Author : Karla Marie Batingan Paredes; Innovationsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; innovation capability; ambidexterity; innovation management; Retail; Sweden;

    Abstract : Innovation has received widespread attention in research and in the business world because it plays a crucial role in organization survival and longevity. This especially rings true in the retail industry, as opportunities and challenges confront retailers due to the ongoing disruption of the industry. READ MORE

  7. 20. Being well and doing good

    Author : Sebastian Östlund; Kalle Grill; Jan-Willem van der Rijt; Jonathan Wolff; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; well-being; ill-being; capability approach; monism; pluralism; etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : This dissertation contains an introductory chapter and four articles. In section 1 of the introductory chapter, I provide an overview of my argument. In section 2, I do five things. First, I show that well-being is subject-relative, meaning that well-being is always present in a life if it is present at all. READ MORE