Search for dissertations about: "contingency cost"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words contingency cost.

2. 1. Project Closure is not the End : A Study of Interaction between Design and Manufacturing in Product Development

   Author : Daniel Olausson; Christian Berggren; Thomas Magnusson; Lars Bengtsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Product Development; Continuous Improvement; Design-Manufacturing Interaction; Contingency Theory; Sourcing Strategy; Case Study; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

   Abstract : Tidigare forskning har påvisat att ett företags produktionsförmåga påverkar förmågan att utveckla nya produkter. Faktum är att de företag som är duktiga på att producera ofta även är duktiga på att utveckla nya produkter, då flertalet produktionsaktiviteter såsom prototypframställan är viktiga i utvecklingsprocessen. READ MORE

4. 2. Optimisation and Incentive Mechanisms for Robust Generation Dispatch and Capacity Investment in Electricity Markets

   Author : Lamia Varawala; György Dán; Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh; José Manuel Arroyo; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Optimal power flow; Look-ahead; $N-k$ contingency criterion; Renewable energy; Environmental externalities; Electricity generation capacity; Strategic behaviour; Incentives;

   Abstract : Power systems constitute a large-scale critical infrastructure and therefore, it is crucial that their operation be robust to deviations from normal functioning of its independent components. Furthermore, due to their large size, any inefficiencies in electricity market design can be very costly and therefore, must be optimised. READ MORE

5. 3. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations

   Author : Anna Svarts; Mats Engwall; Luca Urciuoli; Mandar Dabhilkar; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : This thesis tackles the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, with an increasingly fragmented set of healthcare providers and where speciality hospitals increasingly replace or complement traditional general hospitals. There is a need for guidance to policymakers and healthcare providers, on how different set-ups of healthcare delivery facilities, in terms of the scale and the focus of each facility, impacts performance. READ MORE

6. 4. Managing Product Architectures, A Study of Oganizational and Strategic Aspects

   Author : Maximilian Pasche; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; product development; product architecture; organization; modularization; contingencies; product platform;

   Abstract : Product modularization and product platforms constitute two major approaches to product architecture management. These concepts are applied to enable firms to cost-efficientlyprovide a high degree of product variety and to achieve a high level of strategic flexibility. READ MORE

7. 5. Managing across organisations : intra- and interorganisational aspects of supplier involvement in product development projects

   Author : Nicolette Lakemond; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Product development; Supplier involvement; Produktutveckling; Underleverantörer; Driftorganisation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Supplier involvement in product development is widely regarded as an essential strategy, benefiting product development tinle, costs, and product quality. However, this strategy also increases the dependencies between the buyer and the involved supplier and has therefore implications for coordinating supplier involvement. READ MORE