Search for dissertations about: "cost efficiency"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 1257 swedish dissertations containing the words cost efficiency.

2. 6. Cost Effective Maintenance for Competitve Advantages

   Author : Imad Alsyouf; Basim Al-Najjar; Uday Kumar; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : Maintenance approaches; Maintenance Costs; Savings and Profit; Operations; Quality; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Competitiveness; Productivity; Value Advantages; Profitability; Performance; Balanced Scorecard BSC; Maintenance Selection Method; Fuzzy MCDM; TTT-plot; Cost Effective Maintenance; Mechanistic Model; Vibration Level Prediction; Condition-Based Maintenance; survey; case study; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Maskinteknik; Mechanical Engineering;

   Abstract : This thesis describes the role of cost effective maintenance in achieving competitive advantages. It explores by means of a survey which maintenance practices are used, and how maintenance policies are selected in Swedish industries. READ MORE

4. 7. High value at low cost : Methods for supply chain efficiency

   Author : Martin Holmbom; Illaria Giannoccaro; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell logistik; Industrial Logistics;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with four areas of research: Economic lot scheduling problems (ELSP), Order quantities in a production line, Economic remanufacturing problems, and Performance-based logistics (PBL).The overall purpose of this thesis is to explore and develop methods to increase efficiency insupply chains. READ MORE

5. 8. Payment Efficiency and Payment Pricing : Four Essays

   Author : Magnus Willesson; Ted Lindblom; Björn Lantz; Mats Bergman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; payments; bank; efficiency; pricing; technical change; two-sided networks; price bundling; Payments; bank; efficiency; pricing; technical change; two-sided networks; price bundling;

   Abstract : The four essays in this Doctoral thesis provide new evidence of efficiency in electronic payments and banks due to the technological change in payment distribution systems and how banks can utilize and develop their pricing of payments in the presence of changing technology.“Benefits from a Changing Payment Technology in European Banking” identifies cost savings from technical change in European banking. READ MORE

6. 9. Setting priorities in health care : Studies on equity and efficiency

   Author : Lars Bernfort; Lars-Åke Levin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health priorities; Health care costs; Health services; Health care sector; Efficiency; Quality of life; Hälsovård; Sjukvård; Prioriteringar inom sjukvården; Sjukvård; Prioriteringar; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The inevitable gap between needs and resources in health care, together with the problems associated with a market solution, necessitates priority setting. The aims of this thesis are associated with the process of priority setting in health care, and are divided into three issues:1. READ MORE

7. 10. Evaluation of Dust Suppressants for Gravel Roads : Methods Development and Efficiency Studies

   Author : Karin Edvardsson; Björn Birgisson; Andrew Dawson; KTH; []
   Keywords : Gravel road; dust; particulate matter; PM10; horizontal dust diffusion; deteriorations; maintenance; dust control; dust suppressants; efficiency; application rate; leaching; residual concentration; seasonal variations; salt solution; solid salt; calcium chloride; magnesium chloride; lignosulphonate; polysaccharide sugar ; bitumen emulsion; rape oil; starch; surfactant; mesa; clay; fine material content;

   Abstract : Approximately 75 percent (300 000 km) of the total Swedish road network and 20 percent(20 000 km) of the national road network consists of gravel roads. One of the most significantproblems associated with gravel roads is traffic-generated dust emission, which contributes tothe deterioration of the road surface and acts as a major source of particulate matter releasedinto the atmosphere, thereby involving public economics, road safety, human health, andenvironmental quality. READ MORE