Search for dissertations about: "downstream supply"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words downstream supply.
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1. Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains : A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe logistics collaboration in supply chains. During the past two decades, a new trend towards integration and collaboration in supply chains has been recognised among researchers as well as among business practitioners. READ MORE
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2. Exploring Third-Party Logistics and Partnering in Construction : A Supply Chain Management Perspective
Abstract : The construction industry is associated with problems such as low productivity and high costs. This has been highlighted in several government-funded reports in both Sweden and in the UK during the course of over two decades. READ MORE
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3. Supply Chain Quality Management : Exploring performance of manufacturing organizations
Abstract : This thesis addresses the issue of quality performance in supply chains in the manufacturers’context. Research shows that the management and performance of supply chains play a major rolein gaining competitive advantage, especially in times of decreasing international trade barriers andquickly evolving information technology. READ MORE
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4. Understanding information sharing in supply chains - Identifying contingency factors that impact benefits of information sharing
Abstract : To increase our understanding of information sharing in supply chains the purposeof this licentiate was threefold: to review and analyze existing academic literature to describe and structure the research field; to empirically explore information sharing in a supply chain representing more than three tiers; and to explore contingency factors through literature reviews and empirical data collection. Thereby this licentiate thesis addresses several gaps identified in academic literature. READ MORE
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5. Measuring supply chain performance measures : prioritizing performance measures
Abstract : The literature of the management of supply chains has during the last two decades rapidly evolved. The reason for this is the global competition and the introduction of information technology. To reduce cost and increase profitability has always been interesting for organisations that compete on a market. READ MORE