Search for dissertations about: "global value chain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words global value chain.

2. 1. Value Driven Design : a methodology for value-oriented decision making in preliminary design

   Author : Alessandro Bertoni; Sergio Cavalieri; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Produktinnovation; Product Innovation;

   Abstract : Making design decisions during preliminary design of a complex product, such as an aircraft, is a difficult activity. Numerous teams, acting on a global scale, take part in such design activities, approaching the problem from different perspectives and at different levels of granularity. READ MORE

4. 2. Capturing Value in Conceptual PSS Design : Perspectives from the Automotive Supply Chain

   Author : Massimo Panarotto; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Engineering Design; Product Development; Conceptual Design Phases; Product-Service Systems; Business Model Innovation; Simulation Driven Design; Value Assessment;

   Abstract : Manufacturing companies have traditionally focused their design and development activities on realizing technical and engineered aspects of physical artifacts based on performance requirements. The ever-changing business climate, with its increased pace during the past decades, has forced industries to continuously innovate their approach toward the development of new products. READ MORE

5. 3. Evaluating implementation strategies for improved food safety in Vietnam

   Author : Hai Hoang Tuan Ngo; Johanna Lindahl; Mats Målqvist; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Fred Unger; Phuc Pham-Duc; Coen van Wagenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Food safety; Intervention; Pork value chain; Cost of illness; Cost-Benefit analysis; Microbial contamination; Experimental auction; Salmonella;

   Abstract : Pork is the most popular and consumed meat in Vietnam, and the preference among consumers for fresh and “warm” pork makes the traditional pork value chain dominate the pork industry. This thesis assessed microbial contamination in pork, then evaluated the technical and economic aspects of light-touch interventions in improving the safety of pork in the small-scale value chain. READ MORE

6. 4. Money talks while volume and value should run the show : An evaluation of financial parameters for decision making duringmanufacturing system acquisition

   Author : Anders Johansson; Lars Pejryd; Linn Gustavsson Christiernin; Högskolan Väst; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Value chain; Manufacturing system; Investment process; Economical decision support; Production; Production Technology; Produktionsteknik; Manufacturing and materials engineering; Produktions- och materialteknik;

   Abstract : Market economic values have for the last decades been given an increasing role with the establishment of financial institutes and global organisations with a capitalistic focus as a consequence. As a counter reaction, the concept of sustainable development has emerged complementing the economic focus with environmental and social aspects. READ MORE

7. 5. Born Globals : Rapid International Growth in New Ventures

   Author : Ingemar Wictor; Svante Andersson; Tomas Müllern; Sören Sören Kock; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born Global; internationalisation; entrepreneur; network; vision; value chain; growth; management; leadership; entrepreneurial teams;

   Abstract : The traditional theories developed by Johanson and Vahlne (1977, 1990) and other researchers ofinternationalisation have long been questioned because of the fast-changing environment and deregulations. In particular, for Born Global firms, namely a company that has achieved a foreign sales volume of at least 25% within three years of its inception and that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sales of outputs in multiple countries (Andersson and Wictor, 2003, p. READ MORE