Search for dissertations about: "high-cost contexts"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words high-cost contexts.

  2. 1. Supply network configuration for small series, high-cost production : Exploring the European textile and apparel industry context

    Author : Sara Harper; Per Hilletofth; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small series production; high-cost contexts; textile apparel industry; supply network configuration; capabilities; priorities; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of supply network configuration (SNC) for small series production in high-cost contexts in relation to the textile/apparel industry. SNC encompasses strategic structural and infrastructural decisions at the supply chain level, motivated by capabilities/priorities. READ MORE

  4. 2. Supply network configuration for small-series apparel production in high-cost contexts : Opportunities and challenges from selected EU countries

    Author : Sara Harper; Rudrajeet Pal; Vijay Kumar; Liz Barnes; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; high-cost contexts; customization; supply network configuration; priorities; challenges; paradox theory; högkostnadssammanhang; kundanpassning; konfiguration av försörjningsnätverk; prioriteringar; utmaningar; paradoxteori; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : In high-cost textile and apparel industry contexts, local and small-series production models (demand-driven/on-demand) are increasingly relevant due to various pressures, including global risks, and demands to reduce overproduction for profitability and environmental sustainability. However, understanding how such reconfigurations impact supply chains more broadly, and what are the associated implementation challenges, is required. READ MORE

  5. 3. Machine learning applications in healthcare

    Author : Ana Luiza Dallora Moraes; Peter Anderberg; Johan Sanmartin Berglund; Martin Boldt; Arianit Kurti; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Machine learning; Healthcare; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Age assessment; Bone age assessment; Dementia; Applied health technology; Tillämpad hälsoteknik; Applied Health Technology;

    Abstract : Healthcare is an important and high cost sector that involves many decision-making tasks based on the analysis of data, from its primary activities up till management itself. A technology that can be useful in an environment as data-intensive as healthcare is machine learning. READ MORE

  6. 4. The adoption, adaptation, and abandonment of value-based health care

    Author : Pedro Ramos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Value-based health care (VBHC) is a strategic framework designed to improve care in parallel with lowered or sustained costs. It was soon touted as “the strategy that will fix health care”, garnering increased attention in different countries. READ MORE