Search for dissertations about: "industry revolution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words industry revolution.

  2. 1. A Silent Revolution : The Swedish Transition towards Heat Pumps, 1970-2015

    Author : Petter Johansson; Pär Blomkvist; Martin Vendel; Eric Giertz; Mats Fridlund; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; heat pumps; socio-technical transition; sustainability transition; industrial dynamics; value networks; coopetition; complementarities; strategic management; värmepumpar; socio-tekniska övergångar; hållbarhet; industriell dynamik; värdenätverk; coopetition; komplementariteter; företagsstrategi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : Currently, more than half of all Swedish single-family houses have an installed heat pump and more heat is supplied by heat pumps in Sweden than in any other nation. Despite the enormous impact of heat pumps on the Swedish energy system, the transition towards their use has gone relatively unnoticed. READ MORE

  4. 2. The unexpected implications of opening up innovation : A multi-perspective study of the role of Open Innovation practices in mature industries

    Author : Andres Ramirez-Portilla; Terrence Brown; Enrico Cagno; Marcel Bogers; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; open innovation; practices; innovation performance; industrial performance; sustainability; SMEs; manufacturing sector; automotive industry; foundry industry; food industry; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : The way firms innovate has notably changed in recent years. A clear example is the manufacturing sector which has been experiencing a new revolution in production and innovation. Linked to this industrial shift, manufacturing firms have been adopting more open and collaborative practices to innovate. READ MORE

  5. 3. Egypt Ignited : How Steam Power Arrived on the Nile and Integrated Egypt into Industrial Capitalism (1820s-76)

    Author : Amr Ahmed; Humanekologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Energy history; history of technology; environmental history; steam power; capitalism; Industrial Revolution; Global warming; Egypt; modern history; agrarian production; biofuels; Sugar industry; cotton; Energihistoria; Teknikhistoria; Miljöhistoria; Ångmaskin; Kapitalism; Industriella revolutionen; global uppvärmning; Egypten; Modern historia; Jordbruksproduktion; biobränslen; Sockerindustrin; Bomull;

    Abstract : How did fossil-fuelled technology find its way to Egypt on its way to global dominance? This thesis presents a socioecological history of energy technologies in agrarian production in pre-colonial Egypt (1820s – 76). It situates them in the nineteenth century, understood as the beginning of the epoch of the Capitalocene; and in Egypt’s case, this is simultaneously part of the rise of Britain’s fossil empire. READ MORE

  6. 4. Smart manufacturing for the wooden single-family house industry

    Author : Alexander Vestin; Kristina Säfsten; Malin Löfving; Tobias Schauerte; Lars Stehn; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; smart wooden house manufacturing; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; smart factory; industrialized house building;

    Abstract : To meet the demand of future building requirements, and to improve productivity and competitiveness, there is a need to modernize and revise the current practices in the wooden single-family house industry. In several other sectors, intensive work is being done to adapt to the anticipated fourth industrial revolution. READ MORE

  7. 5. Attribute-based Approaches for Secure Data Sharing in Industry

    Author : Alex Chiquito; Ulf Bodin; Olov Schelén; Pál Varga; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Access Control; NGAC; Fine-grained; IoT; Industry 4.0; Encryption; flexible; Cyber-Physical Systems; Cyberfysiska system;

    Abstract : The Industry 4.0 revolution relies heavily on data to generate value, innovation, new services, and optimize current processes [1]. Technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, digital twins, and much more depend directly on data to bring value and innovation to both discrete manufacturing and process industries. READ MORE