Search for dissertations about: "international logistics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words international logistics.
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1. Third-party logistics providers : towards a conceptual strategic model
Abstract : The purpose of the study is to: 1. develop a model for studying the strategies of third-party providers, and 2. preparing empirically supported hypotheses regarding the TPL providers strategies. READ MORE
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2. Strategic Positioning of the Emerging Third-Party Logistics Providers
Abstract : The dissertation deals with the so-called Third-Party logistics Provider (TPLP) with the purpose of explaining strategic positions of the emerging TPLPs. The development of Third-Party Logistics (TPL) can be said to have occurred during the last 15 - 20 years and have created a new kind of service, i.e. READ MORE
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3. 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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4. Quality-driven logistics
Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis is to describe and explain how different quality management philosophies can be combined in the supply/demand chain, in order to contribute to its resilience. The analysis is both quantitative and qualitative, based on theory and literature related to TQM, Lean, Agile and Six Sigma, one literature study and three case studies that were performed in companies. READ MORE
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5. On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. READ MORE