Search for dissertations about: "logistics economics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 106 swedish dissertations containing the words logistics economics.

  2. 16. Engaging in green logistics: An eye on shippers, logistics service providers, and their interactions

    Author : Amer Jazairy; Lars Bengtsson; Robin von Haartman; Andreas Feldmann; Maria Huge-Brodin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Interactions; logistics relationships; LSP; GSCM; logistics buyer; environmental sustainability; third-party logistics; Sweden; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : The logistics and transport industry places a heavy load on the environment, causing various harms such as air pollution, global warming and resource depletion. The logistics and supply chain management literature assigns the largest share of responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 17. Organisation and Governance of Agri-food Systems : Implications of Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Biotechnology

    Author : Chrysoula Morfi; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the question of organization, governance and choice of seeds in Swedish agriculture. It consists of four papers: Paper I investigates the evolution of plant breeding industry in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 18. Adapting the environmentallysustainable logistics performancemanagement process

    Author : Maria Persdotter Isaksson; Helena Forslund; Setayesh Sattari; Robin von Haartmann; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmentally sustainable logistics; performance management process; ESLPM process; alignment; environmental strategy; Logistics; Logistik;

    Abstract : Process based approaches to environmentally sustainable logistics performancemanagement are lacking within organizations that buy logistics services (buyers) and thatsell logistics services (LSPs), which puts a damper on environmentally sustainablelogistics performance. Organizations understand the potential of environmentallysustainable logistics performance management, but they seems unable to developeffective management processes and accurate environmentally sustainable logisticsmetrics. READ MORE

  6. 19. Consolidation in Humanitarian Logistics

    Author : Alain Vaillancourt; Hanken School of Economics; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; supply chain; humanitarian logistics; consolidation; kitting; procurement;

    Abstract : Major disasters, conflicts and poverty afflict many millions of people around the world. To address the needs of these people, humanitarian organizations deploy a vast array of resources supported by material, financial and information flows. READ MORE

  7. 20. The existence of logistics quality deficiencies and the impact of information quality in the dyadic order fulfillment process

    Author : Helena Forslund; Mats Abrahamsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; logistics quality; quality deficiencies; performance management; order fulfillment process; information quality; logistik; kvalitetskontroll; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Logistics;

    Abstract : Measuring logistics quality is related to meeting customer expectations and needs, regardless of what those may be. Both over- and under-performance of logistics quality were found in previous studies. Diverging perceptions of logistics performance between customer and supplier were also fo.und in previous studies. READ MORE