Search for dissertations about: "management visions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words management visions.

  2. 1. The Impact of Maintenance on the Production Process - Achieving High Performance

    Author : Patrik Jonsson; Produktionsekonomi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Företagsledning; Management of enterprises; Produktionsteknik; Production technology; Sweden; manufacturing management; operations strategy; Maintenance management; advanced manufacturing technology; management;

    Abstract : The dissertation is about management of equipment maintenance in manufacturing firms. The overall research objective is to describe how maintenance interacts with manufacturing and explain how it contributes to high performance of organisations. It reports findings from eight papers, each dealing with parts of the overall objective. READ MORE

  4. 2. Product Lifecycle Management – Architectural and Organisational Perspectives

    Author : Dag Henrik Bergsjö; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Organization Development; Information Technology; Business Improvement; PLM; Product Data Management; Information Management; Product Lifecycle Management; SOA;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with focus on architectural and organisational perspectives. The increased complexity in industry regarding processes, IT systems and organisation makes it difficult to manage product information from several and traditionally different engineering fields. READ MORE

  5. 3. Operationalizing Industrial Ecology in the Waste Sector : Roles and tactics for circular value innovation

    Author : Graham Aid; Nils Brandt; Monika Olsson; Maria Malmström; Leenard Baas; Stefan Anderberg; Mats Eklund; Anna Björklund; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The take-make-waste approach to resource management in human production and consumption systems is contributing to a variety of environmental and social problems worldwide. Additionally, as the world’s population and affluence increase, so do the negative impacts of poor resource management. READ MORE

  6. 4. Sustainability Solutions : Lessons on Assessment and Facilitation

    Author : Axel Lindfors; Mats Eklund; Roozbeh Feiz Aghaei; Karl Hillman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is one of the most influential visions guiding future societies. Encompassed within its vision are various domains where improvements are desirable such as, social equity, environmental degradation, climate change. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ambiguity at the heart of design work : Sensing and negotiating ambiguity in knowledge-creation work

    Author : Charlotta Linse; Mats Engwall; Anna Jerbrant; Patrícia Cristina do Nascimento Souto; Roberto Verganti; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ambiguity; negotiating activities; design work; NPD; knowledge-creation work; practice epistemology; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

    Abstract : Ambiguities have long intrigued design and new product development (NPD) researchers: The fascination seems rooted in an endeavor to understand how design outcomes may be created despite the ambiguous nature of such work. There are several classic contributions on how to categorize, avoid and approach ambiguities. READ MORE