Search for dissertations about: "mandar dabhilkar"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words mandar dabhilkar.
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1. Acting creatively for enhanced performance : Challenges for Swedish manufacturers in an age of outsourcing
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2. Acting creatively for enhanced performance : Challenges for Swedish manufacturers in an age of outsourcing
Abstract : This dissertation aims to contribute to the discourse on the future of manufacturing in Sweden. It is argued that the real threat does not come from lower wages in Eastern Europe and Asia. Rather it comes from an inability to make the most of existing manufacturing systems. READ MORE
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3. Global Supply Chain Design : Exploring configurational and coordination factors
Abstract : This thesis addresses the topic of global supply chain design. One major challenge concerns how to manage the tension between separation and integration pertaining to the localization of business activities. In this regard Ferdows (2008) worked to create two new production network models (rooted production network and footloose production network). READ MORE
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4. Approaches to improve quality in supply chains
Abstract : The quality in a supply chain can be improved by enhancing the customer value of the end product or by reducing the total cost of the product. This thesis focuses on values and costs associated with logistical activities in the supply chain. Two approaches to improve supply chain quality are discussed. READ MORE
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5. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations
Abstract : This thesis tackles the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, with an increasingly fragmented set of healthcare providers and where speciality hospitals increasingly replace or complement traditional general hospitals. There is a need for guidance to policymakers and healthcare providers, on how different set-ups of healthcare delivery facilities, in terms of the scale and the focus of each facility, impacts performance. READ MORE