Search for dissertations about: "partnering"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word partnering.

2. 21. Belysningsfrågor i byggprocessen : Orsaker till brister och förslag till en förbättrad process

   Author : Peter Pertola; Hans Lind; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The fundamental questions in this licentiate thesis are why we do not have better lighting in our buildings and what can be done to improve the situation. Focus is how issues related to lighting are handled during the construction process and one hypothesis is that good intentions concerning lighting in the early stages of the process to a large extent can disappear during the later stages of the process. READ MORE

4. 22. Towards a Model of Lean Freight Transport Operations

   Author : Per-Olof Brehmer; Kenth Lumsden; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Freight carrier operations are increasingly squeezed between intensified competition, a changed market structure, increased customer preferences, financial pressure from the owners and the influences from technological innovations. Despite an extensive work to coordinate individual resources, the results are not satisfactory. READ MORE

5. 23. Integrated Product Service Offerings for Rail and Road Infrastructure : Reviewing Applicability in Sweden

   Author : Sofia Lingegård; Mattias Lindahl; Niclas Svensson; Daniel Brissaud; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Integrated Product Service Offerings; Product Service Systems; long-term contracts; risk; life-cycle perspective; resource-efficiency;

   Abstract : This research aims to explore and propose a more effective management of rail and road infrastructure and the possibility of a more resource-efficient road and rail infrastructure by applying business models based on performance and a life-cycle perspective.There is a lack of efficiency in the Swedish rail and road infrastructure industries - at the same time as the availability of the rail tracks and roads is essential. READ MORE

6. 24. On enhancing joint risk management throughout a project's lifecycle : Empirical studies of Swedish construction projects

   Author : Ekaterina Osipova; Stuart Green; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Construction Engineering and Management; Byggproduktion;

   Abstract : Due to their complexity, construction projects involve significant risks thatmust be managed in order to meet the main project objectives in terms of cost,time and quality. While some risks can be foreseen at the beginning of aproject and allocated among the project actors, other risks are difficult topredict. READ MORE

7. 25. In Search of Strategic Consistency - A Model for Evaluation of how Stategies Support Objectives

   Author : Mikael Weimarck; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; decision-making; strategizing; process; management; consistency; strategic management; trade-off; consonance; objective; model; strategy;

   Abstract : Developments during recent years have brought a divergence between strategic management theory and practice. While practitioners perceive an undiminished need for identification and implementation of appropriate strategic directions of companies, theorists have stressed the limitations that apply to rational strategic analysis and decision-making. READ MORE