Search for dissertations about: "priorities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 263 swedish dissertations containing the word priorities.

  2. 1. Attitudes towards Sustainable Development. Priorities, Responsibility, Empowerment

    Author : Marianne Lindström; Marianne Henningsson; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable development; responsibilities; priorities; personality; feelings; empowerment; Agenda 21; control; Psychology; Psykologi; Miljövetenskap; Psychology;

    Abstract : The UN conference in Rio on Environment and Development in 1992 was the starting point for the local Agenda 21 work and several Swedish municipalities began their local Agenda 21 processes in 1993. This thesis aims at investigating how people perceive sustainable development in four Swedish municipalities. READ MORE

  4. 2. Setting priorities in health care : Studies on equity and efficiency

    Author : Lars Bernfort; Lars-Åke Levin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health priorities; Health care costs; Health services; Health care sector; Efficiency; Quality of life; Hälsovård; Sjukvård; Prioriteringar inom sjukvården; Sjukvård; Prioriteringar; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : The inevitable gap between needs and resources in health care, together with the problems associated with a market solution, necessitates priority setting. The aims of this thesis are associated with the process of priority setting in health care, and are divided into three issues:1. READ MORE

  5. 3. Get your priorities straight

    Author : Johan Karlsson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis deals with three different aspects of queues and buffers. First, how a novel memory architecture can improve a solution to the problem of supporting a priority queue with priorities from a bounded universe. READ MORE

  6. 4. Supply network configuration for small series, high-cost production : Exploring the European textile and apparel industry context

    Author : Sara Harper; Per Hilletofth; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small series production; high-cost contexts; textile apparel industry; supply network configuration; capabilities; priorities; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of supply network configuration (SNC) for small series production in high-cost contexts in relation to the textile/apparel industry. SNC encompasses strategic structural and infrastructural decisions at the supply chain level, motivated by capabilities/priorities. READ MORE

  7. 5. Supply network configuration for small-series apparel production in high-cost contexts : Opportunities and challenges from selected EU countries

    Author : Sara Harper; Rudrajeet Pal; Vijay Kumar; Liz Barnes; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; high-cost contexts; customization; supply network configuration; priorities; challenges; paradox theory; högkostnadssammanhang; kundanpassning; konfiguration av försörjningsnätverk; prioriteringar; utmaningar; paradoxteori; Textil och mode generell ; Textiles and Fashion General ;

    Abstract : In high-cost textile and apparel industry contexts, local and small-series production models (demand-driven/on-demand) are increasingly relevant due to various pressures, including global risks, and demands to reduce overproduction for profitability and environmental sustainability. However, understanding how such reconfigurations impact supply chains more broadly, and what are the associated implementation challenges, is required. READ MORE