Search for dissertations about: "procurement strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words procurement strategies.

  2. 1. Procurement of Complex Technical Systems : Strategies for Successful Projects

    Author : Mikael Eriksson; Torsten Cegrell; Kim Wikström; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Project; Procurement; Complex Systems; Project Management; Systems Engineering; Acquisition; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : When facing a procurement of a complex technical system, many questions are to be asked. The main question is how the best and most suitable systems are obtained, at the right cost. In order to answer that question numerous aspects must be considered and investigated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Improving Procurement Performance with E-business Mechanisms

    Author : Daniel Knudsen; Teknisk logistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industriell ekonomi; Commercial and industrial economics; e-procurement; e-business; procurement; purchasing;

    Abstract : E-procurement — e-business mechanisms deployed on procurement — offers many recent and innovative methods that can improve procurement in different ways. The key challenge of e-procurement, however, is how to apply the various e-procurement applications in such a way that they improve the procurement practice and sourcing strategy of a company. READ MORE

  5. 3. Public procurement of engineering services : Task characteristics, control modes and effects on adaptability

    Author : Klara Granheimer; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Per-Erik Eriksson; Göran Lindahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; client; construction management; engineering services; organizational control; public procurement; beställare; infrastrukturprojekt; offentlig upphandling; organisationsteori; tekniska konsulttjänster; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Abstract : Previous research has emphasized the importance of engineering services and adaptability in the early stages of construction projects. Public clients usually procure engineering services from private companies, which makes their procurement strategies important in creating incentives for adaptability and innovation for the service providers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Turning Corporate Behaviour into Sustainability : Challenges of Environmental Strategies in Industry

    Author : Pontus Cerin; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Asymmetric Information; Corporate Environmental Reports; Corporate Social Responsibility; Environmental Management; Environmental Policy; Information Bridges; Opportunistic Behaviour; Public Procurement; Property Rights; Sustainability Indexes.;

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  7. 5. Managing timber procurement in Nordic purchasing sawmills

    Author : Klara Helstad; Rolf Björheden; Lars-Olof Rask; Anders Baudin; Lauri Sikanen; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : Procurement management; Sawmill industry; Supply uncertainties; Buyer-supplier relationships; Bucking; Contractual forms; Strategy; Case Studies; FORESTRY; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING; SKOGS- och JORDBRUKSVETENSKAP samt LANDSKAPSPLANERING;

    Abstract : Procurement of sawlogs to purchasing sawmills represents a basic strategic business process. The properties of inbound sawlogs are decisive for the output of sawn products and the cost of raw material contributes substantially to the cost of the final product. READ MORE