Search for dissertations about: "productive efficiency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words productive efficiency.

2. 1. Four Essays on the Measurement of Productive Efficiency

   Author : Dag Fjeld Edvardsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This collection of essays contains two kinds of contributions. All four essays include applications of the existing DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) toolbox on real world datasets. But the main contribution is that they also offer new and useful tools for practitioners doing efficiency and productivity analysis. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Productive Efficiency, Shadow Prices, and Human Capital

   Author : Per-Olov Marklund; Thomas Aronsson; Chuan-Zhong Li; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; directional output distance function; Porter hypothesis; Burden-Sharing Agreement; Producer Responsibility Ordinance; Output of the educational sector; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five papers, four of them basically concerning environmental issues, while the fifth paper addresses the issue of measuring output from the educational sector. The first paper starts from the fact that industrial activity causes environmental damage. READ MORE

5. 3. Ergonomics: An uncharted route to improved overall systems performance in shipping

   Author : Cecilia Österman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ergonomics; human factors; quality; safety.; productivity; shipping; efficiency;

   Abstract : Continuously, improved design of hull, propulsion and cargo handling systems has increased speed, capacity and reliability of sea transports. Simultaneously, efforts have been made to perfect crew size and composition in order to optimize operations costs. READ MORE

6. 4. Combined Energy Solutions Applied to Dairy Farming in Bolivia and Latin America

   Author : Johnny Villarroel-Schneider; Andrew R. Martin; Anders Malmquist; Valentina Zaccaria; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Polygeneration; productive sector; dairy farm; farming; biogas; energy efficiency; electricity; refrigeration; self-sufficiency; techno-economic; GHG emissions; Bolivia; Latin America; Polygeneration; produktiv sektor; mjölkgård; jordbruk; biogas; energieffektivitet; elektricitet; kylning; självförsörjning; teknisk-ekonomisk; växthusgasutsläpp; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Poligeneración; sector productivo; granja; ganadería; biogás; eficiencia energética; electricidad; refrigeración; autosuficiencia; tecno-económico; GEI; Bolivia; América Latina; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

   Abstract : The transition towards a sustainable world requires immediate action on the part of individuals and communities. Developing countries find the task of incorporating climate change policies difficult for various reasons including the negative effects that the Covid-19 pandemic left behind on the economy. READ MORE

7. 5. Sustainable Manufacturing through Material Efficiency Management

   Author : Sasha Shahbazi; Magnus Wiktorsson; Peter Ball; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : Material efficiency contributes to reduced industrial waste volumes, reduced extraction and consumption of virgin raw materials, increased waste segregation, decreased energy demand, and reduced carbon emissions, thereby generally mitigating the environmental impact of the manufacturing industry. However, the area of material efficiency in manufacturing is under-researched, and related knowledge is limited particularly at individual manufacturing sites and lower levels. READ MORE