Search for dissertations about: "purchasing house"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words purchasing house.

  2. 1. Collaborative Product Development : a Purchasing Strategy for Small Industrialized House-building Companies

    Author : Jarkko Erikshammar; Erik Sandberg; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Träbyggnad; Timber Structures;

    Abstract : Purchasing, is an important part of the production process in industrialized house-building. Uncoordinated purchasing is one of the causes for low productivity increase within the sector. Traditional purchasing strategies, used by large construction companies, may not be applicable to small and medium-sized companies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Supplier Involvement in New Product Development under Technological Uncertainty

    Author : Lisa Melander; Fredrik Tell; Thomas Johnsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New product development; supplier involvement; collaborative R D; technological uncertainty; supplier selection; buyer-supplier collaboration; coordination; R D; purchasing; project;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the challenges that firms are faced with when collaborating with suppliers in new product development (NPD) projects under technological uncertainty. A critical observation that is made in this context is that technologies are evolving faster, making products more complex. At the same time, firms become more specialized. READ MORE

  5. 3. Supporting smart manufacturing in industrialized house building through product data management

    Author : Alexander Vestin; Kristina Säfsten; Malin Löfving; Djordje Popovic; Gustav Jansson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; smart manufacturing; IHB; Industry 4.0; product data management; product lifecycle management; systems integration;

    Abstract : Industrialized house building (IHB) needs to improve efficiency and reduce costs to be able to meet the demand of future building requirements. The discrete manufacturing industry has already begun its transformation with concepts such as Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. READ MORE

  6. 4. Towards Partnerships in Industrialized Housing

    Author : Louise Bildsten; Staffan Brege; Jakob Rehme; Roine Leiringer; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse purchasing strategies and their interdependence with the production process and supplier relationships in industrialized housing. The thesis is a multiple case study of four Swedish industrialized timber-housing manufacturers. READ MORE

  7. 5. On new homes and green lands : Three microeconometric essays as if urban costs and rural sustainability mattered

    Author : Miquel Correa; Charlotta Mellander; Anna Nordén; Henri L. F. de Groot; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis is structured as a compendium of three self-contained articles, all single-authored. In the first paper, I analyze the effect of a mortgage cap, a policy implemented as a macroeconomic prudential measure by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in 2010, on the likelihood of the young adult population purchasing a house in Sweden. READ MORE