Search for dissertations about: "selection of suppliers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words selection of suppliers.
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1. Industrial buying behavior of large Swedish firms : case studies of the purchase of educational services
Abstract : The lack of studies focusing on industrial buying behavior in the purchase of professional services, coupled with the increased corporate need of investing in employee training and education, created the foundation for the research problem of this thesis: How can the buying behavior of large Swedish firms be characterized when they purchase educational services in the area of sales and marketing? Based on this research problem, five research questions were developed. A frame of reference describing industrial buying behavior in the purchase of professional services was then created, based on the literature review. READ MORE
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2. Collaborative New Product Development : Supplier Selection and Purchasing
Abstract : Suppliers provide new technology to firms and are important in firms‟ NPD. It is not sufficient for firms to select the most appropriate technology; they must also select the most appropriate supplier for their NPD. READ MORE
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3. Environmental Technology and its Role in the Search for Urban Environmental Sustainability : The Dynamics of Adaptation
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the role that environmental technology plays in the solution of environmental problems in cities, and discuss models and conditions that can facilitate the processes of selection, implementation and use of environmental technologies in and by cities.The technological component is perhaps one of the most important characteristics of modern cities. READ MORE
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4. How a continuously changing B2B environment influences the selection of suppliers : introducing a model and process approach
Abstract : Creation of a supply base is perhaps the most important task of the purchasing function. In this creation process, potential suppliers must be identified, analysed and decisions made. Decisions that, in most cases, have direct effects on the company's "bottom line". READ MORE
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5. Selection and use of engineering design methods using creative problems solving principles
Abstract : Many modern products require the careful planning of a vast number of aspects of their life cycle to succeed in the market, such as, financing, functionality, quality, reliability, environmental impact, manufacturing process, relationship with suppliers, etc. Potentially, the numerous domain- independent design methods generated for decades in the fields of engineering design and creative problem solving (CPS) have much to offer in today's complex multi-objective product design activity. READ MORE