Search for dissertations about: "thesis on operations management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 358 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on operations management.

2. 1. Management Control : Linking Strategy with Inter‐Organisational Relationships

   Author : Zita Ambrutytė; Jonas Gerdin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Management control systems; business strategy; inter-organisational relationships; management control variables; intra-organisational controls; Management control systems; styrsystem; affärsstrategi; inter-organisatoriska relationer; styrvariabler; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The alignment of strategies and control systems is believed to affect the chances for firms to successfully achieve competitive edge. Contemporary business trends like globalization, vertical disintegration, the reduction in supplier bases, the focusing of operations and outsourcing of non-core activities, have caused companies to rely increasingly on relationships with other firms. READ MORE

4. 2. The Impact of Maintenance on the Production Process - Achieving High Performance

   Author : Patrik Jonsson; Produktionsekonomi; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Företagsledning; Management of enterprises; Produktionsteknik; Production technology; Sweden; manufacturing management; operations strategy; Maintenance management; advanced manufacturing technology; management;

   Abstract : The dissertation is about management of equipment maintenance in manufacturing firms. The overall research objective is to describe how maintenance interacts with manufacturing and explain how it contributes to high performance of organisations. It reports findings from eight papers, each dealing with parts of the overall objective. READ MORE

5. 3. Lessons Learned in Knowledge Managment - the case of construction

   Author : Mats Persson; Byggproduktion; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Construction technology; Industriell ekonomi; Anläggningsteknik; Quality Management; Project Management; Knowledge Management; Construction sector; Commercial and industrial economics;

   Abstract : The construction sector has been criticised in recent years for being inefficient. The critique involved describes finished buildings as having flaws and there being a lack of interest within the construction sector in assembling knowledge and sharing experience. READ MORE

6. 4. Access management in intermodal freight terminals: The perspective of road haulier operations

   Author : Stefan Jacobsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; road haulier operations; information exchange; differentiation and segmentation strategies; resource efficiency; intermodal freight terminals; access management;

   Abstract : Given its possibilities of switching freight from road to more sustainable modes such as rail, inland water ways and seaways, intermodal freight transportation depends on environmental and economic variables. At the same time, intermodal freight transportation is essentially complex due to the variety of modes of transport and their corresponding actors. READ MORE

7. 5. Collaborative Measures : Challenges in Airport Operations

   Author : Simon Okwir; Jannis Angelis; Pernilla Ulfvengren; Felipe Ruiz; Mats Winroth; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Performance Measurement; Airport Operations; Collaboration Decision Making; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science; Industrial Information and Control Systems; Industriella informations- och styrsystem;

   Abstract : Over the last 20 years, internal use of Performance Management(PM) within organizations has become much more complex in terms measurement techniques and approaches as well as their deployment within different organizational structures. In contrast to the traditional use of PM as an intra-organizational system, the emergence of networked operations, has extended organizational boundaries of Performance Management System (PMS) to new operational settings where actors often deal with a challenge of Collaborative Measures. READ MORE