Essays about: "Capital Maintenance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 68 essays containing the words Capital Maintenance.

  1. 6. Is Bling a Thing? Exploring the Performance Management Systems of a Luxury Fashion Brand

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Axel Eklund Bona; Hedda Sievert; [2022]
    Keywords : Performance Management Systems; PMS in Luxury Brands; Forms of Capital;

    Abstract : This qualitative single case study draws upon eleven interviews and investigates how distinguishable characteristics associated with being a luxury fashion brand have affected the company's Performance Management Systems ("PMS") and the subsequent implications for the interplay between financial and non-financial focus. Empirically structured around Otley's (1999) framework for PMS research and analyzed with Bourdieu's (1986) forms of capital theory, the findings indicate that industry-inherited key characteristics of the company were derivable to a combination of underlying social and cultural capital in the organization. READ MORE

  3. 7. Increasing Availability Through Reduced Delays in Large Systems : A Case Study Based in Systems Engineering, Integrated Support Logistics, and Lean

    University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

    Author : Erik Nilsson Nordahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Integrated Logistics Support; Integrated Product Support; Model Based Systems Engineering; Lean; Availability; Administrative Delay Time; Logistics Delay Time; Electrical Charging Infrastructure; Integrerat Logistikstöd; Modellbaserad Systemteknik; Lean; Tillgänglighet; Administrativ Väntetid; Logistisk Väntetid; Elektrisk Laddinfrastruktur;

    Abstract : Increased trends towards servitization within previously exclusively manufacturing industries makes a larger part of maintenance become the responsibility of the manufacturer. This increased responsibility makes it more important for suppliers to know how different parameters contribute to cost, to be able to price their contracts correctly. READ MORE

  4. 8. Green and Circular Capital Investments in Production Industry

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

    Author : Filip Magnusson; [2022]
    Keywords : Green design; Capital investment design; Production system design; Circular investments; Grön design; Design kapitalinvesteringar; Design produktionssystem; Cirkulära investeringar;

    Abstract : As the concept of sustainability and environmentalism is growing due to new customer demand and regulations, production industry is facing extreme challenges in rethinking their processes and implement sustainability measures. Several companies are taking reactive measures where changes are made on the shopfloor in form of altered operations. READ MORE

  5. 9. Insider-outsider divides and support for social investment policies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Antonio Giubilaro de Angelis; [2022]
    Keywords : Labor market dualization; insider-outsider divides; insider-outsider theory; social investment; welfare state; social policy; policy preferences; political behavior; public opinion.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In recent years, many scholars have observed increasing polarization in the distribution of labor market risk, as well as social and employment rights. This phenomenon is often referred to as labor market dualization, a process deepening the divide between privileged insiders and less fortunate outsiders. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hikes, Huts and Houses: A Study of Hiking Community’s and Derelict Building Owners’ Perceptions towards a Potential Establishment of Travelers’ Huts Network in Lithuania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Karolina Zelve; [2022]
    Keywords : backcountry cabins; hikers; abandoned buildings; adaptation; rural tourism; sustainability; Lithuania; travelers huts;

    Abstract : This paper presents a master’s thesis research project that aimed to explore the attitudes of members of Lithuanian hiking community and derelict building owners towards the possibility of adapting country’s abandoned rural buildings into a network of recreational ‘travelers’ huts’. Participants’ opinion on the need of such network as well as their management, location, building age, type, and other preferences were considered. READ MORE