Essays about: "Cost Management"

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  1. 1. Buildings in the Digital Era : An Explorative Study of Digital Twins in the Built Environment

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Siw Kristine Kästel; Joanna Wallén; [2024]
    Keywords : Digital Twin DT ; Arcitecture; Engineering and Construction AEC industry; Digitization; Building Information Modeling BIM ; Facility Management FM ; Operation Management O M ; Digital Tvilling; Fastighetsbranschen; Fastighetsförvaltning; Byggnadsinformationsmodeller BIM ;

    Abstract : In recent years, digital twins (DT) have gained traction in enhancing operation and maintenance procedures across various industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, energy, and aerospace. Yet their utilization remains more limited in the built environment. READ MORE

  2. 2. Assessing the Effectiveness of Urban Trees with Skeletal Soils in Flood Risk Mitigation

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Molly Boberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Flood Management; Climate Adaptation; Nature-Based Solutions NBS ; Urban Trees; Skeletal Soil; Hydrologic Modelling; MIKE; Översvämningshantering; Klimatanpassning; Naturbaserade lösningar; Stadsträd; Skelettjord; Hydrologisk modellering; MIKE;

    Abstract : With increased urbanization and climate change, heavy rainfall events and urban floods are becoming more frequent. To meet the demands for effective climate adaptation strategies and mitigation measures, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have received increased attention. READ MORE

  3. 3. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  4. 4. Pheromone-based mating disruption to control Spodoptera frugiperda in Tanzania: Possibilites and Constraints for smallholders

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Thomas O'Malley; [2024]
    Keywords : pheromone; mating disruption; fall armyworm; Tanzania; smallholder; Spodeptera frugiperda; integrated pest; management;

    Abstract : Despite a growing interest in the use of pheromones as a more sustainable form of pest control, their use remains unstudied in the smallholder context. This paper is one of the first to study their use by small scale Tanzanian maize farmers to control the invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda (known as fall armyworm). READ MORE

  5. 5. Navigating the Intersection: Cost Reduction and Sustainability in Logistics Strategies

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Redovisning, Marknadsföring, SCM, Informatik och Rättsvetenskap

    Author : Huong Kerensa Bäckström; [2024]
    Keywords : cost cutting; sustainability;

    Abstract : Background:           Cost reduction in logistics is crucial for improving profitability and achieving continuous sustainability improvement. Companies aim to maintain margins through cost reduction strategies in logistics yet staying sustainable in competitive markets. READ MORE