Essays about: "International supply chains"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 65 essays containing the words International supply chains.
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11. Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of interdependence where a disruption at one end of the supply chain often affects the whole network. READ MORE
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12. Managing Supply Chain Resilience Through Reactive Recovery Strategies Within the Automobile Industry : A Qualitative Study on Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Pandemic
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)Abstract : The global nature of current supply chains – in combination with disruptive events like the Covid-19 pandemic – has highlighted the need for increased supply chain resilience (SCRes). Contemporary research has primarily focused on proactive SCRes strategies and, to some degree, neglected the reactive strategies for building SCRes. READ MORE
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13. “ESTAMOS ESQUECIDOS”A case study for capabilities in the perspective of small-scale vegetable producers in Southeastern Brazil
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Global food supply chains have drastically changed over the last decades. Whereas some international firms embedded in the international markets are on the cutting edge of food production processes and technology, small-scale producers do not always experience the same opportunity in accessing such global value chains. READ MORE
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14. Government Support for Semiconductors & International Trade Disciplines - Proposed Chips Act for Europe within the Frame of WTO Commitments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The global semiconductor industry has benefited from a period of intense geographic specialization, yet faces the growing prospect of a new era of turbulence in international trade relations. Severely disrupted by exogenous shocks in global supply chains, the ability of the industry to cater to ceaseless demand growth is jeopardized by an increasing number of initiatives proposed for most industrialized economies to subsidize domestic development and production of semiconductors. READ MORE
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15. Strategies for regional deployment of hydrogen infrastructure : The case of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In response to the growing urge towards decarbonisation, more and more initiatives have been set to reduce and/or compensate the level of CO2 (carbon dioxide) emitted by human activities, which is one of the main responsible of the incumbent threats of “global warming” and “climate change”. “Climate neutrality by 2050” has become a decisive topic for political agendas worldwide and, against that background, the hydrogen economy can play a significant role. READ MORE
