Essays about: "Obsolete inventory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Obsolete inventory.

  1. 1. Overstock of aftermarket parts in Africa at Sandvik Stationary Crushing and Screening

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Mattias Johannesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Inventory management; Overstock; Excessive inventory; Obsolete inventory; Redistribution; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Title: Overstock of aftermarket parts in Africa at Sandvik Stationary Crushing and Screening Author: Mattias Johannesson Supervisor: Fredrik Olsson, Division of Production Management Background: An increase of customer expectations such as demand for more customizable options, shorter lead times and availability puts more and more pressure on a company's logistical processes. With fluctuating demand, inconsistent lead times and uncertainty around the world, variability is present and adds complexity to the logistical processes and needs to be handled appropriately to lower costs and match supply and demand. READ MORE

  3. 2. Supply Chain Management: Increasing Performance and Coordination in a Sales & Operations Planning Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Jacob Knutsson; Theodor Jener; [2023]
    Keywords : S OP; Strategy; Inventory; Operations; Strategic alignment; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Alfa Laval’s business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger uses Sales and Operations Planning to balance supply with demand to ensure profitable growth. Currently, the business unit is experiencing inefficiencies as they fail to execute the plans from Sales and Operations Planning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tree stump manipulation - An experimental method to accelerate decomposition in tree stumps to compensate for the shortfall in dead wood substrate

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Thomas Leonard Reneman; [2021-11-29]
    Keywords : stumps; dead wood; extraction; biodiversity; natural disturbances; mimicking; manipulation;

    Abstract : Current forestry exploits put a lot of strain on the global ecosystem that all life on earth depends on. Boreal natural dynamic forest environments are turned into sterile clear-cut areas. Forestry exploits also affect the biodiversity by extracting substantial amounts of dead wood substrate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Accuracy of mobile forest inventory application KatamTM Forest : evaluation of accuracy in different forest types and comparison to conventional inventory methods

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Kristjan Täll; [2020]
    Keywords : KatamTM Forest; mobile application; novel forest inventory methods; Norway spruce; habitat protection stands;

    Abstract : In recent decades with the advancement in technology, novel forest inventory techniques for quicker and cost-efficient results have been developed. A Swedish start-up company has developed an application for smart phones called KatamTM Forest which can do a forest inventory by recording videos in the stand. READ MORE

  6. 5. What is the Real Cost of Purchasing? - A comparison between purchasing offshore and purchasing nearshore

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : Johannes Gustafsson; Maria Alström; [2017]
    Keywords : cost management; nearshore; offshore; purchasing management; risk management; production; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The product price given when producing offshore is not the entire truth and more companies decide to move their offshore production nearshore (Stentoft et. al, 2016). To measure the actual cost of producing many more parameters than visible costs needs to be taken account for. READ MORE