Essays about: "increasing competitiveness of service companies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words increasing competitiveness of service companies.

1. 1. Designing Business Models of Tomorrow : Exploring the Expansion of Cleantech-as-a-Service through an Agile approach

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Sofia Gudmundsson; Anaïs Lachini; [2021]
   Keywords : Digital Entrepreneurship DE ; Digital Business Model DBM ; Born Digitals BDs ; Digital Sustainability; Sustainable Software; Dynamic Capabilities; Agility; Agile internationalization; Cleantech; Ecosystems;

   Abstract : Background: Three mega trends are profoundly changing today’s market dynamics; climate change, digitalization, and globalization. The increasing interconnectivity and omnipresence of digital technologies are blurring the boundaries of the physical and virtual reality, implying a shift in how digital companies create value and internationalize. READ MORE

3. 2. Development and application of a tool for assessing the impact of failure modes on performance of underground drill rigs.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik

   Author : Rickard Larsson; [2021]
   Keywords : availability; functional contracts; failure modes; discrete event simulation; mining; drilling rigs; tillgänglighet; funktionella kontrakt; feltillstånd; diskret händelsestyrd simulering; gruvdrift; borriggar;

   Abstract : Trends such as increasing awareness of sustainable production, shorter product life cycles and personalised products create challenges for the mining industry. A solution to these challenges may be a functional product business model, where the provider sells the hardware’s function under a service contract and is responsible for delivering the combination of hardware and services over the duration of the contract. READ MORE

4. 3. Assessing the human barriers and impact of autonomous driving in transportation activities : A multiple case study.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Constance Gresset; David Morda; [2021]
   Keywords : Autonomous driving; Resistance to Change; Autonomous Trucks; Change Management;

   Abstract : Background: The transport industry is facing new challenges such as increased competition between the actors and an increasing shortage of truck drivers. Implementing new technologies such as autonomous driving can represent a solution for companies to increase their competitiveness and gains. READ MORE

5. 4. Expected and Achieved Outcomes of Reshoring: A Swedish Perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Tekniska Högskolan

   Author : Alexander Vestin; Movin Sequeira Frank; [2017]
   Keywords : reshoring; manufacturing; expected outcomes; achieved outcomes;

   Abstract : Purpose: Over the last couple of decades, globalization has impacted market competition. This results in that companies heavily offshore to low-wage countries to enhance its competitiveness through lower costs. Offshoring constitutes relocation of manufacturing activities to other existing manufacturing sites in foreign countries. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainable outsourcing : Trends in the clothing industry

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Diana Backelin; Patrik Welchermill; [2013]
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   Abstract : Globalization has led to freedom of trade between countries and allowed people to accessitems that were previously unavailable to them. This has in turn also lead to competitive pricing, making it possible for businesses to access much wider markets. READ MORE