Essays about: "logistics and transport management thesis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 41 essays containing the words logistics and transport management thesis.

1. 21. Efficient Logistics for Circular Furniture Flows

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fahad Yousef; Truijens Jarno; [2016-07-04]
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   Abstract : Introducing the concept of circular economy into the furniture industry could help the industry to reduce the waste and environmental impact by recapturing the remaining value of products at the end of lifecycle. The concept of circular economy has been successfully introduced and implemented in other industries like the car industry and the chemical industry. READ MORE

3. 22. Same Day Parts Availability with a D2D Setup: A Case Study of Volvo Group Authors

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Steffi Rose Jose; Anna Ulriksson; [2016-07-04]
   Keywords : Availability; Service level; General model; Grouping dealers; Scenarios; Inventory pooling; Transport solutions; Dealer process; Order process; D2D;

   Abstract : In order to deliver high uptime service to end customers, it’s important for companies, within the manufacturing industry, to have high availability of spare parts at the dealers, as they are the face towards the end customers. To be able to do this, companies need to balance costs of having big inventories, including all parts, with the service they want to offer. READ MORE

4. 23. Blockchain for securing sustainable transport contracts and supply chain transparency - An explorative study of blockchain technology in logistics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Amina Badzar; [2016]
   Keywords : blockchain; blockchain technology; supply chain; transport contract; transparency; sustainability; smart contracts; traceability; tracking; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Based on the imbalances caused by asymmetric information and opaque supply chains, this study aims to contribute to the research field of logistics and supply chain management by exploring the potential of blockchain technology within logistics. The main focus is on increasing supply chain transparency for both suppliers and consumers, and improving contractual coordination in order to secure fulfillment of sustainability clauses in transportation contracts. READ MORE

5. 24. Building a Measurement Model for Port-Hinterland. Container Transportation Network Resilience

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Chen Hong; [2015-07-13]
   Keywords : resilience; port-hinterland container transportation network; shippers’ perspective; measurement model; stochastic integer programming;

   Abstract : The ongoing development of world trade bolsters the demand for container transport that is safe and resistant to risks. Being important in international logistics and local economy development, container transportation between seaports and the associated hinterland is worth of being studied. READ MORE

6. 25. The Efficiency of Off-peak Deliveries in Stockholm City.

   University essay from KTH/Transportvetenskap

   Author : Zhuoran Li; [2015]
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   Abstract : Delivery traffic constitutes an important part of road traffic in Stockholm and the transport efficiency is low due to congestion. Off Peak project ongoing in Stockholm seeks the potential for commercial traffic to make use of more hours of a day: the late evening and the early morning, from 18:30 to 6:00. READ MORE