Essays about: "mail-order"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word mail-order.

1. 1. A thorny business : a study of how workers on kenyan fairtrade and conventional cut flower farms experience their working conditions: The cases of Timau Region

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Thomas Beutler; [2020]
   Keywords : working conditions; Kenya; fairtrade; cut flower; lifeworld;

   Abstract : Roses and other cut flowers from Kenya can be found in innumerable European and Asian supermarkets, floristry shops and online mail-order firms. The importance of the floricultural sector is fundamental for the Kenyan economy. READ MORE

3. 2. Imagining the Desirable Other. A Discourse Analysis of Online Dating Profiles of Filipino Women and American Men on FilipinoKisses.com

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Hyacinth Sendiong; [2019]
   Keywords : Mail-Order Brides; Orientalism; Filipino; American; Stereotypes;

   Abstract : This research explored the stereotypical representations, images, and expectations surrounding the relationships of Filipino women and American men. Within the context of the mail-order bride phenomenon, Filipino women have been largely depicted as victims of racialized and gendered representations of mail-order bride agencies. READ MORE

4. 3. Oh, I feel like a woman! : A qualitative semiotic gender study through texts and images in the Swedish fashion remote commerce

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för modevetenskap

   Author : Emma Krysell; Jannie Somehagen; [2018]
   Keywords : fashion; advertisement; gender; stereotypes; remote commerce; mail-order catalogues; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Oh! I feel like a woman! – A qualitative semiotic gender study through texts and images in the Swedish fashion remote commerce is a bachelor thesis on how clothes are portrayed in illustrations and photographs of models and in texts in mail-order catalogues and websites in the Swedish fashion remote commerce. The thesis aims to compare how genders and fashion are connected and manifested in the fashion remote commerce by portraying different gender stereotypes. READ MORE

5. 4. Improving Order Picking Processes through Proper Storage Assignment : Using results from previous mathematical research to simplify solving real life problems

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Markus Patoka; [2016]
   Keywords : order picking; replenishment activity; storage assignment; slotting; forecasting;

   Abstract : The area of order picking has been widely studied but still there is no general approach covering all the potential variables of a unique case. Optimizing the product placement is a useful way to improve order picking through reduced travel distances and goes hand in hand with an appropriate batching strategy and routing policy. READ MORE

6. 5. Factors to consider when adapting to M-commerce : From a design perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : David Lilliecrona; Ria Zhang Jin; [2015]
   Keywords : M-commerce; Adaption; Design; Apparel industry; E-commerce; Usability;

   Abstract : Mobile commerce through smart phones as an extension of the traditional electronic commerce is becoming widely implemented together with the IT development and increased usage of smart phones. The thesis is limited to the design factors to consider when adapting to m-commerce for the apparel industry, since this industry has a long experience in online and mail order business. READ MORE