Essays about: "outsourcing in transport"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words outsourcing in transport.

1. 1. The Future of Urban Last Mile Deliveries - Not a piece of cake

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Hannah Renhed; Martina Kylebäck Wennerlöf; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban last mile delivery; customer demands; sustainability; outsourcing; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Urban last mile delivery has become an increasingly relevant topic in this day and age, where the urban population is growing at the same time as climate change forces nations to limit emissions. The demand for fast and flexible deliveries in urban areas accelerates, which further escalates the need to optimize these last mile deliveries since they are the most polluting part of the supply chain. READ MORE

3. 2. Maximising defence capacities by allocating societal resources : Balancing the objectives in planning for a total defence structure

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Kristin Leckström; [2020]
   Keywords : defence planning; military logistics; outsourcing; Sweden; total defence; transport sector;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate how the objectives of neoliberal economic thought and total defence structure are relatable in defence planning. With a theoretical base in research on outsourcing of military logistics, the thesis sets out to contribute to the field of research by conceptualising the objectives of a total defence structure as a way of understanding the defence posture in Sweden since 2015. READ MORE

4. 3. Kan kostnadsbesparingar inom ett logistiksystem även innebära miljöförbättringar? : en fallstudie om förändringar inom logistiksystem

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Sofia Björkén; Elin Bystedt; [2017]
   Keywords : Green logistics; Logistic Outsourcing; Transporters miljöpåverkan; Galderma; Logistiksystem;

   Abstract : I denna uppsats har författarna genomfört en fallstudie vad gäller Galdermas förändring inom sitt logistiksystem. Syftet har varit att undersöka om det finns ett positivt samband mellan att göra kostnadsbesparingar och samtidigt minska sin miljöpåverkan. READ MORE

5. 4. Impact of future usage patterns on the insulation demand for office buildings in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Philip Höglund; [2016]
   Keywords : Building energy optimisation; Insulation; Future workplaces; Life cycle costing;

   Abstract : The environmental impact from our energy production and use today is a central concern for every major decision maker regardless of interest area. Together with transport and industry, housing and services is a major contributor to our energy consumption. READ MORE

6. 5. Reshoring Manufacturing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Pau Alkain Adroer; [2015]
   Keywords : Reshoring; offshoring; outsourcing; insourcing; manufacturing location decision.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Background: Since the last decades of the twentieth century there have been lots of companies who had moved their production processes from the origin country to another different country because of a lower cost of operations in the new location. These better conditions were due to fewer labor costs, fewer land prices, fewer transport costs and lower taxes, among others. READ MORE