Essays about: "project-based innovation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words project-based innovation.
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1. How to turn “less bad” into good without limit : to measure companies’ positive climate impact
University essay from SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic ResourcesAbstract : Climate change is an urgent problem threatening life as we know it. To combat the problem there is a high need to reduce this generation’s human-induced Greenhouse Gasses (GHGs). READ MORE
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2. Standardization of layout routing using product development and process optimization: A concept study conducted at Quintus Technologies AB : Master thesis work 30 credits, Advanced level
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : Moving from a project-based to a product-based organization comes with its own challenges, which goes for most organizations when one business model is changed to another. These changes lead to uncertainties in the work for the engineers, where lead time increases and time for the projects. READ MORE
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3. Exploring shopfloor data collection challenges within ETO and its impact on Production Planning and Control : Master thesis
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknikAbstract : The increasing trends towards customization which has also been emphasized as a competitive advantage have resulted in engineering-to-order (ETO) companies having a leading role in many industries. However, in parallel with this digital information and technological advancement is rising, and companies are aiming to improve their processes to consequently reach greater success in their operations. READ MORE
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4. Umeå, Sweden; Becoming a Smart City : How can a city succesfully achieve transforming into a smart city?
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : While several authors have focused on the different components of smart city projects and practicalities for their development in large urban areas, despite the absence of a consensual definition of what a smart city is, limited attention has been given to the transformation process achieved by multi-actor relations derived from a sustained network of social innovation and collaboration in smaller cities. Focusing on the Swedish city of Umeå, this study focuses on answering the research question: How is the city of Umeå achieving a smart city transformation? For this purpose, this manuscript inductively examines the opinions and experience of several professionists and decision-makers involved in smart-city projects for a theoretical identification of the observed social phenomena allowing this sustained development. READ MORE
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5. Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Project-Based Engineering Organizations - Catalyzing the firm’s product innovation capabilities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Tacit knowledge is valuable because of its hard imitability, this also creates the challenge of spreading it to other employees in the organization. This study describes the phenomenon of tacit knowledge sharing (TKS) in project-based engineering organizations (PBEOs) and is directed at practitioners to allow them to improve their role as facilitators of TKS. READ MORE