Essays about: "supply chain management in automotive industry"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 38 essays containing the words supply chain management in automotive industry.
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16. Managing Sustainability Transformations : Barriers for Implementing Recycled Plastics in the Automotive Industry
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : In the last three decades, the increased use of plastics is rapidly becoming a global environmental issue, resulting in growing landfills and pollution of air and water. The automotive industry, as a major demander of plastic materials, is starting to take responsibility with promised sustainability actions. READ MORE
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17. Leveraging the Pros of the Gig Economy : How IT departments in manufacturing companies meet their consultant needs
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The gig economy can be described as a temporary work-environment where an independent workforce uses platforms to find and draw income from work. In 2016, 20-30% of US and Europe’s population took part in some kind of independent work, and the amount of selfemployed in Sweden is growing. READ MORE
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18. Ensuring Supply Chain Wide Quality Conformance : An exploratory study of strategies used by companies in the automotive industry
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Problem: The increasing complexity of supply chains have created a need for more well-developed quality processes that all stakeholders understand and ultimately adopt. Considering that the automotive industry generally involves thousands of components and suppliers, it makes the automotive supply chain complex by nature, and therefore challenging to control. READ MORE
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19. Investigation about the Lead Time Variability at Warehouse A Case Study of the Central Warehouse of Company Y
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The lack of previous studies regarding the understanding of distinction and relationship between effective and efficient measurements of supply chain performance led this report to create a framework based on various literatures of the two concepts, including Potočan (2006)’s claim on the sources of conflict in content understanding, implementation of methodologies and management of organizations’ operations. By initiating the analyses on the lead time deviation in the Company Y, a major manufacturing company for commercial vehicles, and its influence on various performance measurements at different levels, the connection is endeavored as the lead time being an effective measurement and other time dependent measurements being efficient ones. READ MORE
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20. Packaging Operations in the Automotive Industry - Revealing Operational Gaps Related to Network Inefficiency, using Volvo Cars Packaging Operations as an Example
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The automotive industry has evolved into an industry of complex supply chains and networks, requiring many activities to be aligned and well-managed in order to avoid abnormalities in both the material flow and information flow. The car assembly requires many different components and material, which also in turn require different types of packaging when being transported to the production plants. READ MORE
