Essays about: "transport in asia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words transport in asia.
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1. The impact of Covid-19 on thesupply chain : Review of the effects of a pandemic crisis on the global supplysystem and analysis of its fragilities
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for supply chains worldwide,affecting all aspects of the supply chain from manufacturing to distribution. The aim of this thesis is to show how the disruptions caused by the pandemic have highlighted the fragility of global supply chains, particularly in terms of logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and demand and propose a redesign of the supply chain to better withstand these events. READ MORE
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2. A comparison of rail and sea freight from Europe to Asia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Title: A comparison of rail and sea freight from Europe to Asia Authors: Jackie Berg & Louise Pettersson Supervisors: Jan Olhager, Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Malin Gejde, Shipping Manager, Tetra Pak AB Background: Transportation mode selection has become a more strategic part of a well-functioning supply chain as globalization, environmental concerns, and security requirements have become more important. Currently, sea freight is the most used transportation mode for Tetra Pak when transporting goods between Europe and Asia. READ MORE
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3. Temporal and spatial trends of heavy metal leakage from acid sulfate soils : Leakage of Ni, Zn, Cu and Fe to freshwater and marine sediments, North-eastern Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Acid Sulfate soils (AS) are recognized for being a source of acidity in freshwaters in America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Apart from the problematic acid leachate, AS soil serves as a possible source of toxic heavy metals in freshwaters, a problem which has received far less attention than problems related to acid leachate. READ MORE
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4. A BRT Corridor Through Stockholm’s Inner-city : Assessing the Operational Impacts of a BRT Corridor Along Bus Line 4 Using Microscopic Simulation
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors and systems have emerged in the past three decades as affordablesolutions of medium capacity public transport services to highly urbanized areas, especially in LatinAmerica and Asia. In Stockholm, trunk bus lines have gained priority over mixed traffic over the yearsthrough exclusive bus lanes, signal priority, and reliability control, for example, but no complete BRTsolution has been implemented yet. READ MORE
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5. Investigating the Magnetic Susceptibility of Cornish Loess as a Tool for Understanding the Palaeoclimate of SW England
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Loess is a silty material produced via glacial grinding and its deposition is usually associated with colder periods when there is a considerable increase in atmospheric dust transport. The magnetic susceptibility of loess-palaeosol sequences has been the subject of extensive research within palaeoclimatology as it has proven to be reliable climate proxy. READ MORE
