Essays about: "Integration dilemma"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Integration dilemma.

  1. 1. Cost to serve: The Interrelationships between costs in the Supply Chain of companies within the hard metal rock drilling and metal cutting tools industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Derick Okodi; Måns Riesser; [2022-08-04]
    Keywords : Supply Chain Management; Open-book Accounting; Outsourcing; Supplier-manufacturer Collaboration; Cost to Serve;

    Abstract : The globalised market has introduced consumers to a variety of affordable products with a wide range of desired attributes from competitors who are strategically located in areas with affordable labour, expertise, and raw materials. This has encouraged firms to circumvent competition through outsourcing. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural Impact on Standardization/Adaptation of the Marketing Mix - A Qualitative Study on MNEs in the Sportswear Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Matilda Arvidsson; Ruben Strandberg; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : The Integration-Responsiveness Framework; Globalization; Localization; Standardization; Adaptation; Cultural Difference; Marketing Management; International Marketing;

    Abstract : In order for an international business to grow and secure competitive advantages, firms have to exploit and expand to new markets and pinpoint the importance of international marketing. Local market demand is highly related to cultural differences and consumer preferences which raises the dilemma whether firms should adapt their marketing mix to the new local market or use a cost-effective standardized model that is based on their host market. READ MORE

  4. 3. The European Strategic Autonomy Dilemma : French and German Interpretations by Means of Comparative Analysis and Realist Theory

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Tuuli Vanhanen; [2021]
    Keywords : Atlanticism; autonomy; balancing; bandwagoning; defence; Europeanism; European Union; European strategic autonomy; France; geopolitics; Germany; hedging; integration; NATO; realism; regional; security; sovereignty; The United States; transatlantic;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the concept of European strategic autonomy and what it really is. Through two different European Union Member States, France and Germany, the research will compare how European strategic autonomy is interpreted and why. READ MORE

  5. 4. Internet of Things and connected home living : - A case study on how manufacturing firms in the kitchen and furniture industry is implementing and developing IoT products and services

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Alexander Jaworska Persson; [2017]
    Keywords : Internet of Things; IoT; blue ocean strategy; dynamic capabilities; changing environments; challenges; business model; kitchen and furniture industry;

    Abstract : This thesis provides insight to the dynamics that come with the emergence of IoT in the furniture and kitchen manufacturing industry. The study is empirically grounded in an explorative case study that involves interviews with six manufacturing companies in the different industry sectors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stadsplanering för minskad segregation : den kommunala planeringens svårigheter/möjligheter med fokus på fysiska och sociala integrationsåtgärder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Frida Harrysson; [2015]
    Keywords : segregation; integration; stadsplanering; kommunal planering; sociala och fysiska integrationsåtgärder;

    Abstract : Denna kandidatuppsats har skrivits som en del av Landskapsarkitektprogrammet vid SLU i Alnarp. Segregation i stadsmiljön är en utmaning för Sveriges kommuner. READ MORE