Essays about: "Outsourcing Operations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the words Outsourcing Operations.

  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. 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

  4. 3. Improving capacity planning in outsourced manufacturing through sales and operations planning: A case study at Axis Communications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Lukas Andersson; Mikael Janslätt Axelsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Capacity planning; Strategic capacity planning; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Sales and operations planning; S OP; Electronic manufacturing services; EMS; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis explores how capacity planning in outsourced manufacturing can be improved through sales and operations planning (S&OP). The master’s thesis was done in collaboration with Axis Communications AB, where the capacity planning and S&OP processes were analyzed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Humanitarian Logistics: The Outsourcing Collaboration with Logistics Service Providers in the UN System

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Katrin Kandler; Jennifer Siller; [2022]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Logistics; Logistics Service Providers; Outsourcing Collaboration; Selection Criteria for Collaboration; UN System; Disaster Cycle;

    Abstract : Background: Collaboration between humanitarian organisations and commercial as well as humanitarian logistics service providers has become of utmost importance when outsourcing logistics activities. Selection criteria for choosing suitable logistics service providers areessential for the success of outsourcing collaboration and disaster operations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Drones at the borders – Security for whom?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Gustafsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Public International Law; Folkrätt; International Human Rights Law; Mänskliga rättigheter; Migration law; Migrationsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Italy is using drones to monitor migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. This is partially done through a contract with Leonardo S.p.A – one of the largest arms traders in the world – under which the company undertakes to operate drones in the area on behalf of the state. READ MORE