Essays about: "Outsourcing Practices"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 36 essays containing the words Outsourcing Practices.

  1. 6. The Race to the Bottom : A Minor Field Study of H&M’s CSR in practice

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Selina Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Garment Industry; H M; India; Labor Conditions;

    Abstract : CSR has become a tool for global corporations to justify their outsourcing practices in other countries. Despite these CSR policies, reports reveal that labor rights violations are common in these supply chains, and not at least in the garment industry. READ MORE

  3. 7. Designing a Socially Sustainable Impact Sourcing Model for Integrating Immigrants in Sweden

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

    Author : Ahmad Allouh; Robert Maurer; Fiona Walker; Rebecca Heather Wilcox Gwynne; [2017]
    Keywords : Immigration; impact sourcing; integration; low cost domestic outsourcing; social sustainability; strategic sustainable development;

    Abstract : This research proposes a socially sustainable impact sourcing model (SSISM), pertinent to the field of socially responsible outsourcing and offers recommendations for integrating immigrants in Sweden by using this model. The model brings businesses, communities and people together to create benefits for all stakeholders in a sustainable way. READ MORE

  4. 8. Improving Supply Chain Efficiency in-store with a Lean Approach; A case study of Intersport Sweden AB

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Robert Carlsson; Adam Gräsberg; [2016-09-27]
    Keywords : Lean; Lean retail; in-store; in-store logistics; in-store supply chain; retail efficiency;

    Abstract : With improved transportation and a more open market, supply chain management has evolved into becoming increasingly complex, resulting in longer supply chains and a need for operational excellence to stay competitive. Within the sector of retail this is further complicated by the demand for shorter product lifecycles and new products on a frequent basis to meet customer expectations. READ MORE

  5. 9. IT-Outsourcing maturity How to measure maturity in an outsourcing relationship with focus on the most critical aspects.

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Oliwer Johmår; Sahand Esmaily; Kristofer Persson; [2016-09-15]
    Keywords : Sourcing; Outsourcing; Relationship maturity measurement; Maturity model; Competence development; Internal cultural management; IT governance; Data security;

    Abstract : Thispaper covers an absence in current research, concluding there is a needfor future research to investigate further critical aspects, regarding outsourcing relationship maturity. The research has been carried out based onfour critical aspects of relationship maturity, competence, culture, governance, and security. READ MORE

  6. 10. Improvement of Store Operations in the fast fashion industry : A case study of how a leading fashion retailer can adapt to transformations coming from growing efficiency requirements and rapidly changing technology

    University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

    Author : SANTIAGO GÓMEZ; ALEKSANDRA KOROŚCIK; [2016]
    Keywords : fast fashion; store operations; store efficiency; stockroom process; RFID adoption; outsourcing; fashion retail supply chain; RFID implementation; outsourcing implementation;

    Abstract : In the last few decades, new vertically integrated players have appeared in the fashion industry providing their customers with lower prices and an increased number of seasons per year. In this context, the need for high efficiency levels among the fast fashion retailers appears as a necessity to survive. READ MORE