Essays about: "Purchaser"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 essays containing the word Purchaser.

1. 1. A process to assess fossil-free transport transition pathways and develop a sustainability roadmap for transport purchasers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lauren Brach; [2023]
   Keywords : Roadmap; corporate carbon strategy; decarbonisation; transportation; fossil-free; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Most (93%) of the greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector come from road traffic in Sweden which includes passenger and freight transport activity (Trafikverket, 2022). The aim of this thesis was to understand pathways that transport purchasers can pursue to reach the fossil-free transportation goals from manufacturing plant to customer and to develop a process for assessing a market and developing a roadmap for achieving fossil-free transportation. READ MORE

3. 2. What is the future of emission data? A study of environmental purchasing criteria in the heavy road freight transport industry in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Måns Kvarnfors; Magnus Åström; [2022]
   Keywords : emission data; purchasing; GHG emissions; road transport; Sweden; environmental purchasing; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Heavy road freight transports in Sweden are responsible for a significant portion of national greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier research has looked at the purchasing process of transports in a business-to-business context and established its importance for limiting environmental impact. READ MORE

4. 3. Purchasing Assessment Tool – Assessment and benchmarking of strategic purchaser skill set

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Harald Österling; [2022]
   Keywords : Purchasing and supply management; Procurement; Competencies; Purchasing performance management PPM ; Strategic purchasing competencies; Competency assessment; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : According to studies, a strategically aligned purchasing strategy can increase both purchasing and business performance. The foundation for executing a strategically aligned purchasing strategy is the fact that strategic purchasing professionals inherit the relevant competencies and that organizations have tools to track purchasing professionals' performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Framgångsfaktorer för virkesköpare : en kvantitativ studie bland virkesköpare hos Holmen

   University essay from SLU/Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (from 131204)

   Author : Lars Peter Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : virkesköp; framgång; råvaruförsörjning; virkesanskaffning; enkät; multivariat dataanalys; köpegenskaper;

   Abstract : Ett ökat behov för de svenska skogsindustriföretagen på skogsråvara har skapat en stor konkurrens bland skogsföretagen att få köpa virke från de privata skogsägarna. Denna stora konkurrens innebär att virkesköparna på skogsföretagen får en allt viktigare roll i att behålla och utöka sitt företags marknadsandelar på den privata skogsägarmarknaden. READ MORE

6. 5. Consumption of sustainable food products : A study of the Sustainable purchase perception matrix and Sustainable lead consumers; A life cycle assessment of BäR smoothie

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Melén; Mirea Wolff; [2021]
   Keywords : Compromise; Confidence; WTP; PCE; Sustainable lead consumer; Sustainability marketing; Scepticism; Life cycle assessment; LCA; Environmental impact; Global warming; Eutrophication; Primary energy use; Smoothie; Kompromiss; Självförtroende; WTP; PCE; Hållbar marknadsföring; Skepticism; Livscykelanalys; LCA; Miljöpåverkan; Global uppvärmning; Övergödning; Primärenergianvändning; Smoothie;

   Abstract : Part 1 The scientific community has identified an attitude-action gap for demographic and psychographic variables when studying sustainable purchase behaviour. By focusing on what happens during the purchase instead of the purchaser, this cross-sectional study aims to understand sustainable purchase behaviour when consumers purchase sustainable food. READ MORE