Essays about: "Risk Shifting"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 essays containing the words Risk Shifting.
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1. Variation Management Strategies for Future Construction Sites: A study to address role of an equipment rental business in the energy transition
University essay fromAbstract : Construction sites are facing challenges with high power peaks due to electrificationof heavy equipment where potential consequences are increased power tariffs locallyand risk of limited power supply. Another development is an increased intermittentpower supply due to more wind- and solar power in the electricity system, whichcauses price fluctuations. READ MORE
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2. Unlocking the Potential of Battery Energy Storage Systems in the Nordic Frequency Regulation Markets : A techno-economic analysis to evaluate long-term profitability
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : As the Swedish power system has increased its shares of production coming from intermittent renewables, the production coming from large rotational units as nuclear, and hydropower, has decreased. Thereby, the power system has become more sensitive to sudden changes between production and consumption of electricity, increasing the risk of disruptions in the electricity grid. READ MORE
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3. Adapting the New Procurement Strategies in the Face of Disruption:How organizational ambidexterity enhanced the SCRES during Covid-19?
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)Abstract : Background: Organizations have established risk management strategies to prevent disruptions; nevertheless, the disruptions created by Covid-19 proved that existing risk management procedures are insufficient to absorb that kind of disruption. As these supply chain activities were mainly scattered across a limited geographical region, they substantially impacted businesses' procurement operations. READ MORE
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4. Care and the Potential of Genetic Counseling: A Clinical Fieldwork
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : Recent decades have witnessed an innovation in genetics and biomedical practices, shifting the practice from treatment to prevention. Testing healthy individuals for genetic inherited diseases has now become increasingly common, preventing potential disease by offering early screenings, medication, or potentially surgery, reducing the genetic risk from developing into disease. READ MORE
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5. Anticipating Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs): an impact-based forecasting framework for managing GLOF risks in Nepal.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are an increasingly documented threat across the Himalayan region, wherein Nepal is situated. GLOFs involve a rapid discharge of water from a lake situated at the side, front, within, beneath, or on the surface of a glacier. READ MORE