Essays about: "The Service Profit chain"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words The Service Profit chain.

  1. 6. The Transfer Pricing Problem in a Service Firm : A Case Study on a Swedish Multinational Enterprise

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shakir Husain; Emre Yilmaz; [2015]
    Keywords : Transfer Pricing; Management Control; Organizational Structure; OECD Guidelines; Managers Analytical Plane MAP ; Intangible Assets; Service Firms; Value Chain; Market-based Transfer Price; Cost-based Transfer Price;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to answer the research question of how a service company (ServiceCo) could achieve a transfer price of its services. This is of particular interest, due to the growth of service firms that have rapidly increased and surpassed the manufacturing firms, as well as the dominant logic shifting towards services. READ MORE

  3. 7. How Parcel (Package) Delivery Firms can Minimize the High Returns (send – agains) in the supply Chain Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Francis M Mensah; [2014-12-16]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Much of the research in the field of supply chain management specifically the parcel delivery industry has been focused on the development of the LAST MILE of a parcel delivery process. Little or no effort has been invested to research about the cause(s) of the huge returns of packages (send – agains) daily by parcel delivery drivers in the supply chain management industry. READ MORE

  4. 8. Performance Measurement Systems : pre-conditions & implementation process for manufacturers moving downstream

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

    Author : Lweendo Chibuye; Eva Löfgren; [2013]
    Keywords : Servitization; performance management; performance measurement systems;

    Abstract : Manufacturers have in recent years become more and more aware of the benefits of offering more comprehensive value propositions. As the economic climate changes, more manufacturers are trying to capture value further downstream in the value chain by providing services. READ MORE

  5. 9. Vertical Integration : A Case Study of the Issues Regarding the Internal Trading in a Swedish Engineering Group

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tobias Claesson; Erika Blomberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Vertical integration; internal trading; transfer pricing; decentralisation; sub-optimisation;

    Abstract : The success of vertical integration is highly dependent on units’ ability to collaborate towards common goals. Deficiencies in coordinating and controlling the internal trading activities could imply that the benefits and the purpose of vertical integration are unutilised. READ MORE

  6. 10. Managing upstream supply chain in order to decrease inventory level : A case study on the paper merchant Papyrus Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Sören Krieger; Jérémy Bellina; Olegs Bodins; Mathilde Olivier; [2013]
    Keywords : inventory level; material planning method; safety stock; ABC-XYZ classification; forecast calculation; replenishment lead time; supplier relationship; information sharing; Service Level Agreement SLA ; Vendor Managed Inventory VMI and Collaborative planning; forecast and replenishment system CPFR ;

    Abstract : Business Administration, Business Process and Supply Chain Management Degree Project (master), 15 higher education points, 4FE06E, Spring 2013 Authors: Jeremy Bellina, Olegs Bodins, Soeren Krieger and Mathilde Olivier Tutor: Roger Stokkedal Title: Managing Upstream Supply Chain in Order to Decrease Inventory Level: A Case Study on the Paper Merchant Papyrus Sweden. Background: The research is based on Papyrus Sweden, a paper merchant, which is facing a decrease in the demand of paper products. READ MORE