Essays about: "Tied-up Capital"

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  1. 1. Inventory management: A high-level analysis of selected process elements, and factors impacting plan performance - A case study at Alfa Laval

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Danielle Schiro; Lucas Librelotto Rubin; [2023]
    Keywords : Inventory Management; Make-to-Order; Forecasting; Collaboration; Strategic Alignment; KPIs; Organizational Structures; Alfa Laval; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the effectiveness of the case company, Alfa Laval’s, inventory management by finding challenges, opportunities, and gaps within its current inventory management practices. Background: An essential part of an organization’s planning and control is inventory management, which helps manage supply and demand uncertainty as well as mismatches in upstream and downstream variables, as small changes in inventory management practices can greatly impact an organization's efficiency and responsiveness. READ MORE

  3. 2. Leadership change when scaling up in an entrepreneurial setting

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Jesper Vang; Dan Havner; [2022]
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    Abstract : As start-ups reach a point where they must seek new markets or otherwise expand its business to find a sustainable operational level, they enter the scaling phase. As scaling poses several new or changed parameters as well as challenges for the venture, the question of how the leadership changes arises when scaling. READ MORE

  4. 3. Improving Capital Employed of Indirect Material in Stock within the Process Industry : A Case Study on the Relationship Between Working Capital Optimization and Inventory Management

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

    Author : Emma Bevin; [2022]
    Keywords : Working Capital; Indirect Material; Performance Management; Inventory Management; Supply Chain Uncertainty; Rörelsekapital; Indirekt material; Prestationsledning; Lagerhantering; Osäkerhet i försörjningskedjan;

    Abstract : It is essential for companies within the process industry to obtain sufficient inventory of indirect material to gain supply chain resilience. Yet, a capital-intensive company that lack efficient inventory management can generate high levels of tied-up capital. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of two different transport options for freight of heavy battery cells : a case study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Malin Andersson; Sara Fridhagen; [2022]
    Keywords : supply chain; sustainability; Lean; battery electric vehicle; transport; filling rate; truck; train; dangerous goods; tied-up capital;

    Abstract : With the change that is taking place in the automotive industry, where production goes from producing internal combustion motor vehicles (ICE) to battery electric vehicles (BEV), this will lead to an increase in transportation of batteries. Batteries are components that are heavy, expensive, and classified as dangerous goods, which means higher demands on transport. READ MORE

  6. 5. A comparison of the Basel III capital requirement models for financial institutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Sara Johannesson; Amanda Wahlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Basel III; Internal Model Method IMM ; Standardized Approch for Counterparty Credit Risk SA-CCR ; Counterparty Credit Risk; Capital Requirement; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this report is to implement and compare the two Basel III standard methods on how to calculate the capital requirement for finan- cial institutions, related to counterparty credit risk. The models being the Standardized Approach for Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR) and the Internal Model Method (IMM). READ MORE