Essays about: "Transportation Cost"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 495 essays containing the words Transportation Cost.

1. 21. Value Proposition of Autonomous Electric Trucks in the Freight Industry : A Qualitative Study of Transport Buyers

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Emilia Nordström; Edvin Ramberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Autonomous Electric Truck logistics; Customer-centric Value Proposition; Digitisation; Transport buyers’ needs and pain points; Autonom elektrisk lastbilslogistik; kundcentrerat värdeerbjudande; digitalisering; transportköpares behov och utmaningar;

   Abstract : This study explores the value proposition of Autonomous Battery Electric Trucks (ABETs) in the transportation industry, and offers insights into customer perceptions and potential challenges regarding this emergent technology. The aim of the study is to understand customer needs, address implementation issues, and evaluate opportunities for Logistics Service Providers (LSP) to adopt ABETs. READ MORE

3. 22. Vehicle to Home and Vehicle to Grid : a study and modeling of the technical system when charging and discharging electric vehicles for households with PV systems

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

   Author : Christine Timm; [2023]
   Keywords : electric vehilce; EV; bidirectional charging; smart charging; smart charging algorithms; optimization; PV;

   Abstract : As the world undertakes global climate goals to lower the emissions of greenhouse gases, more renewable energy sources are introduced in the electrical energy system, and fossil fuel driven combustion engines aims to be replaced by electric vehicles. New problems connected to the transition such as voltage fluctuations, production and consumption mismatch and high peak loads, requires new solutions. READ MORE

4. 23. Navigating the Tides of Sustainability:  Gaps in IMO Legislation and the Shipping Industry´s Perception on a Transition Towards Sustainability

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

   Author : Maria Madalena Ravara; Fee Stöcker; Divya Kasarabada; Chaima Dalouhamouch; [2023]
   Keywords : Shipping Industry; Strategic Sustainable Development; Transition; Regulations; International Maritime Organisation;

   Abstract : Considered the most cost and energy-efficient mode of transportation, the shipping industry is responsible for 90% of trade and is predicted to grow. Although it has been central for the development of nations, this activity is not exempt of negative externalities, largely contributing for unsustainability. READ MORE

5. 24. A top-down investigation of the possible extension of oxygen concentrator use within Swedish healthcare, with regards to national and global benefits

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

   Author : Alice Lachmann; [2023]
   Keywords : oxygen concentrators; LOX; liquid oxygen; oxygen therapy; medical oxygen; oxygen cylinder; PSA; VPSA; oxygen supply; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Oxygen concentrators are relatively small medical devices that concentrates oxygen from the ambient air next to the patient. They are widely used in low resource settings and in the home health care. READ MORE

6. 25. Determinants of Female Farmers Access to Agrarian Extension Services: A case study from Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Miranda Savini Nicci; [2023]
   Keywords : Agrarian Development; Agricultural Extension Services AES ; Female Small-holder Farmers; Ethiopia; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims at investigating the determinants of female farmers access to Agrarian Extension Services in Ethiopia, where extension services represent a critical tool for the development of the agrarian sector. Despite the country’s efforts to develop a gender-responsive extension system, several bottlenecks are negatively driving down women’s access to these services. READ MORE