Essays about: "activity-based working"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words activity-based working.

  1. 1. Work on track! : A train interior design concept to meet contemporary work trends and needs

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Alicia M Abaitua Knight; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Long-distance train travel; Passenger experience; Future of rail; Co-working space; Travelling; Speculative design; Switch from aviation to rail; Activity-based train;

    Abstract : In a future vision for rail travel, trains will be designed as an activity-based whole space, with different areas for various activities, such as relaxing, socialising or family bonding. My degree project, in collaboration with SJ, proposes a concept carriage dedicated to work, analogous to spending a day at a mobile coworking space. READ MORE

  3. 2. Nodes 2.0 : Enabling informal meeting situations in a contemporary office environment

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Innovation och produktrealisering

    Author : Malin Källström; [2023]
    Keywords : Spatial design; office design; spatial affordances; space syntax; informal meetings; coffee breaks; social encounters; contemporary offices; spatial guidline; small talk; office space; social interactions; meeting situations;

    Abstract : The contemporary office environment is facing new type of challanges both when it comes to be an attractive place for employees and an efficiant, as well as an econommic sustainable space from an employer's perspective. The rapid change of of hybrid ways of working is creating more remote contact with with the physical office. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Home Office, A New Perspective on Workstation Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Johan Rogberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Workstation; Home office; Office furniture design; Covid-19; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The development of office furniture design has been stagnant while digital technology has changed drastically over the last decades. There is a need for a new approach in order to bring the design of the office workstation into the future, which this thesis sets out to contribute to. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of Activity-Based Workplaces and Working from Home : An investigation of how the COVID-19 experience have impacted employees’ attitude towards activity-based workplaces post-pandemic

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Linnea Johansson; Elisabeth Reszling; [2021]
    Keywords : Activity-based Working; Working from Home; communication; effectivity; employees; management; COVID-19; pandemic;

    Abstract : Activity-Based Working and Working from home are two ways of working that have been implemented by many organizations during the past years. However, the strike of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused firms to work from home until restriction of the ongoing pandemic have alleviated. READ MORE

  6. 5. Product Variety Cost in an Engineering-to-Order Business

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

    Author : Filip Ivarsson; August Åström; [2021]
    Keywords : Engineering-to-Order; Product Variety; Variation; Cost Drivers; Activity-Based Cost Calculation; Process Mapping; Standardisation;

    Abstract : Engineering-to-order is a production approach that aims to develop each customer order from scratch based on specific requirements, and is therefore inevitably characterised by a high product variety. It is clear that this strategy is costly, but previous research is lacking in terms of providing real-life data regarding how a high product variety affects costs. READ MORE