Essays about: "added value process identification"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words added value process identification.

  1. 1. A Circular Solution for Plastic Waste Within Healthcare : A fully implementable solution for creating a circular end-of-life option for plastic waste using chemical recycling

    University essay from KTH/Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Bharghav Ganesh; Iliass Temsamani; [2023]
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    Abstract : With a growing awareness of the environmental impacts associated with the disposal of healthcare plastic consumables through conventional end-of-life methods, such as landfilling and incineration, there is an increasing need to adopt more sustainable practices. This thesis explores the development of an alternative, circular economy-based solution to manage plastic waste generated by the healthcare sector, focusing on the identification of circular end-of-life strategies. READ MORE

  2. 2. Information Management between Project Phases : The Value Creation Process of Recognizing Digital Waste between Construction and Operational Phases

    University essay from KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning

    Author : Diana Berndt Shin; [2021]
    Keywords : Information Management; Digital Waste; Project Phases; Value Creation Process; Lean Thinking; Informationshantering; Informationsflöden; Projektfaser; Värdeskapande processer; Lean thinking;

    Abstract : Digitalization as a driving force in the AEC industry is no longer a new subject when talking about accelerating innovation and solving environmental challenges. Traditional approaches can limit some of these outcomes and typically imply that many issues that could have been predicted with early involvement of stakeholders, are recognized in much later stages of the project at great expense. READ MORE

  3. 3. Can dinosaurs generate unicorns? : -A corporate approach for early stage idea validation

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

    Author : Melissa Filomena; Protik Sarkar; [2018]
    Keywords : insight; corporate entrepreneur; customer profiling; need identification; opportunity framework; customer insight; idea generation; incubation; innovation; intrapreneur; lean; open innovation; foresight; innovation funnel; telecom; telco; Telia; incumbents;

    Abstract : Companies are always trying to increase their sales and revenue, but nowadays due to technology advancement, competence and the fast moving economy this task becomes more difficult as time goes by. This is where innovation walks in, to find new ways to add value to customers, increasing profit and even find new potential markets. READ MORE

  4. 4. Identification and Categorization of Order Qualifiers and Order Winners in Knowledge Intensive Business Services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ewa Holmberg; Moflag Ida; [2013]
    Keywords : order qualifier; order winner; knowledge intensive business service; value-adding activities; value driver; engineering services; consultancy companies.; Business and Economics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The increased number of companies supplying knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) has caused a highly competitive market during the recent decade, where actors on the market struggle to gain competitive advantage and especially vulnerable are companies that offer engineering services. Underlying factors for the difficulties to provide competitive services on the market for engineering services reside in the low entry barriers, a lot of players on the market, upcoming consultant brokers, a constantly accelerating technological development and similar value propositions among consultancy companies in this field. READ MORE

  5. 5. VALUE STREAM MAPPING – A CASE STUDY OF CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAINOF PREFABRICATED MASSIVE TIMBER FLOOR ELEMENT

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Cindy Marzec; Joachim Gustavsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Lean production; Lean construction; Element prefabrication; Waste; Massive timber floor system; Multi-storey;

    Abstract : The purpose of this Master Thesis is to study how the value stream mapping concept can be applied along the construction supply chain for prefabricated massive timber floor elements. Identification and qualification of waste are starting points to propose suggestions on how to reduce and/or eliminate them. READ MORE