Essays about: "allocation of labor"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words allocation of labor.

  1. 11. ISO26262 impact on vehicle level variant handling for embedded systems testing

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE)

    Author : Gao Sun; [2014]
    Keywords : variant handling; combination testing strategy; system integration test; ISO26262;

    Abstract : ISO 26262 is an international standard about functional safety published on 2011, aiming to avoid failure in safety related electrical and electronic systems in passenger cars. A corresponding standard for heavy vehicles is expected to be published in a few years’ time. READ MORE

  3. 12. Developing a Decision Support Tool for Increased Warehouse Picking Efficiency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Elina Gildebrand; Kristina Josefsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Order picking; picking efficiency; routing; storage allocation; warehouse operations; warehousing; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Problem description: Warehousing is central in order to achieve a competitive supply chain, and considered essential for the success, or failure, of businesses today. In general, warehouses account for a large share of the company logistics costs. Consequently, there is a need for warehouses to operate smoother, faster and more accurate. READ MORE

  4. 13. Water, Smallholders and Food Security : an econometric assessment of the effect of time spent on collecting water on households’ economy and food security in rural Ethiopia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Abenezer Zeleke Aklilu; [2013]
    Keywords : Water; Small scale farming; Agricultural household model; Ethiopian rural household survey; Labor allocation;

    Abstract : Due to a lack of basic infrastructure, it is common in least developed countries that households spend a considerable share of the hours that they have available per day for production activities on fetching water. This study analyzes the economic impact of time spent by Ethiopian rural farm households on fetching water. READ MORE

  5. 14. Teacher Working Preferences Related to the Performance of Schools - an Empirical Study on the Stockholm Elementary Schoolteacher Labor Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Anna Edding Heijde; Malin Werin; [2013]
    Keywords : Education; Inequality; Teacher Preferences; Teacher Labor Market;

    Abstract : The Swedish school system is in a state of crisis. From having been one of the top nations in international reports regarding both knowledge and equality between schools, the results have been deteriorating for more than a decade. READ MORE

  6. 15. Entitled to progress

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alvina Erman; [2012]
    Keywords : property rights; property titles; Urban development; access to credit; urban economy; urban housing; investments in housing; allocation of labor; Lima; Peru; development studies; legal rights; institutional economics; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper intends to test the effects of improved property rights on the living situation for families in peripheral areas in Lima, Peru. The purpose of the study is to identify the mechanisms by which titling programs affect the quality of life for urban poor. The study focuses on access to credit, housing quality and allocation of labor. READ MORE