Essays about: "application of IT in supply chain"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 essays containing the words application of IT in supply chain.

  1. 16. HIGH RISK, LOW REWARD. A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PRINTING INDUSTRY : A qualitative study of procurement risk management within Swedish printing corporations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Malcolm Jakobsson; Carl Nensén; [2021]
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    Abstract : Globalization and digitalization are trends that are everlasting affecting the world economy. This has allowed businesses to capitalize on markets that would be impossible to reach, without a physical move, but have also resulted in new obstacles. These two trends are intertwined and come with a multitude of new risks. READ MORE

  3. 17. The resilience of the food supply chain to pandemic COVID-19 : a case study on the impacts of the novel Corona in the grain industry of Swedish food supply chain

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hafiza Khandaker; [2021]
    Keywords : Corona pandemic; resilience; Lantmännen grain supply chain; flexibility adaptability; robustness; collaboration; supply chain risk management; vulnerability; business continuity; sustainable risk management culture;

    Abstract : Today’s business climate is subject to a variety of challenges associated with environmental turbulence that demands resilience to achieve sustainable business. The rare external disruption by a natural cause like a pandemic directly affects the organization’s ability to continue its operations from getting raw materials from suppliers to provide finished goods to market. READ MORE

  4. 18. Energy storage technologies : A comparative techno-economic analysis with focus on economic value to the customer

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

    Author : IVA PAPIC; [2021]
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    Abstract : As the global renewable energy penetration increases, energy storage technologies are being rapidly deployed to compensate for the intermittency and non-dispatchability of variable energy resources. Storage solutions play a crucial role in providing reliability and flexibility, but their growth is subject to a number of barriers. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sustainable Decision-Making in the Fashion Industry : How to influence the fashion industry to adopt more sustainable packaging solutions

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

    Author : Elin Enlund; Jennie Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : The fashion industry; sustainability; packaging; e-commerce; drivers; institutional logics; barriers; product development; decision-making; LCA; platform; B2B.; Modeindustrin; hållbarhet; förpackningar; e-handel; institutionella parametrar; barriärer; produktutveckling; beslutsfattande; plattform; B2B;

    Abstract : Today, the fashion industry is responsible for 4 per cent of the global greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere and 20-35 per cent of the microplastics in the ocean. It is thereby a highly debated industry when it comes to environmental sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 20. The relation between food shelf-life and environmental impact of different plastic packaging alternatives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Federica De Agostini; [2021]
    Keywords : Barrier properties; evaluation of environmental impact; food packaging; plastics materials; simplified LCA.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The attention to the environmental impact of plastics materials used in food packaging has produced several studies in the last decade and consumers have started wondering about the utility and the functions of food packaging. In fact, the use and the production of plastic polymers cause pollution due to the disposal and to the CO2 emission. READ MORE