Essays about: "best practice strategy"

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1. 1. Transforming Consumption Practices: A Social Practice Theory Analysis of Repairability and Lifetime Extension of Smartphones

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Ester Ósk Gestsdóttir Waage; Marite Putna; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: smartphones; sustainable consumption; social practice theory; degrowth; environmental impact; repair; lifetime extension.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The lifetime extension of smartphones is seen as a prominent way to reduce the environmental impacts caused during the production of the devices. Smartphones may be small devices, but their impact is no longer small as for the past years e-waste has been the largest growing waste generated globally. READ MORE

3. 2. Supply Chain Management: Increasing Performance and Coordination in a Sales & Operations Planning Context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Jacob Knutsson; Theodor Jener; [2023]
   Keywords : S OP; Strategy; Inventory; Operations; Strategic alignment; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Alfa Laval’s business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger uses Sales and Operations Planning to balance supply with demand to ensure profitable growth. Currently, the business unit is experiencing inefficiencies as they fail to execute the plans from Sales and Operations Planning. READ MORE

4. 3. “Everyone Needs to Breathe the Green Air” - Recommendations for Implementing the EU Taxonomy

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Felix Ahrås; Johanna Lindqvist; [2022-08-04]
   Keywords : EU taxonomy; EU Governance; Project Management; Implement Sustainability;

   Abstract : Title: “Everyone Needs to Breathe the Green Air” Authors: Felix Ahrås and Johanna Lindqvist Supervisors: Madeleine Englund and Rick Middel Date: 2022-06-05 Background and Purpose: As a consequence of the newly admitted EU taxonomy directive, organizations covered by the reporting criteria have been required to interpret the EU taxonomy and implement new working practices. The purpose of this thesis is to propose recommendations for how Investment AB Latour can implement the EU taxonomy by using project management practices so the directive is implemented consistently in their wholly-owned holdings, which will give a more transparent view for the Group of Investment AB Latour. READ MORE

5. 4. Green and Circular Capital Investments in Production Industry

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

   Author : Filip Magnusson; [2022]
   Keywords : Green design; Capital investment design; Production system design; Circular investments; Grön design; Design kapitalinvesteringar; Design produktionssystem; Cirkulära investeringar;

   Abstract : As the concept of sustainability and environmentalism is growing due to new customer demand and regulations, production industry is facing extreme challenges in rethinking their processes and implement sustainability measures. Several companies are taking reactive measures where changes are made on the shopfloor in form of altered operations. READ MORE

6. 5. Prediction of appropriate L2 regularization strengths through Bayesian formalism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Beräkningsbiologi och biologisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Alexander Degener; [2022]
   Keywords : Machine learning; Artificial Neural Network; L2 regularization strength; Bayesian formalism; Classification tasks; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : This paper proposes and investigates a Bayesian relation between optimal L2 regularization strengths and the number of training patterns and hidden nodes used for an artificial neural network. The results support the proposed dependence for number of training patterns, while the dependence on hidden architecture was less clear. READ MORE