Essays about: "catch-up effects"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words catch-up effects.

  1. 1. Discrete Event Simulation of the Paint shop at VBG Truck Equipment : A method for Work shift Optimization and Balanced Production flow

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Athira Ashok Kumar Prasanna Kumari; [2022]
    Keywords : Discrete Event Simulation; Work shifts; Bottlenecks; Production flow; simulation mode;

    Abstract : The background for this thesis work emanates from a desire to drive the production of the VBG Truck Equipment factory in Vänersborg a step further to catch up with the Industry 4.0 standards. Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is a widely adopted tool within industries to model real-world systems to improve their processes. READ MORE

  3. 2. Are Ecuador’s social capabilities progressing and developing resilience to shrinking? A regional comparative study, 1970-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Rebeca Anahí Sánchez Enríquez; [2022]
    Keywords : Shrinking; resilience; catch-up; social capability; social capabilities; Ecuador; Latin America; South America; economic development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : New research suggests that the key to explaining the development gap might be resilience to shrinking instead of increasing growth rates. Latin America is considered an improving region from the growth rate point of view in development, but not so much from the shrinking perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Countergradient variation and compensatory growth in Moor frog (Rana arvalis) along a replicated latitudinal gradient

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Sohini Mallick; [2022]
    Keywords : moor frog; countergradient variation; compensatory growth; latitudinal gradient;

    Abstract : For evolution to occur over time, it is necessary for animals and plants to show phenotypic variation. If the individuals within populations of a species do not show observable differences among themselves, there will be a lack of driving force for natural selection to act on and decide which characteristic gets inherited from one generation to the next. READ MORE

  5. 4. Shaky Growth: Chile's earthquake and its effect on GDP. Did the 2010 earthquake change Chile's growth path? Evidence of a synthetic control study

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Santiago Benguria; [2022]
    Keywords : synthetic control method; quasi-experimental study; earthquake; Chile; natural disasters;

    Abstract : This quasi-experimental study analyses the effects of the 2010 Chile earthquake and finds an effect GDP per capita in the years following the event, by using the synthetic control method. After the shock, the country experienced an increase of 7% on GDP per capita on average, an effect which is significant yet only transitory as Chile and its counterfactual catch up again 5 years after the event. READ MORE

  6. 5. Individuell maskering av ljudlandskap : en observationsstudie om hur hörlursanvändning i relation till fysisk miljö påverkar fotgängares konflikter vid två korsningar i centrala Uppsala

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johan Åkesson; [2022]
    Keywords : ljudlandskap; maskering; fotgängare; urban planering; konflikter; observation; Uppsala;

    Abstract : Perception av omgivningen spelar en signifikant roll för fotgängares beteende i de offentliga rummen, något som användandet av hörlurar kan påverka och resultera i konflikter och trafikolyckor. Få studier är gjorda inom ämnet och dess relevans ökar eftersom fotgängare prioriteras alltmer inom stadsplanering med grund i de hälso- och hållbarhetsfördelar som gång som färdsätt innebär. READ MORE