Essays about: "company formation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words company formation.
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1. Risk assessment of non-intentionally added substances in polyester yarn made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)Abstract : Polyester is a synthetic material made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is synthesised from fossil raw materials. Many clothing manufacturers are using polyester in their clothing, which, from an environmental perspective, creates a non-sustainable cycle. READ MORE
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2. Inventory management: A high-level analysis of selected process elements, and factors impacting plan performance - A case study at Alfa Laval
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the effectiveness of the case company, Alfa Laval’s, inventory management by finding challenges, opportunities, and gaps within its current inventory management practices. Background: An essential part of an organization’s planning and control is inventory management, which helps manage supply and demand uncertainty as well as mismatches in upstream and downstream variables, as small changes in inventory management practices can greatly impact an organization's efficiency and responsiveness. READ MORE
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3. Bringing nuance back to the carbon offsetting debate : evidence of a transition, calls for a transformation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Climate change caused by the increase in anthropogenic emissions is currently increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events globally (IPCC, 2022) which is having devastating impacts on humans and non-human living beings globally. Rapid and deep decarbonisation is required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and ensure a safe and habitable planet for the future of humanity. READ MORE
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4. Strengthening and encouraging women everywhere - A Nordic fashion company’s social sustainability vision
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : As time passes, sustainability concerns have increasingly moved up the corporate agenda, making it ‘the talk of the town’ within corporations all over the world. While there is extensive conceptual literature on how companies should or do integrate sustainability into strategy, there is still a lack of empirical studies on how this is done in practice, especially in relation to social issues in comparison to environmental ones. READ MORE
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5. Is Bling a Thing? Exploring the Performance Management Systems of a Luxury Fashion Brand
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This qualitative single case study draws upon eleven interviews and investigates how distinguishable characteristics associated with being a luxury fashion brand have affected the company's Performance Management Systems ("PMS") and the subsequent implications for the interplay between financial and non-financial focus. Empirically structured around Otley's (1999) framework for PMS research and analyzed with Bourdieu's (1986) forms of capital theory, the findings indicate that industry-inherited key characteristics of the company were derivable to a combination of underlying social and cultural capital in the organization. READ MORE