Essays about: "financial crisis and logistics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words financial crisis and logistics.

  1. 1. “Russian oppositional journalism is not an institution; it is a partisan movement” : Reconfigured professional identities among Russophone exile journalists in the Baltic States

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Jana Paegle; [2024]
    Keywords : Exile journalism; professional identity; opposition; diaspora; Baltic states; Russia; resilience theory; Exiljournalistik; professionell identitet; opposition; diaspora; Baltikum; Ryssland; resiliensteori;

    Abstract : Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, repressive legislative changes and tightened war-censorship prompted a new wave of media professionals leaving the Federation. This study explores how Russian journalists resettling in the Baltic states articulate their professional identity and view the Russian versus Baltic governments’ attitudes while adapting abroad. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of entering the EU on road transport of the member states

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Matas Bertasius; Tom De Koff; Kristina Brans; [2017]
    Keywords : Road transport volumes; GDP per capita; European Union; Single market; Legislation; Decoupling; Correlation;

    Abstract : The European Union (EU) is a framework of 28 member states that are working together for safety purposes and economic stability. The EU created a single market to increase trade and to create economic advantages. READ MORE

  4. 3. CAPM-β of Carriers and Consolidators in Liner Shipping: Volume Contracts under the Rotterdam Rules in Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vytautas Matilionis; Abhinayan Basu Bal; [2013]
    Keywords : time-varying CAPM-β; liner shipping; cargo consolidators; freight forwarders; volume contracts; service contract; Kalman filter; regulatory changes; market power; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Liner shipping, which provides transportation by ships operating on a regular schedule between specified ports in accordance with publicly available timetables of sailing dates, is now a mature industry. The various players which are part of the liner shipping industry, namely, ocean carriers, port operators, freight forwarders or consolidators, customs, hinterland haulage carriers, inland navigation carriers, market regulators, etc. READ MORE

  5. 4. Supply Risk Management of Automotive Suppliers : Development in a Fluctuating Environment

    University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Maximilian Staudinger; Marius Günl; [2012]
    Keywords : supply risk management; automotive suppliers; risk management process; risk identification; risk assessment; risk management; risk monitoring; Kraljic matrix; fluctuating demand;

    Abstract : Background: The implementation of procurement concepts such as JIT or singlesourcing have resulted in the emergence of new supply risks forautomotive suppliers. The economic crisis in 2008 and volatiledemand in recent years had enormous impact on the sector. READ MORE

  6. 5. Long Term Cost Efficiency through Green Management Control Systems

    University essay from Företagsekonomi; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Nancy Vukania Adda; Xiaochen Qin; [2012]
    Keywords : cost efficiency; green management control systems;

    Abstract : Title: Long term cost efficiency through green management control systems.Authors: Nancy Vukania &Xiaochen QinSupervisor: Åsa Karin-EngstrandBackground: The worldwide financial crisis of 2008 has reconfigured the economic turf leading to a more uncertain and turbulent playing field – a greater challenge for business strategy and the quest for optimization- The oil price hike of 2008 (Furlong 2010)1 caused its rippling effect to affect various cost categories including energy, labor and logistics thus causing a roller coaster business decision making process regarding outsourcing, off shoring and internal control and cutting short the decision making term to make room for adjustments. READ MORE