Essays about: "freight exchange"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the words freight exchange.

  1. 6. Knowledge base and perception on sustainability in the long-haul transport sector in Brazil

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Joel Alf Svensson; [2018]
    Keywords : Brazil; eco-driving; Euro classes; Heavy duty transport; Scania; long-haulage; logistics service providers; sustainability; trucks; energy efficiency;

    Abstract : demand for truck transportation is increasing and in the shadow the CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions. In many parts of the world the majority of the transportation of goods is done by long-haulage trucks. More than 60% of all goods transported in Brazil are made by trucks (André Luiz Cunhaa, 2011). READ MORE

  3. 7. What is the Real Cost of Purchasing? - A comparison between purchasing offshore and purchasing nearshore

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : Johannes Gustafsson; Maria Alström; [2017]
    Keywords : cost management; nearshore; offshore; purchasing management; risk management; production; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The product price given when producing offshore is not the entire truth and more companies decide to move their offshore production nearshore (Stentoft et. al, 2016). To measure the actual cost of producing many more parameters than visible costs needs to be taken account for. READ MORE

  4. 8. Know-who? Know-what? Know-how? : investigating learning in a multi-actor partnership for urban freight transport in the city of Gothenburg

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sophie Baar; [2016]
    Keywords : urban freight transport; multi-actor partnership; organizational learning; sustainability science; mitigation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : People’s ability to learn holds a promise for sustainability as learning is seen to enable change; yet, the prevalence of norms and values in society that reinforce unsustainability may severely challenge this process. The debate on what role learning can play is centered around the question whether people can learn from others and if so, how to enhance it. READ MORE

  5. 9. A Case Study of Knowledge Transfer. Pedalling for progress with the cargo cycle

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : David Jallow; Lisette Johansson; [2015-07-10]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; knowledge dissemination; best practice; sustainable last-mile logistics; urban development; urban freight transport; urban mobility; cargo cycles; cargo bikes; cycle logistics; Colombia;

    Abstract : Abstract City logistics is integral to the sustainable development of cities, nevertheless, it is an aspect which has been largely ignored in policy debate. Although policy-makers are increasingly tending to this issue, there has not been sufficient research addressing the link between last-mile logistics and sustainable urban development. READ MORE

  6. 10. Kartläggning och analys av utfrakter vid NWP AB

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Tomas Widenfalk; [2015]
    Keywords : godslogistik; sågverk; sågad vara; godsflöden; transportanalys; logistics; sawmill; sawn goods; goods flow; transport analysis;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete har utförts hos Norrskog Wood Products AB (NWP AB) som omfattar fyra sågverk och tre hyvlerier i mellannorrland. NWP AB bildades 2004 när Skogsägare-föreningen Norrskog köpte Camforegruppen i Jämtland och fusionerade den med sitt tidigare helägda sågverk SAEF AB (Östavallsågen). READ MORE