Essays about: "history supply chain"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words history supply chain.
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1. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE
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2. Optimizing within the Supply Chain: A Mathematical Model for Inventory Optimization with respect to Demand Planning
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis examines how to design a mathematical inventory model for a ”Fast Moving Consumer Goods”-company (FMCG-company), which determines the optimal reorder point and order quantity such that the average inventory cost is minimized. The thesis was made in collaboration with a ”Software as a Service”- company which provided the data containing information about the products and inventory management of one of their customers, a FMCG-company. READ MORE
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3. Quality Assurance of Recycled HDPE in the Plastic Packaging Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationAbstract : The recycling of plastic has the potential to support circular material use, thus decreasing the need for virgin plastics. However, there is an existing issue with assuring quality of recycled plastic materials, causing finished products to perform with poorer properties and unexpected deviations. READ MORE
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4. Quality Assurance of Recycled HDPE in the Plastic Packaging Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationAbstract : The recycling of plastic has the potential to support circular material use, thus decreasing the need for virgin plastics. However, there is an existing issue with assuring quality of recycled plastic materials, causing finished products to perform with poorer properties and unexpected deviations. READ MORE
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5. Risk Assessment of Digital Assets – Insurance Applications in Cryptocurrencies and NFTs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : The aim of the project is to develop a framework for an insurance policy for digital assets. The project comprised several stages, starting with the identification of risks associated with these assets. Policyholders were then categorized into two groups based on a predefined rating factor. READ MORE