Essays about: "ict manufacturing"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words ict manufacturing.

  1. 6. Lean and Industry 4.0 - Synergies and Challenges

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Sebastian Rhawi; [2021]
    Keywords : Lean; TPS; Kaizen; Continuous improvement; Industry 4.0; Digitalization; Digital transformation; Digital Kanban; CPS; IoT;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of two significant concepts withinthe manufacturing industry. Namely, the widely popular Lean production and the arising Industry 4.0. The lack of a common framework concerning their relationship requires further exploration, as stated by several researchers. READ MORE

  3. 7. Circularity in ICT Supply Chain Management : Assessing material efficiency in inventory management for circularity at Ericsson

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Tove Karlsson; Lovisa Torfgård; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Sustainability; ICT products; Rework; Reuse; Modularization; Excess inventory; Barriers to improved inventory management;

    Abstract : In the currently dominating linear economy, there is a strong focus on the forward supply of products, where products and materials are being replaced and wasted at an increasing pace. In addition to this, there are products not even reaching customers, being scrapped as a result of them being excess in inventories. READ MORE

  4. 8. Pointing in circles is not a way to circular economy : Barriers to a circular use of ICT products from a user organisation’s perspective

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Catja Carlson; Sara Österberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Circular economy; Sustainability; ICT products; Circular electronics; Reuse; Refurbishment; Barriers to circular economy; Management; Cirkulär ekonomi; Hållbarhet; ICT-produkter; Cirkulär elektronik; Återanvändning; Rekonditionering; Barriärer för en cirkulär ekonomi; Ledning;

    Abstract : The circular economy, in which products, materials and resources circle back into the system rather than ending up as waste, offers the possibility to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation. For the sector of information and communication technologies (ICT), where the products contain a wide range of critical raw materials and have a large environmental impact during their manufacturing phase, a shift from today’s linear consumption is especially important. READ MORE

  5. 9. Can Rwanda leapfrog to the digital economy with ICT enabled development? A case study of a developing country determined to modernize without the traditional model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kia Korpela; [2018]
    Keywords : ICT; services; structural transformation; developing country; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Proclaiming the successful way forward for Africa to modernize continues to puzzle economists and policy makers. Though the region has experienced the highest growth rates for the past decade, no large-scale structural transformation can be observed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Process Automation in German Manufacturing GVCs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hieke Bruinsma; [2018]
    Keywords : automation; environmental degradation; energy intensity; global value chains; IO-analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Both automation and climate change are important topics on today’s policy agenda. Automation is often argued to have environmental benefits in terms of energy efficiency, however, no attempt has yet been made to empirically address the relation between automation and energy consumption. READ MORE