Essays about: "manufacturing economics"

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  1. 1. Reshoring in the Fashion Industry – An Actual Trend or Industry Window Dressing?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Svante Gummesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Reshoring; Fashion industry; Fashion conglomerates; Supply Chain Management; Manufacturing Sustainability; Global supply chains; Manufacturing Location Decision; Inditex; H M Group; GAP Inc; Fast retailing; Gap Inc.; PVH; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The research aims to determine whether there is a trend of reshoring among major fashion conglomerates and whether supply chain resilience and sustainable manufacturing may contribute to understanding this trend. The study takes a quantitative approach, using a combination of inference statistics and descriptive statistics. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of environmental performance on credit ratings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marta Celina Brejwo; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; CSR; Environmental performance; Credit ratings; Credit risk; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the relationship between environmental performance and credit ratings on the Asian, European, and North American market in the context of the ESG framework over a period of ten years through 2013-2022. Through the usage of primarily POLS and POLS with a fixed year effect model, 242 firms across the different regions are studied on an aggregate level, in terms of being consumer oriented and manufacturing intensive as well as on a regional level in order to explore said relationship. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring how Socio-technical Systems support Organizational Learning - A Case Study of a Global Manufacturing Corporation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martha Ohlsson; Gréta Rós Finnsdóttir; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

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  6. 5. Farm Mechanisation, Agricultural Productivity and Structural Change in India: A State-Level Analysis of Post-Reform Period

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sai Chandan Kotu; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Agriculture in India is characterised by low productivity, and structural change has been slow and unconventional. Nevertheless, at state-level one can identify different patterns for these process. READ MORE