Essays about: "organisational and operational demands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words organisational and operational demands.

  1. 1. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Gwenaëlle Delcourt; [2023]
    Keywords : Organisational learning; resilience; vulnerability and capacity assessments VCAs ; red cross red crescent; Disaster risk management; MMO; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Production ramp-down strategy : Optimisation of production ramp-down at Scania Engine Assembly

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Gustav Otteblad; Jakob Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : assembly line; management; phase-out; production ramp-down; production ramp-up; production rollover; strategy; monteringslina; ledning; utfasning; produktionsnedrampning; produktionsupprampning; produktionsväxling; strategi;

    Abstract : In the light of the increasing demands and competition in the automotive industry to rapidly introduce new products to the market, management of production ramp-ups and production ramp-downs has become a new decisive competitive factor. For this reason, a well-designed strategy has become essential to succeed. READ MORE

  4. 3. From safety code to safety in operations : A qualitative study of safety management within five companies operating in the Swedish shipping industry

    University essay from KTH/Ergonomi

    Author : Johannah Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Safety management; Safety management system; Swedish shipping companies; resilience engineering; complex socio-technical systems;

    Abstract : The maritime industry is vital to the Swedish trade and economy. Shipping has less environmental impact per ton transported goods than other transport modes. Furthermore, ships use the sea as their roads, thus not requiring additional impact on the environment in the form of building roads or tracks to be able to transport goods or people. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Reflexivity : Managers utilisation of foreignness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mathias Ora Sti; Sebastian Hallenius; [2018]
    Keywords : Institutions; Foreignness; Reflexivity; Managers; Multinational Enterprises;

    Abstract : Previous research concludes that multinational enterprises can gain operational space in foreign institutions by utilising their foreignness. This conclusion is made with an assumption that subunits act with intentionality and insight in their response to institutional demands. READ MORE

  6. 5. Assessing the ability to share spatial data between emergency management organisations in the High North

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lars Ole Grottenberg; [2016]
    Keywords : The High North; Arctic; emergency management; SDI; spatial data infrastructure; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The decreasing extent of the Arctic sea ice has opened up new areas in the High North for industrial and commercial activities. These areas contain large reserves of oil and gas, and the region is home to some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. READ MORE