Essays about: "outsourced production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words outsourced production.

  1. 1. Additive Manufacturing for Volume Production : A case study in supply chain benefits of AM implementation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Carl-Johan Bjelke; [2023]
    Keywords : Additive manufacturing; Industry 4.0; Design for additive manufacturing; Rapid prototyping; Mass customization; Parts consolidation; Supply chain processes; Decentralized manufacturing.;

    Abstract : Additive manufacturing was first introduced in the 80s and has ever since been used as a tool for rapid prototyping. Its flexible manufacturing characteristics makes it optimal for creating complex geometries in one manufacturing process, eliminating assembly time for several individual parts. READ MORE

  3. 2. Trade-induced Environmental Impacts Connected to a Policy Promoting Agricultural Biofuels in Sweden; A sensitivity analysis on an Agent-based Life Cycle Assessment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Fanny Elfgren; [2023]
    Keywords : AB-LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Energy crops; Trade; Import; Biofuel; Sensitivity Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The demand for biofuels is increasing as a result of increased climate mitigation ambitions aiming to replace the use of fossil fuels. To meet the increasing demand, energy crops grown on agricultural land used to produce biofuels is getting more and more attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of COVID-19 and the importance of supply chain resilience building : Case study of Swedish firms using offshoring for finished goods

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Industriell ekonomi

    Author : Isak Prytz-Sund; [2023]
    Keywords : Qualitative; Case study; Supply chain; Risk management; Resilience; COVID-19; Offshoring; Finished goods;

    Abstract : Purpose: This study aims to look deeper at how Swedish firms using offshoring have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic regarding their supply chains and make them more resilient. Design/methodology/approach: This study is a case study that examines two Swedish companies that have outsourced their production processes to other countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Must or a Will? A study of the motives behind fashion retailers’ engagement in welfare projects in Bangladesh

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Iris Ekman; Karin Lindqvist; [2022-02-16]
    Keywords : Fashion industry; CSR; welfare projects; push factors; pull factors;

    Abstract : Fashion retailers operate in an industry characterized by outsourced production in countries with poor living and working conditions. The low control that consequently follows, is a challenge for fashion retailers to handle. In the past decade, awareness of the prevailing circumstances in the production countries has increased. READ MORE

  6. 5. Furniture rental – the new way to consume furniture? : Attitudes and intentions to choose furniture rental as an alternative consumption model

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Julia Buch; Jakob Trenk; [2021]
    Keywords : Attitude; Intention; TRA; Theory of Reasoned Action; TPB; Theory of Planned Behavior; furniture; renting; Sharing Economy; Collaborative Consumption; Access-Based Consumption; Product-Service-Systems; Germany;

    Abstract : Background: Fast furniture is a growing trend similar to fast fashion and fast food, implying that manufacturers produce large quantities of inexpensive furniture. At the same time, consumers use the furniture shorter and replace it more frequently. READ MORE