Essays about: "planning and control practices"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words planning and control practices.

1. 1. Exchanging 'Life' for Money? Overtime work culture and professional women's fertility intentions in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Jinxuan Lu; [2023]
   Keywords : Fertility intention; Overtime work; PLS-SEM; Vignette experiment; Theory of Planned Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the context of China’s concerning decline in fertility rates and the widespread normalization of the ‘996’ overtime culture, the connection between overtime work and fertility assumes considerable importance. This research is firmly grounded in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, 1991), which investigates the complex relationship between overtime work and fertility intentions among working women of reproductive age in urban China. READ MORE

3. 2. Strategic Spatial Planning in an Evolving Governance Structure : Decolonizing Planning in Namibia

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

   Author : Tove Söder; [2023]
   Keywords : Namibia; Strategic Spatial Planning SSP ; planning process; decentralization; policy implementation; post-colonial; urban sprawl; spatial planning; strategy implementation; strategy-making;

   Abstract : This research explores the challenges the Namibian government faces in the planning process when implementing policies for strategic spatial planning (SSP). The study considers the entire Namibian planning process which primarily is governed top-down but has since independence adopted policies to decentralize power. READ MORE

4. 3. Inventory management: A high-level analysis of selected process elements, and factors impacting plan performance - A case study at Alfa Laval

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Danielle Schiro; Lucas Librelotto Rubin; [2023]
   Keywords : Inventory Management; Make-to-Order; Forecasting; Collaboration; Strategic Alignment; KPIs; Organizational Structures; Alfa Laval; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to increase the effectiveness of the case company, Alfa Laval’s, inventory management by finding challenges, opportunities, and gaps within its current inventory management practices. Background: An essential part of an organization’s planning and control is inventory management, which helps manage supply and demand uncertainty as well as mismatches in upstream and downstream variables, as small changes in inventory management practices can greatly impact an organization's efficiency and responsiveness. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Food Waste in Private Households in Skåne

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

   Author : Jonas Gabrielsson; Maria Zaki; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In 2020, 200 million children under the age of 5 were reported to be malnourished and between 720 and 811 million people around the world faced hunger. Yet, the global food production have the potential to feed every human being twice the amount required. So what is happening with all that food? 1. READ MORE

6. 5. Bureaucratic legacies in Peace Agreements: A study on the pervasiveness of New Public Management doctrines in the Colombian Peace Agreement (2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alejandra Lucia Figueredo Rodriguez; [2022]
   Keywords : Peacebuilding; New Public Management; Bureaucratic legacy; Peace Agreement; Ideational Peace;

   Abstract : Ideas matter. Thus, approaching peacebuilding efforts from an ideational perspective can contribute to a deeper understanding of their meanings and legacies. Traditionally, the liberal peace paradigm has been prevalent in peacebuilding, translating into programs, projects, actions, and agreements that model liberal norms, values, and practices. READ MORE