Essays about: "purchasing in education"

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  1. 16. Learnings for Future

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alicia Requena Carrion; [2019]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the present time, the rate of environmental degradation requires us to use all available means to avoid further damage and restore the environment to the best of our possibilities. Education is an important channel to promote environmentalism and sustainability, and to promote pro-environmental individual decisions, especially regarding consumption and purchasing patterns. READ MORE

  3. 17. American Dream Turns to Nightmare: The Decline of the United States Middle Class

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Vogel; [2017]
    Keywords : Middle Class; Top 1%; Education; Poverty; United States; Median Household Income; Inequality; Financial Crisis; Stagnation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The United States middle class has become a major topic of discussion and debate over the past several years, playing an intricate part in economic and political policies today. The reasoning behind this is due to the acknowledgement of the average American household struggling to maintain their standard of living with rising costs of goods and services along with stagnating wages. READ MORE

  4. 18. Patent Portfolio Analysis a Negotiation Tool : a case study in the automotive industry

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

    Author : Jennifer Asp; Axel Grapengiesser; [2017]
    Keywords : Patent portfolio analysis; Cross-functional tool; System integration model; Intellectual property in Sourcing; Intellectual property in Purchasing; Patent portfölj analys; Tvärfunktionella team; Immateriella rättigheter i inköp;

    Abstract : The automotive industry with its highly competitive environment together with high research and development costs is struggling to increase shareholder return. Cross-functional teams are employed to source suppliers which are helping to reduce production and development costs in close cooperation with the other departments. READ MORE

  5. 19. Metropolitan foodscapes with multifunctional land use : a design proposal for a peri-urban area in the Metropolitan region of Rotterdam - The Hague

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Gustafsson; Matilda Olsson; [2016]
    Keywords : foodscape; Farmer s Garden; multifunctional use; mixed use; agriculture; recreation; education; food production; peri-urban; rural; urban; farming;

    Abstract : Multifunctional land use in and around cities is becoming increasingly important to meet many sustainability objectives of today. Due to today's rapid urbanisation, a division has been developed between urban and rural areas, which in turn has resulted in a gap between producers and consumers. READ MORE

  6. 20. Prompt Pediatric Care Pediatric patients’ estimated travel times to surgically-equipped hospitals in Sweden’s Scania County

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Chloe Näslund; [2016]
    Keywords : health planning; hospitals; shortest route; GIS; pediatric surgery; network analysis; accessibility; healthcare; travel time; Scania; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Health and emergency services aim to provide patients with urgent care according to an accessibility policy that is characterized by “proper service at the proper time and place” (Jordan et al. 2004; Murad 2007). READ MORE