Essays about: "resilience metrics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words resilience metrics.

  1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risk Management and Sustainability - A Study of Risk and Return in Portfolios With Different Levels of Sustainability

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Magnus Borg; Lucas Ternqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Value-at-Risk VaR ; Expected Shortfall ES ; Risk Management; Financial Risk; Financial Mathematics; Sustainability; Portfolio Management; Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM ; Hållbarhet; Value-at-Risk VaR ; Expected Shortfall ES ; Riskhantering; Finansiell Risk; Finansiell Matematik; Portföljkonstruktion;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the risk profile of Electronically Traded Funds and the dependence of the ESG rating on risk. 527 ETFs with exposure globally were analyzed. Risk measures considered were Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall, while some other metrics of risk was used, such as the volatility, maximum drawdown, tail dependece, and copulas. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond Disruptions: Optimizing Supply Chain Resilience : A qualitative and quantitative analysis of the aftermarket supply chain

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Sara Andersson; Jesper Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Modelling Supply Chain Resilience; Supply Chain Disruptions; Semi-structured Interviews; Robustness Analysis; Flow Optimisation; Supply Chain Network Topology; Performance Measure;

    Abstract : The world is changing, what has been known to work has been put to the test when both the geopolitical and the environmental climate are changing. War, a pandemic, material shortage, financial difficulties and an overall dis- tressed global transportation sector have shown that the ever-more important topic of resilience is crucial to stay relevant in today’s competitive markets. READ MORE

  5. 4. Minimizing Blast Radius of Chaos Engineering Experiments via Steady-State Metrics Forecasting

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Dhruv Navin Shetty; [2023]
    Keywords : Chaos Engineering; Resilience Testing; Apdex Score; Golden Signal Metrics; Blast Radius Minimization; Distributed Systems; Kaosingenjörskap; Motståndskraftstestning; Apdex-poäng; Gyllene signal-metrik; Minimering av sprängningsradie; Distribuerade system;

    Abstract : Chaos Engineering (CE) intentionally disrupts distributed systems by introducing faults into the system to better understand and improve their resilience. By studying these intentional disruptions, CE provides insights that help enhance system performance and the overall user experience. READ MORE

  6. 5. On the Resilience of High-ESG Firms: An Event Study of the Russo-Ukrainian War

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Alexander Neiglick; Jakob Falck; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; ESG; Russo-Ukrainian War; Social Capital;

    Abstract : This study aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship between social capital and firm performance during times of crisis. To achieve this, we use ESG scores as a proxy for social capital and investigate whether European high-ESG firms outperformed low-ESG firms during the Russo-Ukrainian War, which we argue constitutes an exogenous market shock. READ MORE