Essays about: "small business STRATEGIC PLANNING"

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  1. 1. Supply Chain Management: Increasing Performance and Coordination in a Sales & Operations Planning Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Jacob Knutsson; Theodor Jener; [2023]
    Keywords : S OP; Strategy; Inventory; Operations; Strategic alignment; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Alfa Laval’s business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger uses Sales and Operations Planning to balance supply with demand to ensure profitable growth. Currently, the business unit is experiencing inefficiencies as they fail to execute the plans from Sales and Operations Planning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Developing a closed-loop supply chain to eliminate Single Use Plastic products : Implementing Circular Economy practices driven by EU commission directives

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Elsa Ottosson; Rania Oweini; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Circular Business Models; Closed Loop Supply Chain; Single Use Plastic; EU-directive; Small and medium sized enterprise; Post Consumer Plastic Waste;

    Abstract : Single use plastic products (SUPs) are a primary cause of plastic pollution causing significant environmental harm. These products have little to no value after use and are challenging to recycle cost efficiently. READ MORE

  4. 3. Examining Strategic Planning and Use of Intellectual Capital through Spectacles : A study on how small businesses implement intellectual capital into their strategic planning using cases of independent optical firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Piia Hyytiä; Emma Karvik; [2020]
    Keywords : Strategic Planning; Intellectual Capital; SME; Implementation; Management; Optical Industry; Accounting;

    Abstract : In the business world of today and the knowledge-based economy that we are living in, with challenges such as digitalization and globalization, traditional sources of competitive differentiation are being stripped away. Due to this more businesses have started realizing their core capability to be the invisible assets of their firm rather than the visible ones. READ MORE

  5. 4. Strategic Planning and Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study in the German Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shabrina Adani; Philipp Konnerth; [2019]
    Keywords : Small and medium enterprises SMEs ; formal strategic planning; unstructured planning; performance; environment; product; entrepreneurs and management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research aims to improve the understanding of the relationships between formal and informal strategic planning in reference to performance among SMEs. A qualitative case study was chosen as the approach for this thesis. The data was collected by conducting ten interviews with ten different manufacturing SMEs in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. READ MORE

  6. 5. Strategic Thinking is Context Dependent

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Størner; Andrew Teller; [2019]
    Keywords : Strategic thinking; Strategy; Business Management; CEOs; Small and Medium Enterprises; SME; Management; Master’s in Management; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Strategic thinking is a complex field that consists of more than the concept of strategy. Strategic thinking is important to business success, to maintain a competitive advantage, to strategic planning, and management decision-making. However, this is not an exhaustive list of reasons why strategic thinking is relevant. READ MORE