Essays about: "soft operation research"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words soft operation research.

  1. 1. Private sectors' impacts on environmental sustainability in developing countries : a case study on manufacturing companies in Rwanda & Gambia

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Japhet Kwizera; Nyara Touray; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental sustainabilities; developing countries; climate change; challenges;

    Abstract : There is a common consensus that anthropogenic activities have remarkable impacts on environmental sustainability with significant consequences on global warming and climate change. Due to the little research on the private-sector impact on environmental sustainability in developing countries more specifically on private sector manufacturing companies’ engagement in environmental risk mitigation, it is in this framework we conducted this study with the aim to investigate how these companies implement the sustainability practices in their daily business operations and the challenges they face. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lönsam mjölkproduktion under svenska förhållanden - en fallstudie inom svensk mjölkproduktionen vid expansion av befintlig verksamhet verksamhet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Henrik Beckman; Jonathan Sundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : mjölkproduktion; investeringsteori; beslutsteori; stordriftsfördelar;

    Abstract : Medelåldern av lantbrukarna i Sverige är hög, 2017 var den 58 år, och antalet mjölkföretag har minskat kontinuerligt de senaste decennierna. Däremot har storleken på de kvarvarande företagen ökat samt djurens produktion. READ MORE

  4. 3. Love thy neighbor: social sustainability assessment in built environments : the case of the Greenhouse project in Augustenborg ecocity, Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Reena A Q Naser; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Sustainable Community; Social Inclusion; Social Equity; Social Capital; Soft Infrastructure; Nordic Housing Model; Sustainable Urban Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although one of the three pillars of the sustainability triad beside the economic and environmental, Social Sustainability (SS) is the least studied and researched. Since its definition, measurement and operation are subject to different interpretations, SS tends to be undertheorized and sometimes overlooked. READ MORE

  5. 4. Analysis and improvement of material handling in a highly customized multi-variant product-based production system

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Arjun Balasubramaniam; Naga Lakshmana Naidu Navuluri; [2020]
    Keywords : “Highly-customized multi-variant production system”; “Lean logistics”; “Warehouse management system”; “Organizational culture”; “Production Management”;

    Abstract : Twenty first century manufacturing is characterized by customer specific products. Customers expect greater differentiation in the products that companies offer to them, thus changing the whole landscape of production. Greater the variety of products being offered to customers, greater is the complexity of shop floor operations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intra-firm knowledge transfer-a qualitative case study of knowledge transfer and its implications in a soft service firm

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Denitsa Zheleva; Alexandra Viklund; [2014]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; franchise network; grounded theory; formal and informal networks; location-intensive soft services; fast food;

    Abstract : The following case study aims to explore the knowledge transfer and its implications in the context of a soft service firm. The complexity of knowledge itself and the knowledge transfer process in service firms brings new challenges. The phenomenon was investigated by the application of grounded theory. READ MORE