Essays about: "subcontractor management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words subcontractor management.

  1. 1. WIND POWER PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR SUBCONTRACTORS’ EVALUATION

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Yassine Chetouani; [2022]
    Keywords : Multi-criteria decision analysis; Subcontractor’s pre-qualification; Risk factors; Management capabilities; Wind power project development.;

    Abstract : The Swedish Wind Energy Association (SWEA, 2019) reported the wind power project's total investment cost between 2017 and 2021 was over SEK 72 billion. They predicted that at project completion, the total production will be approximately 22.4 TWh per year. READ MORE

  3. 2. Contractor Coopetition: The Potential Outcomes for the Public Transport Sector : A case study on co-sharing of bus depots

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Gabriel Akdemir; Sebastian Tellgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Coopetition; Public Transport Sector; Public Transport; Co-sharing; Bus depots; Subcontractor; Coopetition Governance Function CGF .; Kollektivtrafikssektorn; Kollektivtrafik; Samutnyttjande; Bussdepåer; Underleverantörer; Trafikutövare; Driftgrupp.;

    Abstract : Coopetition, a combined word for cooperation and competition, is a business strategy in which two or more parties within a competing market use a cooperative action. This concept is mainly practical in situations where companies are rich in resources and have considerable assets. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Digital Subcontractor : Leveraging Digital Technology by Strategic Adoption

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Alexander Kling; Daniel Virta; [2019]
    Keywords : Digitalisation; Innovations; Digital technology adoption; Subcontractor; Earth-moving contractor; Telematics; Geodetic technology; Value chain integration; TOE framework; Strategic decisions; Diffusion of innovations; Project organisations; Digitalisering; Innovationer; Tillämpning av digital teknologi; Entreprenadbranschen; Maskinentreprenör; Telematik; Geodetiska teknologier; Strukturella förändringar i värdekedjan; Strategisk beslutsfattande; TOE ramverk; Diffusion of innovations; Projektbaserade organisationer.;

    Abstract : Many industries are today facing the possibilities and challenges arising with an increasingly digitalised world. One such is the scantily studied industry of earth-moving contractors that today stands in front of an increasing amount of digital technologies, which may have the possibility to assist firms in their earthwork operations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Barriers to business model innovation : An exploratorive multiple case study of subcontracting manufacturing SMEs in Jönköping County

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Rasmus Hellman; Gustav Lindholm; Malcolm Scott; [2018]
    Keywords : Business Model; Business Model Innovation; Dynamic Capabilities; Sustainable competitive advantage;

    Abstract : Background – In today´s globalized environment, a stronger emphasis on moving production to low-cost environments is present. Assembling a complex product usually involves multiple smaller manufacturing firms across the globe. READ MORE

  6. 5. Simulating production risk at Volvo Powertrain - Developing a simulation tool for decision making

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Magnus Cederlund; [2014]
    Keywords : Risk Management; Supply Chain Risk Management; Fault Tree Analysis; Preliminary Hazard Analysis; Lean Production; Risk Matrix; World Class Manufacturing; Fire Safety; Volvo Powertrain; Business and Economics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : How can a small fire at a subcontractor in the USA lead to a multimillion dollar loss at a Swedish telephone company, and how can a single machine breakdown lead to a complete production stop at a production company? With today logistics and production trends, where terms such as Lean Production, Six Sigma, 5S, and World Class Manufacturing are used every day, production companies are introducing streamline production facilities and supply chain where goods and raw material are delivered just in time, where buffer zones are reduced, and where suppliers are reduced to a single source. These are trends that strengthen companies’ competitiveness, but it also makes companies more vulnerable to risk events. READ MORE