Essays about: "supply chain tendencies"

Found 5 essays containing the words supply chain tendencies.

  1. 1. Purchasing 4.0: An Exploratory Multiple Case Study on the Purchasing Process Reshaped by Industry 4.0 in the Automotive Industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Simon Gottge; Torben Menzel; [2017]
    Keywords : Purchasing; Industry 4.0; Purchasing 4.0; Purchasing Process; Automotive;

    Abstract : Title:  Purchasing 4.0: An Exploratory Multiple Case Study on the Purchasing Process Reshaped by Industry 4.0 in the Automotive Industry Authors: Simon Gottge, Torben Menzel Background: Rapidly transforming technologies and changing customer expectations trigger the fourth industrial revolution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Farming in case of crisis : farmers’ political trust and the social contract for food security in Sweden

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

    Author : Sofia Sollén Norrlin; [2016]
    Keywords : Farmers; social contract; political trust; responsibility; food security; cooperation; crisis preparedness; civil defense;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the role of agriculture and Swedish national food security in the event of a crisis in the food chain. The focus is on farmers' political trust and the relationship between farmers and government, mainly regarding crisis management. READ MORE

  4. 3. How to balance the B's and C's. A case study on how business-to-business companies can increase derived demand

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/HDK - Högskolan för design och konsthantverk

    Author : Pierre Skönnegård; Victoria Hedman; Elin Eriksson; [2012-03-02]
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    Abstract : Background Today, business-to-business companies are becoming increasingly consumer-driven, wanting to increase derived demand from their end-consumers. In this master thesis we set out to find tendencies that occur in business-to-business companies and turn them into tactical suggestions for companies to use in trying to increase derived demand. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Current State and Future Trends in The Use of Pallets in Distribution Systems

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Ingenjörshögskolan

    Author : Javad Mokhlesi; Saman Lohrasebi; [2010]
    Keywords : euro pallets; pallets costs; pallets status; pallets trends; third party logistics 3pl ; pallet pools;

    Abstract : Pallets play a very important role in whole distribution systems through the supply chain. Such a fact alone shows the importance of pallets in today’s fast growing global logistics. READ MORE

  6. 5. The relationship between vegetable growers and the supermarkets : a study of South Eastern Scotland in comparison to the situation in Skåne, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Annie Drottberger; [2005]
    Keywords : vegetable growers; supermarkets; Scotland; Skåne;

    Abstract : The supermarkets in Europe have over the last decades gained increased control within the food supply chain. Globalisation has made it easier to trade and this comes with good and bad effects for the food system. In both Scotland and Sweden we find suppliers and producers within horticulture. READ MORE