Essays about: "thesis: purchaser"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words thesis: purchaser.

1. 1. A process to assess fossil-free transport transition pathways and develop a sustainability roadmap for transport purchasers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lauren Brach; [2023]
   Keywords : Roadmap; corporate carbon strategy; decarbonisation; transportation; fossil-free; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Most (93%) of the greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector come from road traffic in Sweden which includes passenger and freight transport activity (Trafikverket, 2022). The aim of this thesis was to understand pathways that transport purchasers can pursue to reach the fossil-free transportation goals from manufacturing plant to customer and to develop a process for assessing a market and developing a roadmap for achieving fossil-free transportation. READ MORE

3. 2. What is the future of emission data? A study of environmental purchasing criteria in the heavy road freight transport industry in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Måns Kvarnfors; Magnus Åström; [2022]
   Keywords : emission data; purchasing; GHG emissions; road transport; Sweden; environmental purchasing; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Heavy road freight transports in Sweden are responsible for a significant portion of national greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier research has looked at the purchasing process of transports in a business-to-business context and established its importance for limiting environmental impact. READ MORE

4. 3. Purchasing Assessment Tool – Assessment and benchmarking of strategic purchaser skill set

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Harald Österling; [2022]
   Keywords : Purchasing and supply management; Procurement; Competencies; Purchasing performance management PPM ; Strategic purchasing competencies; Competency assessment; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : According to studies, a strategically aligned purchasing strategy can increase both purchasing and business performance. The foundation for executing a strategically aligned purchasing strategy is the fact that strategic purchasing professionals inherit the relevant competencies and that organizations have tools to track purchasing professionals' performance. READ MORE

5. 4. Digitalisation of sourcing processes – A case study at Axis Communications AB

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

   Author : Elaine Nilsson; Josefine Westberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Sourcing; digitisation; digitalisation; digital sourcing; sourcing technologies; Axis Communications AB; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Title: Digitalisation of sourcing processes – A case study at Axis Communications Authors: Elaine Nilsson & Josefine Westberg Supervisor: Karin Forsberg, Commodity Manager, Axis Communications AB Daisy Wang, Project Purchaser, Axis Communications AB Louise Bildsten, Department of Industrial Management & Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Examiner: Jan Olhager, Department of Industrial Management & Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University Background: Axis Communications AB is a global network surveillance company based in Lund, Sweden. Axis assemble and store some components and products in their own facilities, however manufacturing is handled by contract manufacturers. READ MORE

6. 5. Sourcing in 2020: a benchmark of manufacturing companies’ source-to-contract and electronic reverse auction practices

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

   Author : Fabian Markhed Maxe; Eric Mace; [2020]
   Keywords : Sourcing; digital sourcing; eSourcing; e-sourcing; source-to-contract S2C ; electronic reverse auction eRA ; eAuction; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Abstract Digital sourcing platforms were invented in the last decade of the 20th century and brought tools such as electronic reverse auctions (eRA) into the hands of purchasing professionals. The Trelleborg Group initiated a project to implement such a digital sourcing platform last year but the research in the field is outdated. READ MORE