Essays about: "thesis for information systems school"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words thesis for information systems school.

  1. 21. Strategies to Cope with Unconventional Emergency Events in a Port-Hinterland Transportation Network

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Zixiang Gong; Yiming Zhong; [2016-07-04]
    Keywords : port-hinterland transportation network; unconventional emergency event; coalition model; Shapley value;

    Abstract : Within the context of global integration, the increasingly important role of a port is illustrated by the growth of world seaborne trade. The modern port has evolved from a single transshipment node into an integrated functional region. READ MORE

  3. 22. How to provide a humanitarian warehouse location model with data - An assessment of scenario creation and data availability at the United Nations High-Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Karolina Lindén; Peter Dahl; [2016]
    Keywords : Humanitarian logistics; facility location problem; scenario planning; data availability; aid; refugees; UNHCR; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : At the end of 2014, 38 million people around the world had fled their homes due to man-made disasters such as war, armed conflict and violence. To save the lives and alleviate the suffering of these refugees and displaced is the purpose of Humanitarian Logistics. READ MORE

  4. 23. Means for Serendipitous Discovery in the Innovation Process. How organizations can harness serendipity through idea management system

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Andreea Liana Bobirnea; [2014-12-15]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : “While serendipity is generally considered a spark for innovation and new knowledge, the triggers for serendipity appear infinite and consequently information systems' support for serendipity has been difficult to realize.” (Mccay-Peet, 2013) UK Research Council funds a project of 1,87 million Pounds aimed at understanding the role that serendipity plays in research and innovation in the digital economy. READ MORE

  5. 24. Ethics and responsibility within the construction industry

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Hamad Amin; Hussein Al-Haddad; [2014]
    Keywords : Ethics; Moral and Responsibility;

    Abstract : All people face moral choices, it can be in private life, work, school or daily life. There are often rules and laws that guide us and declare how we should act in a specific situation. But how should we act in the "gray zone”, where there are no clear guidelines and rules, where the boundaries between right and wrong are not so clear. READ MORE

  6. 25. Advancing an Academic Library's services through application of Soft Systems Methodology

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

    Author : Niki Chatzipanagiotou; [2014]
    Keywords : Academic Libraries; Greek Academic Libraries; Economic crisis; Greece; Library User Services; Library Systems; Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC ; User-centered Design; Soft Systems Methodology SSM ;

    Abstract : The Master thesis focuses on the application of Information Systems in the field of Library and Information Science.  Within the context of organizational learning, a collaborative user-centered approach is used to produce desired system characteristics and future research suggestions. READ MORE