Essays about: "thesis in durable goods"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words thesis in durable goods.

1. 6. Time-Varying Uncertainty and Durable Adjustment

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Carlo Zanella; [2015]
   Keywords : Uncertainty; Durable goods; Fixed adjustment costs; Business cycle;

   Abstract : A large share of demand fluctuations over the business cycle are due to fluctuations in consumer spending on durable goods. Households adjust their durable holdings infrequently, and adjustment is even less likely when the economy is in a recession than when it is in an expansion. READ MORE

3. 7. Concept design of an ultra-light industrial robot

   University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : André Jaber; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The use of industrial robots are increasing in areas such as food, consumer goods, wood, plastics and electronics, but is still mostly concentrated in the automotive industry. A problem is that workstations in smaller and medium sized companies that produce small batches of products don’t get productive enough by having a permanently placed industrial robot. READ MORE

4. 8. The Consumption Function of Luxury Goods

   University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

   Author : Qiongyan Zhang; [2009]
   Keywords : Luxury Goods; Advertising; Disposable Income; Consumption Function;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis will be to formulate an economic model that exposes the relationship between consumption of luxury goods and selected factors which includes advertising, disposable income, interest rate, price index and stock premium. By building the Multiple Linear Regressions model to formulate the consumption function and using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) as the method, it becomes apparent that advertising, disposable income and the previous quarter´s disposable income are the major variables to affect luxury good consumption, of all the factors. READ MORE

5. 9. Can values drive value for sustainable business? : An analyzing and interpreting case study of Konsum Värmland Value-creation

   University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och IT

   Author : Madeleine Zetterberg; [2007]
   Keywords : Service Management; Values-based management;

   Abstract : Abstract Historically, value was believed to be created and embedded in the manufacturing process, implying that companies were the creators of value. Conversely, the notion of value-creation changed during the last decades and has implemented the customer orientation and service centred view. READ MORE