Essays about: "trade and environment"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 392 essays containing the words trade and environment.

  1. 26. Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Garå; Jacob Elander; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Global Supply Chains; Volvo Cars; H M Group; Risk Management; Reconfiguration; Zone of Balanced Resilience; Capabilities; Global Value Chains; Disruptions; Covid-19; International Business; Resilience;

    Abstract : Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of interdependence where a disruption at one end of the supply chain often affects the whole network. READ MORE

  3. 27. The relationship between the three dimensions of sustainable development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Muhammad Nabeel Numan; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Human development; Human development index; Ecological footprint; Economic complexity; Economic complexity index; Environmental Kuznets curve; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sustainable development is a widely discussed concept, and it is needed because the world is facing a massive global challenge of climate change. Sustainable development is envisioned as an all-inclusive concept of three dimensions; environment, economy, and society. However, there are trade-offs between these three dimensions. READ MORE

  4. 28. Predictive model for continuous optimization of DPF service interval based on economic trade-off

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Mahir Sheth; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : AbstractEfficiency, emissions and uptime are three crucial factors that development engineers in the automotive business strive to improve. The proposed study is a part of this continuous improvement towards perfection of the Scania engine and exhaust after-treatment system. READ MORE

  5. 29. Climate Leadership in the Trade Regime Complex : An Assessment of the United States Preferential Trade Agreements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Jens Wickström; [2022]
    Keywords : International Climate Leadership; Global Governance; The US; Preferential Trade Agreements; Regime Complex;

    Abstract : Emissions keep rising, states keep trading, and Earth will be 1.5°C warmer within five years. These are results of inadequate global governance. As globalisation has brought complexity to the international settings, creating overlapping webs of interactions: no International Organisation has properly responded. READ MORE

  6. 30. Managing operations resources and processes for competitive advantage : A study on the performance of Swedish pharmaceutical companies during the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Mohsin Raza; Jesper Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Operations; strategy; pharmaceutical; pandemic; attributes; digitalization;

    Abstract : The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused immense challenges to businesses and people’s lives. For the pharmaceutical industry, these challenges entail changes in demand, supply chain, consumption trends, as well as a shift towards telemedicine and changes in R&D priorities. READ MORE