Essays about: "transport service purchasing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words transport service purchasing.

  1. 1. A calculation framework and applicable tools to estimate freight rate and carbon emissions for road transport - A study at Volvo Group Trucks Operations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daqi Liu; [2020-06-17]
    Keywords : cost breakdown theory; cost elements; road freight rate; transport carbon emissions; transport service purchasing; Excel VBA; estimation framework;

    Abstract : The high-quality estimation methods and results for the freight rate and carbon emissions of road transport are not only important to a company’s supply chain performance but also valuable to academia. In this research, a framework for estimating the road freight rate and carbon emissions is designed to meet the business and operational demand of the case company, Volvo Group. READ MORE

  3. 2. Abolishing Stockholm’s Public Transport Fares

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Andrés Fuentes; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Free Public Transport; Mode Choice Modelling; Zero-price effect; Car emissions.;

    Abstract : The decrease of car emission levels has stagnated in the latter years in Stockholm, Sweden. Since the city’s publictransit system is highly developed via its large access to areas located in the city’s outskirts, it could serve as a tool topartially replace the city's car traffic and reduce emissions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Importance of Green Service Offerings for French and Swedish Retailers in their Selection of Transport Operators : A study of French and Swedish companies operating in the retail industry.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Paul-Alban Montanié; [2015]
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    Abstract : Background: The selection of transport operators has become a complex decision making process with multi-criteria aspects. Deciding on which transport operator to use depends on various service offerings that can be different for each company. READ MORE

  5. 4. Importance of Green Service Offerings for French, Dutch, Swedish and UK Retailers in their Selection of Transport Operators : A study of French, Dutch, Swedish and UK companies operating in the retail industry.

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

    Author : Abukar Amin; David Broadbent; [2015]
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    Abstract : Background: The selection of transport operators has become a complex decision making process with multi-criteria aspects. Deciding on which transport operator to use depends on various service offerings that can be different for each company. READ MORE

  6. 5. Waste – an asset : Assessment of a take-back system for electric power tools

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Hanna Cedervall; Erik Hilmertz; [2013]
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    Abstract : This master thesis has been conducted during the spring semester of 2013 at the Royal Institute of Technology in cooperation with Atlas Copco Industrial Technique. The work which has been performed was to analyze and evaluate the potential of a take-back system for discarded electric power tools. READ MORE