Essays about: "transportation excellence"

Found 4 essays containing the words transportation excellence.

1. 1. Intermodal Freight Transport - Evaluating the Suitability of Future Potential Implementations - A Case Study of Volvo Car Corporation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elin Alverhed; Frida Kåvik; [2022-08-02]
   Keywords : Rail-road Intermodal Freight Transport; Intermodal Freight Transport; Volvo Cars; Rail Freight; Road Freight;

   Abstract : Environmental awareness has become increasingly more important for governmental and non-governmental organizations throughout the years, pushing organizations to better their operations with the aim to reduce environmental impact. One of the organizations aiming to reduce their environmental impact is Volvo Cars, which, through various organizational improvement efforts, has managed to reach environmental sustainability-related goals. READ MORE

3. 2. Improving Supply Chain Efficiency in-store with a Lean Approach; A case study of Intersport Sweden AB

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Robert Carlsson; Adam Gräsberg; [2016-09-27]
   Keywords : Lean; Lean retail; in-store; in-store logistics; in-store supply chain; retail efficiency;

   Abstract : With improved transportation and a more open market, supply chain management has evolved into becoming increasingly complex, resulting in longer supply chains and a need for operational excellence to stay competitive. Within the sector of retail this is further complicated by the demand for shorter product lifecycles and new products on a frequent basis to meet customer expectations. READ MORE

4. 3. Supply Chain Optimization in the Oil Industry : A Case Study of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC

   University essay from IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

   Author : Kedir Hassen; Daniel Szucs; [2012]
   Keywords : Supply chain management; Supply chain optimization; Oil industry;

   Abstract : Abstract   Problem discussion: The significance of the oil industry’s impact on the global economy is obvious. Oil supply chain management has to solve a lot of challenges caused by the nature of the supply chain in the oil industry such as complexity, inflexible characteristics, long lead time, limited transportation forms at the different stages in the supply chain, rigid take or pay procurement and limited primary distribution capacity. READ MORE

5. 4. Transportation Excellence for Wind Turbine Nacelle

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Ganesh Babu Thennarasu; Hemanth Kumar Annamalai Muralidharan; [2012]
   Keywords : Wind turbine; nacelle; transportation; humidity; shock;

   Abstract : With the growing demand of renewable wind energy, logistics and operations associated with a wind turbine makes for compelling study and analysis. The study entails understanding of transporting a wind turbine nacelle from Denmark till Australia. READ MORE