Essays about: "us trade"

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  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. Smile and Waive? A critical case study of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 products using World-Systems Theory and Realism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Alexanderson; [2022]
    Keywords : World-Systems Theory; Marxist-Realism; COVID-19; Health Equity; TRIPS waiver; Intellectual Property; Core-periphery division; World Trade Organization; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest health crises in modern history. Increasing production of all relevant medical goods and ensuring their equitable distribution has been argued as a necessity to contain the pandemic, which led to the South African and Indian delegation in the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization to propose the implementation of a TRIPS waiver to ensure that intellectual property does not pose a barrier to increased production. READ MORE

  4. 23. Realism of Procedural Lichens on Horizontal Stone Surfaces : Simulation and evaluation of lichens

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Anders Steen; [2022]
    Keywords : procedural generation; lichen; perceived realism; simulation;

    Abstract : Humans use creativity and manual dexterity to create things, usually in a labor-intensive process. Procedural content generation (PCG) is an approach where computers do most of the manual work of creating virtual objects, while a human leads the creative process. READ MORE

  5. 24. Occupancy-Based HVAC Control : Prerequisites, Problems and Possibilities

    University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap

    Author : Karl Mårtensson; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Humans in developed countries spendthe majority of their lifetime in-doorsbut not in the same building at all times. Despite this, we expect all buildings to be comfortable and create a healthy indoor environment from the point we enter until we leave. READ MORE

  6. 25. Cashflow Investment Relationship: Empirical Evidence of Chinese Financial Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenifar Soheli; Wenxi Lyu; [2022]
    Keywords : Investment; Cash flow; Leverage; Revenue; Tobin’s Q; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: In this study, we examine the data from Chinese companies to test the relationship between cash flow and investment. While a wide assortment of previous research has examined the relationship between cash flow and investment, they have largely focused on empirical analysis from an US or a Western perspective. READ MORE