Essays about: "vertical cooperation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words vertical cooperation.

  1. 16. The European Union’s Border Management. A study about the coordination in its horizontal and vertical dimension

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Friederike Lanfermann; [2014]
    Keywords : integrated border management; four-tier access control model; border control; European Union; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : One of the greatest achievements of the European Union (EU) is the abolition of internal borders and the establishment of the right to free movement. Consequently, the EU has made an effort managing its common external borders by establishing several internal mechanisms, instruments and bodies as well as various forms of cooperation with the associated Schengen countries and external third actors. READ MORE

  3. 17. Adaptation and Cooperation in TPL Relationships : How do providers and buyers adapt and cooperate to develop mutually beneficial and long-term relationships?

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

    Author : Eivind Arne Gundersen; Nils Olaf Eriksen; [2013]
    Keywords : TPL relationships; relationship attitudes; relationship adaptation; TPL providers; TPL buyers; social exchange theory; transaction cost economics;

    Abstract : Problem: The developing business market and the pressure it puts on business gives rise to new fields of business within SCM and logistics. Third party logistics (TPL) services have grown rapidly in importance as an alternative to vertical business integration. READ MORE

  4. 18. A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries : an exploratory case study

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Daniel Hulusjö; [2013]
    Keywords : Value chain; analysis; timber; East Africa; värdekedja; analys; virke; Östafrika;

    Abstract : This study is a value chain analysis for timber in East Africa. It was commissioned by Vi Agroforestry, a nongovernmental organisation registered in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania engaged in a rural development program that involves promoting tree planting and enterprise development (Vi Agroforestry, 2012). READ MORE

  5. 19. CAPM-β of Carriers and Consolidators in Liner Shipping: Volume Contracts under the Rotterdam Rules in Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vytautas Matilionis; Abhinayan Basu Bal; [2013]
    Keywords : time-varying CAPM-β; liner shipping; cargo consolidators; freight forwarders; volume contracts; service contract; Kalman filter; regulatory changes; market power; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Liner shipping, which provides transportation by ships operating on a regular schedule between specified ports in accordance with publicly available timetables of sailing dates, is now a mature industry. The various players which are part of the liner shipping industry, namely, ocean carriers, port operators, freight forwarders or consolidators, customs, hinterland haulage carriers, inland navigation carriers, market regulators, etc. READ MORE

  6. 20. Vibation Reduction by Shaping the Terrain Topography

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Byggnadsmekanik

    Author : Per Jørstad; [2012]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : MAX-lab is a synchrotron radiation laboratory run in cooperation between Lund University and the Swedish Research Council. It currently consists of three stor-age rings, however, construction has begun of the fourth. MAX IV will be located outside of the Lund University Faculty of Engineering campus, in the northeastern part of Lund. READ MORE