Essays about: "why we study Information Technology management"

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1. 1. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
   Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

   Abstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site.  Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE

3. 2. The influence of macroenvironmental factors on online shopping and the use of BNPL

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Maria Hardin; Moira Twengström; [2022]
   Keywords : ‘Buy now; pay later’; consumer credit; online shopping; e-commerce; culture; ‘Buy now; pay later’; konsumentkredit; näthandel; e-handel; kultur;

   Abstract : In the early days of e-commerce, countries took to the phenomenon at very different speeds. Researchers proved the most important factors for this to be propensity for trust and the perceived risk of online purchases. READ MORE

4. 3. Warehouse management – streamlining picking rounds

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Amanda Blom; Sofia Stenman; [2021]
   Keywords : picking route problem; product allocation problem; neural network; warehouse efficiency; order picking; machine learning; warehouse management;

   Abstract : In this study we have conducted research on how to optimize inventory management within logistics. The focus in this study is to examine the picking rounds, the reason for this is because it is the most time consuming and expensive part within a warehouse. READ MORE

5. 4. Water quality and water availability at Gårdstånga Nygård

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Lina Lennklev; [2020]
   Keywords : Water resource management; Water quality; Agriculture; Water balance; Constructed wetlands; Surface water bodies; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The report investigated partly how agriculture on and near Gårdstånga Nygård affected the water quality in nearby surface water bodies during the period of testing, and partly whether the supply of water in the Rödabäck river basin is large enough to enable the construction of a well-functioning irrigation pond. The water quality was evaluated by collecting water samples in the field, reading the values of these samples for various water quality parameters and finally an evaluation of said values. READ MORE

6. 5. THE EVER-CHANGING CIO PROFESSION How the endless battle of jurisdictional control determined the past, affects the present and is shaping the future.

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Erik Högberg; Hampus Sjöman; [2018-07-04]
   Keywords : Chief Information Officer; evolutionary process; system of professions; jurisdictional control;

   Abstract : From that of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) profession’s creation in the early 80’s, organisations have struggled with the question of how to utilise Information Technology (IT) as a tool for competitive advantage. Since then, companies have come and gone – but the CIO has remained. READ MORE