Sökning: "Pär Åhlström"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Pär Åhlström.
1. Sequences in the process of adopting lean production
Sammanfattning : Does a manufacturing company have to concentrate on a few competitive priorities or can it excel at everything it does? The traditional notion of trade-offs between manufacturing capabilities has recently come under question. Based on the manufacturing management practices of certain Japanese companies, or lean production, it has been proposed that manufacturing capabilities are built cumulatively. LÄS MER
2. Interdisciplinary integration in complex product development : managerial implications of embedding software in manufactured goods
Sammanfattning : Incorporating electronics and software systems into manufactured goods is becoming very common in manufacturing companies. New technical functions, increased flexibility, and compensation for mechanical design weaknesses are some key drivers of this technological change in our everyday products. LÄS MER
3. Acting creatively for enhanced performance : Challenges for Swedish manufacturers in an age of outsourcing
Sammanfattning : This dissertation aims to contribute to the discourse on the future of manufacturing in Sweden. It is argued that the real threat does not come from lower wages in Eastern Europe and Asia. Rather it comes from an inability to make the most of existing manufacturing systems. LÄS MER
4. Facing interface challenges in complex product development
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to New Product Development-literature by expanding the analysis of the R&D-manufacturing interface in complex product development in three areas, i.e. the outsourcing of manufacturing, uncertainty and time-criticality, and field service. LÄS MER
5. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations
Sammanfattning : This thesis tackles the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, with an increasingly fragmented set of healthcare providers and where speciality hospitals increasingly replace or complement traditional general hospitals. There is a need for guidance to policymakers and healthcare providers, on how different set-ups of healthcare delivery facilities, in terms of the scale and the focus of each facility, impacts performance. LÄS MER