Sökning: "first-tier supplier"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden first-tier supplier.

1. 1. Flexibility through Information Sharing : Evidences from the Automotive Industry in Sweden

   Författare :Nidal Dwaikat; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Christos Tsinopoulos; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information sharing; demand forecast; inventory data; volume flexibility; delivery flexibility; responsiveness; delivery performance; first-tier supplier; automotive Industry; PLS-SEM; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Sammanfattning : Research has validated the contribution of information sharing to performance improvement. It has also suggested that flexibility is a highly important competitive priority for those companies where demand is volatile. Several studies argue that flexibility has been recognized as a key enabler for supply chain responsiveness. LÄS MER

3. 2. Relationships between global operations networks and product architectures

   Författare :Sebastian Pashaei; Teknisk logistik; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Supply chain; Integral; Modular; Multiple-case study; survey;

   Sammanfattning : Globalization has resulted in more segments and product configurations to meet the needs of various customers in different markets. For manufacturers to keep up, the operations footprint has become more global to source from the most appropriate suppliers but also have manufacturing sites in close proximity to the main local markets. LÄS MER

4. 3. Outsourcing strategies for wood product manufactering firms : driving forces and strategic development

   Författare :Daniel Fransson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Outsourcing; driving forces; strategic development; wood product manufacturing firms; case studies; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Sammanfattning : In this thesis outsourcing in the wood product manufacturing sector (WPM) is studied. More specifically, the study aims to describe and analyse outsourcing strategies for firms in the WPM industries (door, floor and window). LÄS MER

5. 4. Externa integration and the need for manufacturing competence

   Författare :Robin von Haartman; Lars Bengtsson; Mats Jackson; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : For a number of years, manufacturers have increasingly focused on their perceived core competencies and outsourced activities not seen as such. In doing so there are an increasing number of competencies that fall outside the ‘core’ domain but are nonetheless required for effective product and process development. LÄS MER

7. 5. Materials supply systems design during product development projects

   Författare :Eva Johansson; Jönköping University; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Materials supply; Systems design; Product development project; Concurrent engineering; Design process; Information management; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This research aims at contributing to the knowledge of how to effectively and efficiently integrate materials supply system (MSS) design at an early stage of product development projects (PDPs) and how to effectively and efficiently design the MSS in parallel with the product and the rest of the production system. The increasing interest in and importance of shortening product development times have underlined the necessity of working with overlapping activities in PDPs, i. LÄS MER