Sökning: "Operations strategy"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 168 avhandlingar innehållade orden Operations strategy.
1. Adapting manufacturing strategy to industrial after-sales service operations
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is initiated from an increased awareness within industry of the importance of services in general and of after-sales services in particular. The scope of this research is to analyse how the specific characteristics of after-sales services affect a company’s manufacturing strategy, which in effect should become an operations strategy not only considering the manufacturing of goods. LÄS MER
2. Towards Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Operations - A Process Based Framework
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about bridging the gap between strategy and operations in organizations. To bridge that gap, processes are viewed not only from an operational perspective but also from conceptual, as well as a hierarchical perspectives. LÄS MER
3. Toward the Sustainable Development of Operations: Improving Energy Efficiency as a Means to Sustainability as Practice
Sammanfattning : Addressing the challenges of sustainable development demands companies to understand the “how” to actualize sustainability-related objectives and cultivating conditions that encourage practicing sustainability. It also demands companies to structure their operations around less costly economic processes while maintaining the efficient use of resources and standards for workers’ well-being at the operational level. LÄS MER
4. New Tides in Shipping : Studying incumbent firms in maritime energy transitions
Sammanfattning : Shipping is a cornerstone of global transportation responsible for moving large volumes of traded goods. At the same time, negative environmental impacts of shipping operations have attracted growing concerns. LÄS MER
5. Critical Operations Capabilities for Competitive Manufacturing : A High-Cost Environment Perspective
Sammanfattning : Manufacturing companies operating in a high-cost environment are facing many challenges attempting to achieve a competitive advantage. These challenges have encouraged manufacturing companies to relocate their manufacturing operations from a high-cost to low-cost environment, creating issues for the western social welfare. LÄS MER