Sökning: "supply chain contracting"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden supply chain contracting.
1. High value at low cost : Methods for supply chain efficiency
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with four areas of research: Economic lot scheduling problems (ELSP), Order quantities in a production line, Economic remanufacturing problems, and Performance-based logistics (PBL).The overall purpose of this thesis is to explore and develop methods to increase efficiency insupply chains. LÄS MER
2. Green Logistics through Modal Shift - exploring the role of the transport capacity contract
Sammanfattning : Among policy-makers in Europe the modal shift - a shift från polluting modes of freight transport to less polluting modes - has been a popular suggestion for reducing CO2-emissions of transportation. In particular, intermodal road-rail solutions, where a combination of road and rail transport is utilized to move trailers and containers, have been stressed as an important measure to reach de desired reduction in emissions. LÄS MER
3. On the Incentives to Shift to Low-Carbon Freight Transport
Sammanfattning : The transport sector accounts for approximately 20% of EU-27 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and 27% of U.S. GHG emissions. With the Kyoto Protocol, Sweden and several other nations have agreed to reduce these emissions. LÄS MER
4. Engaging in green logistics: An eye on shippers, logistics service providers, and their interactions
Sammanfattning : The logistics and transport industry places a heavy load on the environment, causing various harms such as air pollution, global warming and resource depletion. The logistics and supply chain management literature assigns the largest share of responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (i.e. LÄS MER
5. Exploring shippers, logistics service providers and their relationships in facilitating green logistics
Sammanfattning : The logistics industry causes various harms to the environment. The literature assigns the main responsibility for alleviating such harms to two supply chain actors: shippers (logistics buyers) and logistics service providers (LSPs), which motivated studying them in this thesis. LÄS MER