Sökning: "technological adoption"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 48 avhandlingar innehållade orden technological adoption.

  1. 21. Industrialization of Services : Technology and Routinization in the 21st Century

    Författare :Richard Backteman; Niklas Arvidsson; Eric Giertz; Anna Jonsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrialization; services; knowledge; technology; Industrialisering; tjänster; kunskap; teknologi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Sammanfattning : Sweden has a long tradition of process improvements, productivity increments, waste reduction in manufacturing, continuing a mode of industrialization that helped achieve prosperity. With growing urban centers, mechanization of agriculture, outsourcings by manufacturing and the public sector with subsequent acquisitions, large service firms have appeared in an ever-growing service sector. LÄS MER

  2. 22. Sustainable Electromobility : A System Approach to Transformation of Transportation

    Författare :Harrison John Bhatti; Mike Danilovic; Rune Wigblad; Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Energy system; Transportation System; System Approach; Symbiotic Business Model; Innovation Ecosystem; Technology Readiness; Political Readiness; Societal Readiness; Economic Readiness;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to explore, analyze, and develop knowledge that leads to an understanding of identifying the key actors and their symbiotic relationships and dependencies in transforming the energy and transportation system from fossil-based to renewable and fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric. The research was explorative and categorized into two studies. LÄS MER

  3. 23. From health to e-health : understanding citizens' acceptance of online health care

    Författare :Marie-Louise Jung; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell marknadsföring; Industrial Marketing;

    Sammanfattning : In light of the challenges arising from an ageing population and runaway health-care costs, e-health offers tremendous opportunities for public and private health-care providers worldwide to optimize service delivery and enhance the quality of care being provided to patients. Even though the potential of e-health is acknowledged in academia as well as among practitioners, its application has proven to be remarkably difficult. LÄS MER

  4. 24. Application of Blockchain Technology for ISA95-Compliant Traditional and Smart Manufacturing Systems

    Författare :Erkan Yalcinkaya; Antonio Maffei; Mauro Onori; Primož Podržaj; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ISA95 standard; smart manufacturing; cybersecurity; interoperability; data quality; scalability; blockchain; blockchain system reference architecture; smart contracts; automation; machine to machine communication; industry 4.0; industrial internet of things; manufacturing industry;

    Sammanfattning : The ISA95 standard has been dominating the manufacturing industry for several years. A vast number of ISA95-compliant traditional and legacy manufacturing systems (ISA95-CTS) are scattered across many factories worldwide. The technological advancements imposed by Industry 4. LÄS MER

  5. 25. Water supply management in an urban utility : A prototype decision support framework

    Författare :Frank Kizito; Roger Thunvik; Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Decision support systems; Geographic information systems; Participatory planning; Urban water supply management; Decision support framework; Action research; Water engineering; Vattenteknik;

    Sammanfattning : In this study, four real-life problem situations were used to explore the challenges of developing and implementing decision support tools for planning and management within an urban water utility. The study sought to explore how the degree of adoption of formal decision support tools in practice, generally perceived to be low, could be improved. LÄS MER