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The research investigates the market and policy conditions that inhibit energy efficiency in the household sector in the context of the CDM undermining its financial and environmental performance and creating uncertainties in the CDM project financing. The contribution to the practical illustration of the uncertainty impact on the project performance is undertaken by the economic and barrier analy
This study assesses the problems of loss of information about chemicals throughout the global product chain of toys, concentrated on import to the European Union. The aim of the study was to use qualitative interviews as well as available literature to describe the present situation regarding information about chemicals in the toy industry, to investigate whether information is lost and in that ca
Efficient and effective environmental information processing is a key element for the improvement of an organization‘s environmental performance. Business Information Systems (BIS) are recognized as a tool for the facilitation of collecting, storing, processing and communicating any kind of information. However, there are other benefits that BIS can provide for a company. These benefits are relate
Regional economic integration is widely spread in Africa, and especially in the eastern region. Three countries in East Africa: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, have engaged in various forms of integration since colonial times, and the cooperation has increased further since independence. Today, the East African Community (EAC) has been enlarged, with Rwanda and Burundi as new members, and a customs un
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the informal sector of the Senegalese economy with focus on the relationship with formal sector competitiveness. The paper is based on three research questions. 1. What are the characteristics of the informal sector in Senegal? 2. What are the linkages, similarities and differences between the formal and informal sector? 3. How can formal sector competit
Background/Purpose
Global competition, an increased focus on market requirements, advances in information and communication technology as well as in international freight systems, are some factors that have caused global companies to review their distribution networks. Upon assessing Ericsson’s distribution network, a need for transit terminals has been acknowledged by the company. Thes
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Sonat är ett företag som arbetar med kunskapsbaserad outsourcing inom logistikområdet. Företaget startade 1999 och har efter tio år genomfört flera framgångsrika implementeringar på olika företag. Frågan är vad det är som har gjort att dessa implementeringar har blivit lyckade? För att kunna ta tillvara på dessa värdefulla kunskaper och kunna använda dessa i framtida implement
Background
There is increased pressure on the supply chain to drive improvements to support overall business performance. Previously, the overall supply chain performance has lacked the right set of performance measures and has not been monitored, with fragmented improvement projects as the result.
To address this, a supply chain Balanced Scorecard has been devised for global u
Problem
Complexity drives cost as it makes standardization and control difficult. The problem studied here is to identify which parts of these costs that are justified by creating competitive advantage and value to customer. What parts of the ConsEl new product development process add value, and how is this added value utilized? How can the non-value adding complexity of the new product
The Gulf Corporate Council(GCC) is built up by the following six countries; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates(UAE) and Saudi Arabia. These all offer different incentives and prerequisites for doing business.
The thesis is divided into three parts in order to get a funneling approach to the work. In the first part of the thesis, different factors that influences on whe
In this study, I investigate different ways in which sexuality education can be carried out. The study focuses on different pedagogical approaches towards sexuality education within the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, RFSU. More specifically, two local branches of RFSU (RFSU Malmö and RFSU Stockholm), with different methods of teaching matters of sexuality, are examined. The study is
This paper analyses production fragmentation in the Moroccan electrical components industry. The different driving forces behind product fragmentation are studied. Balassa’s index of revealed comparative advantage is used to measure possible specialisation. The empirical data shows a comparative advantage within certain product groups which implies that Morocco is participating in international pr
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on food security in Georgia following a joint direct cash transfer project initiated as an emergency response to the conflict with Russia in August 2008. Based on interviews with beneficiaries, it was found that their food security situation had improved. Although increased food access and food utilisation promoted dietary diversity and food frequ
Titel: Affiliate marketing Författare: Eva Dobosz, Josefine Schüler Handledare: Kristina Bäckström, Cecilia Fredriksson Utbildning: Service Management, Retail & Turism Problemdiskussion: I Sverige domineras bloggosfären av modebloggar. Modeföretag har insett vilka marknadsföringsmöjligheter bloggen skapar då den inte betraktas som en kommersiell mediekanal av modekonsumenter. Resultatet är; Af
Abstract The food retail market of today constitutes a great number of relationships, both vis-à-vis customers as well as suppliers, which stress the importance of the retail operator to keep an attentive outlook. With this, environmental issues has raised questions to what extend retail transportation can be carried out with greater consideration to environmental aspects, which increases the pres
