Browsing Master of Science by Subject "logistikk"
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A best value approach (BVA) to supplier selection : A case study of best value procurement (BVP) in the Norwegian construction industry
(Master thesis, 2017)It is a well-known fact that the construction industry has long been struggling with project cost and duration overruns, quality, and safety measures. It is characterized as conservative with low-bid contracting which ... -
An analysis of the willingness to adopt new mobility services
(Master thesis, 2019)This research has contributed to the understanding of how changing customer preferences, technological innovation, and environmental needs will shape future mobility services. Consequently, this thesis explores how the ... -
An investigation of how consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply chain can improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of city logistics.
(Master thesis, 2017)The objective of the thesis is to implement consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply chain to improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability aspects of city logistics. The ... -
An investigation of whether retail companies can utilize the facilities at shopping malls in Norway in order to enable direct container deliveries through horizontal cooperation
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)The core of this thesis is to explore how shopping malls in Norway are facilitated for handling container deliveries. The purpose of this investigation is to identify whether retail companies in Norway can benefit from ... -
Business relationships in humanitarian logistics : a case study of the WASH-kit network
(Master thesis, 2015-08-07)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe and explore how business relationships impact humanitarian logistics. We will achieve this by looking at general theories on humanitarian logistics and business relationships ... -
Can Blockchain Technology Enable Circular Construction Supply Chains?
(Master thesis, 2021)Circular economy (CE) practices have gained more attention as it has become increasingly important to focus on environmental practices for supply chains. As one of the largest industry sectors in Norway, the construction ... -
Challenges to environmental sustainability in humanitarian logistics activities
(Master thesis, 2023)With the changing climate causing an emerging number of disasters, the demand for humanitarian relief operations is likely to grow. While humanitarian operations aim to alleviate and improve the lives of the beneficiaries, ... -
Collaboration in a Best Value Project - A case study of Best Value Approach (BVA) in the Norwegian Construction Industry
(Master thesis, 2019)The procurement of construction services is a large part of the investments in the public sector, and therefore affects both the society and project participants within the construction industry. Despite that, construction ... -
Comprehensive evaluation on urban freight logistics in selected tertiary industries of Oslo
(Master thesis, 2016)City logistics, an important function integrated in city daily operations, aims to support the city’s economic and social growth while eliminates environmental impacts to the minimum level. Nowadays, urbanization is still ... -
Digitalisation and Sustainability in Hospital Supply Chain Management
(Master thesis, 2019)Purpose Hospital supply chains are known to be complex entities dealing with a diversity of products, patient needs and expectations from surroundings. They remain fragmented and manual and have struggled to find an ... -
Digitalization and Procurement in the Construction Industry A qualitative case study of how the BIM-model can impact the procurement process of a construction project for a Norwegian contractor
(Master thesis, 2019)Digitalization has increased the productivity for many industries and contributed to change how companies interact. Construction projects are unique and consist of multiple specialized actors. The contractor coordinates ... -
Digitalization of processes in the construction production phase: A case study from the Norwegian construction industry Navn:
(Master thesis, 2021)The construction industry represents the building blocks of society, crucial for driving economic growth and long term development (Foulkes & Ruddock, 2007; Ofori, 2015). The industry is, however, characterized as being ... -
Greening the construction industry through short sea shipping and port integration
(Master thesis, 2019)HeidelbergCement has enhanced their sustainable strategy and developed the Sustainable Commitments 2030 as a response to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In order to reach their sustainability goals, HeidelbergCement ... -
The impact of emerging technologies on efficiency and sustainability in last mile home deliveries - An exploratory study of e-commerce home deliveries in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Last mile logistics is considered to be the least efficient part of the home delivery process and has the most pressing sustainability concerns. The rise of e-commerce and the growing trend of online shopping has made this ... -
An investigation in Norwegian seafood air cargo operations
(Master thesis, 2021)Seafood is the third largest export product in Norway, after oil and gas. Sea fishing and aquaculture activities produced approximately 930 thousand tons of seafood for the industry in 2019. Markets outside Europe require ... -
Lean at Hospitals
(Master thesis, 2019)Hospitals are facing a huge paradox; although the system retain immense competence, the business is not developing as expected (Lord, 2019). Medical advancements have been remarkable, but more than 30% of allocated funds ... -
New Procurement Approaches Facilitating Collaboration in the Construction Industry : Experiences From the Bispevika Project
(Master thesis, 2018)In this preliminary thesis report we are presenting what we are going to study, why we are studying it, and how we are planning to study it. That is done through an introduction, a presentation of our planned research ... -
Optimization of icenet's call centre performance using queuing theory approach
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Optimizing Sports Scheduling: Mathematical and Constraint Programming to Minimize Traveled Distance with Benchmark From The Norwegian Professional Volleyball League
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we present models to schedule round-robin tournaments. Based on attributes of the 2017/2018 schedule for the Norwegian top volleyball league, the Mizuno League, the models aim to (1) distribute the number ... -
Preparing for the future: How to organize warehouse operations to secure a profitable e-commerce sales channel?
(Master thesis, 2016)The background and current setting of the topic and theme of this thesis is how a traditional logistics actor can profitably reconfigure warehouse operations with the purpose of preparing for increased e-commerce activities. ...