Sökning: "Obsolescence"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 48 uppsatser innehållade ordet Obsolescence.

  1. 11. Relevant Factors on the Standardization of Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) Aimed for Recycling and Corresponding Influence on Innovation

    Magister-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Författare :Aliro Cofre Osses; José Luis Bechara Bechara; [2022]
    Nyckelord :LIB; Lithium-Ion Batteries; Innovation; Standardization; Sustainability; Recycling; Circular Economy;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Background:  Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been identified as a sustainable alternative to reduce the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. EV sales are starting to reach significant numbers. Subsequently, the demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs), a key component in EVs, has increased. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Planerat åldrande i Sverige, Sydkorea och USA : En studie kring fenomenet planerat åldrande och dess miljöpåverkan

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Ellinor Nyström; Oscar Krylborn; [2022]
    Nyckelord :planned obsolescence; premature obsolescence; planerat åldrande; hållbar konsumtion;

    Sammanfattning : Planned obsolescence is a worldwide phenomenon which includes the fact that companies deliberately shorten the life-span of products through updates, poor quality and design. As environmental and sustainability issues have received more and more focus in recent decades it is believed that planned obsolescence has an important role to fill in order to achieve a more sustainable consumer society. LÄS MER

  4. 13. The transhumanist project, values, and views on human enhancement. : A study on the desirability of transhumanism.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Författare :Niklas Hult; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Transhumanism; human enhancement; values;

    Sammanfattning : This essay discusses the futuristic view of radical human enhancement through the lenses of the transhumanist project. The focus of the essay is on the transhumanistic values proposed by Nick Bostrom, and the technological progress that transhumanism proposes. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Consumer Value Generation in Circular Business Models

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Elin Forsslund; Ellen Gustafsson; Roope Kyttälä; [2021-07-02]
    Nyckelord :circular economy; circular business models; value creation; value dimensions; extending product value; extending resource value;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the consumer value generation within circular business models (CBMs). With the aim of exploring the practical tendencies of value generation for consumers, the thesis takes on a qualitative multiple case study approach. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Rocks in Vogue : on material flows within electronic devices

    Master-uppsats, Konstfack/Institutionen för design, inredningsarkitektur och visuell kommunikation (DIV); Konstfack/Industridesign

    Författare :Giorgia Burzio; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Design research; Material flows; Electronics; Energy; Battery; Care; Waste; Recycling; Craft; Critique; Landscape;

    Sammanfattning : Landscapes have been exploited and polluted by humans in order to obtain metals. Materials are treated as commodities: extracted, used inside our devices and appliances, then discarded as useless matter. The timespan of efficiency is shortened more and more due to obsolescence, material desire and constant innovation. LÄS MER