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  1. 1. “ESTAMOS ESQUECIDOS”A case study for capabilities in the perspective of small-scale vegetable producers in Southeastern Brazil

    Magister-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Bruno de Paula; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Small-scale producers; rural poverty; wellbeing; collective action; peasantry; quality of life; capabilities; food security; food production; family farmers; São Paulo; Brazil;

    Sammanfattning : Global food supply chains have drastically changed over the last decades. Whereas some international firms embedded in the international markets are on the cutting edge of food production processes and technology, small-scale producers do not always experience the same opportunity in accessing such global value chains. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Adoption of Additive Manufacturing in process industries : A case study

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Författare :Niraj Nitin Karande; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Additive Manufacturing; process Industry; Disruptive; Radical; innovation;

    Sammanfattning : This paper explores the adoption of additive manufacturing technology in the process industries and tries to provide a holistic view about the preference and scope of this technology in the process industry sector. There has been vast literature about use of this technology in the automobile, aerospace, and medical sector. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The process of product development in small agricultural firms : a multiple case study of Swedish lamb producers

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Hugo Hultin; Simon Johansson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :agricultural sector; farmers; gotland; new food product development; new product development; NPD process; Sheep farmers; small firms;

    Sammanfattning : This study provides a better understanding of small-scale farmers New Product Development (NPD) processes, what activities farmers undertake within and how they work with NPD processes. NPD plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining competitiveness in many industries and its importance has grown over the years due to changing market conditions, also in the agricultural sector. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Efficiency in Swedish Power Grids : A Two-Stage Double Bootstrap DEA Approach for Estimating the Effects from Environmental Variables

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Martin Bergqvist; [2018]
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    Sammanfattning : This paper uses a two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis approach to model the technical efficiency among the ~150 local electricity grids in Sweden. The analysis sets out to capture their heterogeneous environment and firm characteristics that might affect their efficiency. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Willingness to pay for renewable energy among Indian small and medium-sized enterprises : a contingent valuation experiment

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Samuel Tafesse Wakuma; [2018]
    Nyckelord :contingent valuation; small-scale firms; WTP; double-bounded dichotomous choice; bivariate probit; India;

    Sammanfattning : To limit climatic change, humans must achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. India, as a large emerging economy, could substantially contribute towards this goal by transforming its energy system. LÄS MER