Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Torvatn, Tim Kristian Andreas"
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Acquiring the first customer for newly formed academic spin offs
Mitra, Swarnava (Master thesis, 2012)Purpose-Getting the first customer for an academic spin off is usually difficult ,as the company formed is yet to build a market reputation for themselves .Also the spin off suffers from lack of trust as it is basically ... -
An investigative study on the effects of sub-suppliers to the networks of business relationships
Teo, Gek Ling Serene (Master thesis, 2012)There is a trend in the value chain today where sub suppliers are included in supply chain activities. The benefits to include them in the value chain are in terms of time and cost savings. The sub suppliers are also ... -
Anskaffelser og kontraktsoppfølging innenfor sikkerhetsområdet
Engerud, Lise (Master thesis, 2020)Denne oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i et ønske om kontinuerlig forbedring og tilpasning av anskaffelsesprosessene slik at SAV kan bli en attraktiv samarbeidspartner innenfor sikkerhetsområdet. Problemformuleringen: Problem ... -
Conceiving a Lean and Participative Project Management Framework Suited to Large-Scale Scientific Projects:: How to Adapt Existing Systems Engineering and Project Management Best Practices to CERN's Projects?
Husby, Orjan (Master thesis, 2013)The use of project management methodologies has increased within most sectors the recent years. While project management earlier was an optional asset to an organization, the discipline is increasingly acknowledged as a ... -
Customer - Supplier Relationship and Knowledge Management: A Value Creation Process in SCM
Rock, Ruben; Robles Dobler, Cuauhtemoc (Master thesis, 2013)The emergence of global markets has opened international sourcing opportunities for firms to seek for the best customer value derived from suppliers scattered around the globe. These new opportunities raise the importance ... -
Effects of early supplier involvement on the utilization of suppliers´ knowledge: Using the example of field development projects in the Norwegian petroleum industry
Wagner, Lukas Georg (Master thesis, 2014)Integrated oil companies face major challenges in their businesses: While the world s demand for oil is rising, easy and cheap field exploitation is declining. In particular, the average volume of oil from the discovered ... -
Facilitating Activities for Knowledge Management Success in Project Based Organizations
Hove Amdam, Christoffer; Mækelæ, Stian Jensen (Master thesis, 2014)The value of an effective knowledge management system has been discussed to a great extent during the last decades. Researchers have discovered several barriers to effective knowledge management, and along with these, ... -
Identifying success factors that influence the adoption process of ICT tools in China's SOEs and POEs
Li, Jingyi (Master thesis, 2012)With the advent of globalization, increasingly companies span the globe in order to get highly competitive position and maximum profit (N.Dayasindhu, 2002). However, transferring information within these multinational ... -
Implementation of Quality Management System in Sweco Norge
Hansen, Hedda Heier (Master thesis, 2013)Good and appropriate quality management is a necessity for achieving competitive advantage within most industries, including the engineering consulting industry. In this case study factors contributing to or hindering ... -
Implications of Selecting On-Site and Off-Site Outsourcing Projects
Lysne, Christian Aleksander (Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this master thesis is to identify the advantages and disadvantages of selecting on-site and off-site outsourcing projects, in an attempt to strengthen the knowledge concerning this area of research. By looking ... -
Knowledge Management efforts in Teams
Keikotlhaile, Ronald Tebogo (Master thesis, 2012)The purpose of this study was to find the balance between teams and communities of practice in knowledge management. Lopez-Nicolas and Meroño-Cerdán (2009) among others, state that knowledge management is source of sustainable ... -
Lean-tankegang i endringsprosjekter
Hynne, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2017)Høsten 2016 ble det utarbeidet en modell for forbedring av flyt i en transportbedrift bygget på Leanteori gjennom TIØ5230 Fordypningsprosjekt i prosjektledelse. Modellen tok for seg kontinuerlig forbedring, samarbeid, ... -
Mergers in higher education - The process of a merger - A case study of the new NTNU
Bergrem, Andreas Sebastian (Master thesis, 2018)The thesis is a study of the new NTNU merger where the purpose was to investigate the effect different merger conditions had on the planning of a comprehensive merger. A literature study gave three categories of merger ... -
Planning and Management of Megaprojects / Planlegging og ledelse av megaprosjekter
Villmo, Harald Brugaard (Master thesis, 2012)When working with this I want to treat the following:Evaluate literature of the planning, construction and commisioning phase in projects.Do an empirical investegation of a Megaproject at CERN and the and a large project ... -
Portfolio Management of Research Projects in the Public and Private Sectors
Yebra Aguado, Yolanda (Master thesis, 2011)Not only organizational strategy but also managerial experience influence the portfolio management of research projects process. Strategy provides the focus that the research projects should have, and acts as the point of ... -
Preparation for supplier involvement in product development projects - With the focus on supplier selection, extent- and moment of involvement
Flåterud, Karl Martin Hjalte (Master thesis, 2018)This is a comparative case study. It investigates aspects such as supplier selection, the extent of involvement, and the moment of involvement with regards to product development projects. It analysis what type of factors ... -
Project management efficiency and effectiveness to improve project control in public sector
Selnes, Mia; Mandson, Lutful (Master thesis, 2015)To achieve organizational goals, the use of effective project management is increasingly growing in the modern world. Efficiency of project management is an identical topic among top executive managers in the technology ... -
Project risk management: Use and benefits of various tools
Folke-Olsen, Odin (Master thesis, 2012)- -
Public Private Partnerships, an investigation and comparison with traditional procurement contracts in Norwegian Road projects.: How does Public Private Partnership projects compare with conventional contracts in building, operating and maintaining roads.
Helmersen, Erlend; Pedersen, Henrik André (Master thesis, 2014)A new government gives room for new ideas and the implementation of these. In the case of public private partnerships, it is more that the government is brushing of the dust from something the same governing party (The ... -
Public procurement reform in the EU: start of a new era?
Torvatn, Tim Kristian Andreas; De Boer, Luitzen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the reform of public purchasing directives initiated by the European Union (EU) and discuss them in light of the criticism against existing public purchasing directives. ...