Using a perspective external to the Swedish Armed Forces this study examine the Swedish management of capability and technology development focusing on defence equipment. The study analyses a value chain that identifies activities from strategy definition to delivered capability in the case of...

An Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system is classified as a cross-functional enterprise-wide information system that integrates all departments and automates business processes across a company. The integrated approach can bring a tremendous payback if companies have planned well for...

This dissertation delivers a framework to diagnose the Bull-Whip Effect (BWE) in supply chains and then identify methods to minimize it. Such a framework is needed because in spite of the significant amount of literature discussing the bull-whip effect, many companies continue to experience the...

This study investigates the development of strategies for controlling a NASA ALS/NSCORT system. The water subsystem is the focus due to the complexity of the overall system, and because water is one of the most expensive and crucial resources for human survival. A water-treatment model is...

Decision-makers facing project selection decisions have a continuing need for quantitative methods that enable informed decisions to be made in the midst of system complexity. A particular source of complexity stems from the interaction of involved organizations that bring differing perspectives...