González Prieto, David (Date of defense: 2017-07-26)
Strongly and firmly, product customization and a la carte features have evolved, aided by the extensive development of e Commerce, up to becoming an essential trait in most of online purchasing processes ...
Calleja Sanz, Gema (Date of defense: 2015-03-05)
This doctoral thesis tackles an assembly line balancing problem with restricted access to the workpieces that has been entitled AWALBP: the Accessibility Windows Assembly Line Balancing Problem. The ...
Taherimashhadi, Mehrsa (Date of defense: 2018-10-18)
Since the emergence of Lean Manufacturing, many organizations strived to implement it. Nonetheless, sustainable Lean transformation is not as easy as to be simply achieved. Severa!aspects need to be ...
Castillo Gutiérrez, Cristian (Date of defense: 2017-07-27)
Given the importance of knowing and anticipating employees' reactions before organizational changes when it is perceived as negative, this Ph.D. thesis defines the individuals' six emotional states ...
Gregorio García, Rubén (Date of defense: 2013-07-01)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which practices lean enterprises adopt to focus on value streams. An exploratory case study of four plants is developed. The four plants have successfully ...
Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina (Date of defense: 2012-06-28)
Competitiveness and excellence heavily rely on the capacity of regions to innovate and transfer knowledge from academic institutions to society. In a scenario where these values acquire a growing ...
Marques de Araújo, Luciano (Date of defense: 2013-10-25)
The aim of this investigation is to understand how international project teams enable mature multinational enterprises (MNEs) to cope with knowledge diversity and political activity, two well-known ...
Cano Giner, Josep Lluís (Date of defense: 2013-02-18)
In a highly competitive and turbulent environment, executives need more efficient ways to analyze their companies, markets and competitors. The aim is to help their organizations become more competitive ...
Mármol Pérez, María J. (Date of defense: 2019-07-17)
Retail is changing as technology is growing. The traditional way of shopping has evolved thanks to mobile devices, and retailers are struggling to avoid customers’ attrition. Customers are immersed in ...
Kamal, Walid Abd Alla Arif (Date of defense: 2012-12-18)
The main purpose of this research is to conduct exploratory qualitative research to analyze the level of global leadership competencies and Total Quality Management (TQM) in Egyptian and Jordanian ...