Department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management and Planning (TN-ISØP): Recent submissions
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Ny maritim transportmodell for Halliburton
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Denne masteroppgaven er et casestudie som analyserer og diskuterer hvordan Halliburton kan optimalisere sin godstransportløsning til sjøs mellom sine forsyningsbaser i Norge, med hovedfokus på innfasing av det nye ... -
Al Marjan Island - En bærekraftig utvikling i et voksende Emirat?
(Master thesis, 2016-06)Al Marjan Island (AMI) is new project in the United Arab Emirates, located in the Emirate -Ras al Khaimah (RAK) North-East for the Emirates –Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The project will be finished in the year 2025 and are made ... -
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the petroleum industry: ideas and practice with links to risk management.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)In recent years several authors have argued for the adoption of Corporate social responsibility (CSR) which highlight people, planet and profit. The theoretical rationale for the CSR is well established, large number of ... -
Depressurization of Oil Fields with Gas Injection - Decision Criteria, Timing and Value Creation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)The common approach for oil fields with gas injection is to continue oil production and re-inject the gas produced for as long as it is profitable, and then shift to gas production. However, the value of the gas as well ... -
En mulighetsstudie om effektivisering av reguleringsplanprosessen ved støtte av digitale verktøy.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Denne studien tar for seg muligheten for å kunne effektivisere reguleringsplanprosessen ved å ta i bruk digitale verktøy/ hjelpemidler. Sentralt i dette problemet står også kommunikasjonen mellom utvikler, bruker og politiker ... -
Decision-making principle in prioritizing the implementation of safety measures: Study on offshore safety and road traffic safety.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Safety management objective is to prevent accidents to occur, thus reducing harm to people as well as preventing damage to environment and assets. To reduce harm, safety measures need to be implemented. In prioritizing ... -
Risk Culture and Processes
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)This paper set out to identify and evaluate the risk management tools and processes currently being used by M&MS department and if possible obtain an understanding of the overall risk culture in the organization. The ... -
Utilization of specialized vessel for selective offshore services - a feasibility study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)This master ́s thesis is based on a case study with the main objective of evaluating the feasibility of a new concept, and further to assess whether the concept may have been a preferred solution among customers. The ... -
Målstyring med kontinuerlig forbedring - Prosessbeskrivelse og identifisering av underliggende prinsipper i en LEAN kontekst
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Prestasjonsmåling og –ledelse, i denne oppgaven kalt målstyring, er et verktøy som benyttes for å sette fokus på hvordan organisasjoner presterer i sine verdiskapningsprosesser, og samtidig bidra til å belyse hva som ... -
Risk-informed design for structural robustress in ordinary building projects
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-12)Robustness has become a requirement in the modern building codes. Despite significant theoretical and methodical progress in the recent years, structural robustness still has remained vague in its interpretation, evaluation ... -
Det er størrelsen det kommer an på - Lønnsomhetsanalyse av ny produksjonsmodell og bruk av storsmolt
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)Deler av laksenæringen vurderer en endring av driftsmodellen i tradisjonell sjøbasert oppdrett. Dette Innebærer å endre produksjonssyklusen ved å overføre en del av produksjonen til land, der smolten får vokse seg så store ... -
Dimensioning of Product Support : Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2003-03)The research study examines issues related to dimensioning of product support strategies for advanced industrial products on the basis of a case study conducted in a manufacturing company that produces automated ... -
A new approach to establish design accidental explosion loads considering parametric uncertainties
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)The Norwegian risk management approach for offshore installations requires that risk analysis shall provide a basis for making decision on the design accidental load that shall be used in the design to avoid major accident ... -
Identify and handle safety challenges during decommissioning of offshore installations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)Most of the offshore oil and gas installations are going towards the cessation of their production life, which means that the decommissioning activity will be increasing in years to come. Decommissioning of the offshore ... -
Investigating the impact of human and organizational factors on complex industrial project
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)Most of the projects letdowns are encountered in production industries such as oil and gas Production industries are attributed to human factors; at the same time repercussions related to such incompetence consistently ... -
Risikovurderinger på ulike organisatoriske nivå i byggebransjen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Byggebransjen er en kompleks bransje bestående av mange ulike aktører som daglig håndterer risiko i sine arbeidsoppgaver. På alle ulike nivåene foretas det risikovurderinger med utgangspunkt i de hjelpemidler man har ... -
Recent trends in salmon price volatility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08)Since the start of intensive salmon farming, salmon has become an increasingly cheaper source of protein. Salmon has transitioned from a relative luxurious food item to a staple part of everyday diets. For most of the 1980s ... -
Econometric Analysis of Innovation, Productivity, Growth and Efficiency: Applications for the Norwegian Salmon Farming Industry
(PhD thesis UiS;284, Doctoral thesis, 2016-02-12)Although salmon farming in Norway has a relatively short history, it has developed into an important export industry for the national economy. The industry has experienced large growth in production volume; production ... -
Assessing the model error in flame extensions under ceilings formula with FDS
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2016-04-12)Heskestad and Hamada developed a formula in 1992 to calculate the flame extension from a flame that impinged on a horizontal ceiling. The developed formula was based on seven experiments with a maximum heat release rate ... -
Analysis of operation and maintenance strategies for floating offshore wind farms
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-12-21)This report describes the computations that have been made to simulate the O&M cost for a generic floating offshore wind farm. The aim of this paper is to investigate if the floating foundation technology offers new approaches ...