Strategic Analysis of the Waste Incineration Industry
(2004) MIO920Production Management
- Abstract
- The waste incineration business is facing a rapid development in forms of
expansion of new and existing plants. To fully understand the issues facing
such a growth the historical development until today has been accounted
for. This historical review is followed by a description of the current situation.
The future development of the availability of waste incineration plants is
analysed and strategic issues for this expansion are outlined.
Distance to other waste incineration plants is the most important factor to
take into account when planning new ones. Lack of such distance might result
in a price-cutting competition and thereby cause severe financial problems.
This report concludes that the threat of political change in... (More) - The waste incineration business is facing a rapid development in forms of
expansion of new and existing plants. To fully understand the issues facing
such a growth the historical development until today has been accounted
for. This historical review is followed by a description of the current situation.
The future development of the availability of waste incineration plants is
analysed and strategic issues for this expansion are outlined.
Distance to other waste incineration plants is the most important factor to
take into account when planning new ones. Lack of such distance might result
in a price-cutting competition and thereby cause severe financial problems.
This report concludes that the threat of political change in governmental environment
policies might prove devastating for the expansion and is a clear
threat. The extent of the planned expansion is due to this and to other reasons
considered dangerous, from a financial perspective. There are other
factors speaking for a more moderate expansion. (Less)
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- author
- Axsäter, Daniel
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIO920
- year
- 2004
- type
- M1 - University Diploma
- subject
- keywords
- waste incineration plants, waste incineration industry, strategic analysis, power plants, power industry
- other publication id
- 04/5203
- language
- English
- id
- 2007111
- date added to LUP
- 2011-06-30 11:38:10
- date last changed
- 2011-06-30 11:38:10
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