Purpose: The purpose of this research paper is to examine the potential of the Swedish textile industry to achieve more sustainability in the home textile segment, through establishing a local value chain for local consumption. The aim is to explore the potential of both the supply and demand side of the local market. For the supply, or the industry perspective, the goal is to show companies the relevant aspects to consider when choosing to establish a local value chain in Sweden, with a focus on the home textile segment. For the demand, or the consumer perspective, the objective is to find out how they perceive locally produced sustainable products and whether there is interest for purchasing such products. Methodology: Existing literature and relevant results from researches have been collected and used as secondary sources, for forming and backing up the industry perspective of the thesis work. Face to face interviews have been conducted and analyzed, for getting primary information for the consumer perspective for the paper. This work is an explorative study, combining information for both the supply and demand sides of the home textiles segment in Sweden. Findings: After combining the findings from the literature review and the results from the analysis from the interviews, it can be concluded that there is a potential to establish a local value chain in Sweden. The situation is not ideal though, also potential risks and drawbacks related to the locality of the value chain of the home textiles segment that are presented have to be considered. The paper explores both the advantages and the disadvantages for producing locally in Sweden, to estimate the existing potential.

Sveriges självförsörjningsgrad av livsmedel har minskat från 75 procent på 90-talet fram till dagens 50 procent, samtidigt minskar landets åkermarker och jordbruksföretagen avvecklas. Sommaren 2018 var en av de varmaste sommarperioder som uppmätts, ett år där en stor del av Sverige drabbades av torka. Konsekvenserna av extrema väderhändelser drabbar och kommer fortsätta drabba den svenska livsmedelsförsörjningen. En ökad produktion av livsmedel kan öka både arbetstillfällen och leda till mer medvetna val som konsument. Den svenska livsmedelsstrategin syftar till att skapa arbetsmöjligheter och tillväxt samt minska sårbarheten inom livsmedelskedjan för att kunna ökalandets självförsörjningsgrad. Gävleborgs län har skapat en egen handlingsplan för att nå mål som hållbar livsmedelsproduktion och konkurrenskraft. Genom detta arbetevill författarna framföra vilka styrkor, svagheter, möjligheter och hot som producenter i Gävleborgs län upplever. Hur livsmedelsproduktion kan leda till utveckling av länet samt ge exempel på hur ett resilient jordbruk kan möjliggöras. Livsmedelsproducenter fick därav möjligheten att framföra sina upplevelser av att vara en lokal producent i Gävleborg genom ett frågeformulär kopplat till ämnet. Författarna utförde därefter en SWOT-analys utifrån svaren.Priset på insatsvaror har sedan 2021 ökat vilket påverkat jordbruken genom ökade kostnader av bland annat gödsel, foder och elektricitet, däremot uppger producenter att de inte vågar öka sina varupriser på grund av en redan minskad köpkraft. Detta gör att livsmedelsproducenternas marginaler blir låga och det ekonomiska läget blir ansträngt. Producenterna och den Gemensamma Jordbruks Politiken (GJP) upplever dock att lokala livsmedel har styrkor såsom kvalitet och motståndskraft något som kan bidra till att öka länets självförsörjningsgrad från 38 procent till högre andelar lokalproducerat jämfört med år 2021. Detta är något som potentiellt kan möjliggöras genom resilienta och regenerativa jordbruk där det används naturliga näringskällor, lagrat vatten och förnybar energi. Landsbygdsutvecklingen är en förutsättning för en tillväxt och minskad arbetslöshet inom Gävleborgs län och jordbruken utgör en viktig roll genom att det vid livsmedelsproduktion skapas arbetstillfällen. Detta är något som i sin tur bidrar till landsbygdsutveckling och en stärktsjälvförsörjningsgrad / Sweden’s degree of self-sufficiency in food has decreased from 75 percent in the 90s to today’s 50 percent, at the same time the country’s arable land is decreasing and agricultural companies are closing down.The summer of 2018 was one of the hottest summer periods on record, a year in which a large part of Sweden was affected by drought. The consequences of the extreme weather events affect are and will continue to affect the Swedish food supply. An increased production of food can increase both work opportunities and lead to more informed choices for consumers. The Swedish food strategy aims to create work opportunities, growth and reduce vulnerability within the food chain, in order to increase the country’s degree of self-sufficiency. Gävleborg has created its own plan of action to achieve goals such as sustainable food production and competitiveness. Through this thesis, the authors want to present the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that producers in Gävleborg experience. How food production can lead to the development of the country and give examples of how resilient agriculture can be made possible. Food producers were therefore given the opportunity to present their experiences of being a local producer in Gävleborg through a questionnaire linked to the topic. The authors then performed a SWOT analysis based on the responses. The price of commodities has increased since 2021, which has affected agriculturethrough increased costs of among other things, fertilizer, feed, and electricity, but producers state that they do not dare to increase their commodity prices due to an already reduced purchasing power. This means that food producers’ margins become low, and the economic situations becomes strained. However, the producers and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) felt that local food have strengths such as quality and resilience, something that can contribute to increasing Gävleborg’s self-sufficiency rate from 38 percent to higher proportions of locally produced food compared to the year 2021. This is something that can potentially be made possible through resilient and regenerative agriculture where natural nutrient sources, stored water and renewable energy are used. Rural development is a prerequisite for growth and reduced unemployment within Gävleborg, and agriculture plays an important role in creating work through food production. This is something that in turn contributes to rural development and a strengthened degree of self-sufficiency

Today our city cores are being transformed. Not only have they been transformed from a place of production to a place of consumption, but more recently also the city core as a place of work are being challenged by increasing land prices and the desire to live centrally and urban. An urban lifestyle has in some ways become an exclusive benefit for the most wealthy, and the tall residential towers symbolizes this new urban, transnational elite, that wants the qualities of a living city center but prefers to live high up in the sky. Though this elite sometimes never lives there, since they only see the apartments as investments, as a “money deposit”. These buildings increase gentrification and segregation since they push up the housing prices of the city cores and provide no public functions, we get excluding cities rather than including. In my thesis project I speculate how we can prevent our city centers from becoming an excluding and exclusive gated community, and I develop a general redesign strategy for the exclusive residential tower typology. I have searched for a collective rather than individualistic approach, that considers both environmental and social sustainability.

Denna rapport undersöker logistiska utmaningar och möjligheter för att öka självförsörjningsgraden inom livsmedelsproduktionen i Norrbotten, Sverige. Norrbotten står inför svårigheter på grund av extrema klimat- och geografiska förhållanden, vilket påverkar tillgängligheten till varor och tjänster. Målet med studien var att föreslå åtgärder för att förbättra regionens logistiknätverk och öka självförsörjningsgraden. Genom en litteraturstudie och empirisk datainsamling från workshopen "Arctic Food Arena" analyseras självförsörjningsgraden och logistikutmaningarna i Norrbotten. Resultatet visade att ekonomiska utmaningar för lokala producenter och minskad primärproduktion är hinder för hållbarhet. En betydande minskning av mjölkinvägningen förutspås, vilket kan påverka både jordbruksnäringen och den regionala ekonomin. Dessutom minskar antalet mjölkkor dramatiskt, vilket är oroande för framtiden. Importen av livsmedel som inte kan produceras lokalt utgör en utmaning, men växthusodling har potential att täcka denna efterfrågan. Spannmålsodlingen har minskat betydligt, vilket ökar beroendet av import. Inom logistik och distribution är utsläpp av växthusgaser från mjölkproduktionen en oro, men närodlat är inte alltid den mest effektiva åtgärden för att minska utsläpp. Utmaningar inom paketering, lagring, orderhantering och ekonomi finns inom jordbrukssektorn. Trots möjligheten att outsourca vissa aktiviteter väljer de flesta producenter att behålla kontrollen över processen för att minska kostnader och bibehålla kvalitet. Ekonomiska incitament är avgörande för både jordbrukare och konsumenter, eftersom deras val påverkar konkurrensen inom den regionala jord- och lantbrukssektorn. För att effektivt hantera säsongsbetonade produkter och minska förluster föreslås optimering av lagringskapaciteten genom investeringar i kyl- och fryslager samt användning av externa logistiklösningar. Ökad självförsörjning är en del av ekvationen, men ensam räcker den inte för att minska klimatpåverkan. Det krävs en klimatvänligare produktionsprocess, där en starkt klimatmedveten strategi och investeringar för att minska utsläppen och optimera resursanvändningen på lång sikt. / This thesis analyzes challenges and opportunities connected to logistics to increase self-sufficiency in food production in Norrbotten, Sweden. The northern location and extreme climate contribute to different challenges and difficulties for transportation and production. The aim of this study was to propose actions to improve logistics and self-sufficiency in the region. By a literature review and data collection from the workshop “Arctic Food Arena,” the analysis of the degree of self-sufficiency was made. The results showed challenges in profitability for local producers, and a decrease in primary production was a major issue for sustainability. A continuous decrease in dairy cows and milk production is to be reckoned with in the future, which can affect the regional economy. Another challenge is that due to the cold climate, some food can't be produced locally. Greenhouse farming has proved to be a good alternative in this matter. The grain cultivation has seen a large reduction, which has increased the dependence on imported goods. In logistics and distribution, greenhouse gas emissions from milk production are a big concern, but locally produced food is not necessarily the most effective way to reduce emissions. Packaging, storage, order processing, and finance are other areas where challenges occur. Most producers choose to maintain control by themselves instead of outsourcing these tasks to a third party, even though they are time-consuming and not performed very well. Economic incentives are crucial for both farmers and consumers, as their choices impact competition within the regional agriculture sector. To effectively manage seasonal products and reduce losses, optimizing storage capacity through investments in refrigeration facilities and the utilization of external logistics solutions is proposed. Increased self-sufficiency is part of the equation, but it alone is insufficient to reduce climate impact. A more climate-friendly production process is necessary, involving a strongly climate-conscious strategy and investments to decrease emissions and optimize resource utilization in the long term.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-11T13:53:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO MANOEL.pdf: 1808535 bytes, checksum: afd76c5bace526c051058c9d246d0af2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-23 / FAPEAM - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / A Região Amazônica, em especial o Estado do Amazonas, possui um aparato muito diversificado tocante aos recursos naturais necessários para a produção de diferentes produtos nos variados segmentos empresariais e nos distintos setores da economia, fazendo uso e proveito dos Arranjos Produtivos Locais que já foram estudados, mapeados, selecionados e beneficiados através das políticas públicas voltadas para o desenvolvimento regional. Nessa perspectiva, o presente estudo propôs-se investigar e pesquisar quais as vantagens para as pequenas e médias empresas de pelo menos três segmentos diferentes estarem aglomeradas em Distritos Industriais do tipo condomínio empresarial, uma vez que os Distritos Industriais de Pequenas e Médias Empresas aglomeram um conjunto de empresas de pequeno e médio porte num determinado espaço geográfico e as proporcionam com a ajuda do Governo ou iniciativa privada, aparatos tecnológicos para a produção, divulgação e comercialização de seus produtos acabados, dando-lhes excelentes padrões de competitividade a nível local, regional, nacional e até internacional. Tendo como objetivo geral: Mostrar as vantagens que as pequenas e médias empresas têm por se instalarem de forma aglomerativa em uma determinada territorialidade para que seja um vetor de desenvolvimento por meio das aglomerações produtivas interagindo por toda a sua cadeia. E objetivos específicos: Apresentar os principais segmentos produtivos instalados no DIMPE: O segmento de Madeira-móveis, o Fármaco, o Fitoterápico e o de cosméticos; Fazer uma análise dos Modelos de Condomínios Empresariais instalados no Brasil com o Modelo Italiano; E verificar se o modelo de aglomeração em condomínios empresariais é o mais adequado a realidade do amazonas para aproveitamento dos arranjos produtivos locais. A presente Dissertação de Mestrado foi desenvolvida através de levantamento de informações bibliográficas, utilizando-se de fontes secundárias, como livros, análises de documentos, e visitas ao Distrito de MPE´s e nas muitas Secretarias de Estado e Institutos de Pesquisas que fazem estudos sobre o tema em questão. Alcançando resultados positivos em relação à hipótese que foi proposta podendo confirmar a mesma através dos dados coletados e expostos no Capítulo IV desta Dissertação de Mestrado.

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As a counterpoint to globalisation, I wanted to see how locally a sofa can be produced and investi- gate how outsourcing affects Swedish production. The project is set in the Swedish region Skåne and shaped around three themes: locality, the consumer’s relationship to the product and ”design for disassembly”. The result is a deconstructable sofa made of Skåne wool, pine from the local lumber- man and linen from the last active weavery in Skåne. In this thesis I elaborate on the friction between profit-making, sustainability and consumerism and try to find answers to what production should look like in the future. / Som en motpol till globaliseringen ville jag se hur lokalt en soffa kan produceras och undersöka hur outsourcing påverkar svensk produktion. Projektet ugår ifrån Skåne och formades efter tre teman: lokalitet, konsumentens relation till möbeln och “design for disassembly". Resultatet är en isärtagbar soffa av skånsk ull, furu från bygdens sågverk och linne från det sista väveriet i Skåne. I min uppsats resonerar jag vidare kring friktionen mellan vinstintresse, hållbarhet samt konsumtionsbehov, och försöker hitta svar på hur framtidens produktion bör se ut.

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