I ABSTRACT This thesis studies a two-echelon distribution inventory system with a central depot which supplies N non-identical retailers with a single product. Stochastic customer demand occurs solely at the retailers. The purpose of the master thesis project is to evaluate the potential benefit of two methods in which the control of the inventory points in the inventory system is coordinated. The

Purpose The purpose of the study has been to estimate the size of the market segment, identify strategically important customers and interesting parts of the segment as well as create an understanding of customer needs when buying furniture for their businesses where care and healthcare is practised. Method The study has been of an exploratory nature with a case study approach since the purpose of

Background & Problem: The increased global competition has forced companies to perform project faster and better and minimising resource utilisation. This emphasis on efficiency is recognised by Tetra Pak Processing systems. Projects are complicated temporary endeavours, by exploring the efficiency decreasing parameters knowledge about how to increase efficiency can be gained. Purpose: The pur

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Since its discovery, RNA interference (RNAi) has turned into an invaluable research tool for regulating gene expression. Furthermore, this naturally occurring phenomenon in mammalian cells is of interest in cancer research, both as a possible therapeutic approach and a target for cancer treatment. Platinum anticancer agents like cisplatin are considered one of the most active cancer drugs used eit

Ten per cent of the population in the western world suffer from osteoarthritis – a widespread endemic disease that is estimated to cost the Swedish society equivalent to two per cent of the Swedish GNP annually, corresponding to over 50 billion SEK in 2009 in treatments and lost productivity. With an increasing aging population the incidence of osteoarthritis is expected to be further enhanced. In

Background & Problem: In previous years, there has been low focus on inventory control. Due to high margins on the products, a high inventory level has been kept to reduce the risk for lost sales. Today, the company is expanding, and therefore need to improve the inventory control to reduce tied-up capital. Purpose: The main purpose of this thesis is to reduce capital tied-up in inventories. B

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) is a sensitive absorption spectroscopy technique, used in the detection of very weak transitions and trace species. A laser pulse is trapped in an optical cavity, in which the intensity decays exponentially. The decay is faster in the presence of an absorbing or scattering material. In this work the method is applied in two analytical techniques. In the first,

In this project, solar cell based on CdSe quantum dots sensitized onto ZnO nanowires was well fabricated. The following quantum dot-nanowire linker molecules were used: 3- mercaptoproponic acid (3-MPA) and 2-mercaptoproponic acid (2-MPA). The best solar cell efficiency was observed with 3-MPA linker molecule. Solar cell efficiency for different lengths of ZnO NWs and different sensitization times

A highly sensitive (LOD= 0.04-0.4 ng/ml) method was developed for the detection and quantification of monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids (C3 -C10) by GC-MS. These compounds exist in trace amount as essential components of secondary organic aerosols i.e. they are important constituents of atmospheric aerosols. Membrane extraction technique was utilized for selective enrichment (1-4300 times) of

I Laval målet så höll Domstolen fast att fackförbund ska hållas ansvariga för överträdelser av EU-rätten i form av blockering av den fria rörelsen för tjänster. Den här uppsatsen har som mål att undersöka det juridiska ansvaret för fackförbund och andra organisationer som är skilda från staten och som kan utöva statsliknande krafter – det jag kallar semi-statliga organisationer. De utövar vid tillIn the Laval case the Court set firm that trade unions should be held responsible for transgressions of EU law in the form of obstructing the freedom to provide services. This paper has the aim to investigate the legal responsibility of trade unions and other organisations separate from the state that can still wield state-like powers – what I call quasi-governmental organisations. They wield the

China’s economic reform has opened fresh flood into global market and its recent performance in overseas investment attracts world attention. Through a comparison in motivation, location choice and market entry mode with other Asian economies, as well as theoretical explanations from institutional perspective, this study intends to discover their similarities and differences, thus how unique China

Significant amount of studies have found evidence on the effects of land ownership on child labor suggesting that land-rich households tend to employ their children more than land-poor households, this phenomenon was labeled as “the wealth paradox”. In this study we include enterprise ownership in the empirical analysis to investigate the effect of ownership and the size of such assets on child la

The concept of OptimalTempered Asphalt, OTA, stands for the best temperature all aspects considered for the bitumen and the manufacturing process as well as the end-product. This is achieved in various ways using additives, choice of manufacturing procedure and changing mixture of asphalt. This bachelor thesis is a study of the effects the additive Sasobit has on bitumen and asphalt from an OTA pe

Urbaniseringen sker idag i snabb takt, men genom bebyggelseförtätning kan städernas utbredningshastighet avta. Behovet av att förtäta medför dock att urbana grönytor riskerar att få låg prioritet i stadsplaneringen om inte deras värden är tillräckligt tydliga. Syftet med denna studie är att tydliggöra värdet på de urbana grönytorna i Lunds kommun, samt att visa på potentialen att höja detta värde.Urbanization is a major driver of land-use change but the urban sprawl can be decreased by the densification of cities. On the other hand densification poses a threat to the urban green spaces; areas that have a high delivery of ecosystem services are essential to a high-quality living environment. The aim of this thesis is to illuminate the benefits of urban green space to raise their importance