Due to recent accidents involving goods wagon axle failure, there is an increasing international focus on axle safety. One way of increasing the safety of goods wagon axles is monitoring the distance traveled by the axle and using this information to improve maintenance of the axle. This fact has sparked the belief that regulations regarding monitoring distance covered by goods wagon axles will be

Denna uppsats undersöker hur varuexporten har förändrats för WTO medlemmarna sedan deras inträde i organisationen. Genom att jämföra handelsdata från WDI angående hur varuexporten har förändrats mellan de två inkomstgrupperna, utvecklade länder och utvecklingsländer före och efter medlemskapet till WTO kan vi bedöma om ett inträde i världshandelsorganisationen gynnar länderna. Genomgående under up

During this master thesis work that was conducted as a case study together with SWEP International, we have investigated marking standards and marking technologies that support handling of varying customer demands and increased information density. We also studied SWEP’s internal information handling and traceability. We were asked to specifically look at the usefulness of RFID for SWEP, and came

The purpose of this study is to examine the optimal hedge ratio for the currency exposure of foreign investments. The optimal hedge ratio is determined after evaluating our portfolios from the three perspectives; ex-ante, ex-post and profit/loss. The ex-ante perspective is examined by the usage of historical simulation to calculate VaR on 11 portfolio pairs. Each pair consists of a portfolio with

Lantmännen är en av Nordens största koncerner inom livsmedel, energi, maskin och lantbruk med en omsättning på 35 Miljarder SEK. Lantmännen har under senare tid sett ett ökat behov av att minska sitt operativa rörelsekapital i ledet att frigöra bundet kapital och öka sin lönsamhet. Som en del i detta större projekt har Lantmännen insett behovet av att ha en väldefinierad lagerränta för att på ett

Purpose: To identify important and crucial geographical establishment aspects for an entering in the Chinese market and propose an establishment suggestion for the company Tactel. Method: The establishment is viewed from three different perspectives: In general, high-tech and service perspective. This will create a comprehensive study that examines a wide range of aspects for the company Tactel. T

The aim of this study was to evaluate a modified form of cognitive behavioural grouptherapy (CBGT). The therapy, started by a private care institute, is based on a method in which traditional CBT methods for groups are used but are modified in that it has an open format, meaning that different patients can take part in or drop out from sessions. And also that it is transdiagnostic, meaning that pa

Abstract: Albania during Communism 1945-1990, had a combination of optimistic policies in population growth and scarce availability of agricultural land. The fertility rate was the highest in Europe and the government believed that fast population growth was good. In the mean time, the government decided to follow self-reliance policy and attempted to eliminate food imports by imposing harsh measu

ABB Machines in Västerås, Sweden develop, sell, and manufacture generators and large electric motors worldwide. During the past years new competitors have emerged from a lower output range and some customers have reduced their demands in order to reduce the generator costs. In order to meet these changes in the market ABB Machines has developed a new pre-engineered standardized generator that allo

Underhållsverksamheten på Roslagståg kan ses som reaktiv och reparationsorienterad. För att kunna ta nästa steg i utvecklingen av ett mer proaktivt och funktionssäkerhetsorienterat underhåll bör följande åtgärder genomföras: Den övergripande målsättningen med underhållet bör förändras till att fokusera på ökad driftsäkerhet och ökad kostnadseffektivitet. Detta för att skapa långsiktighet och belys

Background: Welfare projects using applications of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have proven to deliver significant results in a cost efficient way. Despite this a strong majority of project still fail to sustain once the initial welfare resources are depleted. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify applications of ICT that can be valuable for society and at the same

IKEA is currently in the progress of integrating Business Process Management (BPM) into the current functional organization. In order to investigate how to increase the accuracy of the capacity planning, IKEA saw a need of examining the processes connected to Plan & Secure Capacity, a sub process to the main process Supplying. The purpose of this master thesis is to by using Network Planning m

Abstract Author: Ylva Nilsson Title: A study of a psychosis unit within open psychiatric care from a holistic-view perspective. Supervisor: Frans Oddner Assessor: Anna Angelin The purpose of this study is to examine a new method of working with patients with a mental disability according to a holistic-view perspective. The aim is to find out how the employees at one psychosis unit at a Swedish h

Purpose The master thesis highlights improvements potentials that exist in the Psychiatric ER in Stockholm County and the resource-saving measures that can be realized in the medical logistics through by producing a simulation model of the system. Methodology In order to fulfill the purpose of the master thesis qualitative methods such as interviews has been used successfully. To make the simulati

As an international actor it is preferable to make an effort to understand how your performance affects the long-term sustainability, both in local and global terms. Sustainability includes subjects such as integration between economical, social and environmental spheres. It can be achieved by reorganizing living conditions, reappraising economic sectors and work practices, develop technologies in

Bakgrund: Relationsanarki är en relationspraktik som går ut på att inte definiera och kategorisera relationer. På senare år har relationsanarkin etablerats i Sverige och syns ibland i stora mediesammanhang. Samtida teoretiker som Zygmunt Bauman (2003), Anthony Giddens (1995), Ulrich Beck (2002) och Sasha Roseneil (2000) har diskuterat de sociala förändringar som ligger till grund för ny relationsp

Abstract The purpose of this study was dual. First, I aimed to examine primary care counsellors’ attitudes towards Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Socialstyrelsen’s recommendation that CBT should be the main treatment option for depression and anxiety disorders. Second, I aimed to explore the counsellors’ discretion in their daily work and whether these recommendations limit their discreti

In times of globalization, cultural contact is a phenomenon that occurs on a daily basis. Immigration is a big contributor to the cultural contact. The phenomenon of immigration brings about many essential questions that can be hard to adjust to. The acculturation process itself is dependent of factors such as the contemporary societal climate as well as the active role of the immigrant. Questions

Genom att följa ett vardagsföremål vill jag i undersökningen få tillgång till sammanhang och föreställningar som annars blir osynliga i sin vardaglighet. Syftet med undersökningen är att förstå hur plastkassar omger människor genom att följa deras rörelser med och utan människor med utgångspunkt i Malmö. Syftet är även att undersöka på vilket sätt plastkassar inverkar och får betydelse i människo

The aim of this study was to find an understanding of elderly care staff´s views on documentation requirement and documentation as a task and also to examine managers views on implementation of new tasks. We wanted to enter more deeply into the tension between the managers´ expectations, based on the set of goals made from politicians, and the response of this from the elderly care staff and what