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Global competition forces companies to constantly increase the efficiency in their production systems. One important factor affecting the production performance is the inbound materials handling system. When designing or relocating a manufacturing system, the cost of the material handling system is one of many things to take into consideration. In connection with on-going research a comprehensive

This is the report of a master thesis in Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Design at Lund Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Dresser Wayne AB in Malmö. This master thesis aims to develop and design a new compact pay terminal for use at gas stations. Before the end of 2010 a new standard for credit card handling will be introduced in most of Europe. This new standard is called EM

The issues of body shape and living up to an ideal is a topic not only commonly discussed in the media but also a subject occupying many peoples’ minds on an everyday basis. Eating disorders are common and obesity is an increasing topic for discussion. The media shows images of tall and increasingly slim models while statistics indicate that the average person is gaining weight over time. Dictiona

Många forskare lyfter fram fenomenet att gränserna mellan intern och extern kommunikation suddas ut. Det är däremot tämligen outforskat vad detta får för betydelse för organisationers kommunikation, vilket denna studie tar avstamp i. Ett exempel är att medarbetare genom dagens kommunikationsmöjligheter kan lyfta en organisations interna sakfrågor i digitala diskussionsarenor. Syftet med uppsatsen Many researchers express that the boundaries between internal and external communication are being blurred. However, since few studies suggest what communicative implications this has for organizations, our study explores a highly under investigated topic. One way in which the blurring of boundaries is expressed is that employees can bring forth internal organizational issues in online issue arena

This research examines the introduction and diffusion of biochar as a soil amendment and biochar producing stoves in Embu County, Kenya, together with its related socio-economic potentials and challenges. The area has seen rapid rates of deforestation together with declining soil fertility during the last couple of decades. Biochar as a soil amendment and biochar producing stoves offers a viable s

Det europeiska gemensamma systemet för mervärdesskatt är tyngt av de oundvikliga effekterna av dess undantag från beskattning. Undantaget i momsdirektivets Artikel 132(1)(f) har till synes som funktion att mildra dessa negativa effekter men verkar alltför trögt att tillämpa som det är utformat i dagsläget. Denna uppsats ämnar reda ut vari svårigheterna med tillämpningen av undantaget ligger och peThe European common system of VAT is burdened by the inevitable effects of its disruptive exemptions. The exemption from tax of cost sharing associations in Article 132(1)(f) of the VAT Directive arguably serves to mitigate these negative effects, but it appears difficult to apply with its current design. This paper pinpoints the difficulties of defining the scope of the exemption and the underlyi

Background: SCOR is a worldwide accepted and renowned process reference model that is developed and endorsed by the non-profit organization Supply Chain Council. It’s a cross-industry diagnostic tool for supply chain management. Consafe Logistics wanted to know if a performance measurement system for warehouse activities could be developed based on the SCOR model, and how it could be applied in th

EUs anslutning till Europakonventionen har varit föremål för diskussion ända sedan slutet av 1970-talet. På grund av bristande rättslig grund i fördragen, har anslutning dock inte varit möjligt förrän ikraftträdandet av Lissabonfördraget år 2009. Artikel 6(2) FEU föreskriver nu en skyldighet för EU att ansluta sig till konventionen under förutsättning att avtalet om Unionens anslutning avspeglar nAccession of the EU to the ECHR has been subject to discussion since the late 1970s. Due to a lack of legal basis in the treaties, accession has not been possible until the entering into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. Article 6(2) TEU now stipulates an obligation for the Union to accede to the Convention under the condition that the agreement relating to the accession makes provisions for

The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of how mobile marketing, in particular branded apps, impacts the customer-brand relationship. To gain a holistic comprehension of the phenomenon, the relationship is looked at from both the brand’s and the customer’s viewpoint. In order to fulfill the purpose, a qualitative approach was followed. The empirical data was analyzed through qu

This interpretive study examines identity work in a transition period which was triggered by a downsizing event. The purpose of this thesis is to gain further understanding of how identity work is done in the transition from employment to becoming self-employed. A hermeneutical approach was adopted and data-gathering was carried out using semi-structured interviews which allowed us to gain insight

As a major step to development, countries try to implement e-government and encouraging the public to use e-services instead of traditional ways. It is obvious that adoption of e-government has increased in many countries over the world, but the rate of adoption varies from country to country, and also the factors which are affecting the adoption of e-government differ from developing countries to

Studien syftar till att beräkna det gröna, blå och grå vattenfotavtrycket vid odling och produktion av höstvete och tre fallstudier av höstvete-produkter; drivmedelsetanol, kärnvetemjöl och makaroner. Beräkningarna har utförts för Sverige under perioden 2008-2010 och täcker ungefär 80 % av den svenska produktionen av höstvete under de berörda åren. Södra Sverige delades in i 18 klimatzoner för vilThis study attempts to calculate the green blue and gray water footprint of the crop production of winter wheat and three derived winter wheat products: liquid fuel ethanol, wheat flour and macaroni. The calculations were done for Sweden for the period 2008-2010, covering an average of 80% of the annual winter wheat production. The south of Sweden was divided into 18 climate zones for which suffic

With the proliferation of Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, many cellular carriers are embracing the emerging eld of mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The robust header compression (RoHC) framework was introduced as a part of the LTE Layer 2 stack to compress the large headers of the VoIP packets before transmitted over LTE IP-based architectures. The headers, which are encapsulated Re

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to better understand the early stage investment process, and with this deeper understanding provide Ideon Innovation with recommendations of how to improve the interactions between investors and entrepreneurs. Methodology: The thesis has been conducted with a mixture between a systems approach and an actors approach. An abductive research method has been chose

The Earth System Governance open science conferences are an environmental-political happening in which researchers from all over the world present their studies. Approximately 400 researchers submit an abstract each conference, half of which are accepted. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which variables increase or decrease an abstract’s probability of getting accepted. The Focus here

The increased possibilities for geographical separation of the production process have given rise to a growing interest for trade in intermediate goods in the international trade literature. Thanks to trade in parts and components, but also in services and other immaterial products, developing countries have been able to enter the global trade scene to a greater extent than before. This paper anal

Abstract Author: Moa Nordberg Title: Arbete är vägen till frihet – en studie om Arbetsförmedlares syn på sitt nya integrationsuppdrag Supervisor: Carina Tigervall Examiner: Staffan Blomberg The integration work in Sweden has during the last years undergone a reformation process and in December 2010 a new law came into forces. With the new law the government 2006-2010 aims to reform the integrati