Q-Med AB är ett ungt företag som expanderat kraftigt de senaste åren och tillväxten har hela tiden skett i kombination med lönsamhet. Den stora faran med en snabb tillväxt under lönsamhet är att ett företag blir bekväm i situationen och för litet fokus läggs på att minimera kostnader och öka effektiviteten i rutiner och processer. För Q-Med AB har det fått konsekvensen att det logistiska flödet till stor del har försummats. Företaget verkar idag i över 60 länder, antingen genom distributörer eller egna dotterbolag. I Europa finns fem dotterbolag i Tyskland, England, Frankrike, Italien och Spanien.

AbstractTitle: Wireless Fidelity ? A Scenario Analysis Authors: Mellberg Ola, Technology Management, Lund UniversityMårtensson Jens, Technology Management, Lund University Tutors: Andersson Jens A, Faculty of Engineering LTHKarlberg Johan, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication ABSvensson Claes, Lund University Discussion: The most significant impacts on the telecom industry over the past decades have been the rapid growth of the Internet and mobile telephone services. Currently these two worlds are converging. Moreover, the fast expansion of wireless high capacity Internet access, increased distribution of local/public hotspots and rapid development of wireless network cards have opened new opportunities for the mobile telecom industry. Research Questions:To what extent could the explosion of local and public wireless networks, using WiFi technology, affect the future telecom industry? Who will ultimately master the WiFi innovation and to what degree could this innovation open new possibilities for external players to enter the mobile voice industry? Purpose: The purpose of the Master Thesis is to provide Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB with the most transformational scenarios, which will enable employees to recognise patterns and interpret the meaning of WiFi-related events as they unfold.

When protection zones for wells are delineated, it is important to acquire good knowledge about possible travel time from different points in the catchment area to the well. Often, simple analytical methods are used for estimating travel times and the assumption is made that the hydraulic conductivity is relatively homogenous within the aquifer. Nevertheless, many aquifers are strongly heterogeneous which may lead to differences between estimates and actual travel times. As a part of the process to develop improved methods for delineating protection zones for groundwater supply wells, a tracer experiment was performed in a glaciofluvial esker formation in Järlåsa. On the basis of the experiment, a numerical flow model was created for the test site.The purpose of this master?s thesis was to apply the flow model to an aquifer where the hydraulic conductivity shows great variability and should be described by a stochastic distribution.

Idag satsas det inom folkhälsoarbetet mycket på arbetsplatsen som arena då arbetslivet har en avgörande betydelse för att varje människa ska uppnå god hälsa. Vad som gör en arbetsplats hälsosam är individuellt. För många handlar det dock om att känna eget ansvar, delaktighet, inflytande, gemenskap och meningsfullhet. Den svenska arbetsmarknaden karaktäriseras av att män och kvinnor arbetar inom olika sektorer och yrkesområden, vilket har skapat en könssegregerad arbetsmarknad. Den könssegregerade arbetsmarknaden leder till att arbetsgrupperna på arbetsplatserna ofta är könshomogena.

SammanfattningDet här examensarbetet har genomförts på DHL Freight AB i Eskilstuna som transporterar gods över hela Sverige. Där målsättningen varit att analysera den nuvarande sorteringsprocessen, identifiera bristerna runt sorteringsprocesserna och därefter presentera eventuella förbättringsförlag.De metoder som har använts för att utföra examensarbetet är följande. Resultatet grundar sig på den information som har införskaffats via observationer och intervjuer med personalen som är delaktiga i sorteringsprocessen samt olika litteraturstudier.De mest tongivande teorierna som examensarbetet utgått från och som författaren har genomgående haft i åtanke är logistik, distribution, Lean Produktion, kvalitet och processer.Analysen som utfördes resulterade i att ett antal brister som finns i sorteringsprocessen som kunde identifieras. De här bristerna bidrog till att komplikationer uppstod vid sorteringen av gods på DHL Freight AB. Några exempel på brister som identifierats är att efter godset har hanterats sker inte någon kvalitetssäkring innan godset lämnar terminalen.

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether it is possible for SCA to update their stand register with use of digital aerial photos photographed with a Zeiss/Intergraph DMC. ?Updating? in this study implies the delineation of stands and estimating stand variables such as average stand height, volume density, stand volume, and tree species composition in order to identify stands which can be of current interest for thinning. The study also includes how the aerial photo material and experience of the interpreter can influence the quality of the interpreted variables. The aerial photo interpretations were made by both experienced and inexperienced interpreters.

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and evaluate essentialprerequisites for companies and corporations aiming at marketingglobal brands in a restricted market.Method:The investigation strategy used for this essay was to perform a casestudy on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Both primary data ? such as asurvey, interviews and participating observation ? and secondarydata ? found in books, scientific articles and the internet ? have beenused to achieve the results. The gathering of empirical data wasperformed inside the Islamic Republic of Iran during two weeks inNovember 2007 in three different cities: Tehran, Ispahân and Bâbol.This was carried out by considering several theories: globalbranding strategies, brand equity, involvement theory andcommunication models.Results: The outcome of this essay show several factors that should be takenin consideration in relation to marketing global brands in Iran. Manycompanies have chosen adaptation as their promotion? and productstrategy because of countless rules and restrictions hindering globalmarketing.

SammanfattningKandidatuppsats i nationalekonomi, Ekonomihögskolan vid Växjö universitet.Nationalekonomi, NAC 346, Vårterminen 2006Författare: Christina Nilsson och Helena StareHandledare: Håkan Locking och Klas SandénTitel: Hur kommer det sig att de verkställande direktörerna har så hög lön? ? Ett empiriskt test av tre teorierBackgrund: Verkställande direktörers ersättning har länge gett upphov till debatter runt om i världen. Detta eftersom deras lön ökar allt mer och skapar en allt större klyfta till de övriga anställda. I Sverige år 2000 tjänade näringslivets toppchefer 46,4 gånger mer än industriarbetaren.Syfte: Att kontrollera om någon av de tre teorierna, neoklassiska teorin, turneringsteorin samt agentteorin, kan ge någon förklaring till varför löneersättning är så hög som den är. De vi undersökte i denna uppsats var följande hypoteser: Hypotes A: En verkställande direktörs ersättning varierar med 1) företagets storlek, 2) företagets prestation, 3) den verkställande direktörens ålder, 4) den verkställande direktörens utbildning, samt 5) den verkställande direktörens anställningslängd i företaget.

Distributionen av elektricitet bedrivs i Sverige som naturliga monopol av lokala nätägare. Regleringen av företagens intäkter har genomgått stora förändringar; från att ha varit en kostnadsbaserad reglering, har nu en modell med nätägarnas prestation i fokus tagits i drift: Nätnyttomodellen (NNM). Prestationen mätes i huvudsak av hur stor kundnyttan är, där en av aspekterna är distributionsnätens tillgänglighet. NNM konstruerar ett radiellt referensnät med en annan struktur, än vad det verkliga nätet har. Rapporten beskriver NNM allmänt och tillförlitlighetsmetoden i modellen mer utförligt.

There are several energy systems in the Swedish society and to ensure the comfort and health of the citizens it is of importance that the different energy systems are functioning properly. District heating is one of these energy systems and many household depend only on district heating to warm up their homes. District heating is dependent on several processes where every step needs to function in order to deliver the produced heat to the end consumer. Previous studies have investigated the distribution of district heating and how to make customers choose district heating as their heating method. The supply of fuel to the district heating plant has not been studied as much, even though it is an important part of the whole system. This thesis is a part of the project NORD-STAR (Nordic Strategic Adaption Research), which has focused on climate adaption in the Nordic countries.

Ungulates are causing conflicts between stakeholders due to browsing damage on forests and agricultural crops. At the same time there is a big demand of keeping high ungulate densities for sports hunting and recreational purposes. Movement patterns of ungulates are strongly correlated with forage availability. Therefore, measures affecting forage quantity and distribution might be a tool to reduce the economical losses in forestry without decreasing the ungulate densities and thereby decrease the conflict between different interest groups.This study investigated the potential biomass production and utilisation of marrow-stem kale (Brassica oleracea var. medullosa), at game fields in Misterhult, Sweden, as well as browsing effects on adjacent forests.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases, causing an ascending paralysis that usually kills the patient within a few years from disease onset. The motor neurons show aggregates of proteins which in approximately 20 % of cases of the familial form contain mutated SOD1 protein. Trehalose is a disaccharide which has been shown to reduce protein aggregation and increase viability in cell models and alleviate symptoms in animal models of several neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein aggregation. When given orally to the SOD1G93A mouse model of ALS, trehalose failed to slow down the disease progression, which has led to questions about the uptake and distribution of the molecule in this mouse strain. The aim of this study was to investigate whether significant levels of trehalose reach the central nervous system of the SOD1G93A mouse after oral administration. This was performed by a trehalose assay of the brain of trehalose treated animals. A glucose assay was optimised for use in small samples of brain lysate after the digestion of trehalose into glucose by trehalase, and the difference in glucose concentration before and after digestion represented the trehalose level.

Demands on businesses are constantly increasing and the competition in the market-place is becoming ever tougher. To gain the long-term confidence of customers, not only the best businesses, but also the best supply chains are required.Volvo Cars is experiencing a changing competitive situation and their retailers are having trouble stocking the right spare parts. Shorter product life cycles and the growth of Volvo?s product program result in an increase in the number of spare parts to be stocked. In order to adapt to market trends and meet customer demands, Volvo has developed the LDC model, establishing a number of regional warehouses in strategic locations in Sweden, de-signed to supply spare parts to the regions? retailers through so-called Vendor-Managed In-ventory (VMI).The purpose of the study is to examine Volvo personbilar Sverige?s (VPS) motivation for a modified customer-service strategy through LDC.

Purpose ? The purpose of this thesis is to develop a total cost model for container transports and create a tool that calculates a suitable transport quantity from an economic view, which fulfills the demands on delivery service. To achieve this purpose the following questions will be answered:Which costs are affected by the decision between the two transport alternatives LCL and FCL?   How does the decision of sending product LCL or FCL influence the delivery service?  How can a tool be constructed to simplify the decision-making process regarding the choice of sending products LCL or FCL?  Method ? A total cost model was developed. This model is supported from existing literature.

The electrical grid needs to be changed in the future in order to manage more distributed and renewable generation and also to make it possible for electricity consumers to be more active and aware of their electricity consumption. This future grid is usually referred to as a smart grid. With the transition to a smart grid, new challenges occur. One method to determine those challenges is to perform risk and vulnerability analyses. InStockholm, the new urban district Stockholm Royal Seaport is built.