All companies wants? to be as profitable as possible. The company in question is one of the leaders in it´s field in Sweden. In order to increase profits as much as possible it is important to identify and eliminate eventual quality defect cost as far as possible.This study was performed in Huddig AB, and the purpose of this study is to try to develop a routine for monitoring the quality defect costs, and to improve communication and create feedback between production and aftermarket.In addition to an extensive literature review on quality defect costs most of the work have been conducted at the company. Own observations and interviews have been done with the staff to get a picture of the current situation and to try to come up with improvement proposals.During the study it was proved that much of the quality defect costs in essence, derived from the production, which is seen as positive because it is the easiest part of the company to improve.

Saab Aerostructures är en del av Saab-koncernen och företaget utvecklar och tillverkar strukturer för flygindustrin. Tillverkningen av stridsflygplan är den dominerande verksamheten, men antalet civila projekt ökar stadigt. I många av de civila projekten verkar Saab Aerostructures som underleverantör till antingen Boeing eller Airbus. Det finns flera skillnader mellan de militära och de civila projekten, exempelvis är leveranstakten betydligt högre i de civila projekten. I och med de förändrade förutsättningarna görs försök med att tillämpa Lean Production.

This project is a learning CD-ROM production aimed at first-time parents. It is using both sound and images, moving as well as non-moving. The purpose of the production is to be an interesting alternative to traditional books. We have been looking at similar productions like drivers license educational CD-ROMs and encyclopedias for inspiration and ideas on how to proceed. In order to give the content some dynamics, we've also added the element of 3D-animated sequences. The application is supposed to be run as a simple executable file with flash embedded.

This master thesis is about the production of the record ?Brutus? with the band ?Trilobit?. Trilobit consists of the three musicians, myself, Stina Hellberg Agback on pedal harp, Simon Sva?rd on guitar and Karl Jansson on drums.During the production, I have analyzed different aspects of my own musicality and also the role of the pedal harp in jazz. I have found techniques that have simplified chromatic movements on the pedal harp, and also techniques that has developed the rhythmical aspect of my improvisation.I have also looked into my process in improvising and composing and developed new aspects, many thanks to the close collaboration with Simon Sva?rd..

Handlingsplan ingår i det systematiska arbetsmiljöarbetet. Det systematiska arbetsmiljöarbetet ska finnas på alla svenska arbetsplatser. Handlingsplanen är ett dokument där mål och strategier som företagen ska följa upp gås igenom..

In Kenya the Maasai pastoralists have based their livelihoods on dairy production and the production goal is to maintain a sufficient milk supply throughout the year. The pastoral dairy production has two vital characteristics; breeding and milking. Traditionally, breeding is the men?s responsibility, while milking is the duty of women. Depending on this partition of chores between men and women, they also have different management routines, ambitions and strategies regarding the milk production.

Former studies have shown that a considerable part of industries? energy usage can stem from idle times in the production. This thesis, carried out at Siemens Industry sector, evaluates the potential for using the control system to automatically put machines into energy saving mode during idle times. The main part of the thesis consists of a case study performed on machine tools at a Scania production site in Södertälje. Through load measurements the potential for energy savings was determined.The results show that there is a great potential for energy savings during idle times at the site.

The purpose of this study is to examine which factors played an important role in the food price crisis of 2007-2008. Theories used are Microeconomic theory, explaining changes in supply and demand, and Macroeconomic theory, explaining the impact of changes in exchange rate on prices. A theory regarding speculation is also used to explain the impact of speculative activities effects on price. The method used is multiple regression analysis in order to determine the effects which ethanol production, oil price and dollar exchange rate had on the surge in the price of corn, rice and wheat.The data used is in monthly observations during the period 2005-2008. However, other factors are taken into consideration during the study, such as production quantity, stock size, economic growth, speculative activity and population growth.

 This study was conducted in autumn 2008 on the Company AB, which is currently in a growth phase. The company manufactures hydraulic systems for the heavy vehicle industry and has annual sales of approximately 250 MSEK with 165 employees.The rapid growth and unchanged planning is the starting point for this report. It all began in 2005 when the company received an unusually large order. During this period, the first priority was to satisfy customers and all other focus was disregarded. This has primarily resulted in a messy production and long throughput times.

Vi har sett att den svenska tillverkningsindustrin i detta nu befinner sig i ett paradigmskifte. Det vi observerat är att tillverkningsindustrier idag försöker åstadkomma en mer effektiv organisation som bättre tillgodoser marknadens krav på snabbhet och kvalitet. Det råder samstämmighet i litteraturen vi studerat, om att det har varit nödvändigt för många organisationer inom tillverkningsindustrin att förändra sina verksamhetsstrategier. Förändringen handlar om Lean och flödeseffektivisering som den nya verksamhetsstrategin. Genom intervjuer med ledare inom den svenska tillverkningsindustrin har vi uppmärksammat att ledarskapet är av stor betydelse i denna nya verksamhetsstrategi.

Abstract This report is our bachelor thesis. Our work has taken place at a galvanising company in Sölvesborg. The company faced major changes, of which one was a computerisation process. The new system could involve changes in work practice and in specific tasks, affecting the workers. If the coming system was to support work, from the production personnel?s perspective, we felt a legitimate participation in the development and design of the future work practice, was a requirement that was not met. During our ethnographical studies we noted that conflicts arose between production and administrative -personnel.

Game fields are one way to divert animals away from sensitive areas, create shelter and forage, and also to increase the biological diversity. In this study I investigated how the plant composition in six different crop mixes used for game fields affected the biomass production, biomass consumption and biological diversity at the Koberg estate in southwestern Sweden. Six experimental fields were used and each field contained six plots, approximately 1500 m2 each, that was sown with a different crop mix. The crop mixes ranged from a pure grass mix (A), 70 % grass and 30 % leguminous plants (B), 53 % grass, 21 % leguminous plants and 26 % other herbs (C), 100 % leguminous plants (D) to the most complex mixes constituting of 91 % leguminous plants and 9 % other herbs (E) and 87 % leguminous plants and 13 % other herbs (F). The fields were cut weekly during the summer in 2010, to estimate weekly biomass production.

Syfte: Att undersöka om ledningsfilosofin The Toyota Way och verktygslådan LEAN;? Stödjer lärande i en organisation, samt? Om ledarens roll för lärande är en viktig kompetens, utifrån teorier om lärande och ledarens roll för lärande i organisationer. Specifika frågeställningar är; ? Stödjer Volvokoncernens ledarkompetenser ett LEAN ledarskap, samt? Är ledarens roll för lärandet en viktig kompetens och hur uppfattar ledarna de faktiska förutsättningarna för ett LEAN ledarskap?Teori: Wengers, teori om Communities of Practice, Targama & Sandbergs teori om Ledning och förståelse. Teorier om ledarskap av Svenningsson/Alvesson och Yukl, samt studier på framgångsrikt ledarskap genomförda av Lombardo/ Eichinger.

En väl genomförd planering genomsyrar ett helt byggprojekt, redan från anbud till överlämnande och ger den bästa förutsättningen att få ett lyckat sådant. Syftet med all planering är att välja och tillämpa bra arbetsmetoder, hjälpmedel och utrustning, minimera slöseri av olika sorter samt göra materialhantering enkel och direkt, dessa parametrar bidrar till att öka effektiviteten på ett projekt oavsett art. Med bra planering kan icke-värdeskapande aktiviteter reduceras vilket ger ett mervärde för kunden. Det bästa ett företag kan erbjuda en kund är kvalitet, produkten kan aldrig bli förstklassig om producenten inte vet vad kunden vill ha. Detta arbete studerar effektivisering, uppbyggt dels av en teoridel, dels av en fallstudie.

This literature review examines different forages which are well suited for suckle cow production in Sweden today. They should also be possible to cultivate in Sweden under the current circumstances. Crops suitable for grazing in Swedish climate but not used in Sweden today, but which may be relevant for Swedish conditions are also mentioned. In Sweden today, mainly grass silage, straw and hay are used as forage, but also wholecrop silage is used to some extent. However, concentrates are not used to a greater extent, since it contains too much energy.