För att bredda anvÀndandet av Six Sigma i sin koncern har SKF introducerat Transactional Six Sigma, med avsikt att systematisera förbÀttringsarbetet i dess transaktionella processer, en typ av process som ofta fungerar ineffektivt. Denna studie har utförts pÄ SKF, med syfte att bidra till ökad kunskap gÀllande skillnader mellan genomförandet av Six Sigma-projekt inom transaktionella processer jÀmfört med tillverknings-processer. Definitionen av en transaktionell process Àr: En horisontell sekvens av aktiviteter som transformerar en input till en output utan att fysiskt förÀndra eller skapa en vara, i syfte att tillfredsstÀlla behov hos kunder eller andra intressenter. Som del av denna studie har ett Six Sigma-projekt utförts vid SKF Communication Support Centre, koncernens producent av marknadsföringsmaterial, med syfte att förbÀttra den fÀrgmÀssiga kvaliteten pÄ avdelningens tryckta material, det vill sÀga förmÄgan att Äterskapa önskad fÀrg. För att nÄ projektets syfte har arbetssÀtt och output standardiserats.

Det svenska skogsbruket har lett till minskade vedmÀngder i skogsbÀckarna. Detta kan undvikas genom att orörda kantzoner lÀmnas. Kantzonsvegetatioen har Àven visats pÄverka nedfallet av terrestra evertebrater, vilket visats minska andelen terrestra evertebrater i laxfiskars diet. Ofta lÀmnas dock inga kantzoner. VedmÀngden kan ÄterstÀllas genom ett vedtillskott.

Det svenska skogsbruket har lett till minskade vedmÀngder i skogsbÀckarna. Detta kan undvikas genom att orörda kantzoner lÀmnas. Kantzonsvegetatioen har Àven visats pÄverka nedfallet av terrestra evertebrater, vilket visats minska andelen terrestra evertebrater i laxfiskars diet. Ofta lÀmnas dock inga kantzoner. VedmÀngden kan ÄterstÀllas genom ett vedtillskott.

Problematisk skolfr?nvaro ?r ett v?xande problem, b?de i Sverige och internationellt. H?g fr?nvaro resulterar i l?gre m?luppfyllelse, ?kar sv?righeterna att i vuxenlivet komma in p? arbetsmarknaden, samt ?kar risken f?r exempelvis missbruk, kriminalitet och psykiska besv?r. Forskning inom omr?det skolfr?nvaro har tidigare fr?mst fokuserat p? riskfaktorer och konsekvenser av fr?nvaro, samt behandlingsmetoder n?r skolfr?nvaron ?r ?ngestrelaterad. Detta har genererat ett i viss m?n individinriktat perspektiv.

This thesis analyzes the expected profitability in land based wind power plants. The expected profitability is calculated on the basis of a wind power project in Vartofta, Falköping. The information required to calculate the expected outcome is then concentrated to this project, which is in this thesis called project NÀs. In project NÀs they plan to build three wind power plants, with each an effect of 2 MWh. These wind power plants are very capital intensive investments with a long and uncertain payback time.

Performance measurements have become very important tools for companies because of ever increasing global competition in today?s market. Delivery dependability is one of the three most important performance measurements for companies to focus on and that makes this analysis, of the dependability, both very interesting and up to contemporary. In this rapport different aspects of delivery dependability will be dealt with, and a weight will be on what to measure and how to measure it together with how to present the outcome of the measurements. A discussion has also been held regarding what goal the company should have on its dependability.

During the past few years a vast amount of research has been done to increase the understanding of the complex ecosystem of the Baltic Sea. Modelling and simulations are important tools to increase knowledge of the system. A suitable model must be simple to use and the parameters and variables needed in the model must be easy to access.In this paper a dynamical mass-balance model, CoastMab, which is validated for smaller coastal areas, has been used to predict concentrations and transports of phosphorus in three large coastal areas - the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Gdansk and the Gulf of Riga. CoastMab uses ordinary differential equations to regulate inflow, outflow and internal flows. To reflect seasonal variations in temperature and different types of flows the model has a temporal resolution of a month.

This thesis project focuses on the need for better tools for analyzing competition for forest fuels in Sweden, in particular how policy measures may influence the market and involved actors in different regions of Sweden. Raw materials from the forest have for long constituted important inputs in the Swedish forest industry. Today some of these raw materials are increasingly used as inputs also in bioenergy production, largely driven by bioenergy promoting policies, and there are signs of increased competition for forest fuels which may have various and uncertain effects on the industries in question. The thesis project explores the possibilities to adapt previously used forest sector equilibrium models into a new model suitable for analysis of Swedish forest fuel markets, called the Swedish Forest Sector Trade Model (SFSTM). The approach takes into account regional differences in supply and demand for 23 types of products produced and/or used by eight types of producers, plus consumers, in five different regions (four Swedish and one international).

Aim and scientific issuesThe aim was to identify potential health risks, for full-time working parents with small children, caused by time shortage. The intention was to better understand and help this particularly time-pressured group in society to achieve a healthier lifestyle. The identification was built upon their own opinions about possible health risks and upon an interpretation of the health risks from a health promoter?s perspective.How do full-time working parents with young children handle time-shortage in a health perspective, specified in the categories: sleep, recovery, nutrition, physical activity, social health and mental health?What consequences for health does time?shortage have for full-time working parents with young children?What do parents with young children think could help them to obtain a better health in everyday life? MethodThe study was based on a literature overview and semi-structured interviews with 6 people who were strategically selected: the interview objects were all full-time working or studying, had one child under 7 and lived together with a partner. All interviews were recorded using two dictaphones and were implemented, transcribed and analyzed by both writers of this essay to increase the reliability of the results.ResultsTime shortage is shown to be handled especially through priorities in the respondent?s lives.

IT-investeringar har ofta till syfte att stödja verksamheten och att möjliggöra för företaget att producera och förse sina kunder med de tjÀnster och service som man har för avsikt att leverera. Att göra en IT-investering innefattar inte bara kostnader, utan en omfattande IT-investering innebÀr Àven stora förÀndringar i verksamheten. DÀrför bör det vara av intresse för företag att identifiera vilka effekter IT-investeringen medför. SÄdana effekter kan vara mÀtbara, men det finns Àven effekter som Àr svÄrare att mÀta, vilket kan innebÀra svÄrigheter nÀr ett företag vill rÀkna pÄ nyttan av investeringen. Tidigare studier har visat svÄrigheter nÀr det gÀller att göra lönsamhetsberÀkningar av en IT-investering.

Examensarbetets syfte Àr belysa nÄgra utvalda rektorers, enskilda lÀrares och en specialpedagogs betydelse i den allmÀnna undervisningen av alkohol, narkotika, dopning och tobak (ANDT) i grundskolan. Syftet Àr ocksÄ att visa utvalda skolors hantering och synliggörande av elever i missbrukande familjer. För att fÄ bredare perspektiv pÄ min kvalitativa studie har jag valt att se ANDT och elever i missbrukande familjer ur ett elevperspektiv. Detta med en person som har vÀxt upp med missbrukande vÄrdnadshavare. DÀr fokus ligger pÄ upplevelser frÄn hens skoltid.Examensarbetets undersökning har gjorts genom kvalitativa intervjuer med en semistrukturerad intervjuguide som grund.

Fresh Kills park and the The High line park in New York, Downsview park outside Toronto the birch landscape at Shiphol Airport have something more in common than being big new park landscapes.They all include thoughts and images about ecology. These images are neither typically nature picturesque nor typically garden stylish. In Sweden we have the biotopes of Ankarparken, the new design of Kristinebergsparken. At Chelsea Flower Show in England Swedish nature put in a garden format is winning awards. There are some new ecological influence in the air.

The objective of this M. Eng. Diploma work was to validate the new version, CASMO-5M, and compare the results with CASMO-4E, by using the same input in both programs. The tasks that were included in this work was to compare TIP-measures, k-effective curves (warm), k-effective curves (cold), the effect of void on k-effective, the isothermal temperature coefficient (ITC), the moderator temperature coefficient (MTC), damping ratio calculations, internal effect in a fuel bundle of a BA-rod, the speed of BA-out burn, impact of xenon, falling control rod, margins and isotopes.The TIP-measures showed that the differences were small for all reactors, at most, 6% nodal improvement by C5M (Casmo-5M) for Oskarshamn 3. The warm measurements of k-effective showed that C5M had a higher value for all cycles of Oskarshamn 1, 2 and 3 in comparison to C4E (Casmo-4E).

Salome is the myth of the Oriental princess who dances for her stepfather, Herod the tetrark at his banquet. He becomes so enchanted by Salome's dance that he allows her to wish for what she wants. On the advice of Queen Herodias, Salome's mother, she asks the head of prophet John on a platter. Herod is horrified, but grants Salome's desire.This is the first in a series of Salome petitions as Mark and Matthew in the New Testament. Salome has since then never ceased to fascinate artists and writers through the ages.

De svenska fastighetsbolagen har under de senaste Ären haft stora svÀngningar i resultatet. Ett exempel pÄ detta Àr Hufvudstaden som andra kvartalet 2008 gjorde en vinst pÄ 200milj vilket pÄ endast ett kvartal utvecklade sig till en förlust pÄ 630 milj. Tidigare redovisningsregler i Sverige har haft sin grund frÄn försiktighetsprincipen. PÄ senare Är har redovisningsreglerna i Sverige utvecklats sÄ att de skall följa resten av EU och bli mer internationella. Detta harpÄverkat fastighetsbolagen att frÄngÄ anskaffningsvÀrde i balansrÀkningen till att anvÀnda verkligt vÀrde istÀllet.