Executive SummaryThis final thesis has examined the effects of an increased centralization and better coord­in­ation of the distribution logistics at ABB in Västerås. The company is today strongly decent­ralized and there is a minimum of collaboration between the 20 business units. This is why the questions were raised; how could the business units coordinate outbound logistic activities and what effects would that provide. The obj­ect­ive of this final thesis is to provide basic data for a future decision-making which desc­r­ibe these effects.The report has mapped out the factors that are important to ABB in an evaluation of their logistic activities and how the outbound logistics work today. The four factors are cost efficiency, delivery service, environmental impact and logistics capability.

As a small and land scarce country, effective waste management is ofoutmost importance in Singapore. In this study the production of biogasthrough anaerobic digestion from the organic fraction of municipal solidwaste (OFMSW) was compared to incineration of the waste. At the momentalmost all of the OFMSW in Singapore is incinerated. Three differentScenarios were compared to the reference Scenario (incineration): one with alarge scale biogas plant that can treat half of all OFMSW in Singapore, onewith a medium scale biogas plant about 15 times smaller than the large oneand one with a small scale biogas plant that can treat waste from e.g. ashopping center or a food center.By using life cycle assessment (LCA) the different Scenarios were comparedin terms of global warming potential (GWP), acidification, eutrophication,energy use and land use.

Issue of study: The development of technology and society is closely linked. Mutual dependency and complex interrelationships make straightforward analysis of issues regarding the future of technology and society hard to perform. Therefore, the study addresses the question of how organizations should describe and analyze the interactions of technology and society in order to gain a better understanding of what the future may bring. Purpose: ? To develop a method for analysis of the future course of issues regarding technology and society in interaction.? To apply and test the developed method through a case study, where it is used to analyze the future of the Russian fuel market.

As a small and land scarce country, effective waste management is ofoutmost importance in Singapore. In this study the production of biogasthrough anaerobic digestion from the organic fraction of municipal solidwaste (OFMSW) was compared to incineration of the waste. At the momentalmost all of the OFMSW in Singapore is incinerated. Three differentScenarios were compared to the reference Scenario (incineration): one with alarge scale biogas plant that can treat half of all OFMSW in Singapore, onewith a medium scale biogas plant about 15 times smaller than the large oneand one with a small scale biogas plant that can treat waste from e.g. ashopping center or a food center.By using life cycle assessment (LCA) the different Scenarios were comparedin terms of global warming potential (GWP), acidification, eutrophication,energy use and land use.

The area of Lycksabäcken northwest of Lycksele is a national interest of natural conservationbecause of its geological values with many unique landforms. Many of these landforms indicatethat the deglaciation process in the area was very complex. However, the deglaciation process inthe area has not previously been fully understood. The aim is to add to the knowledge of theevents that took place during the last deglaciation. To do this, the glaciofluvial landforms in thearea were mapped by studying aerial photographs with a Wild Aviopreter and a five-day fieldinventory of key areas for the interpretation.

Companies within the e-commerce industry currently try to overcome the disadvantages of not being able to provide a physical inspection of products, and this is especially an issue for the apparel industry. One way of trying to overcome this issue is by presenting apparel with a short video of a model wearing the garment. The aim in this thesis is to investigate how these video presentations affect consumers' emotions, cognitions and intentions. Since previous studies have found that different shopping Scenarios can moderate the effect of stimuli in the atmosphere on the consumers' emotions, we also aim to see if a video presentation, depending on the shopping Scenario, could have a negative impact on site visitors. Moreover this thesis investigates the moderating effects of involvement on consumers' cognitions.

Among farmers in Sweden hedging of product prices is a relatively new way of thinking. A deregulated market and a more volatile price picture are consequences of the free market and the movements towards globalization. The effects of globalization are largely a demand- and supply driven market. These factors give the farmers incentives to stay informed and to act on their own in order to manage their price risk exposure.The overall purpose with this study is to analyze the farmers? attitudes and awareness of price hedging and to examine what type of decision processes that characterize hedging decisions.The study covers the period 2006 until 2008 and the crops oil seeds, barley (malt), milling wheat, feed wheat, oats and feed oats.

Det har blivit allt mer populärt på senare tid med inredning av hemmet, och det finns idag stora möjligheter med virtuell 3D, vilket gör projektet relevant för tiden vi lever i. Projektet handlar om att skapa en första prototyp av en möblerbar 3D-miljö med tillhörande användarvänligt gränssnitt som ska kunna användas i Mios varuhus. Prototypen bygger på två demofilmer av applikationen där gränssnittet och användarens interaktionsmöjligheter har visualiserats i en vanlig skärm, och 3D-miljön i en 3D-skärm, dessa har sedan synkats med varandra för att ge ett helhetsintryck av applikationen. Gränssnittet skulle vara så pass användarvänligt att Mios kunder själva skulle kunna använda applikationen och med hjälp av speciella 3D-skärmar och renderingstekniker skulle miljön framstå som verklig. Projektet startade med en förstudie, med intervjuer och research.

The aim of this study has been to create a future Scenario of what archiving might look like in the future. The main theory used in the study comes from future studies, but also a theory about the social impact of technology on work were used. The questions that were analysed were about the tasks of the archivist, the appearance of the archival institution, collaboration with other LAM institutions, knowledge requirements for the archivist and the amount of archivist positions. The method used in the study was Scenario writing, which derives from future studies. The source material consisted among other things of regulations and laws related to archiving together with some archival manuals.The tasks of the future archivist will probably consist of the same tasks as those of present archivists who work with digital archiving, even though archivists probably forever also will have to work a little with paper records.The future archival institution will probably retain its paper records and keep its digital records on digital storage media.

During the last decade, there has been an increase in the use of technology-based self-services within the retail sector. The increase is particularly noticeable within the grocery market. The reason behind the increased use of these systems is partially due to the fact that companies within highly competitive retail markets continually look for ways of decreasing costs while upholding efficiency. The problem is that it is difficult to understand the true economical implications of investments relating to these machines. The purpose of this study is to investigate and contribute with new insights regarding the cost-structures of the stationary self-checkout systems and traditional cashier desks, within the retail grocery market.

Syftet med studien var att studera om attraktiviteten hos en person kan påverka graden av hur moraliskt förkastlig en handling som utförs av personen bedöms vara och huruvida det föreligger någon könsskillnad. Med ett experiment undersöktes 151 studenter på ett medelstort universitet i södra Sverige. Deltagarna tilldelades ett fiktivt moraliskt Scenario med ett bifogat foto av antingen en oattraktiv eller en attraktiv person. En kontrollgrupp blev tilldelade samma Scenario men utan något foto. Därefter fick deltagarna svara på hur moraliskt förkastlig de upplevde handlingen som beskrevs i Scenariot och hur attraktiv de upplevde personen på fotot vara.

I denna demografiska framskrivningsstudie har Sveriges tre storstadsområden (Storstockholm, Storgöteborg och Stormalmö) jämförts med avseende på de demografiska variablerna migration, fruktsamhet, dödlighet, ålder och kön. Detta har genomförts via tre befolkningsframskrivningar för varje storstadsområde mellan år 2010 till 2035, utifrån dels ett lågt Scenario där utgångspunkten varit antaganden kring låg fruktsamhet och flyttningsöverskott, dels ett medelScenario med realistiska antaganden, samt dels ett Scenario med höga antaganden. Framskrivningarna utfördes med kohort-komponentmetoden, vilket innebar att varje kohort för samtliga storstadsområden skrevs fram individuellt utifrån scenarierna, vilket gjorde det möjligt att kvarhålla köns- och åldersstrukturerna hos befolkningarna. Resultatet indikerar att storstadsområdenas befolkningar kommer att åldras i betydande grad oavsett Scenario, men att Storgöteborg kommer att ha fler invånare i 65+-åldern än de övriga utifrån både medelScenariot och det höga. Storstockholm förväntas dock ha den högsta procentuella ökningen av denna grupps antal medlemmar från år 2010.

Kurs Ämnesfördjupande arbete i logistik, 2FE02E, VT11Författare Jenny-Ann Evaldsson, Jennifer Klingvall & Marcus KårforsHandledare Petra AnderssonTitel En beräkning i tiden ? koldioxidberäkning av transportflödet för en transformatorstation på Holtab AB Företaget Holtab AB är en av Nordens ledande tillverkare av elkraftsprodukter. Holtab har 85 anställda och omsätter omkring 240 miljoner kronor per år. Årligen produceras cirka 2300 enheter i produktionsanläggningen i Tingsryd.Bakgrund Miljöfrågor har idag fått en allt mer betydande roll, där kunder ställer högre miljökrav på företag. Efter påtryckningar från kunder har företag börjat se till produkters hela livscykel då det gäller utsläpp till miljö.

Syftet med examensarbetet har varit att åstadkomma en ökad omsättningshastighet och en minskad kapitalbindning på 13 strategiskt utvalda artiklar i produkten System 2000 genom att införa Kanbanstyrning. Målet var att kvantifiera nyckeltalen omsättningshastighet, genomsnittlig kapitalbindning och flödets stabilitet genom simulering. Ytterliggare en målsättning var att beskriva de metoder som oftast förknippas med Just In Time och beskriva vad ett ökat leverantörssamarbete medför.För att få inblick i existerande produktionsstyrningssituation har studier och datainsamling gjorts på företaget. Detta har gjorts genom intervjuer med berörda, och statistik samling i existerande dokument. Materialet har översatts i en modell vilken har simulerats i programvaran AutoMod och analyserats i programtillägget AutoStatTM.1 System 2000 monterar man höj och sänkbara badkar för rörelsehindrade personer.

The purpose of this study is to create a method that can be used to produce decisionsupport data for the climate goals of a municipality. The method should be able to demonstrate the potential for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for measures aimed at the stationary energy system in the municipality. It will be used to make longterm projections of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in order to be able to demonstrate the ability to reach climate goals. The aim was also to test the method's applicability by using the municipality of Uppsala and the Uppsala climate protocol project in a case study. Uppsala climate protocol is a project consisting of participants from business, government and organizations that voluntarily want to commit to reducing their carbon footprint by reducing their energy use and thus work to achieve the municipality's overall climate goal. Public reporting of energy use and climate impact has been studied in order to examine the nature of indicators and accounting figures that are commonly used in the field and how long-term forecasts are formulated. In connection to this, the type and sources for the kind of data needed was also examined.