I dagens samhälle sker en urbanisering och en befolkningstillväxt. Detta resulterar i att fler människor bor och konsumerar i städer vilket leder till en ökad konsumtion. Denna utveckling bidrar till en ökad efterfrågan på transporter i stadskärnor. Ökade transporter resulterar i ökade utsläpp och miljöproblem. Detta sätter press på att finna nya hållbara och miljövänliga alternativa transportlösningar.Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka möjligheter, svårigheter och framtiden kring cykeltransporter i stadskärnor.

The aim of this thesis is to examine the underlying causes for the opening of Karlstad Public Library. In doing so a theory based on the actor/structure model within social theory is used. The structures and actors are intertwined and therefore need to be analysed together. To do so the theory poses a series of questions that needs to be answered. The method used is document analysis.

This paper is a literature review that examines how good mental calculation skills benefit pupils, which could work as a valuable learning tool for future teachers. The study addresses four key questions: ?What are the advantages of proficient mental calculations??, ?What strategies exist for mental calculation skills??, ?How can teachers accommodate their teaching to develop pupils? mental calculation skills?? and ?What has arithmetic looked like in different eras and what algorithms have been used??. Through literature searches in search engines, scientific articles were found, which formed the basis for the result Segment. This was divided into two parts: A historical and a didactic overview.

This thesis presents a method of making repairs in log houses. The purpose of the thesis is to use this method to exemplify crafters practical intellect. The method is based on the use of a template board to transfer the measurements onto the new log. There is a dearth of literature dealing with timber repairs, and the literature regarding using a template board for this is non-existent. The description of this method has therefore been compiled from interviews with active timber crafters.

Den ökande globala tävlingen bidrar till att konkurrensen ökar för de flesta tillverkningsföretag. För att företagen ska kunna utmanövrera sina konkurrenter så måste företaget veta sina specifika operativa fördelar som även kallas för konkurrensprioriteringar. Fabrikslayouten binder samman konkurrensprioriteringar, processer och kapacitet till en fysisk uppställning av människor, maskiner och yta. Idag producerar Volvo lastvagnar i Umeå (VLU) lastbilshytter utan frontlucka. Eftersom frontluckan och lastbilshytten lackeras på två olika ställen finns det problem med nyansskillnader mellan dessa.

Datum: 2009-10-30Nivå: Kandidatuppsats i företagsekonomi, 15 hpFörfattare: Annelie Källebo och Douglas LabrellHandledare: Nazeem Sayed-Muhamed Titel: Etableringen av IBS Rental på uthyrningsmarknaden ? en behovsanalys hos potentiella kunder på en företagsmarknadFrågeställning: Hur ska IBS skapa hög kundnöjdhet med sin nya produkt IBS Rental?Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att, genom en behovsanalys, bidra till att ge IBS en bättre kännedom över dess potentiella kunders behov. Förhoppningen är att kunna ge rekommendationer om vad IBS bör göra för att skapa hög kundnöjdhet.Metod: En studie av potentiella kunders behov med hjälp av kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med IBS potentiella kunder på uthyrningsmarknaden för byggmaskiner och utrustning.Slutsats: För att skapa hög kundnöjdhet måste IBS främst utgå från de potentiella kundernas behov. På en företagsmarknad är varje kund unik och bör således ses som ett eget Segment. Detta kombinerat med att kundernas behov funnits vara mycket differentierade gör det viktigt att IBS skräddarsyr produkten i största möjliga mån.

En diskrepans mellan högre utbildning och arbetsmarknadens krav tycks existera. Detta avser framförallt den kompetens högre utbildning medför gentemot arbetsmarknadens efterfrågan, vilket påverkar såväl organisationer, studenter som samhället i stort. Anställningsbarheten efter avslutade studier har därmed blivit en framträdande fråga. Denna studie inriktar sig specifikt mot personalvetare och deras möjligheter på arbetsmarknaden efter avslutad utbildning. Intentionen var att skapa en djupare förståelse och kunskap inom området.

The competition has increased with the establishment of the new banks and the credit institutes taking on the market, the big banks are no longer alone on the market.In speed with the increased range, have also the marketing and the recruit of new bank customers become more driven.Bank customers with lacks in the Swedish language, is a Segment with potential which doesn?t get used by the banks and in turn of that the bank customers doesn?t get their needs satisfied.The purpose with this survey was to analyze if the four largest banks, Föreningssparbanken, Handelsbanken, Nordea and SEB had prepared strategies that were directed to bank customers with lacks in the Swedish language. In those cases the banks had strategies, respective measures were presented.Furthermore the bank customers with lacks in the Swedish language were studied if they experienced that the banks were using measures to satisfy their language needs in contact with the banks and presented the benefit of them.The information about the banks strategies was assembled through interviews with persons from each bank. The bank customers experience was assembled through a questionnaire survey.The result showed that the banks hade different strategies for reaching out to these customers, it was from showing understanding to multicultural offices. Half of the customers appreciated that the banks pressured themselves for them by being patient, explained the services and in some cases had staff that could several language.

As collaboration between companies move beyond the single transaction into more long-term relationships the consequences of a company's control system become more complex. The aim of this paper is to provide an understanding of how intra- and inter-organizational control and work practices interact through examining how a company's intra-organizational control influences its customer relationships. The empirical research is performed through a qualitative case study where interviews have been conducted with management and sales staff within the case company as well as with one of the customers. The empirical findings have been analyzed using frameworks and theories regarding management control and customer relationships. The study reveals that the intra-organizational control of the case company affects its relationships with customers in a number of ways.

The report aims to examine how property owners position themselves to reach their targetmarket, and which strategies they use when positioning their product. The investigation has beencarried out mainly in the form of a case study in which a number of interviews with Stockholmreal estate companies has been conducted, focusing on commercial property market Segment.The interviews have resulted in identification of common and specific strategies among thecompanies. These strategies have been analyzed in the light of the theory by Philip Kotler andKevin Lane Keller, focusing on how an offer should be designed to reach a competitive position.It can be concluded that positioning is a key activity for successfully addressing the targetmarket. Successful positioning mandates three key requirements to be met; determining thecategory to which the offer belongs, identifying similarities and differences compared to thecompetitors and developing a brand mantra. The result of the case study concludes that theproperty companies work similar in many ways.

The number of studies on IFRIC 15 is very limited. The available studies have either been conducted before the introduction of IFRIC 15 or at an early stage of the implementation. This study examines IFRIC 15s practice from a longer perspective. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect that the interpretation IFRIC 15 has had on accounting objectives and qualitative characteristics of the revenue recognition of Swedish construction companies. The study will also analyze whether the construction companies has changed their perception of IFRIC 15 after applying it form a longer time perspective.

The purpose of this study was to examine how local producers in the food and confectionery Segment in Västernorrland, Sweden, working to communicate that the product is locally produced through its packaging design. We have chosen to look at how they work with the right packaging design because it is such an important part of the product marketing. A further aim was to examine how consumers perceive the packaging design of the locally produced products and how they consider that the packaging design communicates the product as locally produced. We have also analyzed the graphical elements contained in the locally produced product packaging through a semiotic analysis.The theoretical framework is based on theories in brand communication and Visual Communication, specializing in packaging design?s visual elements.The method used in this study is a qualitative method.

The purpose of this study was to examine how local producers in the food and confectionery Segment in Västernorrland, Sweden, working to communicate that the product is locally produced through its packaging design. We have chosen to look at how they work with the right packaging design because it is such an important part of the product marketing. A further aim was to examine how consumers perceive the packaging design of the locally produced products and how they consider that the packaging design communicates the product as locally produced. We have also analyzed the graphical elements contained in the locally produced product packaging through a semiotic analysis.The theoretical framework is based on theories in brand communication and Visual Communication, specializing in packaging design?s visual elements.The method used in this study is a qualitative method.

En omfattande omflaggning av svenska fartyg har pa?ga?tt under en la?ngre tid. Tidigare har det fra?mst bero?rt andra Segment av den svenska sjo?farten, men det senaste a?ret har trenden med omflaggning a?ven spridit sig till fa?rjor. Syftet med denna studie har varit att kartla?gga vilka utmaningar som finns med att bedriva fa?rjesjo?fart under svensk flagg och hur framtiden kan komma att se ut fo?r svenska sjo?befa?l inom fa?rjesjo?farten.

I takt med att det svenska tonnaget flaggas ut och förminskas söker sig allt fler nyexaminerade styrmän till andra marknader. Ett stort sådant Segment är den norska offshoreindustrin. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka nyutexaminerade styrmäns upplevelser av oro och stress under första tiden som yrkesverksamma och om dessa upplevelser skilde sig åt beroende på vilken bransch de var verksamma i. För att undersöka detta användes en kvalitativ metod där personliga intervjuer genomfördes. Åtta styrmän, fyra från den traditionella svenska handelsflottan och fyra som är verksamma inom offshorebranschen, som tagit examen från Sjöfartshögskolan i Kalmar våren 2012, valdes slumpvis ut för intervjuer.