Konkurrensen i klädbranschen växer och blir allt intensivare. Det krävs idag mer från ett företag för att kunna skilja sig från mängden. En rad olika faktorer påverkar en konsuments beteende och attityd gentemot ett företag och en butiks val av varumärken och sortimentsutbud spelar en betydande roll för att kunna kommunicera ut ett budskap som lockar den tänkta målgruppen. Det blir allt vanligare att detaljistföretag som erbjuder etablerade varumärken integrerar bakåt och producerar egna märkesvaror. Lager 157 är ett företag som på senare tid har följt denna trend.

The purpose of this master?s thesis is to examine virtual reading groups, and which meaning the users perceive that the virtual reading groups offer. In addition, the study inquires which details can be improved to further amend the needs and wants among the users of virtual reading groups. Through these outlines, it is discussed how libraries and librarians can make use of virtual reading groups as a resource. The study is based upon qualitative interviews, consisting of asynchronous e-mail interviews with a total of sixteen members in two different virtual reading groups.

Due to a growing interest in communication in today?s society the demand for equipment that is used in communication networks increases while the competition between companies that produce this equipment grows. To meet the increasing demand and at the same time having a competitive product development many companies use some effective product design, such as the modular product design. When a modular product design is used it?s good to compare different module configurations for a certain product and to simplify these comparisons some tool can be used.

SSC Klingan har de senaste åren flyttat till nya lokaler, kompletterat sin maskinpark och ökat sin omsättning kraftigt. I den kraftiga expansionen har inte materialflöde och layout i fabriken prioriterats. Material samlas och ligger i vägen för flödet och skapar oreda. Det är nu ägarna intresserade av att rätta till för att få bättre flyt i produktionen och öka genomflödet genom snickeriet. En ny flödesorienterad layout för att öka ordning och genomflöde genom fabriken har varit ett mål med projektet. • En kartläggning av informations- och materialflöde har genomförts. • Huvudflödena i fabriken har identifierats och deras transportsträcka mätts upp i antal meter. • Jämförelser mellan fem layoutförslag över snickeriet har gjorts. Det andra målet med projektet har varit att bestämma lämplig placering och storlek av en planerad lagerhall.

Examensarbetet har bestått i att utforma en informativ konstrunda. Konstrundan innehåller information om de offentliga konstverk som finns i Eskilstunas centrum. Syftet är således att informera allmänheten om konsten de möter i sin vardag och att skapa ett intresse och förståelse för den offentliga konsten. Uppdragsgivare är Eskilstuna Turistbyrå.Jag har genom litteraturstudier, brevkontakt med kommunen, samtal med konstnärer och undersökningar på Internet sökt information om verken och konstnärerna och sedan författat informativa texter om 17 skulpturer i centrala Eskilstuna. Dessa texter bildar tillsammans med en karta en konstrunda.Konstrundan är inte helt färdig att användas av allmänheten.

AB Sandvik Cormorant?s production unit in Gimo has identified a need to examinethe handling of products between operations with the purpose of generatingproposals of improvement for the product handling.The aim of this project is to study the existing manufacturing process and givesuggestions for improvement. The proposals should reduce the manual handling ofproducts, decrease the risk of damaging the products during the manufacturing andform a basis for increased traceability. Based on a mapping of the manufacturingprocess and the problem description, a specification of requirements has beencomposed.The mapping of the manufacturing process suggests that a change of the currentsystem is required. The company is recommended to decide how the producthandling between operations should be performed as guidelines for the productionteam.

This examination paper is a lead in the educational program Industrial Management at Jönköping University. The paper itself contains an analysis of the warehouse organisation and its efficiency at the furniture company Voice AB in Torsvik, just south of Jönköping, Sweden. The report also contains propositions to raise the level of efficiency in the company warehouse and warehouse management.In the investigation of the warehouse a number of possible improvements were found. Examples are lack of a system for labelling shelves and racks, lack of an efficient location system and development possibilities in work routines. For the empirical investigation both qualitative and quantitative methods ware used.

In today's society, the availability of energy plays an integral part in our everyday lives. Unfortunately, the price of energy in Sweden has increased in recent decades. A large part of our energy consumption goes to heating modules for houses, where heating methods that depend on energy sources such as electricity, district heating, fuel oil, gas and biofuels are the most common ones. During the winter period, the increase in energy costs becomes significantly evident, especially for small property owners. This increase in energy cost is most noticeable for home owners with electric heating.This thesis is written at the Halmstad University, in cooperation with a company, which makes parts of this thesis confidential.

There is always a need for more effective ways to store energy in order to reduce the human impact on the environment. One step on the way can be the use of flywheels as kinetic energy storage devices. Low frictional losses are essential for a flywheel to be effective. To minimize these losses active magnetic bearings (AMB) can be used to keep the shaft centered instead of the more conventional ball-bearings. AMBs use actuators and a fast control system that needs correct and noise-free measurement data of the shaft position and the current in the actuators to work properly.This thesis explains the process of constructing power electronics and a current measurement system for active magnetic bearings (AMB).

Syftet med denna uppsats är att ta reda på hur tidskriftsredaktioner utformar sina omslag efter målgrupp. Detta har undersökts genom kvalitativa intervjuer med chefredaktörer, art directors och redaktörer vid sju olika tidskriftsredaktioner. Dessa resultat har kompletterats med en analys av 19 olika tidskriftsomslag. Analysen är genomförd som en slags överblick där de olika omslagen granskats utifrån teorier om de olika element som förekommer på ett tidskriftsomslag. Dessa har sedan sammanställts i tabeller där eventuella likheter och skillnader framträder tydligare.Resultaten från denna undersökning visar att tidningar som måste sälja bra i butik alla utformar sina omslag på liknande sätt.

Den digitala ljudboken blir allt mer populär bland konsumenterna. Förlaget Bonnier Audio har en hypotes att den fysiska ljudboken kommer försvinna och att den digitala ljudboken kommer ta över. Men hur ser egentligen den digitala ljudbokens omslag ut? Skulle man kunna kombinera olika målgrupper och ändå få fram ett säljande omslag? Jag tog kontakt med tre olika fokusgrupper för att förstå vad målgruppen med normalseende hade för behov och tankar kring ljudböcker. Därefter kontaktade jag även en synskadad för att ta reda på vad av mitt material från fokusgrupperna jag skulle kunna använda för att binda samman de två skilda behoven. Med hjälp av litteratur har jag sedan diskuterat kring olika aspekter som kan tilltala, hjälpa eller tydliggöra de digitala omslagen. Det viktigaste jag kommit fram till i min undersökning är att färg har olika betydelse för den synskadade och personer med normalseende. Att de två olika målgrupperna använder sig av färg på olika sätt anpassat efter deras egna specifika behov. Men att man kan formge ett digitalt ljudboksomslag genom att använda sig av ljusvärde och kontraster för att få fram ett funktionellt omslag som tilltalar båda målgrupperna..

Structural rationalizations and regionalization of the agricultural sector in Sweden has lead to unevenness in thedistribution of plant nutrients. Nutrients are lost from crop producing farms as harvest products are sold, whilefarms with animal production often have manure in excess of their needs. In addition to this the retention ofwater and nutrients in naturally occurring wetlands has decreased due to a reduction of wetlands in number andsize in the agricultural landscape. This increases nutrient levels in agricultural run-off and causes eutrophicationas well as nutrient losses from arable soils. One potential solution to both problems would be to store nutrientrichsurface water from agricultural areas and use it for irrigation of agricultural crops.

In this paper we have theoretically built a house designed for people with impaired mobility. Theessay begins with an introduction in which the purpose of the work, the methodology and thedepth-research part is presented. Then the layout that explains how we intend to adapt the housefor the demands detailed in the depth-research part is presented. In the same chapter variousstructural components, such as different floors and walls, are specified.In the selection of materials we have taken into account the criteria of our specialization andadaptation to the aesthetic aspects, where we evaluate materials based upon our wishes regardingtechnique and form. There are also other aspects that are important in the selection of materials,including that these are adapted to technical traits of the construction elements and installations.In a later chapter the technical installations such as ventilation systems, heating systems,electricity and sanitation are presented, where both technical and financial aspects are describedin detail.

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in veterinary medicine today, and the incidence is higher than ever due to the fact that our companion animals live longer then they did ten to twenty years ago. Cancer is also one of the most common causes of mortality in older companion animals. This literature review will be about two of the currently most common form of cancer treatment of companion animals in Swedish animal hospitals, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. There will also be a section of general nursing care for cancer patients. The section of chemotherapy will describe the indications for choosing chemotherapy, the way to administrate chemotherapeutic drugs, describe specific chemotherapeutic drugs, potential side effects of chemotherapy, and how to handle and store chemotherapeutic drugs safely. The section of radiation therapy will describe the current devices for delivering radiation therapy, describe the indications for choosing radiation therapy and describe potential side effects that radiation therapy may cause.

The purpose of this study was to analyze recent appropriations of works of art in advertising. Why was art infused into magazine advertisements, how were the works of art tampered with to achieve commercial goals, how well did they function together with the ad copy? What did these advertisements want? What did the artwork contribute to the commercial message? These were some of the questions asked in the study that involved a closer look at four appropriations: one based on a battle painting by the Swedish 1900th century artist Carl Wahlbom, with a commercial message printed on top;  one a collage including an 18th century portrait of Marie Antoinettte by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun; one advertisement was influenced by Dutch 1700th century still lifes, and, finally, one paraphrased Velázquez?s famous painting Las Meninas from 1655. Companies behind the advertisements featured a Swedish trade journal, a fashion exhibition in Paris, a shop for kitchen utensils in Stockholm, and an up-scale department store in Madrid.The ads, in different ways based on works of art, were evaluated as reasonably successful commercial messages. These ads, however, hardly qualified as works of art in their own right ? if that was the intention.