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Title: A Case Study Approach on Manufacturing Alternatives in an Emerging Market – Evaluation from a Cost, Flexibility and Risk Management Perspective Authors: Marianne Johansson and Robin K Rendahl Supervisors: Charlotta Johnsson, Department of Automatic Control, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden Måns Kjellsson, Department of Business & Administration, School of Economics and M
Secondary clients: a discourse analysis of affinity and kinship In recent years, a trend has developed in care-giving systems. It was previously thought that care for our elderly, physically disabled or chronically ill relatives and loved ones, was to be provided by and cared for in institutions. As of now, we see a retrograding trend where a lot of the treatment and/or care is to be provided in
2010 års straffrätts reform initierades som en reaktion på att straffen för de grövsta formerna av misshandel endast dömdes ut i den nedre fjärdedelen av straffskalan. Reformen medförde bl.a. att straffskalan för grov misshandel i 3 kap. 6 § delades upp i två stycken, där andra stycket med en strängare straffskala på fyra till tio år skulle vara tillämplig för synnerligen grova fall. De grövsta faThe criminal reform of 2010 was initiated as a reaction to sentencing levels being concentrated to the lower quarter of the range of punishment for serious cases of assaults. The reform led to the division of the range of punishment for aggravated assault in chapter 3 article 6, to two separate subsections. The second subsection would apply a range of punishment between four to ten years applicabl
Purpose: The purpose is to explore a potential adoption of RFID technology in Spanish oranges producers´ outbound flow of the grey RFID-tagged plastic pallets that are delivered to Swedish wholesalers. The exploration will be focus on aspects regarding RFID technology, like level of knowledge and awareness, the willingness to invest on it, the attitude of the companies regarding the adoption, the
Cities around the world are facing a multitude of urban challenges that demand that they change the way they plan and think about their city, with one of the ways of approaching sustainability being the Smart city. A core feature of the Smart city is the idea of collecting large quantities of data on the city, big data, which is then used in various city solutions. In the wake of this, several que
Sveriges riksdag har beslutat att FN:s konvention om barns rättigheter (Barnkonventionen) ska bli lagstadgad år 2020. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur socialsekreterare vid enheten Barn och Familj uppfattar och talar om sina egna och andra samhällsaktörers tolkning av vad som är barnets bästa, och om de anser att dessa tolkningar påverkar samarbetet med andra organisationer. Metoden sSweden's government has decided that the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) will be made into law by the year 2020. The aim of this study was therefore to explore how child welfare social workers perceive and talk about what affects their own and other community actors interpretation of the best interest of the child, and if they believe those interpretations have an
The management of contaminated sites is an important issue since exposure to soils with high concentrations of pollutants causes serious damage to human health and the environment. To cope with this issue, Swedish local environmental protection authorities started an inventory of the operational activities that are potential point sources of pollution. MIFO phase 1 methodology is used by the local
In the 21st century, wind power has emerged as a strong candidate in fulfilling societies goals of achieving carbon-free energy energy production. Windpower has evolved along with other technological developments, giving rise to larger turbines, but with the overall design trend remaining largely unchanged. Winfoor, a Swedish company based in Lund,aims to break that trend. With their new Triblade
As the current energy system dependency on fossil fuels continues to perpetuate environmental harms, endangers economic stability and exaggerates international conflicts, there has been a growing momentum for a transition towards more sustainable forms of energies. When it comes to policies that aim towards a shift in energy systems, California has been recognized as one of the flagship regions in
Company-driven initiatives to collaborate with startups are increasingly arising as a reaction to the competitive landscape of today, influenced by globalization, digitalization, and an increased demand for open innovation practices. Startups constitute a major source of innovation and have the ability to overthrow current technologies and business models. Due to vast differences, and the compleme
Framtagning av nya produkter som är konkurrenskraftiga ur ett helhetsperspektiv kräver att flera olika avdelningar och kompetenser samverkar. Examensarbetet studerar hur detta kan genomföras på bästa sätt. Begreppet tvärfunktionell samverkan definieras som: Hur väl olika funktioner arbetar mot ett gemensamt mål. Projektet undersöker hur svenska företag ser på tvärfunktionell samverkan, vilka konkNew product development requires the cooperation of several departments and competences to create competitive products from a holistic perspective. This master thesis studies how Swedish companies’ view cross-functional cooperation, the competitive advantages with cross-functional cooperation and examine the prerequisites to achieve well-functioning cross-functional cooperation. Cross-functional c
Samernas traditionella landområde Sápmi breder ut sig över norra Norge, Sverige, Finland och Kolahalvön i Ryssland, och omfattar därmed stora delar av Sveriges mest mineralrika områden. Storskaliga utvinningsprojekt har varit föremål för flera intensiva konflikter mellan samerna och staten, och gett upphov till såväl lokala protestaktioner som nationell debatt. I egenskap av urfolk åtnjuter samernSápmi, the traditional lands of the indigenous Sami people, expands across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and into the Russian Kola Peninsula. It contains several of Sweden’s major mineral deposits. Large-scale extraction projects have been the subject of intense conflicts between the Sami and the Swedish state and has given rise to local protests as well as nation-wide political debate. Indigen
Personer som flyr förföljelse och dylikt gör det i många fall utan ID-handlingar eller andra nödvändiga dokument som kan stödja deras asylberättelse. På grund av detta präglas asylmål i regel av omfattande bevissvårigheter, vilket resulterar i att sökandens utsaga får central betydelse vid bevisvärderingen. Detta kan vara problematiskt då asylsökanden ofta möter hinder i asylprocessen som försvåraPeople fleeing persecution and other unpleasantries often do so without ID or other necessary documents to support their asylum story. Due to this, asylum cases are usually characterised by their extensive evidentiary difficulties, resulting in the applicant’s testimony being of central importance in the evidence assessment. This can be problematic as asylum seekers often face obstacles in the asy
Barnets bästa ska vara avgörande vid alla beslut som rör vårdnad, boende och umgänge. Vid bedömningen av barnets bästa skall hänsyn tas till barnets vilja med beaktande av barnets ålder och mognad. Det framgår tydligt av såväl FN:s konvention om barnets rättigheter (barnkonventionen) och av svensk lag. Lagtexten ger endast vägledande riktlinjer när det gäller bedömningen av barnets bästa för att uThe best interest of the child should always be decisive in all decisions concerning custody, accommodation, and relations of the child. When assessing what is best for the child the will of the child should be considered. Moreover, the will of the child should be evaluated according to two affecting factors; age and maturity. This clearly appears in the Convention on the Rights of the Child prese
This essay concerns ring brooches in Lund from late Viking age and the Middle ages, 10th to 16th century. The purpose is first and foremost to typologize the ring brooches and to investigate the similarities and differences between them. Moreover, this essay investigate why the brooches change in form and decoration over the period of time and what these changes can disclose about Lund and how it
Semiconductor nanowires are the potential base for building many future devices like solar cells and light emitting diodes. To reach the level of commercialization of such devices, mass production of NWs at low cost with reproducible high quality properties in terms of crystallinity, material and dimensions is a prerequisite. At Lund University a new technique, called Aerotaxy, which satisfies the
A key question for researchers is what blockages are on the pathway towards a sustainable transformation? This research is exploratory and advocacy based, taking place within a rural region in Norway. It involved two interconnected questions: Q1. What are the challenges to increasing environmentally sustainable performance in the region? Q2. What solutions could increase environmentally sustainabl
Offentliga upphandlingar i Sverige omsätter uppskattningsvis 634 miljarder kronor per år och har således en stor påverkan på samhällsekonomin. Genom lagen (2016:1145) om offentlig upphandling (LOU) infördes det för första gången en skyldighet för den upphandlande myndigheten att överväga och besluta om kontrakt ska tilldelas i separata delar eller genom ett samlat kontrakt. Beslutet är inte överprThe turnover of public procurement is approximately 634 billion SEK a year and thus has a large impact on the national economy. The Swedish enactment of public procurement (lagen (2016:1145) om offentlig upphandling, LOU) introduced a new obligation for the contracting authorities. They have now a duty to consider the appropriateness of dividing contracts into lots. According to LOU the contractin
Heart rate variability as an indicator of increased morbidity has been established in previous studies. It is defined by different frequency bands, corresponding to different biological mechanisms. This thesis aims to study heart rate variability indices in the time-frequency domain through extraction from the UK Biobank dataset. Time-frequency indices for different time intervals during exercis
The master thesis was done at QPharma to investigate a processing problem during production of tablets, where an excessive volume expansion during dry mixing of three ingredients occurred from time to time. A volume expansion (dilation) is needed for particles, within a powder, to become mixed with other particles. However, the extent of the dilation is dependent on intermolecular forces between p
