Problem Definition: The Swedish foresight division, SFD, of Bramble AB is charged with developing concepts for new products and innovations. At the time, this process is generally disjointed from external input from customers about the needs of the target group. Ideas are generated based on hypotheses, proposed by the employees at SFD, after which concepts are developed and tested internally. Howe

Evaluation of the Galil DMC–4080 as a closed-loop controller of a stepper-motor driven Stewart Platform with mm- and mrad- precision and resolution. The project involves a full implementation and optimization of kinematic equations, implementing modes of motion & controller structure, as well the use of MATLAB simulations. The 4080 proves successful in static positioning but have limitations i

Corporate environmental efforts are now valued higher than ever and need to be communicated to customers in a successful manner. Companies today wish to promote themselves as sustainable and use environmental performance to obtain competitive advantages. SKF is promoting themselves as an environmentally sustainable supplier and wishes to ascertain how environmental performance can be communicated

Option valuation is typically done under the unrealistic assumption of perfect knowledge about model parameters. This thesis shows that risk-neutral valuation, while still adressing the parameter uncertainty, can be computed for a variety of models within the Fourier framework. This results in a computationally inexpensive method for valuating options. A study of S&P500 index option data shows

Bakgrund Trafikoperatören Arriva DK befinner sig i en expansionsfas och ser därför ett ökat behov av att arbeta på ett mer strukturerat sätt, i förhållande till tidigare ad hoc-kultur. Beslut har därför tagits att skapa en portfölj innehållande verktyg och processer för att bättre hantera styrningen av företagets bussflotta. Styrningen av en bussflotta kallas även fleet management och examensarbet

This report – is based on a case study – that outlines the importance of Sustainable Business Modell in order to maintain and improve the profitability for small and mediumsized hotels. The result of this report will be based on a small family owned hotel located in Southern part of Sweden – Skanör – that has a fairly great reputation in the area. Hotell Gässlingen is a small hotel with 28 rooms,

Background:The case company Atlas Copco has a decentralized organisation where the product responsibility has been delegated to the Product Line Manager located at the production facility. To manage the product portfolio and make strategic and tactical business decisions related to the products, information about product performance and profitability is a key input. Today, the Product Line Manager

The aim of this research is to explore how equalization of health is envisioned in a Chinese new policy regarding the equalization of basic health care for Chinese migrant workers in order to understand its material effects on the targeted population in terms of citizenship rights and modes of governing. The purpose is furthermore to see whether migrant workers share the health needs and values pr

In a mammography examination, an x-ray image is taken of the patient’s breast. The examination can be painful due to the fact that the breast has to be properly compressed to attain good image quality. To reduce discomfort for the patient it has been suggested to measure pressure distribution over the entire breast. This thesis investigates design and manufacturing of a radiolucent pressure senso

Tidigare forskningsresultat har indikerat att långsiktig underprestation i regel återfinns hos börsintroducerade bolag. Syftet med den här studien är att testa huruvida de tidigare forskningsresultaten också gäller för börsintroduktioner inom teknologibranschen under 2000-talet. Genom att studera börsintroducerade bolags aktiekursutveckling, fastställs prestationen då de jämförs med marknads- och Earlier studies have shown that long-run under performance is occuring for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). The purpose of this thesis is to test whether long-run under performance is appliable for IPOs within the technology sector during the 21st century. By studying movements in stock prices, the performance is determined when comparisons to indices are made. Further on, the three year buy-and-h

I skolan är kreativitet idag ett av honnörsorden och i kursplanen i musik betonas betydelsen av att undervisningen ska ge eleverna möjligheten att utveckla sin musikaliska kreativitet. Men vad är musikalisk kreativitet? Styrdokumenten ger ingen tydlig vägledning hur begreppet ska tolkas, utan lärare och utbildare är lämnade åt sina egna tolkningar. Syftet med denna rapport är att genom intervjuer In today's school, creativity is a popular word. The Swedish music curriculum emphasises the importance of enabling students to develop their musical creativity. But what is musical creativity? The school's policy documents provide no clear guidance on how the notion of musical creativity should be understood and teachers are left with their own interpretations of the concept. The purpose

Research Question: 1. In which ways can social media in a B2B context be utilized to identify prospective customers, business partners or other stakeholders; to strengthen relationships; to create long-term value; to enter new markets or to develop products? 2. How can B2B companies achieve full potential of their social media activity? 3. Is it possible and recommendable for B2B companies

Popular science summary: Understanding the bacterial cytoskeleton The bacterial cytoskeleton was discovered not too long ago. Since its discovery, it has been a source of information and understanding of how this essential cellular system is established and maintained. The cytoskeleton allows for subcellular organization, which is the key behind many cellular functions. One such function is pola

Abstract There is adaptive radiation of endemic finches on the islands of Tristan da Cunha. On each of two of the islands a small-billed and a large-billed subspecies have evolved independently. In this study we analysed the transcriptome of the finch Nesospiza acunhae of Inaccessible Island with the use of RNA-seq reads. The rapid improvement in nextgeneration sequencing technologies as well as

Return models and covariance matrices of return series have been studied. In particular, GARCH and SV models are compared with respect to their forecasting accuracy when applied to intraday return series. SV models are found to be considerably more accurate and more consistent in accuracy in forecasting. Covariance matrices formed from Gaussian and GARCH return series, and in particular, return s

Studiens syfte är att fylla den kunskapslucka som identifierats kring användandet av hållbarhetsredovisning i ideella organisationer som är verksamma i Sverige. De ideella organisationer som undersöks är Rädda Barnen, Greenpeace, Röda Korset, Reach for Change och BRIS vars kärnverksamhet kretsar kring miljömässigt eller socialt arbete. Det som framgått av studien är att det finns en kunskapsbrist The purpose of this thesis paper is to fill the knowledge gap that exists in the usage of sustainability reporting within non-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations participating in this study are Rädda Barnen (Save the children), Greenpeace, Röda Korset (The Red Cross), Reach for Change and BRIS. All of these organizations have a core business revolving around environmental and social

This thesis examines what conservatory obligations there are on whaling in customary law and international sources. The focus is on high sea whaling and the main international laws on the high sea concerning living resources and the main whaling conventions. The exploitation of marine mammals is regulated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, the Convention on Biological Diversi

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka huruvida etniskt ursprung påverkar rekryterares bedömning av CV:n. Undersökningen gjordes i samarbete med ett bemanningsföretag där personalen dagligen arbetar med rekrytering. De tolv deltagarna fick i uppdrag att rekrytera en orderplockare. Deltagarna fick granska och skatta fem fiktiva CV:n. Varje CV fanns utformat i två versioner där enda skillnaden var eThis study aims to examine whether ethnicity affects the recruiters' evaluation of résumés. The study was conducted in collaboration with an employment agency where employees work daily with recruitment. Twelve participants were assigned to recruit a warehouse worker. Participants reviewed and estimated five fictitious résumés. Each résumé was designed in two versions, with the only difference