The last part of the product design process is called embodiment design, it aims to give a “physical body” to the product so as to make it ready to use. It is on that particular part of the design activity that I was working, I was included in the research for the embodiment design team of the machine design division in LTH. The main research work was upon the process of this phase, to try to unde

Objective: To redesign the current assembly process of the Ektorp Sofa from IKEA in order to improve cycle times, quality levels and to reduce, if possible, costs associated with manufacturing, production times and materials. IKEA wants to increase either the productivity or the quality standard of the Ektorp Sofa by simplifying the processes involved in the construc-tion of the sofa and modernizi

This report is part of the Master thesis performed by Markus Jonasson and Alexander Mann at the Department of Design Sciences at Lund University. Markus and Alexan-der have studied to become Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering with In-dustrial Design. Per Liljeqvist, senior lecturer in Industrial Design at the Department of Design Sciences is instructor. Robert Bjärnemo, professor in Mach

Title: “I hope I didn’t forget anything!” An analyze of information processes within knowledge intensive service organizations. Level: Master thesis in Service Management (15 credits) at Campus Helsingborg, Lund University. Keywords: Information process, communication, boundary-spanning work, healthcare, medical record, computer system and customer perspective. Authors: Ninni Cronberg, Linn Haugen

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Trots tydlig rättspraxis och en stark politisk vilja att säkra rätten för varje enskild eller företag som lidit skada vid brott mot EU:s konkurrensregler – i synnerhet artiklarna 101 och 102 Fördraget om Europeiska unionens funktionssätt (EUF) - att kunna söka kompensation, så har det konkurrensrättsliga skadeståndet inte fått något större genomslag. Europakommissionen (”Kommissionen”) har med andDespite the clear view of the European Commission (“the Commission”) and the European Court of Justice (“the ECJ”) that any citizen or business suffering harm following a breach of the EU competition rules - in particular Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Market (TFEU) - should be able to obtain damages from the infringing party, to this date, damages have only

Att bedriva yrkesmässig verksamhet med uppfödning och träning av hästar som huvudsaklig syssla har blivit vanligt förekommande. Liksom för all yrkesmässig verksamhet, behöver ett företag som arbetar med hästar nå upp till en viss ekonomisk nivå för att anses vara näringsdrivande och inte klassas som hobbyverksamhet. Dessa krav kan vara svåruppnåeliga för en hästföretagare, vilket ofta beror på attIn Sweden the Consumer Sales Act (Konsumentköplagen 1990:932) is applied on sales of movables, when the seller is a businessman and the buyer is a consumer. The law was modified in 2002 after an EU-initiated directive - Directive on the Sales of Consumer Goods and Associated Guarantees (1999/44/EC). The directive applies to all member states in the EU and sets out the minimum level of consumer pro

I ett antal år har EU-domstolen fått ta ställning till den potentiella konflikt som existerar mellan EU-rätten och reglerna inom WTO. En särskilt uppmärksammad fråga är huruvida WTO-reglerna kan ge upphov till direkt effekt inom EU:s rättssystem, dvs. att de kan åberopas av individer i medlemsländernas domstolar. EU-domstolen har bedömt att WTO-reglerna generellt inte kan ge upphov till direkt effFor a number of years, the European Court of Justice has had to deal with the potential conflict between the law of the European Union and the law of the World Trade Organization. One issue that has gained particular interest is the question of whether the rules of the WTO give rise to direct effect within the EU legal system, meaning that they can be invoked by individuals in the courts of EU Mem

Sammanfattning Inom koncerner kan det vara en betydande fördel att kunna resultatutjämna mellan bolagen. Olika länder har olika regelsystem för att möjliggöra resultatutjämning. Utöver de nationella lagstiftningarna måste varje medlemsland inom unionen ta hänsyn till EU-rätten. EU-domstolen kommer löpande med nya avgöranden där medlemsstaternas lagar anses vara förenliga eller oförenliga med EU-räSummary Within groups of companies there might be a considerable advantage if there is a possibility to neutralize the result between the companies. Different countries have, to make neutralization of the results possible, various legislation. In addition to the national legislations, every member of the Union has to take EU-Law into consideration. The Court of Justice of the European Union is cur

Using the protection for exporters theory the thesis analyzes the EU’s quest for world markets in the case of trade negotiations with Singapore. The protection for exporters theory assumes governments to shift bias from the import competing sector to the export competing sector when exporters are exposed to potential losses. The thesis concludes three main findings of why the EU shifted policy tow

I syfte att åstadkomma den gemensamma inre marknaden, har EU-domstolen fastslagit att medlemsstaterna vid utövandet av sin lagstiftningsbehörighet gällande direkt beskattning måste iaktta unionsrätten. Inom unionsrätten finns etableringsfriheten, vilken kräver att etableringar inte får missgynnas beroende på var inom unionen etablering genomförs. Som huvudregel har det, i de nationella skattesysteIn most national tax legislations within EU, only groups of companies within the same Member State are allowed to consolidate their gains and losses within the group, which clearly treats foreign establishments unfairly and therefore disregards the freedom of establishment. After the Marks & Spencer case, it’s been clear that national tax law that only allows group relief between national comp

The water scarcity and its outcomes have been investigated by many researchers during several decades. This is another research that, opposed to most of the publications existing, focuses on the next forty years from 2010. In this thesis I investigate three outcomes of water scarcity, with regard to the Levant and the Jordan River: war, international cooperation, and a third path which is that e

Uppsatsen redogör för problematiken med att vissa arbetsgivare sagt upp personal på grund av arbetsbrist och därefter hyrt in arbetskraft från ett bemanningsföretag i stället för att återanställa. Detta agerande har lett till protester från de fackliga organisationerna som ser det som ett kringgående av 25 § LAS. Frågan var prioriterad under avtalsrörelsen 2010 men hanterades på olika sätt av arbeThis essay describes the problem about some employers having laid off employees because of a lack of work, redundancy, only to hire in new employees from a recruitment agency instead of re-hiring their old employees. This has led to protests from the unions which see it as a way for employers to get around the section 25 of the Employment Protection Act, 1982:80 lag om anställningsskydd. This issu

Reliance on fossil fuels, in many parts of the world, represents a burden not only foreconomic reasons but also in terms of import dependency. The situation is particularly severein islands that do not feature interconnected grids and use oil derivatives for electricitygeneration. The consequent high prices for electricity, though, translate into an increasedeconomic viability for renewable energy

Det är inte ovanligt att upphandlande myndigheter använder sig av referenser i upphandlingsprocessen. Ett exempel är att den upphandlande myndigheten ställer krav på att anbudsgivarna ska presentera referenser, exempelvis om hur en tjänst likartad den som offereras i upphandlingen tidigare har utförts eller referenser som styrker krav på en viss kompetens. Det är då fråga om referenser i form av kIt is not uncommon for contracting authorities make use of references in the procurement process. One example is that the contracting authority requires that bidders must present credentials, such as how a service similar to that quoted in the contract has been experienced or references proving the requirement for a specific skill. This is then a question of credentials in the form of qualificatio

What? A Backpack concept in co-operation with Swedish outdoor manufacturer Fjällräven. The backpacks are to be used by travelers, trekkers and other active people with a need for a lager carrying capacity. How? The packs should build on the heritage of the Fjällräven brand while being modern and express innovation as well as continuity, functionality and simplicity. Multifunctional While the produ

Abstract This study deals with the theory of the social capital and the addiction of cannabis. Social capital is a theoretical perspective with no specific concept. The aim was to compare the definitions of friendship and the addiction of seven law students. The purpose of this paper, with the support of the theory of the social capital, was to investigate the students’ reactions and how they act

Den danska dogmarörelsen kan uppfattas som en motreaktion till dansk konsensus kring frågor rörande etnicitet, borgerlighet och förståndshandikapp. Detta är relevant utifrån dagens danska samhälle som ibland kan betraktas som existensen av en övertygande politisk samhörighet, från höger till vänster, i vissa frågor såsom invandring, integration och synen på människor med utländsk härkomst. Dessuto