ABB has identified a potential in decreasing their levels of capital employed and in particular net working capital, NWC. To release tied up capital from the balance sheet, a decision was taken to start an initiative with focus on NWC. The focus area is to reduce NWC as percentage of revenues and to reduce the levels of overdues. The objective of this report is to describe a methodology for decrea

Hope was founded in 2001 by Ann Ringstrand and Stefan Söderberg. Since then the company has grown rapidly. It has won many prestigious design awards and is considered one of the most promising Swedish fashion companies. To gain control of their expansion they needed a sales forecasting tool. The search for a suitable method started with Hope’s sales order history. Due to very short and irregular r

Theoretical reflections on start up planning

In this paper I review the current body of knowledge linking entrepreneurial motivation and performance. From this frame of reference I evaluate my experiences in commercialization of university research within the context of the entrepreneurship program. Commercialization of university research and external ideas has been a major priority of program. The students are strongly encouraged to develo

Detta examensarbete är en studie av webb-EDI som ett alternativ till traditionell EDI. EDI är en förkortning av Electronic Data Interchange, vilket i princip är en standardiserad filöverföring mellan affärssystem. Användning av EDI är oberoende av operativsystem, affärssystem och hårdvara. Ett korrekt användande av EDI ska inte medföra någon form av manuellt arbete vilket innebär att det kommer sp

To identify and solve various problems inside the production of toiletries and fragrances at Oriflame, the authors of this report, Charlotte Berg and Kristoffer Kruse, have been using different qualitative research methods. The factory has been examined and the staff has been interviewed with the purpose to identify which parts of the factory that will not be able to produce the prognosticated fut

The company, qpunkt GmbH, recently developed a concept for an “innovative” thermal manikin – the Klimadummy. Before a decision can be made whether to realize the production of their manikin, there is a need for a market research, describing the current situation of the thermal manikin market, including the competitors and customers. Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyze the

Jurisdiction over piracy under international law is universal according to UNCLOS, but piracy itself has changed since the regulations that UNCLOS is based on was concluded. This thesis discusses the question whether the views on jurisdiction over piracy under international law has changed and the conclusion that is reached is that views have changed, at least in areas that are badly affected by p

Enligt äldre rättsyn var bolagets revisor aktieägarens ''man'', den som på stämmans uppdrag hade att tillse att den exekutiva ledningen skötte förvaltningen av tillskottsgivarnas medel på ett effektivt och lojalt vis. En huvudmannaorienterad grundsyn således, lätt att härleda och okomplicerad att tillämpa till gagn, får man förmoda, för såväl utövare som klientel. Idag betraktas re

Syftet med vår uppsats är att bidra med en mer nyanserad bild av fenomenet personalomsättning och belysa dess mångfacetterade effekter. Vi ämnar undersöka fenomenet i två verksamheter som har mycket skilda personalomsättningsnivåer.

This is the business plan for AirOhMail as of May 2011.

Research questions: What factors should be considered when setting a price of a new Plate Heat Exchanger, PHE? With these factors in mind, how should a logical pricing model be created and what kind of measurable data should be used to find logical relations? Deliverables: The main focus has been towards creating a logical pricing model for new PHEs. Furthermore, the projects purpose has been to i

This report studies how community stakeholders describe their ability to handle accidents and crises. The aim of the report has been to study what has been written on the subject scientifically and in Swedish legislation. There are primarily two areas where ability is described; the field of protection against accidents and the emergency management field. A major part of the report is a content an

Cash and credit cards are no longer considered to be the obvious methods of payment. During the last ten years mobile payments has been predicted as the next method of payment. Many methods exist but none of them has managed to become the standard way of paying. NFC, a further development of the RFID-technology, has been seen as the strongest contestant in the field. Security is considered to be o

This Master Thesis aims to investigate the reasons why Scania Assistance can see a decrease in number of assistance cases. The problem has been divided into a quantitative analysis based on statistics and a qualitative analysis based on expertise. A new way of structuring the statistical material has made it possible to identify German French, Belgian and Italian customers as Scania Assistance´s c