Motivated by collaboration with a global spare parts service provider, we consider a two-echelon inventory system with multiple local warehouses, a so-called support warehouse, and a central warehouse with ample capacity. In case of stock-outs, the local warehouses can receive emergency shipments from the support warehouse or the central warehouse at an extra cost. The focus is on using informatio

This paper presents a study wherein computer supported visualization is used to design and enhance understanding of quality systems. The study attempts to discover if a quality system such as ISO 9000 can be visualized, and how the visualization should be designed in order to support continuous improvement. Three companies in southern Sweden have set up special groups (here called design groups) w

Popular Abstract in Swedish Föreliggande arbetes övergripande syfte är att visa på faktorer/begrepp viktiga för en motiverande grundskolemiljö med fokus på klassrummet då analysen baseras på läroplansmålsättningar. Mer differentierade och explicit uttryckta syften för detta arbete utgörs inledningsvis av att dels undersöka hur elever och skolledare uppfattar att skolan uppnått målen i läroplan förThe prime purpose of the work in hand is to present factors/concepts important in generating a motivating environment in our compulsory school system, with a focus on the classroom, the analysis being based on the goals stated in the national curriculum. Expressed in greater and more explicit detail, the purpose of this study was initially to a)investigate how pupils and school principals perceive

The content of this report is a Deliverable of the FP7 project RUFUS (Rural Future Networks) concerning the Swedish case studies that have been conducted within the project. Two regions in the south of Sweden – the counties of Kronoberg and Kalmar – have been studied in order to find out how social and economic development strategies are enacted in these rural regions. This report concerns Kalmar

Distributed middleware technologies, such as CORBA can enable finite element software to be used in a more flexible way. Adding functionality is possible without the need for recompiling client code. Applications and libraries can expose their functionality to other applications in a language neutral way, enabling a more direct and easy transfer of data, without the need for intermediate input and

With Paul Wolfowitz now heading the World Bank, fighting corruption has become a top priority, with the Bank actually holding back funds to various countries due to corruption. USAID has also allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to anticorruption and governance. At the same time, there exist grassroots anticorruption initiatives, many of whom are linked to the international NGO Transparency I

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A new technology has emerged the last decade, based on a new group of materials; Soft Magnetic Composites (SMC), instead of laminated steel that facilitates production of products with more integrated, smaller, lighter, less costly and highly efficient electromagnetic machines. The application of this technology is a change of paradigm regarding integrated design and energy efficiency. This articl