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Improving Seal Quality at Package Prototypes A project made at Tetra Pak R&D, Package Prototyping

Package Prototyping is a group within Tetra Pak R & D in Lund. Package Prototyping is producing different types package prototypes for different purposes. The sealing of the package prototypes is made with various sealing methods, in different sealing rigs, depending on package material. Package Prototyping has had problems with the quality of the package prototypes and have been searching for

Utveckling av förrådsverksamheten på Unilever Bestfoods i Helsingborg

Problem description – Recent changes has brought about new needs as well as new demands on the operations of the warehouse. The current system is very resistant to change and there is therefore a tendency for the processes to not change at all. As a result there is an increasing risk that the operations of the warehouse will grow more and more out of date. Objective – The aim of this investigation

PREREQUISITES FOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT -A CLASSIFICATION MODEL DEVELOPED FOR THE VOLVO CAR CORPORATION

The Volvo Car Corporation experience diversities in the price development of the four different business areas electronics, interior, exterior and chassis and power train. The purpose of this master thesis was to investigate if there are any structural differences that give the suppliers different prerequisites for productivity development thus different prerequisites for price reductions. When co

The roles of information systems augmenting ecological sustainability

There is a limited amount of research regarding the use of information systems (IS) augmenting organizations ecological sustainable initiatives. While the field of Green IT somewhat has been studied, Green IS has not received the same attention in scientific research. In this report we have aimed to identify areas that are poorly, or have yet to be, augmented by IS. Thus highlighting areas where o

Operation Classification of Heavy Vehicles

Within Scania there is a need to classify vehicles depending on the prevailing operation conditions. Different vehicles are exposed to various loads and this will influence the need for R&M greatly. The systems that are presently used for classification purposes are subjective and the owner’s negotiation skills can affect the outcome. Simultaneously there is a lack of knowledge concerning the

Improving Project Management Performance – a case study at Tetra Pak R&D

Summary: Purpose: The aim of this Master’s Thesis is to create a procedure for internal project audits. This involves the creation of an instrument for measurement and a prescription for how to transfer learnings to other projects. The end goal is to enhance organisational learning and through that create Total Quality in the management of projects. Methodology: Deductive, qualitative case study w

SAAB Aerosystems marknadsmöjligheter SAAB Aerosystems marknadsmöjligheter för flygfarkoster

Detta arbete är en delstudie inom SAAB Aerosystems interna utredning ”Aerosystems som delsystemsleverantör”. Arbetet syftar till att utvärdera SAAB Aerosystems möjligheter på marknaden för delsystem vid uppgraderingar av flygfarkoster. Syftet preciseras i fyra övergripande frågor: A. Hur fungerar den globala uppgraderingsmarknaden? B. Hur stor är uppgraderingsmarknaden och dess delmarknader och vi

New Business Opportunities in the Ceramic Field

Engineering ceramics follow a persistent technical evolution with an increasing amount of applications within advanced industrial solutions. As it is a part of the technological progress, it is of importance that SKF maintain an understanding within the area and stay alert with changes in the environment. There are three main deliveries generated from this report; a market scanning of the most int

THE ESSENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP - A conceptual test of Magnus Klofsten’s “Business Platform”

Problem Investigation of the correlation of the business platform theoretical stance with existing external relevant theories and models and the practical applicability, tangibility and portrayal ability of the model on entrepreneurial ventures. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to, through analysis of the areas comprising the business platform, validate that the business platform can be conne

Livscykelkostnadsmodellen i generell och praktisk tillämpning – Citytunnelprojektet i Malmö

Banverket owns The Citytunnel Project and it is an infrastructure solution that is going to connect railway from Malmö with railway to Trelleborg, Ystad and Copenhagen. The goal for Banverket is to request that the offer include a complete Life Cycle Cost analyse with the purchasing of technical installations. The purpose of this master thesis is to create a general LCC-model who is going to be th

Anskaffningsjämförelse på ITT Flygt - mellan rentalavtal och traditionella inköp av truckar.

Den interna logistiken i företag kräver ofta att truckar används. Truckarna ger inget mervärde för produkten men det är viktigt att truckarna fungerar och sköter sitt jobb för att produktionen skall fortgå. Att minimera sina kostnader för truckar ligger i alla företags intresse. Det finns idag olika anskaffningssätt för truckar dessa är att köpa, leasa och ha truckarna på rentalavtal. Att köpa tru

Värdering av innehåll för mobila terminaler

Fokus för mobiltelefonibranschen har tidigare varit röstkommunikation. På senare tid i och med GPRS och kommande 3G så har datakommunikation och olika sorters innehållstjänster fått en ökad betydelse. Den nya teknologin har gjort det möjligt att använda telefonen på ett helt nytt sätt. Detta i kombination med ökad prispress på röstkommunikation och stora investeringar i form av 3G-licenser och nät

Virtual and Phsycial Pre-series Process Verification at Volvo Car Corporation

This master thesis was conducted at Volvo Car Corporation, VCC, in Gothenburg within the Manufacturing Engineering department. It is based on the P11-project (the new model S40) where the process verification has been examined and analyzed. The purpose of the thesis is to investigate the reasons behind remaining and new problems at late stages in the development process, as well as possibilities f

Relationsmarknadsföring inom den svenska byggvarubranschen

Bakgrund Strukturen i byggvarubranschen har förändrats kraftigt under de senaste åren. En outvecklad bransch i uppsving har lockat till sig nya internationella aktörer, de ”gamla” svenska kedjorna har mobiliserat sina resurser för att dels kunna utnyttja stigande efterfrågan dels för att bemöta den ökande konkurrensen. Teorierna inom fältet marknadsföring är under ständig utveckling. Framförallt h

Taking ERP to ROI How to Benefit from ERP Investments

Problem definition Even though a great deal of research have been done exploring the ERP field, companies still have a hard time determining and obtaining the full potential scope of benefits that comes with a fully working ERP system. Implementing an ERP system is like changing a heart while the patient still is running. It is therefore hard to measure the benefits and the improved efficiencies,

Kartläggning och utvärdering av reklamationshanteringen inom BRIO-koncernen

BRIO säljer både egentillverkade produkter och produkter tillverkade av andra företag. De egentillverkade produkterna märks med varumärket BRIO medan de inköpta produkterna märks med varumärket Playmix. Under senare år har många förändringar skett inom leksaksbranschen. Antalet produkter har ökat, produktlivscyklerna har minskat, konkurrensen från piratkopior har ökat och säkerhetskraven på leksak

Utveckling av ett automatiskt lagerstyrningssystem för e-handel

Inventories are one of the largest investments made by trading companies and as a result an e®ective inventory control is important to obtain a low opportunity cost of capital for the carried items. Despite this, many small and middle sized companies lack access to a high-quality tool for this purpose. The past few years have also showed that the Internet as a sales channel has become of greater i

Development of a quality assurance system in the stock receipt at Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH

Problem The aviation industry is a branch with extremely high quality requirements on spare parts and belonging documents. These documents, which assure that a part complies with authority requirements, are scanned and electronically saved in the stock receipt at Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH in Hamburg. The quality level of scanned documents is to investigate and shall provide useful informatio

Dolda användarkostnader vid datoranvändning

When calculating how much it costs to provide a user with a computer it is easy to focus on initial costs for hardware and software, costs for education and costs for providing some kind of support service for the users. It is easy to forget about hidden costs, as time when the user tries to solve computer related problems by his own or when the user gets help from a colleague, and even harder to

Commercialisation strategies for entrepreneurial firms -A case study at Layerlab AB

This master’s thesis deals with commercialisation strategies for entrepreneurial firms. The basis of the work is a framework of investigation that incorporates a company’s internal and external factors, crucial when determining an appropriate strategy. This framework of investigation is applied on the case company Layerlab. Layerlab is an entrepreneurial company in the biotech industry, aiming at