This thesis follows previous research on sunk cost associated with exports of heterogeneous goods. The impact of sunk cost is evaluated at the industry level, using the Chilean wine industry as a case study. Data for export flows to 92 destination countries over the period 1990 – 2006 shows strong evidence on the importance of sunk costs for future export decisions, and the results are statistical

Even though the coordinated inventory control is becoming more well-known, it is relative unused by companies, whose advantages of using it should be obvious. This master thesis illustrates the result of using coordinated inventory control compared to a currently used non-coordinated inventory control. There exist precise coordinated methods for control of a multi-echelon inventory system, but the

Det har framkommit i forskningsrapporter att elever med hörselnedsättningar har större svårigheter i skolan än normalhörande. Det är därför av intresse att genomföra en brukarut-värdering av eleverna i Hörselteamet i Lund för att undersöka måluppfyllelse samt att kvali-tetssäkra och lära mer om verksamheten för att eventuellt kunna förändra och utveckla den. Frågeställningar som behandlas är eleve

Syftet var att jämföra två tematiskt likvärdiga böcker avseende språk och stil. En av böckerna är skriven av en höglitterär författare, den andra av en populärlitterär. Böckerna som jämfördes är Kerstin Ekmans Händelser vid vatten och Camilla Läckbergs Fyrvaktaren. Hypotesen var att Läckberg använder språket som ett medel för att berätta sin historia, medan Ekman låter språket bli en del av sin hi

Purpose: The purpose is to map current measures in the main process Supplying and to select those that can be used to support the core process Plan & Secure Supply. Further, recommendations of new suitable measures for Plan & Secure Supply shall be given. Method: This is a qualitative study, mainly based on answers from semi-structured interviews with employees at IKEA. 51 interviews, with

Organizations have over the latest decades seen a growing need for new multi-dimensional measures for evaluating their business performance, since traditional accounting models for long have proven not to be applicable to the modern business environment. Together with the need for timely information this has caused extensive requirements on the ERP-systems which often do not meet the needed requir

Background: Increasing cost effectiveness and productivity are key issues for Haldex. These improvements are obtained through Haldex Way, the overall management and process improvement framework. Haldex Way‟s deployment, progression and assessment are based on a five level Tier model, the concern with Haldex Way Tier model is that its evolution has been inconsistent and the Tier levels have been a

Bakgrund: Tillgängligheten på text i elektronisk form har exploderat, framförallt med utvecklingen av internet. Även beräkningskpaciteten hos datorer de senaste 20 åren har haft en otrolig utveckling. Detta tillsammans har gjort det möjligt att analysera textmassor på ett mycket enklare sätt. Kairos Future har i ett joint venture tillsammans med IT-konsultföretaget A3J under det senaste året utvec

The purpose of this study was to analyze how parents of children with neuropsychiatric disorders experience their parenthood. More specifically the aim was to allow parents of children with the neuropsychiatric diagnosis ADHD to share their experiences of parenting related to a variety of themes. These themes, family situation, school, knowledge, positive experiences, problems and difficulties, he

Due to recent accidents involving goods wagon axle failure, there is an increasing international focus on axle safety. One way of increasing the safety of goods wagon axles is monitoring the distance traveled by the axle and using this information to improve maintenance of the axle. This fact has sparked the belief that regulations regarding monitoring distance covered by goods wagon axles will be

Denna uppsats undersöker hur varuexporten har förändrats för WTO medlemmarna sedan deras inträde i organisationen. Genom att jämföra handelsdata från WDI angående hur varuexporten har förändrats mellan de två inkomstgrupperna, utvecklade länder och utvecklingsländer före och efter medlemskapet till WTO kan vi bedöma om ett inträde i världshandelsorganisationen gynnar länderna. Genomgående under up

During this master thesis work that was conducted as a case study together with SWEP International, we have investigated marking standards and marking technologies that support handling of varying customer demands and increased information density. We also studied SWEP’s internal information handling and traceability. We were asked to specifically look at the usefulness of RFID for SWEP, and came

The purpose of this study is to examine the optimal hedge ratio for the currency exposure of foreign investments. The optimal hedge ratio is determined after evaluating our portfolios from the three perspectives; ex-ante, ex-post and profit/loss. The ex-ante perspective is examined by the usage of historical simulation to calculate VaR on 11 portfolio pairs. Each pair consists of a portfolio with

Lantmännen är en av Nordens största koncerner inom livsmedel, energi, maskin och lantbruk med en omsättning på 35 Miljarder SEK. Lantmännen har under senare tid sett ett ökat behov av att minska sitt operativa rörelsekapital i ledet att frigöra bundet kapital och öka sin lönsamhet. Som en del i detta större projekt har Lantmännen insett behovet av att ha en väldefinierad lagerränta för att på ett

Purpose: To identify important and crucial geographical establishment aspects for an entering in the Chinese market and propose an establishment suggestion for the company Tactel. Method: The establishment is viewed from three different perspectives: In general, high-tech and service perspective. This will create a comprehensive study that examines a wide range of aspects for the company Tactel. T

The aim of this study was to evaluate a modified form of cognitive behavioural grouptherapy (CBGT). The therapy, started by a private care institute, is based on a method in which traditional CBT methods for groups are used but are modified in that it has an open format, meaning that different patients can take part in or drop out from sessions. And also that it is transdiagnostic, meaning that pa

Abstract: Albania during Communism 1945-1990, had a combination of optimistic policies in population growth and scarce availability of agricultural land. The fertility rate was the highest in Europe and the government believed that fast population growth was good. In the mean time, the government decided to follow self-reliance policy and attempted to eliminate food imports by imposing harsh measu

ABB Machines in Västerås, Sweden develop, sell, and manufacture generators and large electric motors worldwide. During the past years new competitors have emerged from a lower output range and some customers have reduced their demands in order to reduce the generator costs. In order to meet these changes in the market ABB Machines has developed a new pre-engineered standardized generator that allo

Underhållsverksamheten på Roslagståg kan ses som reaktiv och reparationsorienterad. För att kunna ta nästa steg i utvecklingen av ett mer proaktivt och funktionssäkerhetsorienterat underhåll bör följande åtgärder genomföras: Den övergripande målsättningen med underhållet bör förändras till att fokusera på ökad driftsäkerhet och ökad kostnadseffektivitet. Detta för att skapa långsiktighet och belys

Background: Welfare projects using applications of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have proven to deliver significant results in a cost efficient way. Despite this a strong majority of project still fail to sustain once the initial welfare resources are depleted. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify applications of ICT that can be valuable for society and at the same