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Rational Unified Process (RUP) är en systemutvecklingsmetod som tillhandahåller ett modifierbart tillvägagångssätt för hur man skall fördela uppgifter och ansvar inom ett systemutvecklingsprojekt. Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka om RUP verkligen bidrar till framgångsrik systemutveckling, och i så fall även till att identifiera de vitalaste faktorer som lett till denna framgång. Fok
Every year immigrants send home billions of dollars to their countries of origin. This so-called remittance flow is constantly increasing, both in scale and in importance to the economy of many developing countries. In this thesis remittance payments are discussed and analyzed in a development context. The development impact of the increasing flow of remittances is contrasted to the impacts of the
Since recently, Vestas Northern Europe has been facing a buyers’ market with more demanding customers than before. In addition, a rapid growth and a restrictive risk policy have caused inefficiency within the organization. The purpose is to investigate how the efficiency in the sales phase can be increased in advantage for additional projects to be handled. The efficiency is to be increased withou
The report aims to determine and explain differences in the cost structures of the Detailed Energy Audit-phase of Energy Performance Contracting-projects at Schneider Electrics Energy Solutions in Denmark and Sweden. Method: A longitudinal and a cross-dimensional study are conducted on eight projects. Quantitative data collected from project documentation and qualitative data acquired through inte
The purpose of this master thesis is to explore IKEA’s return system and to suggest potential areas of improvement. The master thesis shall describe and identify the problems regarding handling material of the present return system, in order to suggest potential areas of improvement. This master thesis is an explorative study. Wide ranges of interviews were made and are the base of the study. Ob
Abstract Title: Branded applications - Function triumphs Brand? -An exploratory study of branded applications’ role in the brand building process Date of the Seminar: 2013.05.29 Course: BUSN29, Degree project in Global marketing Authors: Vukcevic, Lidia and Willgottson, Malin Supervisor: Elg, Ulf Keywords: Brand building process, High/low involvement brands, Mobile marketing, Branded applica
This master thesis discusses the growth of radical right wing political parties in Europe. The point of departure is the theoretical framework, which consists of four chosen theories, trying to explain the reason behind the increasing support for radical right wing parties among the voters in Finland and Hungary. The theories are postindustrial developments, a legitimacy crisis for political insti
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to find the influencing factors, which might hinder or facilitate the normalization process of product-service systems in the clothing industry. Hereby, the researchers tried to understand the influence of established norms and their affect on the normalization process. Methodology: The researchers took a position as social constructionists by following n
Much has been written about why a woman stays in a relationship with a man who exposes her to violence, while less has been written about what causes the woman to one day pack a bag and actually leave the man. Interviews with six persons, who either has personal experience from intimate partner violence or possesses knowledge of the subject through their profession, has been conducted in order to
Web Development and the way it’s been applied nowadays has been remarkably affected by the trend of harnessing user’s output through the implementation of Web Analytics. Under-standing the degree in which the process of web development is driven by data demands a detailed examination on topics within the area of Web Analytics and its correlations with Web Development. Accordingly, the strategicall
In our contemporary age, the name praise song has got a special meaning, roughly defined as: a song consisting of a rather short text that is sung over and over again, set to music in some contemporary popular style, directed by a worship leader, and accompanied by a team with instruments that may be unusual in church, as el-guitars and drums. The phenomenon is described and critically evaluated.
This report is about the housing situation in Manila, capital of the Philippines. 25% of the inhabitants in this mega city live in informal settlements, often on places unsuitable for living. The target area of this paper is Baseco, a large slum area near the outlet of Pasig River and home to 47 000 people according to the 2002 census. Among its many problems including overpopulation and poverty i
Abstract The competition regarding market shares in the mobile handset industry is tough. Today the mobile phone is more and more becoming a personal accessory and trends in shape, color and material are changing rapidly. The keypad is one of a phone’s many components which the end user gets in touch with first. It is used to activate the phone, and it is what the user feels and looks at initially
Problemformulering Pharmadule-Emtunga behöver upprätta en processkartläggning med tydliga gränsdragningar och fördelningar av olika ansvarsområden då det råder en avsaknad av en sådan kartläggning. Det centrala problemet för detta projekt är att processkartlägga Pharmadule-Emtungas produktion. Syfte Detta arbete syftar till att processkartlägga produktionen som ett led i företagets ISO 9001:2000
Arbetet handlar om pedagogikens roll för att underlätta bemötandet mellan vårdare och patient och därigenom åstadkomma lärande i riktning mot en förbättrad hälsa. I detta fall begränsas undersökningen till tandvården och mötet mellan tandhygienist och patient. Förutom att ha en god kunskap om tandvård och munhälsa krävs det att tandhygienister lyckas nå ut med sin information och i visa fall få pa
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of training on the in vivo tibial structural strength during the development of post-ovariectomy osteoporosis. Seventeen mature Wistar rats (215 g) were ovariectomized and randomized into two groups. The sedentary control group was kept cage confined, while 3 days postoperatively the trained group started treadmill running with high intensity for
Evidence of air pollution exposure, namely, ambient particulate matter (PM), during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children is growing; however, the unique PM sources that contribute to this association are currently unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate local, source-specific ambient PM exposure during pregnancy and its associations with childhood autism, specific
