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Background - The company is a Swedish manufacturer, developer and contract manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. In the last couple of years, the company has entered a growth phase which has led to issues with the internal processes such as material flow, warehouse operations and processes related to the production. The consequence has been occasional issues with delivering the products on time. As a r
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Vi lever idag i ett informationssamhälle och delar av denna information är geografisk. Denna geografiska information kan användas för att skapa kartor efter egna önskemål och för specifika användningsområden. Genom att ansluta till en webbsida som tillhandahåller visningstjänster av kartor kan en användare välja vilken information som ska vara med i en karta och We live in an information intensive society and geographic data are part of this information. These geographic data are used by private persons to plan holiday trips or to find the way to business meetings. Companies utilize geographic data in fields such as forestry, construction work, and tourism. Local municipalities require geographic data for planning purposes, and in the academic world much
En av de stora fördelarna med att vara ett aktiemarknadsbolag är möjligheten att kunna vända sig till allmänheten och genomföra en kontantemission av aktier. Utgångspunkten vid en sådan emission är att bolagets befintliga aktieägare har företrädesrätt till att teckna nya aktierna i förhållande till det antal aktier de äger, en s.k. företrädesemission. Det finns ett undantag till utgångspunkten omOne of the great advantages of being a publicly listed company is being able to carry out a public cash issue of shares. The main rule for such an issue is that the company's existing shareholders have pre-emption rights to the new shares in relation to the number of shares they own, a so-called rights issue. There is an exception to the main rule of rights issue, through which an issue can b
Ever since the dawn of internet, a new wave of fast-growing software companies has emerged. The M&A scholars have struggled to find appropriate valuation mechanisms for unprofitable companies with ultra-high revenue growth. To overcome the uncertain future, a contractual provision called earnout is often used. An earnout is a contractual provision in a M&A-deal that states the seller of th
In response to the climate emergency, the European Union seeks to establish a new model of inclusive growth and depicts this shift as a ‘green, fair and competitive transition’. The article examines the EU sustainable corporate governance initiative commenced in 2018 that has crystalized after 4 years in a Commission’s proposal for a Directive on corporate due diligence, which is expected to be ad
Assessing credit risk for European utility companies is difficult due to the limited number of defaults and differences in data availability between firms. This thesis develops a hybrid framework to estimate one-year Probability of Default for a portfolio of European utilities, combining a market-based structural model for publicly traded companies with a financial ratio-based scoring model for pr
The purpose or the study is to explore Google’s network expansion through acquisitions by integrating two different perspectives - Strategic Brand Management and Network Theory - in order to fill the gap in the existing branding literature in relation to network theory. In addition to Strategic Brand Management and Network Theory, the study also explores literature that is related to interrelatedn
Eftersom människor tillbringar större delen av sin dagliga tid inomhus idag, ökar intresset och användningen av system för inomhusmiljöer, så kallade inomhuspositioneringssystem (IPS). De senaste åren har det därför tillkommit nya dataformat för inomhuskartläggning och kommersiella IPS och har ännu inte studerats ingående. Därför ger rapporten en översikt över huvuddelarna i IPS: dataformat för inAs people spend most of their daily time indoor today, the interest and usage of systems for indoor environments, called indoor positioning systems (IPSs), are increasing. The last couple of years, new data formats for indoor mapping and commercial IPSs have been released and they are not yet extensively studied. Hence, this thesis provides an overview of the main parts of IPSs: data formats for i
This thesis was conducted at Enics manufacturing unit in Västerås. This site employs 360 people out of a total of 2400 globally. The site produces electronics and is specialised toward low volumes and spare parts. The site has problems with high inventory levels, long lead times and less than preferred service level towards customers. This is the reason for the project which will investigate if it
Issue of study: Today, in an information-driven economy, it is more important than ever to be innovative. Developing new ways to create and deliver value is the main method of competition in the business world. Although the picture differs widely from the industrial age, the principals used to manage these companies and employees are same as a century ago. Paying people will just make them do what
Issue of study: Today, in an information-driven economy, it is more important than ever to be innovative. Developing new ways to create and deliver value is the main method of competition in the business world. Although the picture differs widely from the industrial age, the principals used to manage these companies and employees are same as a century ago. Paying people will just make them do what
The number of companies that are discovering the benefits of having a process-oriented mindset is continually increasing. But moving from having a strict functional-oriented mindset to becoming more process-oriented does not happen over night. The road of transformation is long and many challenges are faced on the way. This thesis focuses on the question of how companies should approach a transfor
Alexandra Rosu, Application Consultant at PageroWhat did you do before you started studying the Master’s programme in Service Management?I got my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Service from Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. After that, my background consists of a mix between internships and a few years of experience in the hospitality industry.Why did you choose Sweden
1. VR application workshop Future Faculty, WINGS and Career Center-Faculty of Medicine invite you who are applying for VR this year to participate in an interactive workshop with peers and experienced reviewers.The purpose of the workshop is to learn from each other and give and receive feedback on your VR application. Important dates:23rd of February 2017 - last date to sign up for the workshop28
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Agile has been touted as a concept to deal with and succeed in the fast-paced environment in which companies operate today. Based on this concept, practitioners have created frameworks and practices that have proven to bring benefits in software development. Looking to extend these benefits beyond software development, companies are launching large-scale agile transformation initiatives, however,
The widespread decline of insect pollinators poses a conservation concern and threatens both the pollination of wild plants and crops. Primary drivers of pollinator decline are habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation, which to a large extent result from agricultural intensification. Numerous tools have been developed to aid decision-making relating to insect pollinators and pollination in agri
