Ericsson India is looking into the possibility to enter a new business in the country. The business is a “telecom site leasing” service which would be included in Ericsson’s service portfolio. Services are an increasingly important part of the company’s total revenues. Demand for so called turn-key services, meaning full implementation and control over a customer’s network, is an example of a serv

Formidabel is a function oriented company in the processed food industry. Due to rapid growth and an ever-changing market the company is constantly exposed to new challenges, and running the risk of loosing focus on its vision and goals. The company’s target market is predominantly small and middle sized organizations and its business concept consists of having great knowledge in market trends and

Swedish Match is a global Group of companies with a broad assortment of market-leading brands in smokeless tobacco products, cigars, pipe tobacco and lights products. The South African organization comprises of three individual companies that were acquired between 1999 and 2001. This thesis was focused on two of these three companies, Leonard Dingler and Best Blend with pipe tobacco as the most im

Det här examensarbetet grundar sig på en översättning av en lättläst barnbok, som i sin tur är baserad på en myt från Snorres Edda. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys, som i viss mån utgår från Lennart Hellspong och Per Ledins (1997) modell, och som grundas på Göte Klingbergs (1977) teorier om bearbetning och översättning av böcker för barn. Därefter följer en kortare diskussion om övervägande

Informationsläckage har blivit ett allt större problem sedan näringslivet blivit allt mer konkurrenskraftigt. Fenomenet informationsläckage är ett diffust och komplext ämne eftersom det kan ske på många olika sätt vilket gör det svårt för organisationer att skydda sig emot det. Denna undersökning innefattar studier på myndigheterna Lunds Kommun och Försvarsmakten, där vi undersöker vilka handlings

In this essay I have done an analysis of a text by Nick Arnold who is a writer of children’s books about science with the ambition to make science accessible to everyone, and especially to children. I have translated the first 6 000 words of his Measly Medicine(2006), looked into different methods of explanation he uses in order to make difficult subjects available to children, and analysed what I

Since 2001 there has been an increase in oil price and unlike other times there is nothing indicating a major persistent decline. As oil is a limited resource and since current production capacity can not fully meet the growing demand the price on oil is kept high. A high oil price will not only result in higher price on fuel and thereby a higher cost of transport. It will also affect areas such a

The purpose of this Master thesis is to see if the kitesurfing market has changed by evaluating whether or not the kitesurfing market is a homogenous market or if it is diverging into different segments with diverse preferences. Furthermore the purpose was to look at how a North kiteboarding best can work on the kitesurfing market. Hence parts of the purpose were to understand market conditions, c

International roaming has been a frequently debated subject in the European telecom sector lately. While prices on most other mobile services have been reduced by half during the past few years, roaming charges have remained fairly static since the service was first introduced with the birth of GSM. While generating large profits for Europe’s dominating operators, the situation constitutes a restr

In the last few years the airline industry had experienced a rapid growth within the low cost segment. The expenses for the airline companies have during the same period increased, mostly due to higher fuel prices and higher capital costs for airplanes. As a result of this, the economic situation for the airline companies has come to be very strained. The Swedish Civil Aviation Authority (LFV), wh

Nahoj Nim has for a long time been very successful at developing, producing and selling packaging solutions for the food industry. Today, however, Nahoj Nim faces a new challenge as competitors are gaining market shares. The purchasing unit Component & Technical Consultant Purchasing (hereafter referred to as C&TCP), involved in sourcing, contracting and managing the supplier base for comp

Problem description To develop strategic guidelines for the production that are in line with the vision and marketing strategies of the company. Purpose The purpose is two folded. The first part aims to facilitate future strategic decisions concerning manufacturing. The second is to illuminate why the company should take the manufacturing strategy into consideration when taking other strategic dec

Begreppet adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change är relativt nytt in internationell miljörätt. Begreppet adaptation är inte definierat i UNFCCC. Den här uppsatsen analyserar adaptation i ljuset av begreppet reparation i internationell sedvanerätt. Uppsatsen undersöker vad begreppen adaptation och reparation har gemensamt. Kan adaptation i UNFCCC ses som en möjlig utveckling eller förlThe concept of adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is relatively recent in international environmental law. Adaptation is not defined in the UNFCCC. This paper attempts to address adaptation in the UNFCCC from the perspective of reparation under customary international law. It investigates what the concepts of adaptation and reparation have in common. Could adaptation in the UNFCCC

This thesis examines the role of mobile access to virtual worlds in massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG:s). Online gaming worlds have existed for decades, but ever since the smartphone has become more common, new interaction possibilities to these worlds have emerged. We have conducted a literature review to clarify existing gaps in the research community regarding mobile virtu

Linde Gas is one division belonging to The Linde Group, which is an industrial gas and engineering company. With its 53000 employees in 70 countries and related sales of about €12 billion, The Linde Group is a world leading company. Linde Gas has two different types of delivery agreements which are seen as profitable; the customer can call in himself to place an order (”Order Only” customer) or th

Due to the human population, urbanization and the standard of living is increasing, the municipal solid waste is increasing in the same pace. While the society overall is getting more environmentally conscious and getting a better insight in the consequences of not managing the waste that is produced in a better way than dumping it on deposits, problems arise and especially in larger cities. Big p

Orwak is a company that has manufactured machines for waste compaction, mainly cardboard and soft plastic, for over 30 years. They offer the customer a complete compression solution which improves the efficiency and the total economy. In 2006, Orwak introduced a new marketing concept called “Less is More” to improve their sales. In this concept, Orwak has identified and presented ten important fac

The Convention of the Rights of the Child came into force in 1990 after a number of ratifications from various nations around the world, including Sweden. When Sweden agreed to undertake the obligations of the convention, the swedish government were committed to protect and ensure children’s rights. The purpose of this thesis is to examine whether or not the swedish government is fulfilling this

Background: In many businesses is the next customer not the end-customer but another company that further refines the product. This type of business relations demands a different type of marketing than regular supplier-customer businesses. Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) are concept that means design, manufacturing, testing, distribution, after-sales service of electronics products to the