Material supply systems have for a long time been regarded as an important function with strong potential to increase the performance of companies in different industries. Consequently, substantial research has been conducted in the field. However, in the pharmaceutical industry within research and development plants, material supply systems have historically not been a prioritized function. Therefore, there is a research gap regarding material supply systems in that peculiar context. This study aims to fill that gap by investigating how a material supply system could be designed and which factors are critical to achieve a cost-efficient service level within a research and development plant in the pharmaceutical industry. To do so, a single case study has been conducted at a Swedish pharmaceutical company’s research and development plant. An abductive approach has been applied to both test if the general design principles developed in other industries and business functions can be applied to this context. Further, context specific factors affecting the material supply system design needed to be identified and investigated to adapt the general design principles to the specific context by generalizing data. The empirical data was collected by utilizing focus groups, interviews, observations and documents. The findings yielded that there is a substantial potential for improvement of material supply systems within the context of this study. The existing decentralized inventory structure at the case company was a particularly vital aspect that hindered the system from operating cost-efficiently in relation to the service level and a centralization is crucial to improve. Further, calibration and a general decrease of safety stocks, order points and order quantities is essential to uphold a consistent service level at a justifiable cost at the case company. The general design principles and formulas retrieved from the theoretical framework was partly applicable in the context of this study but needed some adjustments. Especially the low volume articles with high variety in consumption rate was not suitable to be managed by the existing methods and needed another approach. Further, the context establishes high requirements on system dynamics, it comes with boundaries due to laws regulating the industry, and companies in the context generally need to be better at aligning their design factors to the purpose. The result of this study adds valuable content to the research field and fills the gap for material supply systems in the context of research and development plants in the pharmaceutical industry. Further studies are needed in this field to investigate how articles with low and varying demands can be managed within material supply systems cost-efficiently and with high service levels.

This search analyses the religious speech of Baptist missionaries women, understanding it as discursive practice in use by the announcer as a mean to reproduce the uniqueness of divine thought, purposing to maintain homogeneity in the religious discursive formation and in the subject identity unity. The analysis and the explanation of the concepts on discussion gain support in the theoretical-methodological reference from the French Discourse Analysis once that reference has as a principle that all speech is ideological, therefore it deletes its contradictions through evidences of the unity of the meaning and of the subject. A dialogue with that theoretical line turned possible to discover how some elements work in the discursive plan, such as the paraphrase, the unspoken and the moving of the subject, demonstrating that a discursive identity is brought up by the subject representation means. By this way, this search shows up that a religious discursive formation features itself by the attempt of closing the meaning and by the attempt of the subject centralization, one submissive to religious and ideological thought. / Este trabalho analisa o discurso religioso das missionárias Batistas, compreendendo-o como prática discursiva utilizada pelo locutor para reproduzir a unicidade do dito divino, objetivando a manutenção da homogeneidade da formação discursiva religiosa e da unidade identitária do sujeito. A análise e a explicitação dos conceitos discutidos sustentam-se no referencial teórico-metodológico da Análise do Discurso de linha francesa porque parte do princípio de que todo discurso é ideológico, portanto apaga suas contradições através da evidência da unidade do sentido e do sujeito. A interlocução com essa linha teórica possibilitou o desvelamento do funcionamento discursivo da paráfrase, do silenciamento e do movimento do sujeito, demonstrando que a identidade discursiva se constitui pelo modo de representação do sujeito. Com isso, constatamos que a formação discursiva religiosa se caracteriza pela tentativa de fechamento do sentido e pela tentativa de centramento do sujeito, assujeitado às idéias religiosas e ideológicas.

O trabalho desenvolvido tem por objeto de estudo a participação do BNDES no processo de centralização de capital na área da saúde brasileira. Por meio da análise da política governamental para o setor produtivo da saúde, com enfoque na intervenção do BNDES, bem como do acompanhamento da dinâmica dos subsistemas que compõe o Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (CEIS), evidenciou-se a tendência às fusões e aquisições na área. O referido processo foi compreendido no contexto do desenvolvimento econômico brasileiro articulado à consolidação do capitalismo contemporâneo. Dessa forma, nos detivemos à discussão dos pressupostos da acumulação capitalista e à correlação estabelecida com o processo de centralização de capital. Sendo realizada articulação com a mercantilização da saúde. Abordamos, ainda, o debate sobre as características da política de desenvolvimento no país e sua articulação com as requisições do modo de produção capitalista. E, ainda apresentadas as principais políticas governamentais atuais que abrangem o CEIS e análise das mesmas. Compreendemos que o complexo da saúde move-se na direção estabelecida pela dinâmica capitalista atual, que pressupõe a financeirização do capital, articulada à formação de monopólios, com participação do Estado, por meio de abertura econômica, de incentivos e aplicação de recursos do fundo público. / The developed work sets its goal on studying the participation of BNDES in the process of capital centralization in the Brazilian healthcare sector. By analysing the governmental policies for healthcares productive sector, with a focus on the intervention of BNDES, as well as monitoring the dynamics of the subsystems that are part of the Healthcares Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS), the tendency to fusions and acquisitions in the area were evidenced. The referred process was contained in the Brazilian economic development process articulated with the consolidation of contemporary capitalism. Thereby, we detained ourselves to the discussion around the assumption about the capitalist accumulation and the stabilized correlation with the centralization of capital process, articulating with the commercialisation of healthcare. We also approach the debate about political development characteristics in the country and its articulation with capitalistic production requirements. And yet, the current main governmental policies that embrace CEIS are presented and analysed. We understand the heathcare complex moves itself to the current capitalistic established dynamic, which presupposes a financing of capital, articulated with the formation of monopolies, with the participation of Estate, through economic openness, of incentives and application of resources from the public fund.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:25:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1688.pdf: 1033375 bytes, checksum: 5dc2aea366faec682c517ad73b8bd154 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12-18 / This master thesis analyses the interplay of political powers in Brazilian Legislative chambers, during Lula s government. It considers the point of view of the parties and the interests present on budget and fiscal disputes between Federal Executive power and State Executive powers. It is considered that, as a representative and supervisory institute, the Legislative chambers offer the possibility of politic interactions between Executive power, governors and parties. The analysis follows eight budget initiatives, being four of Crédito Extraordinário (Extraordinary Credit) and four of Auxílio Financeiro (Financial Aid), made through Medidas Provisórias (Provisory Measures) by the Executive power in benefit of States, towns and cities, after some partial constitutional modifications, known as the Amendment n° 32, were implemented. After the identification of the gaps existing both in studies that stress the centralization of legislative works and studies that emphasize the individual and regional members of parliament s behavior, this study stresses the need for initiatives of the Executive power that consider the tributary increase of other government instances. It is argued that the Executive can, strategically, co-ordinate his initiatives with the other government instances in an interactive way, to strengthen the Federal Government and to promote modifications in the current model of fiscal exaction. The analysis of the data shows that the Executive power, in spite of assuming the need for a reformulation of the fiscal model, avoids the influence of the Legislative power, particularly that of the Senate, driving bigger resources for Crédito Extraordinário, in detriment of Auxílio Financeiro. It concludes that the difficulties found by the Executive power to approve a new model of fiscal exaction in the Legislative chambers can be associated with little influence of the government party (PT) on state governments. / Este estudo analisa o jogo de forças políticas no poder Legislativo do Brasil, durante o governo Lula. Analisa, especificamente, questões de ordem partidária e os interesses presentes nas disputas orçamentárias e fiscais entre o poder Executivo Federal e o poder Executivo Estadual (governadores). Considera-se que, como instituição representativa e fiscalizadora, o Legislativo oferece a possibilidade de interação política entre Executivo, governadores e partidos. São utilizadas para análise oito iniciativas orçamentárias, sendo quatro de Créditos Extraordinários e quatro de Auxílio Financeiro, feitas pelo Executivo através de Medidas Provisórias em benefício de Estados e Municípios, no Governo Lula, após as modificações constitucionais parciais ocorridas com a Emenda n° 32, de 2001. Após a identificação das lacunas existentes nos estudos que enfatizam a centralização dos trabalhos legislativos e nos estudos que ressaltam o comportamento individual e regional dos parlamentares, destaca-se a necessidade de iniciativas do Executivo que levam em consideração o crescimento tributário das demais esferas de governo. Argumenta-se que o Executivo pode, estrategicamente, coordenar suas iniciativas com as demais esferas de forma interativa para fortalecer o Governo Federal e promover modificações no atual modelo de arrecadação fiscal. A análise dos dados demonstra que o Executivo, apesar de assumir a necessidade de reformulação do modelo fiscal, está evitando a clivagem do Legislativo, particularmente a do Senado, destinando maiores recursos ao Crédito Extraordinário, em detrimento do Auxílio Financeiro. Conclui-se que a dificuldade encontrada pelo Executivo na aprovação de um novo modelo de arrecadação fiscal pode estar associada à pouca influência do PT nas esferas estaduais.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-16T14:48:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 700486 bytes, checksum: 9b4a18b32f78d67a817b9ee4aa58b46f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-11-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The organizations are in search of new architectures and configurations that are more adaptable and flexible, in order that they may attend the demands of globalization. The mechanized Bureaucracies of the great corporations - the dominating organizational design in the specialized societies - are in the middle of a crisis because of the changes brought by globalization. The Presbyterian Church in Brazil is an example of a Bureaucratic organization, with a strong hierarchical structure, where the power for decision is centralized in the Executive Boards of the Church Councils. The general objective of this research was to study the decision making process in the Presbyterian Church in Brazil. The specific objectives were the following: to describe the management of de decision making process in the IPB; to discuss the management of the decision making process in the Presbyterian Churches of João Pessoa according to the theories of decision making; to know the church internal societies perception of the decision making process; and to present suggestions to make the decision process in the organization more active and flexible. In order to attain the objectives of this investigation, a descriptive research was developed with a quantitative and qualitative approach. The primary and secondary data were gathered in the organization manuals, in scientific literature and through field research. Besides the use of content analysis to assess the respondents discourses, statistical methods, such as frequency distribution, factorial analysis, reliability test, multivariate analysis of variance, and Bonferroni´s test, were also applied to the answers ordered according to a Likert scale. Finally, the investigation concluded that the church decision making process is affected by the dysfunctions and limitations of its own mechanized Bureaucracy. Therefore, based on the results, the present study suggests a gradual experience of decentralization of the decision making process, nonetheless compatible with its configuration, to minimize its lack of adaptability and flexibility through a more participative and democratic administration to favor its collaborators creativeness and to incentive their commitment. / As organizações estão em busca de novas arquiteturas e configurações mais ágeis e flexíveis para atender as demandas da globalização. A burocracia mecanicista das grandes corporações, que constitui a configuração organizacional dominante das sociedades especializadas, encontra-se em crise em virtude das mudanças no mundo corporativo. A Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil é um exemplo de organização burocrática mecanicista, fortemente hierarquizada, onde o poder decisório organizacional está centralizado nas Comissões Executivas de seus Concílios superiores e dos Conselhos das Igrejas Presbiterianas locais. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi estudar o processo decisório das Igrejas Presbiterianas de João Pessoas. Os objetivos específicos foram os seguintes: descrever a gestão da tomada de decisões na Igreja Presbiteriana do Brasil; discutir a gestão da tomada de decisões nas Igrejas Presbiterianas na cidade de João Pessoa à luz das teorias do processo decisório; conhecer a percepção dos membros das sociedades internas das Igrejas Presbiterianas de João Pessoa quanto ao processo decisório; e apresentar sugestões para agilizar e flexibilizar o processo decisório na organização como forma de minimizar possíveis disfunções e limitações encontradas. A fim de alcançar os objetivos propostos, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa com abordagem quanti-qualitativa. Os dados primários e secundários foram obtidos através de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo. Aplicou-se um questionário, para medir a percepção dos sujeitos da pesquisa quanto ao processo decisório organizacional, cujos dados qualitativos foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Para a análise dos dados quantitativos, foram realizadas as técnicas estatísticas de distribuição de freqüência, análise fatorial, análise de confiabilidade, MANOVA e teste de Bonferroni. A guisa de conclusão, a investigação verificou um processo decisório afetado pelas disfunções e limitações de uma burocracia mecanicista com design hierarquizado e centralizador das decisões. No entanto, observou-se que os seus colaboradores anseiam por uma gestão mais participativa e democrática. Com base nos resultados, propõe-se uma experiência gradual de descentralização do poder decisório, compatível com as características do modelo organizacional da IPB, para minimizar a sua falta de adaptabilidade e flexibilidade, através de uma gestão mais participativa e democrática que favoreça a criatividade dos colaboradores e os incentive ao comprometimento com a organização.

O trabalho desenvolvido tem por objeto de estudo a participação do BNDES no processo de centralização de capital na área da saúde brasileira. Por meio da análise da política governamental para o setor produtivo da saúde, com enfoque na intervenção do BNDES, bem como do acompanhamento da dinâmica dos subsistemas que compõe o Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde (CEIS), evidenciou-se a tendência às fusões e aquisições na área. O referido processo foi compreendido no contexto do desenvolvimento econômico brasileiro articulado à consolidação do capitalismo contemporâneo. Dessa forma, nos detivemos à discussão dos pressupostos da acumulação capitalista e à correlação estabelecida com o processo de centralização de capital. Sendo realizada articulação com a mercantilização da saúde. Abordamos, ainda, o debate sobre as características da política de desenvolvimento no país e sua articulação com as requisições do modo de produção capitalista. E, ainda apresentadas as principais políticas governamentais atuais que abrangem o CEIS e análise das mesmas. Compreendemos que o complexo da saúde move-se na direção estabelecida pela dinâmica capitalista atual, que pressupõe a financeirização do capital, articulada à formação de monopólios, com participação do Estado, por meio de abertura econômica, de incentivos e aplicação de recursos do fundo público. / The developed work sets its goal on studying the participation of BNDES in the process of capital centralization in the Brazilian healthcare sector. By analysing the governmental policies for healthcares productive sector, with a focus on the intervention of BNDES, as well as monitoring the dynamics of the subsystems that are part of the Healthcares Economic-Industrial Complex (CEIS), the tendency to fusions and acquisitions in the area were evidenced. The referred process was contained in the Brazilian economic development process articulated with the consolidation of contemporary capitalism. Thereby, we detained ourselves to the discussion around the assumption about the capitalist accumulation and the stabilized correlation with the centralization of capital process, articulating with the commercialisation of healthcare. We also approach the debate about political development characteristics in the country and its articulation with capitalistic production requirements. And yet, the current main governmental policies that embrace CEIS are presented and analysed. We understand the heathcare complex moves itself to the current capitalistic established dynamic, which presupposes a financing of capital, articulated with the formation of monopolies, with the participation of Estate, through economic openness, of incentives and application of resources from the public fund.

In the present work we strive to describe those political phenomena which influenced, directly or indirectly, Radiojournal Ltd., the only radio broadcaster in Czechoslovakia during 1923 - 1939. However, it is the period of the so-called 'second republic' that can be approximately set between the conclusion of the Munich Pact at the end of September 1938 and the occupation of the rest of Czechoslovakia on 15th March 1939, which is in the centre of our attention. At that time, the system of politics, power and social situation underwent a reconstitution marked above all by centralising efforts hand in hand with the suppression of liberal and democratic principles. Sometimes we talk about the so-called 'authoritative democracy'. Radiojournal could not escape these changes. Formally, it was a private company with 51 % of shares owned by the state. And civil servants or politicians themselves were members of the managing and supervisory bodies of this institution ever since 1925. This situation was maintained also during the 'second republic' when the grip of the state became even stronger. In the new situation, proposals were made to nationalize the institution. However, a number of changes were not implemented after all due to the short duration of the 'second republic's' domain. Many of these...

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(経済学) / 甲第22948号 / 経博第623号 / 新制||経||294(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院経済学研究科経済学専攻 / (主査)教授 諸富 徹, 教授 矢野 剛, 教授 劉 徳強 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Economics / Kyoto University / DFAM

A number of partial restructuring measures are offered to optimize business operation to improve its efficiency and performance. The structure inside the company is one of the most important tools for managing its performance and its correct definition, and a proper and meaningful distribution can play a key role in the competitive environment. In many cases, the requirement for optimization of operation will arise from the requirements of facility management, and therefore restructuring measures relating to organizational changes should be implemented with respect to the principles of facility management or should be based on its optimization. This thesis presents the impact of restructuring measures by centralizing of divisions on optimizing its operation with respect to the facility management. The aim of the dissertation is to evaluate the organizational change in the company with several divisions, taking into account the principles of facility management. The result of this thesis are the methodical recommendations during the establishment and evaluation of the division´s centralization in the company. It is based on the findings from the literature review and the real change in the building company.

The diploma thesis focuses on project controls in the company Veolia Voda Česká republika a.s. It analyses and evaluates specific project, which is already running in the company and on the basis of acquired data it is seeking to optimalise the preparation of another project. It contents many of comparisions and evaluations, which should be helpful for the company´s management.