The construction equipment industry has been slow to increase its level of servitization, compared to other related sectors such as the car and flight industries. The fundamental problem is the endless variants of machines and business settings that their customers operate in. Hence, scaling up standardized solutions has been a struggle in the industry. Moreover, the manufacturers are often disconnected from the end customers, where value-added resellersoften act as the middlemen selling machines and offering the services connected to them. They generally have better customer relationships than manufacturers, which implies a better situation for servitization. Companies in the construction equipment industry are pushed more toward data-driven decision-making. One such case is utilizing log data from the machines to predict the remaining useful life. A technology referred to as predictive maintenance. Henceforth, the value-added resellers could potentially increase their level of servitization with service offerings that derive from this technology. This thesis explores the role predictive maintenance has in advancing the level of servitization in the construction equipment industry. This thesis was conducted through a single-case study of a value-added reseller in the construction equipment industry, with a practical model-building part inspired by the methodology of action research. Findings indicate that predictive maintenance implies benefits for servitization purposes by gaining insights about how and when construction equipment fails. However, there are barriers to implementing a predictive maintenance model; both technical and organizational. This thesis suggests systematically evaluating capabilities related to the identified barriers and investing accordingly. Predictive maintenance is an essential tool for providing advanced service agreements in the form of Productivity-as-a-Service. In the end, it comes down to what risk the value-added resellers are willing to take; (1) the risk of incumbency, allowing competitors to implement predictive maintenance and gain market shares or (2) the risk of investing excessively and failing to overcome the challenges related to the implementation of predictive maintenance. This thesis contributes to findings regarding the intersection between servitization and predictive maintenance in the construction equipment industry. More specifically, through the lens of a value-added reseller. From a sustainability perspective, implications may affect companies to reduce waste related to construction equipment maintenance and strengthening economic sustainability through recurring revenues. / Branschen för anläggningsmaskiner har varit långsam med att öka sin nivå av tjänstefiering, jämfört med andra relaterade sektorer som bil- och flygindustrin. Det grundläggande problemet är de många varianterna av maskiner och arbetsmiljöer som deras kunder verkar i. Därför har det varit en utmaning inom branschen att skala upp standardiserade lösningar. Dessutom är tillverkarna ofta bortkopplade från slutkunderna, där värdeskapande återförsäljare agerar rollen som mellanhand för att sälja maskiner och erbjuda relaterade tjänster. De har generellt sett bättre kundrelationer än tillverkarna, vilket innebär andra förutsättningar för tjänstefiering. Företag inom branschen för anläggningsmaskiner drivs alltmer mot datadrivna beslut. Ett sådant fall är att använda data från anläggningsmaskinerna för att förutspå den återstående livslängden. En teknologi som kallas prediktivt underhåll. Till följd av detta kan värdeskapande återförsäljare potentiellt öka sin nivå av tjänstefiering med tjänsteerbjudanden som härrör från denna teknik. Detta examensarbete undersöker vilken roll prediktivt underhåll har för att förbättra nivån av tjänstefiering inom branschen för anläggningsmaskiner. Studien genomfördes som en fallstudie av en värdeskapande återförsäljare inom branschen för anläggningsmaskiner, samt en del inspirerad av aktionsforskning innehållandes att utveckla en modell för prediktivt underhåll. Resultaten tyder på att prediktivt underhåll har tydliga fördelar för tjänstefiering genom att bidra med insikter om hur och när anläggningsmaskiner går sönder. Däremot finns hinder för att implementera en modell för prediktivt underhåll; varav många relaterar till organisatorisk tröghet. Detta examensarbete föreslår att man systematiskt utvärderar förmågor relaterade till de identifierade hindren och investerar därefter. Prediktivt underhåll är ett viktigt verktyg för att tillhandahålla avancerade serviceavtal i form av ”Productivity-as-a-Service”. I slutändan handlar det om vilken risk värdeskapande återförsäljare är villiga att ta; (1) risken att inte investera i tekniken och bli irrelevant när nya aktörer eller konkurrenter avancerar eller (2) risken att investera mycket, men att ändå inte lyckas komma över utmaningarna med att implementera prediktivt underhåll. Denna uppsats bidrar till insikter om skärningspunkten mellan tjänstefiering och prediktivt underhåll inom branschen för anläggningsmaskiner. Mer specifikt genom värdeskapande återförsäljares lins. Ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv kan dessa implikationer påverka företag att minska avfall relaterat till underhåll av anläggningsmaskiner samt stärka dess ekonomiska hållbarhet genom återkommande intäkter.

This thesis is the first detailed and comprehensive research of the history of the 2001 Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the 'Convention' or 'CTC') and its protocols. It is submitted that the quality of response to the various challenges of the treaty-making process can serve as a measure of a convention's success, and that the unique characteristics of the CTC make it a prime target for such research. The author identifies and analyses the most problematic issues in the process of development of the Convention and its protocols, including the latest draft protocol on mining, agricultural and construction equipment. This research focuses on the documentary history of the CTC and its Aircraft Protocol (as the only protocol currently in force), relying primarily on the materials published by UNIDROIT and other international organisations, and shows that not all of the challenges found an adequate response in the Convention. Nonetheless, the shortcomings pale in comparison with the Convention's achievements: the CTC has created a highly effective machinery for regulating international interests in mobile assets. The author does not perform empirical ex post analysis of implementation of the Cape Town Convention, but this thesis will form a solid background for such research in the future. This study, apart from its scholarly importance, has clear practical value: its conclusions (including a number of treaty-making lessons originating from this research) can assist governmental officials, representatives of international organisations and legal advisors (both external and internal) participating in the treaty-making process and, it is hoped, will strengthen he attractiveness of conventions as an instrument of harmonising commercial law in the future.

Climate change has come to be understood as a deleterious phenomenon, which threatens business, society and ecological systems, thus making it imperative to understand its impact on human, social and economic activities as well as the impact of these activities on climate change. Against this background, this research sought to determine climate change intervention strategies in the mining supply chain in general, specifically focussing on opencast mining contracting and plant hire companies’ practices. This focus on the mining industry was driven by its importance in South Africa and globally, despite its significant direct and indirect contribution to climatic changes. The mixed-methods multiple case study focused on the climate change management of the Mutual Construction Company Group of Companies (MCCGC), an open cast toll mining firm and equipment supplier. Limited to two sites, Pilanesberg Platinum Mines (PPM) and Tharisa Minerals (Tharisa) Mines, the researcher gathered data through interviews, questionnaires, observations and document review. Data was analysed through deductive content analysis. The research made three major findings: (i) the MCCGC, like its principals PPM and Tharisa, does not have an explicit climate change management strategy. Instead, climate change is managed indirectly through implicit strategies seeking to manage environment, health and safety concerns of the mines, (ii) as a contractor, the MCCGC has had to adopt PPM and Tharisa’s implicit approach to climate change management strategies to meet contractual obligations, instead of an explicit approach and, (iii) the MCCGC and its principals’ commitment to environment, health and safety management, and implicitly climate change management, is not mere rhetoric but is being put into practice. The research concluded that MCCGC’s lack of expressed climate change management intentions and practices exposed the firm to climate change risks, most notably financial risks and reputation risks. Financial risks arise from possible ex post climate change liability. In addition, MCCGC is risking its contract tenures, particularly if the two mines change ownership and the new owners insist on an explicit rather than implied climate change strategy with all its suppliers. Reputational risks arise from the possible failure to attract new clientele and investors who may perceive MCCGC as a risky partner, due to an inept climate change intervention strategy / College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Management)

The diploma thesis deals with the solution of the multi-purpose building project in Lužice. This work includes the extended accompanying and summary technical report, the coordination situation of the construction, the technical report of the transport relations and the coordination of the oversized transport, the object time schedule and the financial plan of the construction, the plan for providing the material resources containing the staff balance for the construction of the main building, the time schedule for the assembly of the prefabricated skeleton, technological standard for prefabricated skeleton, design of main building machines and mechanisms including their time commitment, organization of construction of multipurpose building including drawings of construction site equipment, technological regulation for assembling of prefabricated skeleton and for making of reinforced concrete floor, inspection and testing plan for prefabricated skeleton assembly, lifting mechanism, assembly schemes for prefabricated skeleton elements, lifting mechanism verification schemes, item budget prefabricated skeleton chalk and instructions for building use and maintenance.

This diploma thesis deals with the construction and technological project of the extension of the production hall Granitol a.s. in Moravian Beroun. The thesis focuses on the technological stage of assembly of the prefabricated skeleton of the rough top structure and the laying of the floor formation. In addition, an extended accompanying and summary technical report, a technical report on transport relations and coordination of oversized transport, a time and financial plan for the construction, a budget for the prefabricated skeleton, a timetable and the balance of the workers, the design of the main construction machines and mechanisms, including their time commitment , organization of the construction of the building including drawings of the construction site equipment, technological regulation for the assembly of the prefabricated skeleton and the laying of the floor formation, inspection and testing plan for the prefabricated skeleton assembly, summary assessment of the lifting mechanism selection, schematic of the assembly procedure of the prefabricated skeleton elements, protection and health at work during construction.

The aim of this diploma thesis is the design of an effective construction-technological project for the construction of reinforced concrete prefabricated storage halls and halls of Ravensburger Karton s.r.o.. The solution of the chosen problem is the design of the building site equipment, the verification of the transport routes, the assembly schemes, the technological regulation and the control and test plan for the precast reinforced concrete frame, the BOZP plan, the budget item and the schedule of the main building, timetable, calculation timetable and environmental aspects of the construction.

The subject of the work is the preparation and organization of construction multifunctional building in Brno. The content of this work is a technology report, time and financial plan of the building, the study of the main technological stages, the project construction site, design and dimensions of construction machinery, inspection and test plans for quality and technological regulation.

The content of this thesis is the construction technology project construction hall for the production of veterinary drugs Tekro in the village Nová Dedina. In this work addresses the project site equipment, scheduling, technical regulations, inspection and test plan, a study of the main technological stages of the building.

The diploma thesis deals with construction and technological study of II. stage of construction of the international clinical research center in Brno. The aim is to design an appropriate technological process of construction of the main building and resources for construction. This work contains technological study of realization of the main technological stages of the main construction building and the technical report for site equipment with drawings and time schedule. The thesis is also focused on the installation of gypsum construction and clean room construction of the operating room, design of mechanical equipment and instructions for usage of the building.

The aim of this diploma thesis is the design of an effective construction-technological project for the construction of reinforced concrete prefabricated storage halls by PFM-Flexi, s.r.o. The solution of the chosen problem is the design of the building site equipment, the verification of the transport routes of the key materials, the assembly schemes, the technological regulation and the control and test plan for the precast reinforced concrete frame, the BOZP plan, the comparison of the two versions of the installation in financial terms, the budget item and the schedule of the main building, timetable, calculation timetable and environmental aspects of the construction.