Kidney transplantation is an effective treatment for renal disease that was previously fatal. However, the demand for donor kidneys far exceeds the supply. Due to the scarcity of volunteer donors, the cadaver organs that are retrieved must be optimally utilized. By expanding organ retrieval and sharing pools and improving donor-patient matching algorithms, the utilization of donated organs is enhanced and encouraging medical results are obtained. However, the benefits of enlarged donor and recipient pools may be offset by increasing complexity and decreasing efficiency in the organ distribution process thus increasing cold ischemia time. It is critical to improve distribution process efficiency in order to minimize the time taken to complete the entire process, and thus further enhance patient and graft survival. I attempt to apply supply chain management concepts, agent technologies, mobile communication technologies and decision-making theory to improve the efficiency of the cadaver kidney distribution process. In this thesis I analyze what are the bottlenecks in current cadaver kidney distribution and investigate how agent technology can be applied to improve this process. I propose a distributed multi-agent system operating in a mobile and wireless communication environment to assist transplant coordinators in coordinating with multi-parties in this time-critical distribution process. A prototype system has been developed to help transplanting coordinators in allocating the kidney recipient. / Thesis / Master of Science (MS)

The lack of production and distribution of food in Venezuela brings with it scarcity and shortages in basic food products. Regulations on prices control over products to buy and excessive queues have affected the access and availability of these by the population. Faced with this reality, the Venezuelan government has defined policies, strategies and programs to guarantee access to food products, for which it has developed since 2000, food programs to solve the situation described above. Consequently the purpose of this research work is to characterize the process of food distribution of the Venezuelan State during the period 2000-2017. The methodology used is descriptive-analytical, under a documentary and qualitative approach. Specialized documents are reviewed, identifying relevant theoretical elements associated with the distribution process.The large investments made in this sector have not resulted in lasting benefits, social welfare and a greater and better quality of life of the population. The architecture of the distribution process, defined at the beginning (at the birth of the Mercal Network) elements, actors and clearly defined strategies, these were restructured over the years. Today, a house-to- house distribution system is assumed, with new actors and new strategies, but without the guarantee of a national supply of food products with a frequency that will continuously support the development of the food distribution process assumed by the national government. / La falta de producción y distribución de alimentos en Venezuela, trae consigo escasez y desabastecimiento en productos alimenticios de primera necesidad. Regulaciones en los precios, control en los productos a comprar y las excesivas colas han afectado el acceso y disponibilidad de estos por parte de la población. Ante esta realidad, el gobierno venezolano ha definido políticas, estrategias y  programas para garantizar el acceso a productos alimentarios, para lo cual ha desarrollado desde el año 2000, programas alimenticios para solventar la situación antes descrita. En consecuencia, el propósito de este trabajo de investigación consiste en caracterizar el proceso de distribución de alimentos del Estado Venezolano durante el periodo 2000-2017. La metodología utilizada es tipo descriptiva-analítica, bajo un enfoque documental y de orden cualitativo. Se revisan documentos especializados, identificando elementos teóricos relevantes asociados con el proceso de distribución. Las cuantiosas inversiones realizadas en este sector, no han redundado en beneficios perdurables, bienestar social y una mayor y mejor calidad de vida de la población. La arquitectura del proceso de distribución, definió en sus inicios (al nacer la Red Mercal) elementos, actores y estrategias claramente definidas, los cuales se fueron reestructurando con el pasar de los años. Hoy se asume un sistema de distribución casa por casa, con nuevos actores y nuevas estrategias, pero sin la garantía de un aprovisionamiento nacional de productos alimenticios con una frecuencia que respalde de manera continuada el desarrollo del proceso de distribución de alimentos asumido por el gobierno nacional.

Globalisation has come as a double-edged blade for information technology (IT) companies; providing growth opportunities and yet posing many challenges. Software development is moving from a monolithic model to a distributed approach, where many entities and organisations are involved in the development process. Risk management an important area to deal with all the kinds of technical and social issues within companies planning and programming schedules, and this new way of working requires more attention to be paid to the temporal, socio-cultural and control aspects than before. Multinational companies like IBM have begun to consider how to address the distributed nature of its projects across the globe. With outlets across the globe, the company finds various people of different cultures, languages and ethics working on a single and bigger IT projects from different locations. Other IT companies are facing the same problems, despite there being many kinds of approaches available to handle risk management in large scale IT companies. IBM commissioned the Distributed Risk Management Process (DRiMaP) model as a suitable solution. This model focused on the collaborative and on-going control aspects, and paid attention to the need for risk managers, project managers and management to include risk management into all phases of projects and the business cycle. The authors of the DRiMaP model did not subject it to extensive testing. This research sets out to evaluate, improve and extend the model process and thereby develop a new and dynamic approach to distributed information systems development. To do this, this research compares and contrasts the model with other risk management approaches. An Evolutionary Model is developed, and this is subjected to empirical testing through a hybrid constructive research approach. A survey is used to draw out the observations of project participants, a structured interview gathered the opinions of project experts, a software tool was developed to implement the model, and SysML and Monte Carlo methods were applied to this to simulate the functioning of the model. The Evolutionary Model was found to partially address the shortcomings of the DRiMaP model, and to provide a valuable platform for the development of an enterprise risk management solution.

La limitada disponibilidad de materiales educativos en términos de llegada oportuna, suficiente y en buen estado se ha mantenido a lo largo de los años en el Perú, con mayor incidencia en las zonas rurales, toda vez que dichos materiales no llegan a los estudiantes al inicio del año escolar, afectando el logro de sus aprendizajes y dificultando al docente la preparación oportuna de sus clases. Con este objetivo, el presente trabajo de investigación plantea el desarrollo de un marco referencial que propone estrategias y acciones a tomar en cuenta, en función a los actores involucrados y los tipos de problemas identificados, teniendo como referencia los principios del Gobierno Abierto, a fin de promover la acción intersectorial y comunitaria de los actores locales, y de esta manera, mejorar y optimizar el proceso de distribución de materiales educativos, el mismo que busca ser replicable a nivel nacional. Finalmente, el presente trabajo de investigación busca contribuir con la mejora en la calidad y equidad de la educación, enfocándose en uno de los factores que inciden en el logro del aprendizaje de los estudiantes, esto es, la limitada disponibilidad de materiales educativos impresos en el aula. Para ello, se ha tomado como caso de estudio el proceso de distribución de materiales educativos de las II.EE comprendidas en la Unidad de Gestión Educativa de Andahuaylas, en adelante UGEL Andahuaylas. / The limited availability of educational materials in terms of timely arrival, sufficient and in good condition has been maintained throughout the years in Peru, with greater incidence in rural areas, since such materials do not reach students at the beginning of the school year, affecting the achievement of their learning and making it difficult for teachers to prepare their classes in a timely manner. With this objective, the present research work proposes the development of a referential framework that proposes strategies and actions to be taken into account, depending on the actors involved and the types of problems identified, having as reference the principles of Open Government, in order to promote the intersectoral and community action of local actors, and in this way, improve and optimize the process of distribution of educational materials, which seeks to be replicable at the national level. Finally, this research work seeks to contribute to the improvement in the quality and equity of education, focusing on one of the factors that influence student learning achievement, that is, the limited availability of printed educational materials in the classroom. For this, the process of distribution of educational materials of the II.EE included in the Educational Management Unit of Andahuaylas, hereinafter UGEL Andahuaylas has been taken as a case study. / Trabajo de investigación

The general purpose of the study was to determine, analyze, and evaluate the basic nature of the distribution processes involved in the marketing of antique furniture in Dallas, Texas. The study utilizes the marketing mix components as a framework for understanding the nature of the industry. Various aspects of the channels of distribution and physical distribution, the products themselves, pricing mechanisms, and the promotion methods, as well as the market itself and distribution problems, were examined. The primary data were gathered from 29 retail antiques dealers in the Dallas metropolitan area.

The main aim of the diploma work is HACCP system application during manufacture and distribution process i a dairy operation, considering possibilities of HACCP integration and other used quality controls in the company. In the first part there is described a manufacture place and individual quality control items discussion. HACCP n.1 for milk takings and milk manufacture opening was observed and then folowing HACCP n.3 discussed with workers responsible for quality and manufacture operation I paid attention to working up danger review for control and critical points determination.

The main goal of the diploma thesis is to describe and evaluate the form of city logistics and transportation services in New York City and to define related basic problems. The theoratical part focuses on the general background of distribution processes, logistics technologies based on transport and city logistics in general. Then in the practical part there is commented the status and trends in personal, freight transport, distribution and storage of goods in New York region, the largest problems of transportation services in aglomeration and strategies of their solution. The conclusion contains the summary and recommendations.

Bakgrund: Företag kan använda sig av flera olika distributionsprocesser för att leverera produkter till kunder och alla dessa distributionsprocesser innebär olika kostnader, förutsättningar och hinder. Distributionskostnaden består av transport-, hanterings-, lagrings- och informationskostnad och utgör hos många företag en stor andel av de totala produktkostnaderna. Kostnaderna påverkas av hur ett företag väljer att utforma sin distributionsstruktur. Vid utformning av en distributionsstruktur finns det även vissa faktorer att ta hänsyn till, såsom olika kundkrav. Dessa faktorer och kostnader behöver samlas i ett ramverk för att kunna utgöra beslutsunderlag för företag. Syfte: Studien syftar till att utveckla ett teoretiskt ramverk för val av distributionsstruktur. Vidare syftar studien till att applicera ramverket på fallföretaget för att demonstrera hur ramverket kan tillämpas och branschanpassas. Slutligen redovisas möjliga kostnadsbesparingar för fallföretaget och en handlingsplan för att uppnå besparingarna. Tillvägagångssätt: Studien är en fallstudie på möbelåterförsäljaren Svenssons i Lammhult. Utifrån intervjuer och observationer har fallföretagets nuläge kartlagts i form av en processkarta. Därefter har ett teoretiskt ramverk för val av distributionsstruktur utformats och tillsammans med nulägesbeskrivningen har kostnader för alternativa distributionsprocesser beräknats på 30 utvalda produkter. Utifrån kostnadsberäkningarna har en ny distributionsstruktur presenterats tillsammans med en handlingsplan för en övergång till den nya distributionsstrukturen. Slutsats: Den största kostnadsbesparingen, cirka 2.000.000 kr, uppnås vid en övergång till direktleverans för de hemlevererade produkter som i dagsläget endast skickas med produkter från en leverantör. Vidare kostnadsbesparingar är uppnåbara genom att distribuera mindre produkter via upphämtningsplats istället för att dessa levereras hem till kund. För att implementera dessa förändringar kan förhandlingar med leverantörer krävas och kostnader för integrerade informationssystem kan uppstå. / Background: Companies can use a variety of distribution processes in order to deliver their products to their customers and all of these distribution processes results in different costs. The distribution costs are transport, handling, storage and information costs and these costs constitute a large share of the total product cost for many companies. Depending on how a company designs their distribution structure the resulting cost varies. There are also several factors that influence the design of a distribution structure, such as various customer requirements. When gathering these factors and costs in a framework it is possible to use the framework when making business decisions. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to develop a theoretical framework designed to choose a distribution structure. Furthermore, the framework will be applied on the case company in order to demonstrate how the framework can be applied on the case company and adapted to an industry. Lastly, possible savings for the case company will be demonstrated and an action plan for reaching these savings will be presented. Methodology: The study is a case study at the furniture retailer Svenssons i Lammhult. A current state map has been created through interviews and observations at the case company. Thereafter a theoretical framework for choosing a distribution structure has been developed, and by using the current state map, cost calculations for alternative distribution processes has been carried out on 30 selected products. Based on the cost calculations a new distribution structure and an action plan has been presented. Conclusions: The largest savings, about 2.000.000 SEK, can be achieved by a transition to direct delivery for home delivered products that are being ordered with products from a single supplier. Further cost savings can be achieved by distributing smaller products through pickup points instead of home delivery. To implement these changes the case company needs to negotiate with their suppliers and investigate costs for implementing integrated information systems with their suppliers.K

This document aims on presentation of energy audit of water networks. Its focus is to introduce the method of solving the energy audit of water networks. It characterizes the water networks performance using context and efficiency indicators. It consists of theoretical description of mathematical approach to the problem. It describes different kinds of energies participating in water distribution process and also presents energy indicators which describe energetic efficiency of water networks. Last but not least it shows the possibilities of accomplishment the energy audit of water network on numerical example. Then we can find the assessment of each of indicators and kinds of energies. Context indicators describe topography of water network and efficiency indicators show how efficient in terms of using input energy is the behavior of the water networks. The case application of the approach of solving energy audit of water networks as well as indicators assessment can be found in the last part of the thesis. This thesis brings basic overview of the approach to the solution of energy audit of water networks. May it help the future application of the energy audit of water networks in the Czech Republic.