The diploma thesis focuses on the product analysis of the company Pfanner, spol. s r.o. The practical part of the thesis handles with individual components of the product and compares firm and brand-name Pfanner with his nearest competitor and his products, the company Rauch Rankweil. Afterwards, thesis analyses the situation on the market of juices, nectars and sparkling beverages. The final assessment is focused on the competitors' performance on the market and their evaluation of sales value in the specific types of outlets.

Abstract When companies want to grow and gain market shares in a competitive industry it is im-portant to find out more about their potential market opportunities. This is often done by first conducting a market research. The tobacco industry is a very tricky environment to operate in and that is in terms of the health aspects and the superstition within the industry. In fact, the tobacco industry companies are moving towards more flexible production with smaller batches and need efficient handling equipment for this. And at your hand, you have a company that is manufacturing just this particular equipment, isn’t that perfect? The purpose of this thesis is to do a market research for a company, in this thesis referred to as Bintech, and to examine the market for their product in the tobacco industry. The research was conducted both quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative part con-sists of a numerous telephone calls all over Europe to every cigarette manufacturer that were to find. Out of 240 calls there were 80 relevant. The qualitative part consists of four in-depth discussion interviews with people involved in the tobacco industry. There is a hard competition in the tobacco industry that is forcing the tobacco companies to make changes in their production lines. Bintech is a company that has the facilities to manage customer communication in terms of developing new products after customer de-mand. The product in the tobacco industry the bin is in the material plywood and that have seemed to be a good choice. The sales strategy that suit the bin the best is the differentia-tion focus were Bintech should try to be unique for their customers and they are on their way. Even though the Bintech bins are at the higher price level, the users for sure will earn more money on having these bins than any others. / Sammanfattning När företag vill växa och vinna marknadsandelar i en konkurrensutsatt bransch är det vik-tigt att undersöka mer om de potentiella marknadsmöjligheterna. Detta görs ofta genom marknadsundersökningar. Tobaksbranschen är en väldigt svår miljö att arbeta i därför att det finns mycket hälsoaspekter att ta hänsyn till och även en misstänksamhet ibland de in-blandade parterna. Företagen i tobaksbranschen går emot en mer flexibel produktion med mindre satsstorlekar och behöver effektiv utrustning för detta. För handen har du ett före-tag som producerar just precis den här utrustningen, är det inte perfekt? Syftet för den här uppsatsen är att göra en marknadsundersökning för ett företag, som i uppsatsen kommer refereras till Bintech, och att utvärdera marknaden för deras produkt i tobaksbranschen. Undersökningen är utförd både kvantitativt och kvalitativt. Den kvantitativa delen består utav telefonsamtal runtom i Europa till cigarettillverkare som gick att finna. Utav 240 sam-tal återstod 80 relevanta. Den kvalitativa delen består utav fyra djupintervjuer med folk som är inblandade i tobaksbranschen. Det råder en hård konkurrens i tobaksbranschen och den tvingar tobaksföretagen till att göra förändringar i produktionen. Bintech är ett företag som har faciliteten att kunna han-tera kommunikationen med sina kunder och att utveckla nya produkter efter kundernas önskemål. Produkten i tobaksbranschen ” bin”-en är gjord utav plywood och det har visat sig vara ett bra val. Säljstrategin som passar produkten bäst är ”differentiation focus” där Bintech ska försöka att vara unika för sina kunder och de är på väg. Även att Bintechs ” bin” tillhör en lite högre prisnivå så kommer nog förmodligen använ-darna av den att tjäna mer pengar på den än på andra.

<p>Abstract</p><p>When companies want to grow and gain market shares in a competitive industry it is im-portant to find out more about their potential market opportunities. This is often done by first conducting a market research. The tobacco industry is a very tricky environment to operate in and that is in terms of the health aspects and the superstition within the industry. In fact, the tobacco industry companies are moving towards more flexible production with smaller batches and need efficient handling equipment for this. And at your hand, you have a company that is manufacturing just this particular equipment, isn’t that perfect?</p><p>The purpose of this thesis is to do a market research for a company, in this thesis referred to as Bintech, and to examine the market for their product in the tobacco industry.</p><p>The research was conducted both quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative part con-sists of a numerous telephone calls all over Europe to every cigarette manufacturer that were to find. Out of 240 calls there were 80 relevant. The qualitative part consists of four in-depth discussion interviews with people involved in the tobacco industry.</p><p>There is a hard competition in the tobacco industry that is forcing the tobacco companies to make changes in their production lines. Bintech is a company that has the facilities to manage customer communication in terms of developing new products after customer de-mand. The product in the tobacco industry the bin is in the material plywood and that have seemed to be a good choice. The sales strategy that suit the bin the best is the differentia-tion focus were Bintech should try to be unique for their customers and they are on their way.</p><p>Even though the Bintech bins are at the higher price level, the users for sure will earn more money on having these bins than any others.</p> / <p>Sammanfattning</p><p>När företag vill växa och vinna marknadsandelar i en konkurrensutsatt bransch är det vik-tigt att undersöka mer om de potentiella marknadsmöjligheterna. Detta görs ofta genom marknadsundersökningar. Tobaksbranschen är en väldigt svår miljö att arbeta i därför att det finns mycket hälsoaspekter att ta hänsyn till och även en misstänksamhet ibland de in-blandade parterna. Företagen i tobaksbranschen går emot en mer flexibel produktion med mindre satsstorlekar och behöver effektiv utrustning för detta. För handen har du ett före-tag som producerar just precis den här utrustningen, är det inte perfekt?</p><p>Syftet för den här uppsatsen är att göra en marknadsundersökning för ett företag, som i uppsatsen kommer refereras till Bintech, och att utvärdera marknaden för deras produkt i tobaksbranschen.</p><p>Undersökningen är utförd både kvantitativt och kvalitativt. Den kvantitativa delen består utav telefonsamtal runtom i Europa till cigarettillverkare som gick att finna. Utav 240 sam-tal återstod 80 relevanta. Den kvalitativa delen består utav fyra djupintervjuer med folk som är inblandade i tobaksbranschen.</p><p>Det råder en hård konkurrens i tobaksbranschen och den tvingar tobaksföretagen till att göra förändringar i produktionen. Bintech är ett företag som har faciliteten att kunna han-tera kommunikationen med sina kunder och att utveckla nya produkter efter kundernas önskemål. Produkten i tobaksbranschen ” bin”-en är gjord utav plywood och det har visat sig vara ett bra val. Säljstrategin som passar produkten bäst är ”differentiation focus” där Bintech ska försöka att vara unika för sina kunder och de är på väg.</p><p>Även att Bintechs ” bin” tillhör en lite högre prisnivå så kommer nog förmodligen använ-darna av den att tjäna mer pengar på den än på andra.</p>

Yes / Product design decomposition and synthesis is a constant challenge with its continuously increasing complexity at each level of abstraction. Currently, design decomposition and synthesis analytical tasks are mostly accomplished via functional and structural methods. These methods are useful in different phases of design process for product definition and architecture but limited in a way that they tend to focus more on ‘what’ and less on ‘how’ and vice versa. This paper combines a functional representation tool known as System State Flow Diagram (a solution independent approach), a solution search tool referred as Morphology Table, and Design Structure Matrix (mainly a solution dependent tool). The proposed approach incorporates Multiple Domain Matrix (MDM) to integrate the knowledge of both solution independent and dependent analyses. The approach is illustrated with a case study of solar robot toy, followed by its limitations, future work and discussion.

This thesis analyses products of Cedro sole ltd., which is a company operating on nail care market in Czech Republic. Theoretical part defines basic terms and brings basis important for practical part. Practical part deals with company presentation, customers and the market company's operating on. This is followed by company's surroundings that describe the current situation on the nail care market. Marketing mix analysis shows ways of price setting, organisation of distribution and the ways of communication. All this is followed by product analysis of the sales numbers, revenues and margin during the studied years. Last part is focused on recommendations to improve sales numbers and market position.

ABSTRACT The increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere has become a severe environmental problem, since it could cause global warming due to greenhouse effects. Thus, the reduction of CO2 emission to tackle the greenhouse effect has become one of the most important tasks for sustainable development. The outcomes of this study would be valuable to evaluate the feasibility of applying photocatalytic reduction process to remove CO2 from the atmosphere as well as the flue gas. This study investigated the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 in a self-designed batch UV/TiO2 photocatalytic reactor. The photocatalysts tested included commercial TiO2 (Degussa P-25) and synthesized TiO2 via modified sol-gel process (i.e. NO3-/TiO2 and SO42-/TiO2). Stainless steel supports coated with TiO2 were packed in the batch reactor. The initial concentrations of CO2 ranged from 0.5% to 7.5%. The reductants investigated included hydrogen (H2), water vapor (H2O), and hydrogen with water vapor (H2+H2O). The incident UV light with wavelength of 365 nm was irradiated by a 15-watt low-pressure mercury lamp. The photocatalytic reaction was conducted continuously for approximately 48 hours. Reactants and products were analyzed quantitatively by a gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector followed by a methaneizer (GC/FID-Methaneizer). Experimental results indicated that stainless steel coated with TiO2 had better photoreduction efficiency than that of quartz glass. The optimal operating conditions of CO2 photoreduction were observed by using H2 over SO42-/TiO2, which could produce major products of CO and CH4 and minor products of C2H4 and C2H6. Sulfuric acid used as a stabilizer in the sol-gel process could produce TiO2 of high specific surface area. Results obtained from the operating parameter tests showed that the photoreduction rate increased with the initial concentration of carbon dioxide and resulted in more product accumulation. Higher photoreduction efficiency of carbon dioxide was observed by using the hydrogen (H2) than water vapor (H2O). The photoreduction rate of carbon dioxide increased with reaction temperature, which promoted the formation of products. In addition, proper water vapor (ie. relative humidity of water vapor =25%~75%) could increase the photoreduction efficiency. However, the photoreduction efficiency decreased white it was close to (ie. relative humidity of water vapor =75%~100%). Concurred with previous researches, the reaction rate of major products over SO42-/TiO2 were higher than previous investigations of CO2 photoreduction. This study proposed the reaction pathway using hydrogen and/or water vapor as the reductants. Moreover, a one-site Langmiur-Hinshewood kinetic model (L-H model) was successfully applied to simulate the reaction rate of CO2 during the photoreduction reaction process.

This diploma thesis has analysed current marketing strategy of the company Linde Material Handling ČR. Based on this analysis is formulated proper recommendations. All recommendations steps would have positive impact on improvements of the company competitiveness and the market position.

An increased interest in functional beverages is occurring, and omega-3 fatty acids (FA) are one of the most commonly sought ingredients to fortify such beverages. Omega-3 FA produce beneficial health effects, likely due to their anti-inflammatory properties. The majority of current omega-3 FA-fortified products include marine-derived omega-3 FA sources, often producing undesired flavors due to lipid oxidation. Little research regarding incorporation of alpha-linolenic acid in functional beverage formulation has been conducted. Alpha-linolenic acid is less susceptible to oxidation and may be a candidate to deliver omega-3 FA into the diet via functional products. Flaxseed is the richest plant source for alpha-linolenic acid; consumption may increase omega-3 FA intake and lower the omega-6:omega3 FA ratio, thereby, attenuating inflammation. Finely ground flaxseed was, therefore, incorporated into a chocolate milk foundation ("flaxmilk") to increase dietary omega-3 FA. An untrained consumer panel tasted and rated flaxmilk's palatability using a 9-point hedonic scale. A score of "6.0" ("like slightly") was targeted. A mean hedonic score of 6.35 was achieved, surpassing the targeted score and indicating an acceptable product. Sensory and analytical analyses of flaxmilk were conducted and compared to standard chocolate milk. Flaxmilk was significantly different in most physical, chemical and sensory characteristics compared to chocolate milk. A reduction in the omega-6:omega-3 FA ratio may attenuate inflammation; inflammation has been linked to osteoporosis. Thus, a secondary analysis of data collected from 202 women was conducted to estimate the dietary omega-6:omega-3 FA ratio and examine relationships between the omega-6:omega-3 FA ratio and total body and site-specific bone mineral density (BMD). The omega-6:omega-3 FA ratio had no appreciable association with any measure of BMD in the overall sample of women or in younger or older subsamples of women. In summary, consumers found flaxmilk to be an acceptable product, despite sensory and compositional differences compared to chocolate milk. The relationship between the omega-6:omega-3 FA ratio and BMD remains unclear. / Ph. D.

Before launching a new business it is suitable to test the feasibility of the idea and its potential success or failure. That is why the goal of this thesis is to process the feasibility analysis of the Women Centre. Based on it will be recommended or not to proceed to the writting of the business plan.

The subject of the diploma thesis is the elaboration of a business plan for the establishment of a new company providing double-entry accounting and tax records for the Vietnamese community operating in the South Moravian Region. The theoretical part contains the theoretical basis of the thesis, explains the basic concepts and tools of business analysis. In the analytical part will be carried out market analysis and a questionnaire survey. In the design section, it will focus on the preparation of a concrete business plan.