Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka vad som inom fast fashion har påverkat företagen på den internationella modemarknaden. Världen har förändrats och konsumenter ställer högre krav på modeföretag. Tiden blir en allt mer drivande faktor i och med att leverantörskedjor utvecklar kortare ledtider. Produktionsstrategin inom fast fashion företaget är i leverantörskedjan av stort fokus. Vi vill med denna uppsats skapa uppmärksamhet till det omtalade fenomenet som har tillkommit, fast fashion. Därför har leveranskedjan samt andra utvecklade strategier idag utvecklats eftersom det har en stor betydelse för att överleva som ett fast fashion företag i modeindustrin. Vi har under uppsatsens gång utgått ifrån de teorier som vi funnit vara relevanta inom ämnet för att kunna koppla den till empiri. Studien är därför utförd efter en kvalitativ undersökningsmetod med en abduktiv forskningsansats. Till stor del är uppsatsen baserad på sekundärdata, vi har här utgått ifrån fallstudie av Zara och H & M. En anonym kvalitativ intervju med en anställd inom ett världskänt fast fashion företag är genomförd. Vi har sedan analyserat och framfört empirin emot den valda teorin för att finna samband och skillnader av de valda fast fashion företagen. Slutsatsen är att fast fashion begreppet står för effektivitet, flexibilitet och vetskapen om de rätta trenderna. Tiden, kommunikation och korta ledtider är viktiga faktorer som spelar en huvudroll inom fast fashion. Det visar sig att konsumenternas preferenser idag ändras på ett ögonblick, vilket är skapat av att fast fashion företag visat att det är möjligt att leverera det senaste modet på några få dagar. Slutsatsen visar att den viktigaste strategin inom fast fashion är att kunna reagera snabbt på modemarknadens efterfrågan.

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka mediebilden av Sture Bergwall i svensktryckt press och hur eller om mediebilden förändrats mellan 90-talet och idag. De frågorsom ligger till grund för undersökningen är vilka huvudkällor som använts, om det finnsnågra särskilda ord som är signifikanta i beskrivningar av Bergwall samt hur andraaktörer i hans omgivning beskrivs. De metoder jag använder för att söka svar är dels enkvantitativ analys för att få statistik om vilka källor som används. Dels en diskursanalys,där jag har blandat Roger Fowlers och Teun A van Dijks teorier för att bäst kunnaapplicera metoden på mitt material.De sex artiklar som är undersökta genom diskursanalys är hämtade från DagensNyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen och Aftonbladet. De artiklar som är föremål fören mindre kvantitativ analys är hämtade från samma tidningar, från perioderna 1998-01-01 till 1999-12-31 samt 2009-01-01 till 2010-01-31.De teorietiska ramarna för uppsatsen är både mer allmän teori om det journalistiskauppdraget och mer specifik teori om brott i medier samt moralpanik.Resultatet visade att det finns stora skillnader i hur Bergwall framställs under de bådatidsperioderna. Under 90-talet framställdes han som en brutal seriemördare medan hanidag ofta tillskrivs en offerroll, trots att han fortfarande är dömd för 7 mord.Auktoriteterna som figurerar i artiklarna om Bergwall har också fått ett nyttframställningssätt. En vanlig beskrivning är att de är karriärlystna individer somutnyttjat Bergwall för att nå toppen. Under 90-talet var det dessa personer somlevererade sanningen i artiklar om Bergwall, medan det idag är Sture Bergwall självsom får redogöra för vad som är sanning eller ej.

This study shows that the supply chain management of a company                                    using the fast fashion strategy is where the company combines their traditional supply chain with the modern demand driven Quick Response and Agile supply chain. In theory so far fast fashion is described only in terms of demand driven supply chain management however according to this research the fast fashion strategy is shown to be applied by fashion companies characterized by a mix of the traditional and modern demand driven supply chain.

Titel: QR-koden – ett nytt marknadsföringsverktyg med potential Författare: Eric Karlsson och Oskar Kristiansson Handledare: Klaus Solberg Søilen Nivå: Kandidatuppsats, Marknadsföring (15 hp), VT 2012 Nyckelord: QR-koder, marknadsföringsverktyg, interaktion, incitament, strategi, Quick Response Codes, marknadsföring, print media, smartphones, annonsering, ROI Problemformulering: Hur bör företag använda sig av QR-koder i sina marknadsföringsaktiviteter? Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att, med utgångspunkt i den teoretiska referensramen och en kvalitativ studie av fem svenska företag, kartlägga hur QR-koder bör användas i marknadsföringsaktiviteter. Vidare vill vi identifiera fördelar och nackdelar med QR-koder för att se vilka implikationer ett lyckat respektive misslyckat användande har för företagen. Teoretisk referensram: Här presenterar vi olika teorier för att förstå begreppen som ligger bakom samt hjälper till att definiera fenomenet QR-koder och användningen av dem i marknadsföring. Teorierna är även behjälpliga vid vår analys av den empiriska datan. Metodik: Vi har valt en deduktiv ansats till vår uppsats som innebär att vi tittat på tidigare nedskrivna teorier och information för att kunna ta ställning till hur vi ska ställa frågorna till de företag som vi vill intervjua i vår kvalitativa undersökning. Empirisk studie: I empirin presenteras svaren på de djupintervjuer som utförts med våra fem fallföretag. Slutsats: Vår slutsats är att QR-koder bör användas på tydligt, informativt och lockande sätt utefter en tydlig strategi, och att de gå kan gynna ett företag ur ett marknadsföringssyfte genom att de vid ett kvalitativt användande kan nå och engagera fler konsumenter och därigenom öka sin omsättning och varumärkeskännedom. Används QR-koder däremot på fel sätt kan varumärket ta skada istället för att gynnas. / Title: The QR code – a new marketing tool with potential Author: Eric Karlsson and Oskar Kristiansson Supervisor: Klaus Solberg Søilen Level: Bachelor thesis, Marketing (15 credits), Spring semester 2012 Keywords: QR codes, marketing tools, interaction, incentives, strategy, Quick Response Codes, marketing, print media, smartphones, advertising, ROI Problem: How should companies use QR codes in their marketing activities? Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to, based on the theoretical framework and a qualitative study of five Swedish companies, identify how QR codes should be used in marketing activities. Furthermore, we strive to identify the advantages and disadvantages of QR codes to see what implications a successful as well as an unsuccessful use have for businesses. Theoretical framework: Here we present different theories for understanding the concepts that underlie and help to define the phenomenon QR codes and the use of them in marketing. The theoretical framework also help us to analyze our empirical data. Method: We have chosen a deductive approach to our thesis where we have studied previous research and information to be able to decide how to formulate the questions to the companies that we want to interview in our qualitative study. Empirical study: The empirical data is presented from interviews conducted with our five case companies. Conclusion: Our conclusion is that QR codes should be used in clear, informative and attractive way based on a clear strategy, and that they can favor companies from a marketing perspective, since a qualitative usage could reach and engage more consumers, and thus increase their sales and the brand awareness. However, the brand can be damaged instead of improved if QR codes are used in the wrong way.

The most basic property of a muscle is its ability to contract and produce force when stimulated. A muscle is mainly composed of cells consisting of myofibrils with its basic unit called as a sarcomere. A sarcomere is composed of actin and myosin responsible for the muscle contraction. The Hill-type muscle model is the most commonly used model to simulate the behavior of a muscle. A muscle can produce its maximum force at isometric conditions. The level of force produced in the muscle is determined by the the frequency of the signals from the CNS. The force production is also a function of force-muscle current velocity and force-muscle current length relations. A muscle contains two types of sensors / i.e. muscle spindle and golgi tendon organ, which give rise to the feedback control of the muscle length and muscle contraction velocity. In this study a 1-D model of a muscle is formed step by step in Simulink. In the models the muscle mechanics has been investigated and the results are compared with the previous works.

Diese Arbeit untersucht die Dauer von Bootvorgängen auf Linux-Systemen vom Einschalten des Rechners bis zur Benutzeranmeldung. Zeitintensive Abschnitte des Bootvorganges werden untersucht und Methoden zur Beschleunigung diskutiert. Dies beinhaltet eine Analyse verschiedener BIOS Versionen, der Kernel-Initialisierung und unterschiedliche Ansätze, Dienste zu starten. Es werden Startvorgänge eines gewöhnlichen Desktop-Systems mit einem eingebetteten VIA EPIA-ML-6000EA Mini-ITX System verglichen. / This research project evaluates startup times of the linux boot process from power-on until user login. Time consuming parts of the boot process are investigated and methods how to speed up the whole process are discussed. It includes an analysis and comparison of different BIOSes, the kernel startup sequence and different approaches to start user space services. This project also compares the startup times of everyday desktop systems with the EPIA-ML6000EA Mini-ITX board, an embedded x86-compatible system.

The purpose of this study is to assess the need for menu labeling of calories based on the ability of food consumers to identify lower calorie options. By surveying consumers in Kentucky and Ohio and health professionals in Kentucky about their awareness of caloric content, basic nutrition knowledge and ability to choose lower calorie options, we can predict the potential benefit of menu labeling initiatives and the amount of education that will be necessary for consumers to effectively use menu labeling to make informed decisions on calorie intake. Through online surveys, it was determined that consumers were better able to predict calorie levels of foods at common quick serve restaurants, compared to health professionals. Health professionals are more knowledgeable about daily calorie requirements and more likely to change their quick serve food order with calorie labels. Health professionals and consumers dining out 3-5 times per month were better able to determine low calorie options and daily calorie requirements. These findings suggest that show that health professionals are in no better able to predict calorie levels at restaurants. Furthermore, nutrition education is necessary to aid in the use of menu calorie labeling for consumers.

Manufacturing organizations are facing fragmented markets and increased demand of variety from consumers. As a result, many of these firms have adopted mass customization manufacturing strategies in an effort to offer their customers the freedom of choice while maintaining operational efficiency. Lean manufacturing strategies have also seen heavy use in manufacturing environments. This study investigates the possibilities of integrating lean manufacturing principles and practices into mass customization environments in order to improve system performance. The feasibility of other manufacturing strategies such as agility, Quick Response Manufacturing and the Theory of Constraints assisting in the application of lean manufacturing for mass customization is also explored with the goal of developing a theoretical framework for the application of these manufacturing systems in different types of mass customization environments. The result of these investigations is tested and verified using a real world case study.

Submitted by Socorro Pontes (socorrop@ufersa.edu.br) on 2016-12-05T13:53:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 SaraMCC_DISSERT.pdf: 1225703 bytes, checksum: 6523a91ba11bd95a902bec3898941e6b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vanessa Christiane (referencia@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-03-21T14:38:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 SaraMCC_DISSERT.pdf: 1225703 bytes, checksum: 6523a91ba11bd95a902bec3898941e6b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Socorro Pontes (socorrop@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-03-21T14:45:29Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 SaraMCC_DISSERT.pdf: 1225703 bytes, checksum: 6523a91ba11bd95a902bec3898941e6b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-21T14:46:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SaraMCC_DISSERT.pdf: 1225703 bytes, checksum: 6523a91ba11bd95a902bec3898941e6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-12 / Currently, the most widely used test for assessing the seed physiological quality is the germination. However, this presents some obstacles, the largest one, is a long time to obtain results, especially for forest species. The tetrazolium test provides fast results, and this has proved to be a promising alternative for the determination of viability of this kind of seed. However, the success of the test depends on the development of an appropriate methodology for each species. Thus, this research aimed to evaluate procedures for the pre-wetting, preparation and staining jucá seeds to tetrazolium test. The experiments have been divided into two steps. As in the first trial were tested pre-wetting conditions and seed preparation, the second was dedicated to the dyeing stage, in which three concentrations of tetrazolium solution were tested (0.05, 0.075 and 0.1%) and three periods (1, 3 and 6 hours) at the temperatures of 35 to 40 ° C. The seeds were sorted into viable or non-viable according to the colorations obtained. At the same time, the germination test was conducted to compare the results with the feasibility estimates by the tetrazolium test. It was found that the mentioned test is efficient to evaluate the feasibility of jucá seeds and to implement it is recommended the scarification of the seeds with sandpaper followed by soaked paper towel for 42 hours at 25 ° C and removal of the seed coat, with subsequent immersion of the seeds into the tetrazolium solution at 0.05% for 3 hours at 35 or 40 ° C / Atualmente o teste mais utilizado para a avaliação da qualidade fisiológica de sementes é o de germinação. No entanto, este apresenta alguns entraves, sendo o maior deles o longo tempo para obtenção de resultados, principalmente para as espécies florestais. O teste de tetrazólio proporciona resultados rápidos e por isso tem se mostrado uma alternativa promissora na determinação da viabilidade de sementes dessas espécies. Todavia, o sucesso do teste depende do desenvolvimento de metodologia adequada para cada espécie. Assim, essa pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar procedimentos destinados ao pré-umedecimento, preparo e coloração de sementes de jucá para o teste de tetrazólio. Os experimentos foram divididos em duas etapas. Enquanto no primeiro ensaio foram testadas condições de pré-umedecimento e preparo das sementes, o segundo foi dedicado à fase de coloração, onde foram testadas: três concentrações da solução de tetrazólio (0,05; 0,075 e 0,1%) e três períodos (1, 3 e 6 horas), nas temperaturas de 35 e 40 °C. As sementes foram classificadas em viáveis ou inviáveis de acordo com as colorações obtidas. Paralelamente, foi conduzido o teste de germinação para comparação dos resultados com as estimativas de viabilidade do teste de tetrazólio. Constatou-se que o teste de tetrazólio é eficiente para avaliar a viabilidade de sementes de jucá e para a sua execução recomenda-se a escarificação das sementes com lixa seguida de embebição em papel toalha por 42 horas a 25 °C e retirada do tegumento, com posterior imersão das sementes em solução de tetrazólio a 0,05% por 3 horas, a 35 ou 40 °C / 2016-12-05

Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-09-13T20:44:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 REUDISMAM ROLIM DE SOUSA – TESE (PPGCC) 2018.pdf: 4395945 bytes, checksum: 2241c8bad2cdc8eda86eb53c2e64c227 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-13T20:44:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 REUDISMAM ROLIM DE SOUSA – TESE (PPGCC) 2018.pdf: 4395945 bytes, checksum: 2241c8bad2cdc8eda86eb53c2e64c227 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-02 / Capes / Ferramentas como ErrorProne, ReSharper e PMD ajudam os programadores a detectar e/ou remover automaticamente vários padrões de códigos suspeitos, possíveis bugs ou estilo de código incorreto. Essas regras podem ser expressas como quick fixes que detectam e reescrevem padrões de código indesejados. No entanto, estender seus catálogos de regras é complexo e demorado. Nesse contexto, os programadores podem querer executar uma edição repetitiva automaticamente para melhorar sua produtividade, mas as ferramentas disponíveis não a suportam. Além disso, os projetistas de ferramentas podem querer identificar regras úteis para automatizarem. Fenômeno semelhante ocorre em sistemas de tutoria inteligente, onde os instrutores escrevem transformações complicadas que descrevem "falhas comuns" para consertar submissões semelhantes de estudantes a tarefas de programação. Nesta tese, apresentamos duas técnicas. REFAZER, uma técnica para gerar automaticamente transformações de programa. Também propomos REVISAR, nossa técnica para aprender quick fixes em repositórios. Nós instanciamos e avaliamos REFAZER em dois domínios. Primeiro, dados exemplos de edições de código dos alunos para corrigir submissões de tarefas incorretas, aprendemos transformações para corrigir envios de outros alunos com falhas semelhantes. Em nossa avaliação em quatro tarefas de programação de setecentos e vinte alunos, nossa técnica ajudou a corrigir submissões incorretas para 87% dos alunos. No segundo domínio, usamos edições de código repetitivas aplicadas por desenvolvedores ao mesmo projeto para sintetizar a transformação de programa que aplica essas edições a outros locais no código. Em nossa avaliação em 56 cenários de edições repetitivas de três grandes projetos de código aberto em C#, REFAZER aprendeu a transformação pretendida em 84% dos casos e usou apenas 2.9 exemplos em média. Para avaliar REVISAR, selecionamos 9 projetos e REVISAR aprendeu 920 transformações entre projetos. Atuamos como projetistas de ferramentas, inspecionamos as 381 transformações mais comuns e classificamos 32 como quick fixes. Para avaliar a qualidade das quick fixes, realizamos uma survey com 164 programadores de 124 projetos, com os 10 quick fixes que apareceram em mais projetos. Os programadores suportaram 9 (90%) quick fixes. Enviamos 20 pull requests aplicando quick fixes em 9 projetos e, no momento da escrita, os programadores apoiaram 17 (85%) e aceitaram 10 delas. / Tools such as ErrorProne, ReSharper, and PMD help programmers by automatically detecting and/or removing several suspicious code patterns, potential bugs, or instances of bad code style. These rules could be expressed as quick fixes that detect and rewrite unwanted code patterns. However, extending their catalogs of rules is complex and time-consuming. In this context, programmers may want to perform a repetitive edit into their code automatically to improve their productivity, but available tools do not support it. In addition, tool designers may want to identify rules helpful to be automated. A similar phenomenon appears in intelligent tutoring systems where instructors have to write cumbersome code transformations that describe “common faults” to fix similar student submissions to programming assignments. In this thesis, we present two techniques. REFAZER, a technique for automatically generating program transformations. We also propose REVISAR, our technique for learning quick fixes from code repositories. We instantiate and evaluate REFAZER in two domains. First, given examples of code edits used by students to fix incorrect programming assignment submissions, we learn program transformations that can fix other students’ submissions with similar faults. In our evaluation conducted on four programming tasks performed by seven hundred and twenty students, our technique helped to fix incorrect submissions for 87% of the students. In the second domain, we use repetitive code edits applied by developers to the same project to synthesize a program transformation that applies these edits to other locations in the code. In our evaluation conducted on 56 scenarios of repetitive edits taken from three large C# open-source projects, REFAZER learns the intended program transformation in 84% of the cases and using only 2.9 examples on average. To evaluate REVISAR, we select 9 projects, and REVISAR learns 920 transformations across projects. We acted as tool designers, inspected the most common 381 transformations and classified 32 as quick fixes. To assess the quality of the quick fixes, we performed a survey with 164 programmers from 124 projects, showing the 10 quick fixes that appeared in most projects. Programmers supported 9 (90%) quick fixes. We submitted 20 pull requests applying our quick fixes to 9 projects and, at the time of the writing, programmers supported 17 (85%) and accepted 10 of them.