This thesis deals with the map portals, respectively geoportals being possibly implemented principally by local governments and citizens themselves. The literature review section looks at the current geoportals in the historical and contemporary context. The research of the current market identified possible options of commercial implementation of geoportal for specific conditions of the town of Strážnice. The following section analyzes open source variants of creating map portals. The market research is followed by an evaluation of particular alternatives and implementation process. Several sample functional geoportals have been created in the thesis. Results of this study provide materials for the local government of Strážnice and all potential applicants on the decision of an implementation of geoportal.

The emergency services in neighboring Jämtland, Sweden and Nord-Sør Trøndelag, Norway have identified a need to share data across department, municipality and country borders. A project is started to evaluate the possibility of sharing information through a common Web Geographic Information System (GIS). The data about resources at the various departments suffers from a high level of heterogeneity, fragmentation and protocol incompatibility. The Open Geo-Spatial Consortium (OGC) issue Web standards to harmonize the processing of geo-spatial data and promote interoperability between GIS systems. A test model based on the Thin Thread Model, emulating a potential final solution, is built to evaluate the usability of these Web standards in the situation. Successful test cases including CRUD operations and relatively smooth swapping of layer modules show that using well-established standards can be beneficial. A proposed architecture extending the test model presents the idea of a centralized proxy node and a meta data catalog. The study highlights the issue of responsibility and question of which authority should maintain centralized nodes. In order to successfully implement a Web portal, the project participants must from a technical point of view investigate how to access all desired data, agree on protocols for communication and ensure that each owner of data provides an API in agreement with the protocol. The OGC Web standards are proven a good option and focal point.

The aim of this thesis is the implementation and integration of solutions for Intelligent Warehouse Management into the ERP system, and its representation in the reference model of MBI. The work is composed of the individual chapters, of which the first chapters provides an extensive search to acquaint the reader with the basic characteristics of logistics, and logistics information technology support, which aims to improve KPI reporting and the level of SCM. The thesis also solves the characteristics and functionality of ERP and WMS systems and systems integration. The main part of the thesis describes the various stages of implementation and integration in the form of four tasks and their related factors representing general practices and procedures for the successful implementation of the system for Intelligent Warehouse Management.

Fundamentale Voraussetzung für alle professionellen Kartendienste ist die Möglichkeit zur Kontrolle der grafischen Präsentation. Aus diesem Grund besteht ein starker Bedarf an der visuellen Darstellung von Geodaten. Diese transformiert rohe Informationen in wichtige und entscheidungstragende Werkzeuge. Der Feature Portrayal Service (FPS) hat die Aufgabe, diese Anforderungen umzusetzen und damit wesentlich zur kartographischen Interoperabilität in Geodateninfrastrukturen beizutragen. Der Dienst entstammt dem internationalen Standard SLD 1.1.0 (Styled Layer Descriptor). Es handelt sich um einen Darstellungsdienst, der die interoperable Nutzung von Vektor-Daten, also von so genannten Features, ermöglicht. Dieser spezielle Web Map Service hat die Aufgabe, Geodaten von beliebigen Web Feature Services sowie rohe GML-Daten in einer gewünschten grafischen Ausprägung zu präsentieren. Dabei ist der jeweilige Nutzer in der Lage, eigene Darstellungen zu definieren und auf einen beliebigen Datenbestand anzuwenden. Datenquellen, Darstellungsvorschriften und der Feature Portrayal Service selbst sind insofern unabhängig voneinander, dass diese drei Komponenten auf verschiedenen und voneinander unabhängigen Servern liegen können. Diese Art der Implementierung bezeichnet man als Component WMS.

[pt] Atualmente, a Tecnologia da Informação (TI) tem assumido papel essencial para o alcance da administração eficiente, tanto no nível estratégico como no operacional, oferecendo benefícios para os negócios que incluem redução de custo, aumento da produtividade, qualidade, flexibilidade e inovação. E um dos recursos empregados é a implantação de um Sistema de Gestão de Armazéns, denominado Warehouse Management System (WMS), software que recebe as informações pertinentes ao armazém, gerando respostas para uma melhor movimentação, armazenagem, separação e expedição dos produtos, conforme as necessidades da organização. No entanto, a implantação de um sistema WMS pode ser considerada bem mais do que um projeto de tecnologia, que envolve mudanças estruturais e comportamentais, tornando-se um processo de risco relativamente alto e complexo. Este trabalho tem como objetivo identificar e planejar respostas aos riscos na implantação de um WMS no novo armazém de uma grande empresa brasileira do setor de cosméticos. Os resultados obtidos comprovaram inúmeras atividades que devem ser gerenciadas em favor do não comprometimento dos objetivos propostos da empresa, embora sabendo que o risco é algo incerto quanto à sua ocorrência. Ainda assim, para os futuros usuários do WMS, compreender a inclusão do gerenciamento de riscos nos seus projetos de implantação irá trazer maior probabilidade de sucesso, pois quanto mais forem conhecidos os riscos e as ações de mitigação, mais confiança e segurança as empresas terão em projetos desta natureza. / [en] Currently, Information Technology (IT) has assumed crucial role for achieving the efficient administration at both the strategic and the operational, providing business benefits that include reducing costs, increasing productivity, quality, flexibility and innovation. And one of the resources used is the implementation of a Warehouse Management System, called Warehouse Management System (WMS) software that receives the relevant information to the warehouse, generating responses for improved handling, storage, picking and shipping of products as the organization s needs. However, the implementation of a WMS system can be considered much more than a technology project that involves structural and behavioral changes, becoming a process of relatively high risk and complex. This study aims to identify and plan responses to the risks of implementing a new WMS in the warehouse of a large company in the cosmetics industry. The results confirmed many activities that must be managed in favor of non-commitment of the proposed objectives of the company, while knowing that the risk is somewhat uncertain as to its occurrence. Still, for future users of the WMS, to understand the inclusion of risk management in their deployment projects will bring greater likelihood of success, because as more becomes known risks and mitigating actions, more confidence and security firms will take into projects of this nature.

Humanitarian help organisations today may benefit on improving their location analysis when placing field hospitals in countries hit by a disasters or catastrophe. The main objective of this thesis is to develop and evaluate a spatial decision support method for strategic placing of field hospitals for two time perspectives, long term (months) and short term (weeks). Specifically, the possibility of combining existing infrastructure and satellite data is examined to derive a suitability map for placing field hospitals. Haut-Katanga in Congo is used as test area where exists a large variety of ground features and has been visited by aid organisations in the past due to epidemics and warzones. The method consists of several steps including remote sensing for estimation of population density, a Multi Criteria Evaluation (MCE) for analysis of suitability, and visualization in a webmap. The Population density is used as a parameter for an MCE operation to create a decision support map for locating field hospitals. Other related information such as road network, water source and landuse is also taken into consideration in MCE. The method can generate a thematic map that highlights the suitability value of different areas for field hospitals. By using webmap related technologies, these suitability maps are also dynamic and accessible through the Internet. This new approach using the technology of dasymetric mapping for population deprival together with an MCE process, yielded a method with the result being both a standalone population distribution and a suitability map for placing field hospitals with the population distribution taken into consideration. The use of dasymetric mapping accounted for higher resolution and the ability to derive new population distributions on demand due to changing conditions rather than using pre-existing methods with coarser resolution and a more seldom update rate. How this method can be used in other areas is also analysed. The result of the study shows that the created maps are reasonable and can be used to support the locating of field hospitals by narrowing down the available areas to be considered. The results from MCE are compared to a real field hospital scenario, and it is shown that the proposed method narrows down the localisation options and shortens the time required for planning an operation. The method is meant to be used together with other decision methods which involves non spatial factors that are beyond the scope of this thesis.

Fundamentale Voraussetzung für alle professionellen Kartendienste ist die Möglichkeit zur Kontrolle der grafischen Präsentation. Aus diesem Grund besteht ein starker Bedarf an der visuellen Darstellung von Geodaten. Diese transformiert rohe Informationen in wichtige und entscheidungstragende Werkzeuge. Der Feature Portrayal Service (FPS) hat die Aufgabe, diese Anforderungen umzusetzen und damit wesentlich zur kartographischen Interoperabilität in Geodateninfrastrukturen beizutragen. Der Dienst entstammt dem internationalen Standard SLD 1.1.0 (Styled Layer Descriptor). Es handelt sich um einen Darstellungsdienst, der die interoperable Nutzung von Vektor-Daten, also von so genannten Features, ermöglicht. Dieser spezielle Web Map Service hat die Aufgabe, Geodaten von beliebigen Web Feature Services sowie rohe GML-Daten in einer gewünschten grafischen Ausprägung zu präsentieren. Dabei ist der jeweilige Nutzer in der Lage, eigene Darstellungen zu definieren und auf einen beliebigen Datenbestand anzuwenden. Datenquellen, Darstellungsvorschriften und der Feature Portrayal Service selbst sind insofern unabhängig voneinander, dass diese drei Komponenten auf verschiedenen und voneinander unabhängigen Servern liegen können. Diese Art der Implementierung bezeichnet man als Component WMS.

This inquiry began with a global question: Why are Aboriginal high school students underrepresented in the sciences? This led to the following series of questions: What is science? Is Aboriginal knowledge about nature and naturally occurring events science? What is science literacy? What are culturally responsive approaches to science education? The initial inquiry began as part of the Aboriginal Knowledge and Science Education Research Project, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Over time the inquiry morphed into two case studies. The first case study focused on a quantitative exploration to examine the current state of student performance in British Columbia secondary school science (Biology 12, Chemistry 12, and Physics 12), and mathematics (Principles of Mathematics 12). The examination of performance trends for over a decade confirmed the underperformance of Aboriginal students in secondary school sciences and mathematics when compared to non-Aboriginal students. The second case study sought to establish criteria, identify, and document a model project that incorporated the methods of western modern science (WMS) knowledge and ways of knowing represented by traditional ecological knowledge and wisdom (TEKW), local ecological knowledge (LEK), and indigenous knowledge (IK) in a local environment (place-based) and that was culturally responsive to students and faithful to science education principles. A model project was identified in British Columbia operating within the Heiltsuk First Nation territory by the Qqs (pronounced “kucks”) Projects Society. This project exemplified the Te Kotahitanga Project in Aotearoa/New Zealand by engaging student interns in science in place. Qqs partnered with a number of non-governmental organizations to develop the Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards (SEAS) Initiative, whereby interns used WMS techniques to study their traditional territory in the Great Bear Rainforest. The SEAS project was deemed to make science more relevant for Aboriginal students, who may otherwise have rejected it because of a possible conflict with their cultural value systems and personal relevance. There is a persistent tension between science espoused by WMS, and the wisdom and sacredness of indigenous knowledge and wisdom (IKW). Finally, recommendations are proposed for a Two-row Wampum Belt or a trans-systemic practice that would enable IKW and WMS knowledge to operate in a spirit of mutual cultural responsiveness, followed by recommendations for future study. / Graduate

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T17:05:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 19 / Nenhuma / O objetivo desta pesquisa é verificar os impactos ocorridos com a implementação de tecnologia logística na atividade de separação de pedidos de produtos acabados em um centro de distribuição de uma empresa comercial gaúcha que trabalha com estoque e uma quantidade elevada de itens. A empresa realizou investimento em tecnologia na separação de pedidos, atividade esta considerada de alta complexidade na área de armazenagem, por impactar diretamente no tempo do ciclo de pedido. Para a realização da pesquisa, foi realizada revisão teórica sobre os conceitos de logística de distribuição, ciclo do pedido e, além disso, verificaram-se as tecnologias logísticas disponíveis na literatura e no mercado aplicáveis à atividade de separação de pedidos. O processo de separação de pedidos da empresa, até o ano de 2005, era realizado de forma manual, ou seja, os pedidos eram separados com papel e alto grau de interferência humana e sem uma gestão adequada dos recursos disponíveis. Foi organizado um grupo focado com especialis / The objective of this research is to examine the impacts that occur with the implementation of logistics technology in the activity of picking the finished product in a distribution center of a commercial gaucho who works with stock and a high amount of items. The company made investments in technology in the separation of applications, activity is considered high complexity in the storage area by directly impact the cycle time of request. To perform the study has theoretical review on the concepts of distribution logistics, order cycle and, moreover, there were logistical technologies available in the literature and the market activity for the picking. The process of picking the company by the year 2005 was done manually, ie, the applications were separated with paper and a high degree of human interference and without proper management of available resources. Organized a focus group with specialists in logistics, in order to identify points to be raised with the company and to prepare a questionnaire that c

IT och logistik är två områden i ständig utveckling. IT har skapat helt nya förutsättningarför planering och effektivisering inom logistiken. I dagens samhälle är en välutveckladkommunikation avgörande för effektiv logistik. IT har även möjliggjort nyaorganisationsstrukturer i form av supply chain management och outsourcing medtredjepartslogistiker. För en tredjepartslogistiker kan det vara avgörande att kunna arbetaeffektivt med både material- och informationsflöden. Med hjälp av moderna WMS kantredjepartslogistiker effektivisera arbetet i betydande utsträckning. Denna uppsats belyserde förutsättningar som skapar effektiv tredjepartslogistik med fokus på deeffektiviseringar som kan uppnås med hjälp av WMS. Studien baseras på grundliggenomgång av teorier samt fallstudier som genomfördes med intervjuer och fokus grupphos två stora tredjepartslogistiker. I studien argumenterar jag för de förutsättningar somidentifierats för att effektiv tredjepartslogistik skall uppnås. Studien visar att effektiveffektivitetsmätning, god systemanvändning och verksamhetsinriktad systemutvecklingär viktiga förutsättningar för effektiv tredjepartslogistik.