The subject of this thesis is the selection and implementation of new quality management tools in the selected engineering company INOX SERVIS s.r.o. The theoretical part deals with the different tools and methods of quality management and the analysis of current situation. Obtained information were used in the application of tools in the manufacturing process. Implementation was evaluated and other variants of possible process improvements were established.

Bakgrund: Bygg- och anläggningsbranschen är en olycksdrabbad bransch. För att kunna motivera medarbetarna till arbete i riskfyllda arbetsmiljöer styr företag med belöningssystem. Belöningssystemet formar i sin tur den sociala och organisatoriska arbetsmiljön. Dock motiveras alla medarbetare av olika belöningar vilket i sin tur präglar arbetsplatserna och dess arbetsmiljö. Syfte: Syftet med denna studien är att undersöka samt analysera hur företagens belöningssystem formar den organisatoriska och sociala arbetsmiljön inom bygg- och anläggningsbranschen. Vidare är syftet att ta reda på hur den organisatoriska och sociala arbetsmiljön i sin tur formar den fysiska arbetsmiljön. Metod: Vi har använt oss av två forskningsdesigner; tvärsnittsstudie och flerfallstudier som vi har genomfört på 5 olika företag som är verksamma inom bygg- och anläggningsbranschen. Det empiriska materialet har samlat sin genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med 10 personer från dessa företag. Studien har en induktiv forskningsansats. Slutsats: Vi kom fram till att belöningssystemet är med och formar den organisatoriska och sociala arbetsmiljön, eftersom belöningar bland annat avgör hur motiverade medarbetarna är och hur de därmed integrerar med varandra. Sammanhållningen var också det som vi ansåg låg närmast kopplingen till den fysiska arbetsmiljön. / Background: The construction industry is accident-prone. To motivate employees to work in risky work environments, companies use reward systems. The rewardsystem in turn shapes the social and organizational work environment. However, all employees are motivated by different rewards, which in turn characterizes the workplace and its working environment. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze how companies’ reward systems shape the organizational and social work environment within the construction industry. Furthermore, the aim is to find out how the organizational and social work environment in turn shapes the physical work environment. Method: We have used two research designs; a cross-sectional study and multiple case studies that we have carried out at 5 different companies active in the construction industry. The empirical material has been collected through semi-structured interviews with 10 people from these companies. The study has an inductive research approach. Conclusion: We concluded that the reward system is involved in shaping the organizational and social work environment because, among other things, rewards determine how motivated the workers are and how they are thus intrigued with each other. Social cohesiveness was also what we considered to be the closest connection to the physical work environment.

This master´s thesis is focused on assessment of properties of vibropressed concrete products. The important point of the thesis is measuring fresh concrete air permeability by Qaver control tool and confrontation this results with results of hardened concrete. The relationship between results obtained is examined.

Many organisations use incentive systems as a management control tool to steer the organisation towards defined goals by generating common incentives for the employees. Previous studies have shown that the design of an incentive system affect what results it may generate. Therefore, this study aims to, within the context of manufacturing industry, investigate a configuration of design choices’ impact on the effect of an incentive system. A literature study has been conducted to map what effect the research shows different design choices and how these impacts the employees and the organisation. This case study of Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing Sweden AB investigates how their incentive system is designed and what effects this generates from their organisational specific context. Motivation, participation, cooperation, culture and performance were factors evaluated in the study. Data was mainly gathered through qualitative interviews conducted with employees to gain an understanding of the use and design of the incentive system together with how it fit within the organisational context. The empirical data was then analysed and related to previous studies on the subject. The conclusion and discussion base on the effects of an incentive system and how these effects are affected by the design of the incentive system itself, together with how these effects may be reduced when alternative management control tools hold a stronger presence with the employees. Even when the incentive system is designed by what previous studies has shown to generate the desired effect, the organisational specific context may affect the result. Further, it is discussed that the highest results are achieved when the incentive system is designed to work within a specific context, as it then strives towards the same vision as other management control tools.