À partir de l'observation de pratiques artistiques relationnelles, ce mémoire vise à la fois à identifier la relation comme un enjeu majeur de l'art actuel et à la définir comme concept opératoire pour l'analyse critique de ces pratiques en fonction de leur spécificité. Cette recherche est fondée sur la réévaluation de deux cadres conceptuels: d'une part, la théorie esthétique développée par Nicolas Bourriaud dans l'Esthétique relationnelle (1998) et, d'autre part, la problématique de l'in situ, qui est considérée comme un ancrage historique pour l'analyse des pratiques relationnelles. Proposant de revenir au fondement de la relation pour la définir comme espace de négociation entre soi et l'autre, cette étude permet de considérer les pratiques relationnelles en dehors de l'emprise conceptuelle exercée par l'Esthétique relationnelle de Nicolas Bourriaud. Elle propose également, à partir d'une conception anthropologique de la relation, de dépasser une analyse des pratiques relationnelles qui a souvent été effectuée en fonction de la notion d'in situ en histoire de l'art, en insistant sur la nécessité de considérer qu'un glissement s'opère, du site à la relation, quant à l'ancrage de l'art dans le champ social. La contribution de ce mémoire est de pointer la nature conflictuelle de la relation comme fondement d'une analyse critique des pratiques relationnelles, à partir d'exemples qui explorent la relation comme expérience vécue, en fonction de son altérité et de son effectivité. Cette recherche s'appuie sur cinq études de cas, afin de montrer qu'envisager la relation comme espace de négociation fait émerger de nouvelles questions, directement liées à la rencontre entre des individus. Par l'exploration de la relation à partir d'une reconnaissance de sa dimension hétérogène et conflictuelle, les pratiques de Devora Neumark, de Raphaëlle de Groot, de David Dupont, d'ATSA et d'Artur Zmijewski, sont étudiées dans la mesure où elles mettent en oeuvre des situations d'altérité qui contribuent à redéfinir la notion d'identité et à repenser l'idée de communauté en plus d'être investies d'une dimension intrinsèquement politique. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Art relationnel, Art d'intervention, In situ, Artur Zmijewski, Action terroriste socialement acceptable (ATSA), David Dupont, Devora Neumark, Raphaëlle de Groot.

Globalisation has made logistics more important than ever in developing countries. If one business function raises their costs on a service, the end customer will usually pay the price in the store. When the end customers cannot afford the end price on a product, they will turn to other alternatives. This thesis examines how process management would affect the local population within the Dominican Republic. By beginning to question why some functions exist the effect will be economically visible in a DuPont according to the theories. Supply chain management seeks to manage the whole processes from A to Z in the most efficient way possible. The study was conducted during 8 weeks in the Dominican Republic. Eleven managers were interviewed to see how important SCM is for DR. The conclusions of the study is that Supply Chain Management is very important for DR. Well managed supply chains allow higher quality goods such as medicine and food to be accessed at a lower price by the local population. By targeting the economical position of working capital in a process an organisation can reach an increased ROI without the use economical means (increase the income/delivery service or reduce the costs). / MFS study financed by the Swedish International Development cooperation Agency, SIDA

Master of Agribusiness / Department of Agricultural Economics / Arlo Biere / The investors I am representing would like to know if they can be successful in the seed industry. They have certain skills and abilities along with industry experience that provides them with certain advantages that would allow them to succeed in the industry. The thesis or study will provide them with a detailed study of the possibilities and the challenges that are before them. To gain insight into positioning a firm in the industry, one must find a tool to help us to discover the answers to the question. I will use "Strategic Visioning in Cascade", this model outlines area of interest such as; a strategic overview, a value proposition, a market analysis, a functional analysis, financial projection and exit strategy in its total. The focus of the study will provide insight into the value proposition and market analysis. The value proposition will follow Michael Porter's Competitive Strategy analogy of cost leadership, differentiation and focus strategies. The market analysis will follow Thompson and Strickland's seven questions that lead to understanding of the selected industry.

A financial analysis of Casia s.r.o. company conducted for years 2003 -- 2007. The thesis is conceived for managers (owners), who are involved in a further growth of the firm. Not only standard quantitative methods are used in the paper (percentage analysis, ratios, horizontal and vertical analysis of account statements, cash flow, working capital, economic value added and financial leverage calculation), but also methods for complex assessment of the company: Index IN05, Quick Test. A part of the work is also an intercompany and industry comparison. Proposals for improvements are defined in the conclusion.

Analysts, managers or other business executives and students have at their disposal wide variety analytical techniques when they want to evaluate company's financial position or when they wish to better understand the financial implication of business operational activities or investment. This thesis examines the uses of financial analysis as one of the main financial assessment techniques. After describing theoretically the main tools of financial analysis, this thesis determines the practicality of these tools in evaluating the financial health of a car distributor company for the period from year 2002 to year 2009. Despite the fact that the analyzed company's core business is car distributor, this analysis takes into consideration also other activities of the company such as repair center because, as the analysis shows, it influenced the financial results of the company. This thesis is concluded with general outcomes from the financial analysis and with recommendation for the company in order to prevent potential risks and in order to improve its financial results.

The thesis aims at design and implementation of a corporate performance management system in retail banking. It proposes a tree of performance metrics based on Dupont pyra-mid model. Using financial as well as non-financial measures, the proposed model manages to link all levels of management together into one shared hierarchy. As a result, the model shows how performance of a single worker adds up to the performance of the company as a whole. The model uses financial metrics such as interest margin, account balance, fees and remuneration cost and links them with non-financial measures such as client worker activities with clients, success rate of marketing campaigns, or client complaints. Implementation of the corporate performance management system is done using regular business intelligence tools. Third normal form data warehouse is the source for all data needed. A datamart on Teradata platform is proposed to hold the SQL transformed data from the data warehouse. Using the datamart a metadata layer in Microstrategy is created to distribute data among users.

Ayant recours aux théories de la «surconscience linguistique», du «choc des langues» et des «zones de contact» telles que développées par Lise Gauvin, Sherry Simon et Catherine Leclerc, ce mémoire a pour objectif de développer une littérature montréalaise activée par la langue et les langues dans un contexte contemporain. S'inspirant des débats entourant la littérature anglo-québécoise, et la place accordée à l'imaginaire anglo-montréalais et à ses représentants dans l'histoire, deux romans sont analysés du point de vue des langues : La logeuse d'Eric Dupont et Heroine de Gail Scott. À la lumière d'une interdiction formulée par Gilles Marcotte dans « Neil Bissoondath disait… », célèbre brûlot qui prohibe l’analyse conjointe des littératures de langue française et anglaise, l'approche adoptée dans ce mémoire vise par l'intermédiaire des romans à dépasser les propos de Marcotte afin de créer une spécificité montréalaise orientée par des préoccupations linguistiques. Ce mémoire démontre que les propos de Gilles Marcotte sont intenables dans le contexte actuel où les langues ne sont plus une source de division, mais bien un prétexte à joindre dans un propos qui les englobe et les dépasse les corpus de langue anglaise et française dans le contexte montréalais. La logeuse et Heroine témoignent d'un imaginaire et de préoccupations linguistiques comparables et de ce fait, permettent de définir les contours d'une littérature montréalaise activée par les langues. Enfin, ce mémoire se questionne sur l'équation entre langue et culture, mais également entre littérature et culture afin qu'une langue montréalaise, à l'instar d'une littérature montréalaise, prenne forme. / Refering to the theories of Lise Gauvin, Sherry Simon and Catherine Leclerc on «linguistic superconsciousness» (surconscience linguistique), «impact of languages» (choc des langues), and « contact zones» (zones de contact), this thesis produces a Montreal literature which is based on languages, French and English, in a contemporary context. Motivated by the debates around anglo-quebec literature and anglo-quebec writers, this thesis analyses two novels from the points of view of languages : Eric Dupont's La logeuse and Gail Scott's Heroine. The main objective of this study is to show that the concept developed by Gilles Marcotte in « Neil Bissoondath disait » which forbids comparisons between French an English texts, is obsolescent following the reading of the two novels. This thesis shows that in the context of Montreal, languages can create a specificity when they are not anymore a pretext to division, but the sign of a reconciliation.

Ayant recours aux théories de la «surconscience linguistique», du «choc des langues» et des «zones de contact» telles que développées par Lise Gauvin, Sherry Simon et Catherine Leclerc, ce mémoire a pour objectif de développer une littérature montréalaise activée par la langue et les langues dans un contexte contemporain. S'inspirant des débats entourant la littérature anglo-québécoise, et la place accordée à l'imaginaire anglo-montréalais et à ses représentants dans l'histoire, deux romans sont analysés du point de vue des langues : La logeuse d'Eric Dupont et Heroine de Gail Scott. À la lumière d'une interdiction formulée par Gilles Marcotte dans « Neil Bissoondath disait… », célèbre brûlot qui prohibe l’analyse conjointe des littératures de langue française et anglaise, l'approche adoptée dans ce mémoire vise par l'intermédiaire des romans à dépasser les propos de Marcotte afin de créer une spécificité montréalaise orientée par des préoccupations linguistiques. Ce mémoire démontre que les propos de Gilles Marcotte sont intenables dans le contexte actuel où les langues ne sont plus une source de division, mais bien un prétexte à joindre dans un propos qui les englobe et les dépasse les corpus de langue anglaise et française dans le contexte montréalais. La logeuse et Heroine témoignent d'un imaginaire et de préoccupations linguistiques comparables et de ce fait, permettent de définir les contours d'une littérature montréalaise activée par les langues. Enfin, ce mémoire se questionne sur l'équation entre langue et culture, mais également entre littérature et culture afin qu'une langue montréalaise, à l'instar d'une littérature montréalaise, prenne forme. / Refering to the theories of Lise Gauvin, Sherry Simon and Catherine Leclerc on «linguistic superconsciousness» (surconscience linguistique), «impact of languages» (choc des langues), and « contact zones» (zones de contact), this thesis produces a Montreal literature which is based on languages, French and English, in a contemporary context. Motivated by the debates around anglo-quebec literature and anglo-quebec writers, this thesis analyses two novels from the points of view of languages : Eric Dupont's La logeuse and Gail Scott's Heroine. The main objective of this study is to show that the concept developed by Gilles Marcotte in « Neil Bissoondath disait » which forbids comparisons between French an English texts, is obsolescent following the reading of the two novels. This thesis shows that in the context of Montreal, languages can create a specificity when they are not anymore a pretext to division, but the sign of a reconciliation.

Planering, styrning och uppföljning är viktiga processer inom materialplanering och inom dess flöde från leverantör till slutkund. Planeringsprocessens aktiviteter kan även ha en avgörande effekt på tillgängligheten av företagets produkter. I detta examensarbete granskas hur planeringen kan optimeras för olika produkter, med målet att ta fram rutiner kring hanteringen av produktplanering för att bidra till en bättre effektivitet ur ett helhetsperspektiv.Det finns ett behov av ett tydligt ramverk för att optimera förutsättningarna för planering av komplexa kundorder. Planeringsprocessen är i behov av kringliggande aktiviteter för ett optimalt utfall och baseras på logistiska och ekonomiska verktyg och metoder. Vid effektiv tillämpning kan ledtiderna reduceras och bakåtplaneringen förenklas, då rätt produkter lagerhålls och orderläggning sker vid rätt tidpunkt, med optimerad beställningskvantitet för att minimera de kostnader som kan uppstå. Därutöver krävs ett helhetstänk, där hela försörjningskedjan är involverad. Relationerna i nätverket är en viktig aspekt för en optimerad planering för säkerställande av en god leveransprecision.Det ramverk som tagits fram inkluderar ett grundtänk med logiskt tänkande, effektiva kommunikationsvägar och rätt sak på rätt plats vid rätt tillfälle. Men det bör poängteras att varje organisation är unik och bör anpassa tillvägagångssätt efter sin egen verksamhet, men ändå tillämpa det tankesätt som ramverket medför. / Planning, control and monitoring are key processes in material planning and its flow from supplier to end customer. The activities within the planning process can also have a crucial effect on the availability of the company’s products. This thesis examines how planning can be optimized for different products, and aims to develop procedures for the handling of product planning in order to contribute to a better efficiency from a holistic perspective.There’s a need for a clear framework to optimize the conditions for the planning of complex customer orders. The planning process is in need of ancillary activities for optimal outcomes and is based on logistical and financial tools and methods. If these are applied effectively, the lead times can be reduced and the backward scheduling can be simplified, since the right products are stocked and orders are being placed at the right time, with the optimum order quantity for minimizing the costs that may arise. Additionally, a holistic approach is required, where the whole supply chain is involved. The relationships within the network are an important aspect for an optimized planning, to ensure a high delivery precision.The framework that have been produced, includes a basic idea of logical thinking, effective communication channels and the right thing at the right place at the right time. But it should be emphasized that each organization is unique and should adapt this approach to its own business, but still apply the mindset that the framework entails.

Submitted by Rafael Sach ferreira (rafaelsach@gmail.com) on 2017-07-03T21:29:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Rafael Sach Ferreira - Mestrado Profissional em Economia e Finanças Corporativas.pdf: 1638024 bytes, checksum: d94bf2bf6b0a3636c963b1c8de5aa47f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by GILSON ROCHA MIRANDA (gilson.miranda@fgv.br) on 2017-07-18T13:59:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Rafael Sach Ferreira - Mestrado Profissional em Economia e Finanças Corporativas.pdf: 1638024 bytes, checksum: d94bf2bf6b0a3636c963b1c8de5aa47f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-20T20:02:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Rafael Sach Ferreira - Mestrado Profissional em Economia e Finanças Corporativas.pdf: 1638024 bytes, checksum: d94bf2bf6b0a3636c963b1c8de5aa47f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-17 / Private Equity investment, which has re-emerged in Brazil in 2005, appears as an alternative to diversify pension fund investments However, for this investment modality to be consolidated, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of the Private Equity industry in the last years. The method used to perform this evaluation was the DuPont System, that acts as a search technique that helps locate the key areas responsible for the company's financial performance. The results showed clear financial and operational differences between the groups of companies that were already disinvested by PEIF and those that are still part of the portfolio. In the first group, approximately 71.42% of the companies had a positive net margin and a stable financial leverage multiplier of around 2.0 times for at least three years before the disinvestment, generating positive impacts on the accumulated results of ROA (Return on Assets) and ROE (Return on Equity) profitability indicators calculated by the System DuPont. From this data analysis it will be possible, for instance, to determine standards that will help managers to satisfactorily complete the divestment process in the companies that are still part of the portfolio. The analysis of the companies already divested in relation to the results obtained and the way they were constructed allows us to conclude that the investment in Private Equity can be an alternative to diversify portfolio of investments, as well as reduce the concentration in segments of variable income and fixed income. / O investimento em Private Equity, que ressurgiu no Brasil em 2005, aparece como uma alternativa para diversificação dos investimentos dos fundos de pensão. No entanto, para que essa modalidade de investimento se consolide, é preciso avaliar o desempenho da indústria de Private Equity nos últimos anos. O método utilizado para realizar esta avaliação foi Sistema DuPont, funcionando como uma técnica de busca que ajuda a localizar as áreas-chaves responsáveis pelo desempenho financeiro da empresa. Os resultados apontaram claras diferenças financeiras e operacionais entre os grupos de empresas que já foram desinvestidas pelos FIP e aquelas que ainda fazem parte da carteira. No primeiro grupo, aproximadamente 71,42% das empresas obtiveram margem líquida positiva e multiplicador de alavancagem financeira estável em torno de 2 vezes durante, pelo menos, três anos antes do desinvestimento, gerando impactos positivos nos resultados acumulados dos indicadores de rentabilidade ROA (Return on Assets, em inglês) e ROE (Return on Equity, em inglês) calculados pelo Sistema DuPont. A partir da análise desses dados, será possível, por exemplo, determinar padrões que auxiliem os gestores a completar de maneira satisfatória o desinvestimento nas empresas que ainda fazem parte da carteira. A análise das empresas já desinvestidas, em relação aos resultados obtidos e a maneira como eles foram construídos nos permite concluir que o investimento em Private Equity pode ser sim uma alternativa para diversificar a carteira de investimentos e reduzir a concentração em segmentos de renda variável e renda fixa.