De nombreuses industries ont mené des recherches en vue de choisir la méthode appropriée afin d'améliorer les résultats, notamment Lean manufacturing et Six Sigma. Ce travail de thèse s’intéresse principalement à l’influence de l’implémentation de ces méthodes au sein des entreprises françaises, selon trois critères : financier, opérationnel et innovation. Les résultats de nos recherches montrent que les entreprises, appliquant Lean manufacturing et Six Sigma, sont plus efficacies pour l'amélioration des performances en matières financière et opérationnelle. Par ailleurs, les entreprises qui utilisent juste une partie des pratiques de Lean manufacturing et/ou de Six Sigma ont montré des améliorations limitées. En ce qui concerne le volet innovation, nous avons montré que l’implémentation de Lean manufacturing est suffisante pour avoir une amélioration des performances. En outre, nous avons constaté que les pratiques de Lean manufacturing et Six Sigma, telles que One Piece Flow, Kanban, 5S, etc. contribuent fortement à l’amélioration des performances. Les résultats statistiques montrent également que les facteurs clés, de la réussite de la mise en place de Lean et Six Sigma, peuvent être significativement différents selon la méthode. / Many industries conduct research in order to decide on the appropriate methodology for delivering optimal performance outcomes such as Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma. Therefore, this research shows the influence of different categories based on the implementation method against three criteria: financial performance, operational performance and innovation performance. Research results indicate that companies implementing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma were more effective in improving company performance across financial and operational dynamics. Additionally, it shows companies who implemented Lean Manufacturing only saw improvements in innovation performance. Moreover, we found that Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma practices such as One Piece Flow, Kanban, 5S, etc, supported increases in companies’ performance. The statistical results also show that the key factors for the success of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma implementation could differ depending on the method employed.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) TESE_BRUNA DA NÓBREGA GERMANO_DIGITAL.pdf: 1843966 bytes, checksum: e3760059e9c9caf7b2b5e9854e1b340e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-14 / CAPEs / O objetivo do presente trabalho consiste em avaliar se a política de gestão por resultados do Pacto pela educação – PPE gerou impacto nas escolas da rede pública estadual de Pernambuco que oferecem o ensino médio, no período de 2008 a 2013 (sendo 2011 o ano de implementação da política avaliada), considerando como indicadores de sucesso escolar os índices de aprovação e abandono, as notas médias obtidas no Sistema de Avaliação Educacional de Pernambuco – SAEPE em Língua Portuguesa e Matemática, e a nota média no Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação de Pernambuco – IDEPE. Como a implementação dessa política foi realizada com base em características observáveis e não de forma experimental, a análise desenvolvida neste estudo é fundamentada em dois métodos econométricos: pareamento com propensity score e diferenças em diferenças (DD). Dessa forma, são considerados dois cenários: no Cenário 1 apenas o método DD é aplicado; no Cenário 2 os dois métodos são combinados. No primeiro cenário, os resultados mostraram que o monitoramento pelo PPE gera impacto positivo e significativo considerando as notas médias no SAEPE e no IDEPE. Ou seja, a participação na política de gestão por resultados do PPE eleva a nota média das escolas nesses indicadores. Considerando os índices de aprovação e abandono, o monitoramento pelo PPE não exerce influência sobre os mesmos. O efeito do Programa de Educação Integral – PEI também precisou ser avaliado, uma vez que a política de gestão por resultados do PPE utilizou a participação neste programa como condicionante para o tratamento. Assim, no Cenário 1, o efeito da participação no PEI é significativo para os indicadores de fluxo escolar (maior aprovação e menor abandono) e para a nota média no IDEPE. No entanto, não há resultado significativo quando se avaliam as notas médias no SAEPE. É importante destacar que o IDEPE, fruto da multiplicação do índice de aprovação pelas notas médias no SAEPE, foi o único indicador para o qual se observou resultados positivos e significativos, tanto para o monitoramento pelo PPE quanto para a participação no PEI. Os resultados obtidos no Cenário 2, independente do critério de pareamento utilizado e do indicador avaliado, ratificaram aqueles já encontrados no Cenário 1, conferindo assim maior robustez à análise desenvolvida neste estudo. Avaliando as duas políticas conjuntamente, tem-se impactos positivos sobre a maior permanência dos alunos na escola, tanto para aos indicadores de fluxo escolar como para as notas médias no SAEPE. / This work aims to evaluate whether the management by results policy used by the Pacto pela Educação - PPE (Pact for Education) had any impacts on Pernambuco state funded (public) schools that offer secondary education (ensino médio), between the years of 2008 and 2013 - the mentioned policy began in 2011. The following indexes were used to measure school success: pass and dropout rates, average grades on SAEPE (Sistema de Avaliação Educacional de Pernambuco) in the subjects of portuguese and mathematics and average grades on IDEPE (Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação de Pernambuco). The policy was implemented based on observable characteristics and not in a experimental way, therefore the analysis will consist of the use of two econometric methods: Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences (DID). Two scenarios were considered: the first uses the DID method; the second combines the use of the Propensity Score Matching with the DID methods. In the first scenario, results show that PPE monitoring generates considerable, positive impact regarding average grades on SAEPE and IDEPE. In other words, participation in PPE's management by results policy results in a improvement of such indexes. As for pass and dropout rates, PPE has no influence on them. The effect of the Educação Integral program - PEI (Full Time Education program) also deserved attention since PPE's management by results policy required schools to be part of this program. So, in scenario 1, effects of PEI are significant in respect to pass and dropout rates (higher passing and lower dropout) and average grade on IDEPE. It was not possible to find, however, any significant improvement on SAEPE the average grades. It is important to highlight that IDEPE (which is the product of pass rates by average SAEPE grades) was the only index in which positive and significant results were observed for both PPE monitoring and PEI participation. The results of the second scenario, no matter which matching criteria is used or what index considered, corroborated with those already found on the first scenario, thus providing more substance to the analysis performed by this work. Seeing both policies combined, positive impacts are found when students stay in school for longer periods of time. This is true for pass and dropout rates as well as average performance of students on SAEPE.

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Background: Maximal voluntary occlusal bite force (MVOBF) is the maximal force applied by the jaw muscles in dental occlusion. MVOBF is one parameter for functional capacity of the jaw system.  Aim: To evaluate MVOBF in different positions in the bite and to evaluate possible intra-individual differences between sessions.  Methods: MVOBF was measured with an electronic bite force device, with transducers sensitive to force, in 20 healthy men (mean 24.5 years). Eligibility of participants was full dental occlusion, Angle Class I relation, no diagnosis according to Diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders. The test included three repeated measurements on each site: first molar right, first molar left and central incisor, in random order, with test-retest study design. Unpaired T-test was used to test the MVOBF in different positions in the bite and paired T-test for possible intra-individual differences between sessions. A post hoc test for repeated measure one-way ANOVA was added.  Results: MVOBF in different positions in the bite was lower in the incisor area compared with the molar region (P<0.0001), but similar between right and left molar side (P=0.48 and P= 0.96, respectively). No intra-individual differences between sessions (molar right P= 0.40; molar left P= 0.81; incisor area P= 0.66). The intra-individual variability for repeated measurements showed variability for incisor area (P= 0.007), but not for molar right and left region (P=0.95 and P=0.49, respectively).  Conclusion: The results may provide reference values for MVOBF in young adult men, to be compared with men with pain or dysfunction in the jaw system.

The goal of this thesis is the analysis of small and medium enterprises financial support with respect to the Joint Regional Operational Programme as an bearer of regional support, which is financed from the European Union and the following list of recommendations within the frame of the realization stage of the project cycle that are generalized especially at the level of the final user as the beneficiary of the support.

This Master’s thesis deal with process of employee appraisal in a companies. Theoretical part of the thesis focuses on description of the appraisers, methods and evaluate criteria used in the appraisal systems. The practical part contains the proposal of the employee appraisal system in the company ApS Brno s.r.o.

State planning and transportation agencies continually face the escalating problem of increasing needs coupled with limited financial resources to meet those needs. In this difficult fiscal environment, the importance of meaningfully involving the public in the decisions that shape the future of our cities and regions becomes even more amplified. Proactively working with the public to gain buy-in from the early stages of the planning process is one of the most effective strategies to reduce project costs. The classic process in which state planning and transportation agencies have engaged the public is no longer an effective or efficient model as public meeting attendance has consistently decreased. As technology continues to shape the way that the public communicates with each other and their government, the onus falls on state planning and transportation agencies not only to continue to provide the traditional methods of engagement, but to look for new and innovative ways to gain increased public participation in the planning process. The traditional methods of public engagement will always be an important part of the planning process, but discovering the effectiveness of emerging technologies in order to develop new best practices for public engagement is the charge of the future. This report will evaluate whether a) online participatory planning spaces expand participation in the planning process and b) examine how evaluative metrics gathered by using online tools can inform decision makers of the utility of virtual planning spaces. This report will then present an evaluative criteria in order to establish a baseline by which to assess the performance of public involvement processes. This report will then present a case study of the Oak Hill Parkway Virtual Open House Pilot Project, a pilot study conducted in Austin, Texas to test the effectiveness of online participatory planning spaces in the field. This report will also share the results of interviews with Oak Hill Parkway Project representatives regarding the usefulness of virtual planning spaces. The report will conclude with a discussion of lessons learned and future research needs. / text

本論文共分為六章十六小節，計約五萬餘字。首章討論研究目皂、範圍、方法及限制 。第二章探討專案可行性評估的理訥基礎及文獻資料，包括專案可行性評估的意義、 功能及步驟，如何訂定專案可行性評估的指標，並簡述各種評估方法及其優缺點、應 用範圍。第三章為現行評估作業系統的探討，搜集到的資料有我國工研院、國營事業 投資評估方法、經濟部重要經建計畫評審，韓國矼究發展評審等。第四章，由前三章 的討論發展出經濟部科技顧問室經營管理類專案計畫可行性評估模式，包括評估程序 之確立、評估方法之選擇、評估指標及評估尺度的建立。第五章為本研究評估模式與 經濟部科技顧問室原評估作業之比較。第六章為本研究之結論與建議。

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:39:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Elizabeth do Rocio Dipp Azevedo Gimael.pdf: 954951 bytes, checksum: f143c457e2650583506a168960dd30ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-10-17 / This research aimed to identify the conflicts experienced by couples that have been characterized with the Extrovert Feeling . Our study was based on the assumption that no marriage can exist without conflicts, and that conflicts occur not only between couples with the opposite typology but also between those with the same typology. Conflicts do not only occur only when casals have the opposite typological functions, but also when they have the same dominant functions. From our review of the literature we only identified one study that focused on the two issues. We identified several studies that considered conjugal conflicts, but very few that related these conflicts to psychological types. Considering that our study examined conjugal conflicts, the typology of couples and the possible relationship between the conflicts and their typology, an iniitial depth interview was considered to be an adequate procedure to approach this question, given that we did not intend to undertake a therapeutic process. We adopted a qualitative approach to this research, which consisted of two moments. During the first moment we identified the typology of the couples and during the second moment, three couples were selected and interviewed in order to investigate the conjugal conflicts they identified, and to relate these conflicts to their typology. The instrument used for this research was QUATI (Questionnaire to Evaluate Typology), which enabled us to select three couples from the twenty four couples who participated during the first stage of the research. Considering the difficult task of reconciling typology and conjugal conflicts, after evaluating the results and the data obtained and performing an intuitive, symbolic, conceptual analysis, we concluded that some conflicts reported by the couples could be related to their typology, but we understand that other studies need be undertaken in order to obtain more conclusive evidence / Esta pesquisa procurou identificar os conflitos em casais que possuem a tipologia Sentimento Extrovertido. Nosso estudo baseou-se na premissa de que não existe um casamento sem conflitos, e que os mesmos ocorrem tanto em casais com tipologias opostas como também nos que possuem a mesma tipologia. Conflitos não se instalam apenas quando os casais têm funções tipológicas opostas, mas também quando apresentam a mesma função dominante. Na revisão de literatura encontramos apenas um estudo que focasse os dois assuntos. Identificamos vários estudos a respeito de conflitos conjugais e poucos relacionados a tipos psicológicos. Considerando que o nosso estudo examinou os conflitos conjugais, a tipologia dos casais e a possível relação entre os conflitos e suas tipologias, a entrevista de profundidade foi considerada um procedimento adequado para abordar essa questão, visto que, a nossa intenção não era realizar um processo terapêutico. O método escolhido para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa foi o qualitativo. Esta constou de dois momentos, no primeiro momento os casais foram selecionados pela tipologia e no segundo, foram realizadas entrevistas com os três casais selecionados, a fim de identificar os conflitos conjugais trazidos por eles, assim como, relacioná-los a tipologia. Esta pesquisa utilizou como instrumento o QUATI (Questionário de Avaliação Tipológica), o qual permitiu selecionar três casais dos vinte e quatro que participaram da primeira fase da pesquisa. Considerando a difícil tarefa de conciliar tipologia e conflito conjugal, após a avaliação dos resultados, discussão dos dados e de uma análise intuitiva, simbólica e conceitual. Concluímos que alguns dos conflitos apresentados pelos casais podem estar ligados a tipologia dos mesmos, mas deixamos uma porta aberta para que novos estudos sejam realizados, com o propósito de aumentar as possibilidades de pesquisa referentes ao tema

自2008年Youtube熱潮席捲全球之後，以影音分享為主的媒介消費行為逐漸成為常態，在這股集體協作並開放分享的浪潮下，新聞組織亦不免於其外，開始盛行以取材於眾(crowdsourcing)的新聞產製模式增加新聞素材來源的多樣性。電視新聞工作者取用網友拍攝後上傳的第三方影音內容（third party video,TPV）作為新聞素材的一部分，使得眾多使用者生產內容(User-generated content/ produsage)漸成為電視新聞畫面的一大主軸。 本研究欲瞭解電視新聞工作者取用TPV的過程，因此採內容分析法觀察TPV做成的新聞內容，並深度訪談及實際參與觀察以瞭解電視新聞工作者取用TPV的動機、處理素材的方式與新聞查證的過程。研究結果分成兩部分，首先，在取用情況上發現電視台確實大量使用TPV，但超過半數以上的素材難以辨識來源。題材選定偏好具爭議性的內容，而處理素材的方式則以剪接為主。其次，由於TPV的特性使然，電視新聞工作者在查證時容易面臨原始資料不明、消息來源不確定與情境脈絡斷裂等挑戰，而他們通常採取單一查證方式、尋找單一採訪對象，且最常比對網路資料。此外，在需查證的新聞中，僅半數的記者會到現場勘查與採訪。而在取得報導素材後，為規避查證責任，電視新聞工作者經常以白描畫面、翻攝網友留言與重新議題設定等方式作新聞，藉此模糊具爭議性的部份。 本研究因此針對TPV的查證提供若干建議：（1）從第三方的角度客觀觀察，避免淪為有心人士操弄的工具；（2）設法從發文者的字面敘述中或直接從影像中找到可辨識的地點、物件與人物，據此找到當事者；（3）盡力找到消息來源，若無法與消息來源取得聯繫，則應轉而尋找當事者、公正第三方如警察、或是向媒體同業詢問；（4）到事發現場勘查；（5）題材為各種網路傳言時，可請專家以實驗的方式證實。本研究並整理出幾項適用於各種情境的查證原則：質疑優先、詰問必備、資料比對、邏輯至上與經驗輔助。 / Crowdsourcing is an important trend and affects major parts of our lives. More notably, bulk of our news consumption consists of crowdsourced content; these content are what we call third party video or TPV for short. In recent years, we see an increased use of TPV in the Taiwanese media landscape, especially in news reporting and creation. Using crowdsourced content in news presents two major problems: 1. Over half of the TV news today uses crowdsourced TPV. These content often contain controversial materials. These controversial materials are often selected in bid to manipulate its audience. . 2. Due to the nature of crowdsourced TPV, news reporters have difficulties identifying the source of these content. Since more than half of the news reporting today uses TPV, this makes news highly suspicious. Although this research finds that reporters do attempt to verify its sources, these attempts are far from vigorous: new reporters often adopt one of the following ways in order to verify their news sources: cross validating their data using the Internet, remake opinions based on netizens/cyber-citizens or changing the agenda of the news content. In the worst case, news reporters avoid or skip validation of their news sources altogether. This research provides the following suggestions in solving the above mentioned problems: (1) prevention of content manipulation by malicious parties so that consumer of news content are not manipulated or swayed. This ensures that the news presented is unbiased, objective and fair. (2) Verifying TPV can include attempts to find any recognizable location, object, or figure from TPV as tips to trace origin. (3) News reporters can try their best to get in touch with the news sources. If this cannot be done, try to get in touch with unbiased third parties, such as the police force or people same as your profession.(4) News reporters can also attempt to perform on-site investigation may be contributed to find the truth. (5) If the issue is about rumors on the internet, news reporters may consult experts on the subject matter for clarification. Finally, this study summarized essential factors for verification applied in a various situations: Doubting, Cross-examination, Cross validation, logic, and experience.