This diploma thesis deals with the calculation of the heat loss of a family house, possible ways of reducing the heat loss and impacts of replacing an existing heating source with a gas condensing boiler or heat pump. The research is focused on the individual ways of reducing the heat loss and possible choices of heating sources for the chosen subject. In the next part, there is the house described and its heat loss is calculated according to ČSN EN 12831. Subsequently, arrangements are proposed to reduce the heat loss and return on investment is calculated. The last part is focused on replacing the existing heating source by a gas con-densing boiler and heat pump. Regarding to low price of 1 GJ of heat, reducing heat loss without the subsidy program “Nová Zelená Úsporám”, would not be interesting. However, if we replace an existing source with a gas condensing boiler or heat pump, then the reduction is a must.

The thesis serves as a proposal for a possible variants investment in ICE invest spol. s r.o. This thesis is based on the theoretical background which is followed by an analysis of the current state and its own proposals for dealing with the issue.

This thesis focuses on the windscreen mounting options on the assembly line at Škoda Auto in Mladá Boleslav. The aim is to describe the possible assembly options and to determine the optimal variant. In the first part the key theoretical information is described, followed by an analysis of the current state. After the introduction of two new proposals the variatiants are compared to each other in terms of finance and overall suitability using multicriteria method.

This thesis examines the influence of insulation of perimeter structures on the price of residential units in model house. Model example is prefabricated house in the town of Vyškov. The aim is to determine whether is the investment for owners of individual apartments beneficial and, if so, what is its return time. Two views on this issue are saving energy for heating and appreciation of prices of apartments. The secondary objective is considering other options to save energy.

Reverse engineering (extracting information about a product from the product itself) is a competitive strategy for many firms and is often costly to innovators. Recent research has proven metrics for estimating the reverse engineering time and barrier and has shown that products can strategically be made more difficult to reverse engineer, thus protecting the innovator. Reverse engineering, however, is only the first phase of attempting to duplicate a product. Imitating – the process of discovering how to physically reproduce the performance of the reverse engineered product in one or more of its performance areas – is the second and final phase. This thesis presents metrics for the time and barrier to imitating and shows how they can be joined with reverse engineering metrics to estimate a total time and total barrier to duplicate a product. As there is a cost associated with the design of barriers to reverse engineering and in imitating it is important that a return on investment analysis be performed to ensure a profitable endeavor. Details of such an analysis are presented here. To illustrate the methodology, two case studies are presented. The first is an analysis of KithcenAid's Stand Mixer. The second is an analysis of a cantilevered "L-beam" that has been structurally optimized under four conditions to achieve a specified mechanical performance. Additionally, anecdotal solutions to creating barriers to reverse engineering and imitating are discussed throughout.

Der Erfolg von Genossenschaftsbanken ist von einer Vielzahl betriebswirtschaftlicher, volkswirtschaftlicher und demografischer Faktoren abhängig. Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss auf den Geschäftserfolg bei über 900 deutschen Instituten. Wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren sind dabei die Lage (städtisch, halbstädtisch oder ländlich), die Betriebsgröße, die Kreditquote, die Eigenkapitalquote sowie Steigung und Niveau der Zinsstrukturkurve.

Der Erfolg von Genossenschaftsbanken ist von einer Vielzahl betriebswirtschaftlicher, volkswirtschaftlicher und demografischer Faktoren abhängig. Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss auf den Geschäftserfolg bei über 900 deutschen Instituten. Wesentliche Erfolgsfaktoren sind dabei die Lage (städtisch, halbstädtisch oder ländlich), die Betriebsgröße, die Kreditquote, die Eigenkapitalquote sowie Steigung und Niveau der Zinsstrukturkurve.:Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Abkürzungs- und Symbolverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 2 Einordnung und Zielsetzung 3 Theoretische Analyse 5 Schlussbetrachtung Anhang Literaturverzeichnis

<p>Pension fund companies manage and invest large amounts of money on behalf of their members. In return for their contributions, members expect a benefit at termination of their contract. Due to the volatile nature of returns that pension funds attain, pension companies started attaching a minimum guaranteed amount to member&rsquo / s benefits. In this mini-thesis we look at the pioneering work of Brennan and Schwartz [10] for pricing these minimum guarantees. The model they developed prices these minimum guarantees using option pricing theory. We also look at the model proposed by Deelstra et al. which prices minimum guarantees in a stochastic financial setting. We conclude this mini-thesis with new contributions where we look at simple alternative ways of pricing minimum guarantees. We conclude this mini-thesis with an approach, related to the work of Brennan and Schwartz [10], whereby the member&rsquo / s benefit is maximised for a given minimum guaranteed amount, which comprises of multi-period guarantees. We formulate a method to find the optimal stream of these multi-period guarantees.</p>

Background: In 2003, the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service gave instructions that all the new student constables should undergo a personnel capacity-building programme as part of their basic training. This led to the development of the Self-Management Programme by Police Social Work Services. This programme IS, since July 2004, an integral part of the empowerment of more than 8000 recruits annually. A comprehensive study into the short and long-term effects of the programme on recruits, as well as its overall return on investment (ROI), was started in 2004. In this document, only the results that were achieved with the measurement of the programme's decision-making and purpose-in-life components will, however, be covered. Objectives: The study had a twofold purpose. The first was to measure the short and long-term effect of the Financial Management, Planning of Goals, Self-knowledge, Problem-solving and HIV/AIDS Awareness modules on recruit's knowledge, attitude and behaviour. It, secondly, endeavoured to measure the programme's return on investment coefficient. Method: The study utilised an experimental research design, as well as focus groups and triangulation. It involved an average of 400 experimental group respondents, 120 control group members, 12 focus group participants and 14 presenters per module. A total of 23 questionnaires and a focus group schedule was designed and utilised in the generation of data. Results: All five modules had a practical significant effect on the respondents' knowledge, attitude and behaviour and improved their personal and professional functioning considerably. The "decision-making" and "purpose-in-life" components, as well as the programme as a whole, also produced a very high return on investment. It, therefore, implies that the Self-Management Programme should be seen as both a very effective capacity-building tool and a financial asset for the South African Police Service. / Thesis (Ph.D. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.

Denna litteraturstudie fokuserar på Enterprise Architecture (EA), dess definitioner och underliggande ramverk. Vi har valt att göra en litteraturstudie då access till företag med information kring EA ansågs vara svår och utesluter därför intervjuer och andra direkta tillvägagångsätt då vi upptäckte att det är svårt att få tag på vettig information. Zifa konferensen är en internationell EA-konsult konferens som förespråkar konsulter och säljtekniker istället för att fokusera på grundvärdena av EA. Detta föreslår att ett objektivt resultat bara kunde erhållas genom en litteraturstudie. Ännu en anledning bakom valet av studie är att EA är en grundläggande process på detaljnivå, denna inkluderar basala saker så som inköps-/försäljningspriser. Detta anser vi vara känslig information som skapar förhinder för access. Syftet är att ta fram en integrerad modell som beskriver EA och verksamheter, med tanke på kostnaderna kring EA syftas här på medelstora till stora företag då det är dyrt att kartlägga en verksamhet.Litteraturstudien använde sig av snöbollsmetoden när det kom till val av källor samt en rad olika krav för vilka källor som skulle inkluderas. Dels för att det inte skulle bli överflödigt och dels för att det fanns så mycket litteratur att välja bland. Då det fanns så mycket litteratur kring ämnet anpassade vi strängt snöbollseffekten när vi valde studier, vi sökte fram tre vetenskapliga källor, därefter letade vi endast efter källor som var inkluderade eller härleddes från dessa. Fribergs modell av litteraturstudier användes som en utgångspunkt och grund för hur hela uppbyggnaden skulle se ut.Resultaten från samtliga källor visar på skiljaktigheter kring basala förklaringar såsom definitionen av EA samt mer invecklade teman där många källor visar att EA kan bringa vinst och hög avkastning till ett företag samtidigt som andra källor säger att EA är dyrt. Slutsatsen blev därför att det finns mycket kvar att undersöka inom området av EA och att företag borde öka sin kunskap inom detta område innan de implementerar EA. Den föreslagna möjligheten för företag är att skapa en intern arkitekturavdelning som en sjätte konfiguration enligt Mintzberg. Denna avdelning har hand om kartläggningen och arbetar för företaget istället för att hyra extern hjälp i form av konsulter som inte är invigda i verksamheten och som kräver lång tid för att lära känna den specifika verksamheten.