The diploma thesis is a design of a business plan for the establishment of a private kindergarten in Olomouc, as a Limited Liability Company. The design responds to an existing market gap which creates sufficient space for entry of a new entrepreneur in this market. In the thesis, the presumptions of success in a business are evaluated, including financial plan, and a proposal of sequential steps for an execution of the company is made.

Diplomová práce se zabývá návrhem podnikatelského plánu pro založení soukromé kliniky řečové terapie v Brně, jako společnosti s ručením omezeným. Návrh je reakci na existenci tržní mezery v poskytování komplexích a kvalitních služeb v oblasti řečové terapie, psychoterapie a fyzioterapie. V následující práci jsou vyhodnoceny potřebné předpoklady úspěchu podnikání, zahrnující také finanční plán, včetně návrhu kroků pro samotmou realizaci firmy.

The Master’s thesis aims at elaboration of an own business plan targeted at founding of a Kindergarten in Banská Bystrica, that specializes at development of kid’s talents, education of foreign languages, sports and other physical activities. Unique selling competitive edge of the kindergarten is among other things establishment of special classes dedicated for children coming from multicultural background. These classes will focus on communication exclusively in foreign language and compliance with cultural practices.

Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le programme de recherche beyond the sea® visant à développer la traction de navire de commerce par des kites géants. Le but est d’utiliser l’énergie du vent, et ainsi de réduire la consommation de carburant des navires et réduire les émissions polluantes. Un tel projet demande de nombreux développements et actions scientifiques, en particulier pour prédire le comportement des cerfs-volants géants et des navires associés. Pour cela des modèles sont développés, mais ces modèles doivent être confrontés à des mesures pour en estimer la validité. Cette thèse a donc pour objectif de mesurer les interactions entre le kite et le navire, à une échelle limitée par rapports aux navires visés par le programme global. Des mesures ont donc été réalisées sur un navire de pêche de 13 m, puis sur un bateau expérimental de 6 m spécialement conçu à cet effet. De plus, des mesures ont aussi été menées à terre pour évaluer uniquement les performances du kite. Chacune de ces campagnes expérimentales mettait en oeuvre un dispositif de mesure complexe, ainsi qu’un système automatique de contrôle du vol du kite. En plus de fournir des données de qualité à destination de la science, les outils développés au cours de cette étude peuvent être utilisés directement par les partenaires industriels du projet beyond the sea®. / This study is part of the research program beyond the sea® aiming to develop kites as auxiliary propulsion devices for ships. The goal is to use the energy of the wind to save fuel and reduce harmful emissions. Such a project needs numerous developments and scientific actions, particularly to model the behavior of giant kites and associated ships. However these models must be compared to measurements to assess their validity. This study is then focus on the measurements of the interaction between kites and ships, at a limited scale in comparison to the real scope of the project. Thus measurement campaigns were carried out on a 13-meter long trawler, and on a 6-meter long experimental platform specifically designed. Another experimental campaign was also carried out onshore to assess the aerodynamic specs of the kite. Each of these three campaigns was based on a complex experimental set-up, including an automatic kite control system. In addition to provide a valuable data set for further scientific analyses, this study provided also tools which can be used by the industrial partners of the beyond the sea project®.

MAAS / Department of Development Studies / See the attached abstract below

Heterojunctions were generated between tungsten trioxide and tetraphenyl porphyrin with reduced graphene oxide or exfoliated graphite support for mineralisation of acid blue 25 dye under visible light radiation. Moreover, degradation of pharmaceuticals was conducted using p-n heterojunctions between WO3 and Co3O4 and a direct Z-scheme heterojunction between BiOI and Co3O4 prepared using in-situ method and solvothermal self-assembly method respectively. The synthesized materials were characterised using Raman, FTIR, SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, TGA, BET, UV-Vis and PL techniques. UV-Vis, TOC and HPLC-QTOF-MS were used to study the degradation efficiency and pathway. Scavenger trapping experiments were conducted to propose the charge transfer mechanisms. The highest degradation efficiency (99 %) was achieved for the dye and the pharmaceuticals using visible light. The mineralisation ability of the fabricated nanomaterials was pH dependent with acidic conditions favouring the removal of the dye (pH 5) while alkaline conditions favoured the mineralisation of pharmaceuticals (pH 10 – 11). / Civil and Chemical Engineering

Since the emergence and the subsequent evolution of lean manufacturing concepts, numerous enterprises of different scale and specialties have adopted lean tools and techniques in their facilities with varying success. In general, lean manufacturing related studies have been conducted on large manufacturing firms, such as the automotive industry. Yet, lean manufacturing tools and techniques are also suited for small enterprises. Thus, the main concern of this study is to investigate the success of set-up time reduction efforts (one of the steps needed to achieve 'one-piece flow') in secondary wood products manufacturing facilities on four woodworking machines (moulder, shaper, table saw, and band saw) based on firm size. The first objective of this research is to explore the results of the implementation of set-up time reduction efforts on selected woodworking machines in enterprises of varying size. It is assumed that company size is a major factor influencing the rate of set-up time improvements. To that end, the first hypothesis, which states that 'Small firms are less successful in reducing set-up time through set-up time reduction efforts than are large firms,' has been developed and supportive questions have been corresponding created. While statistical testing of the hypotheses created for this is not possible due to the limited number of participants, speculations about the possible outcome can be made. Thus, for hypothesis one, the data obtained does not show any sign of a relationship between a firm size and the success rate of set-up time reduction efforts. The second objective of this study is to investigate how a firm's productivity is affected by set-up time reduction efforts as related to firm size. With regards to some of the weaknesses of typical small manufacturing firms (e.g. having limited budget and resources, intuitive management strategies including lack of strategic planning), large firms, by and large, are expected to be more successful in increasing productivity through set-up time reduction. To that end, the goal is to investigate results of the set-up time reduction efforts in terms of productivity improvement in manufacturing facilities. With this in mind, the second hypothesis was proposed, which reads 'Small firms achieve lower productivity gains through set-up time reduction than do large firms.' For the second hypothesis, while no conclusive proof can be offered, no sign of a relationship between firm size and productivity gain through set-up time reduction could be found. Another objective of this study is to explore the success rate of set-up time activities on the four types of woodworking machines in industry facilities considering the training activities provided by manufacturers. The aim is to compare set-up time improvement performance of manufacturers between enterprises which trained their workers/operators and enterprises which did not train their employees. To understand the relationship between the scale of firms (and/or facilities) and training activities to improve set-ups, the third hypothesis, which reads 'Small firms are less concerned with set-up time reduction through training than are large firms,' has been developed. For the third hypothesis, while testing is not possible, it appears that there is no relationship between firm size and the level of concern for set-up time reduction through training activities. The final objective of this research is to investigate whether the secondary wood manufacturing firms studied experienced a bottleneck in their production due to the long set-up actions of machines. In order to accomplish this objective, the final hypothesis, 'In both, large and small firms, bottlenecks occur at machines with high set-up times,' has been developed. The final hypothesis cannot be accepted or rejected due to the limited number of responses obtained, set-up time was a frequently indicated explanation for the occurrence of production bottlenecks in secondary wood products manufacturing firms. / Master of Science

台灣金融機構得以至中國大陸地區設置分支機構的法源主要來自於立法院在於2006年11月時修正准許台灣銀行業赴中國大陸地區設立分行。本研究針對39家台灣銀行業在中國大陸營業據點之經營策略與績效進行分析，並採採多元迴歸模型檢定其經營策略與績效之關係。 根據本文實證後的主要研究結果如下： 一、無論是以資產報酬率 (ROA) 或是股東權益報酬率 (ROE) 等兩項獲利指標所檢定的結果，均未有足夠的證據顯示台灣銀行業在中國大陸地區積極設置分行等據點的經營策略或方向是可行的。 二、由股東權益報酬率 (ROE) 分析的結果，支持台灣銀行業若採行提早投入中國大陸地區設置實體據點的發展策略，對於其股東權益報酬率 (ROE) 會呈現顯著的正向關係。 三、無論是以資產報酬率 (ROA) 或是股東權益報酬率 (ROE) 來做為被解釋變數，結果皆無法支持台灣銀行業在中國大陸地區設置分行等實體據點的數量規模大小與銀行的資產報酬率 (股東權益報酬率) 有關。 / Because of the Legislature amended the Act in November 2006, Taiwan’s Banking had been permitted and set up branches in mainland China since 2006. This paper analyzed the business strategy and performance of 39 Taiwanese banks in mainland China. The multiple regression models were adopted and we test the relationship between their business strategy and performance. The main results of this paper were as follows: First, whether the rate of return on assets (ROA) or return on equity (ROE) profitability indicators, there is no sufficient evidence that the Taiwan’s banks actively set in mainland China Branches and other positions of the business strategy or direction is feasible according to the other two test result. Second, as a result of the ROE analysis, it is significant to support the Taiwan’s banking industry to adopt the development strategy of setting up an entity base in mainland China, which has a significant positive effect on the ROE. Third, whether the return on assets (ROA) or the return on equity (ROE) as an explanatory variable, the results are unable to support that the the scale of Taiwan’s banking in mainland China have a relation with the ROE or ROA.

Este trabalho apresenta o modelo numérico de um banco experimental onde foi feita uma avaliação sobre as características estáticas do eixo e a identificação das características dinâmicas de um mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso. Nos últimos anos, o uso da cerâmica estrutural tem crescido significativamente para a concepção e fabricação de peças mecânicas. O uso da cerâmica porosa como restritor em mancais aerostáticos pode melhorar o seu desempenho relacionado com o desgaste, a estabilidade térmica, a rigidez e capacidade de carga, permitindo que eixos trabalhem com precisão a uma velocidade acima de 20.000 rpm, com pequenas folgas (40 microns). A fim de investigar este tipo de mancal foram desenvolvidas análises estáticas para obter a rigidez do eixo de suporte, assim como do mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso e identificação dinâmica para o banco experimental. As análises estáticas indicaram a rigidez do eixo e do mancal aerostático de 20,1 kN/mm e 2,6 kN/mm, respectivamente. As análises dinâmicas indicaram que a primeira frequência natural do rotor está próximo de 1365,9 Hz, o que é muito mais elevada do que a primeira frequência natural da mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso cujo valor é 775,0 Hz. Pode-se concluir que a configuração geométrica e condições de suporte escolhidos permitem uma condição robusta para prosseguir com os testes experimentais para obter as características dinâmicas do mancal poroso. / This work presents the numerical model of an experimental set-up where it was made an evaluation on the static characteristics of the shaft and the identification of the dynamic characteristics for an aerostatic radial porous bearing. In recent years, the use of the structural ceramic has grown significantly for design and manufacturing of mechanical parts. The use of ceramic porous as restrictor in aerostatic bearings can improve its perform related to the wear, thermal stability, stiffness and load capacity allowing that spindles work with precision at speed above 20.000 rpm with small clearances (40 microns). In order to investigate this kind of bearing were developed static analyses to obtain the stiffness of the support shaft, as well as aerostatic porous bearing and dynamic identification for experimental set-up. The static analysis indicated stiffness of shaft and aerostatic porous bearing of 20.1 kN/mm and 2.6 kN/mm, respectively. The dynamic analysis indicated that the first natural frequency of the rotor is close to 1365.9 Hz, which is much higher than the first natural frequency of the aerostatic ceramic porous bearing whose value is 775.0 Hz. One can conclude that geometrical configuration and support conditions choosen allow a robust condition to proceed in experimental tests to obtain dynamic characteristics of the porous bearing.

Este trabalho apresenta o modelo numérico de um banco experimental onde foi feita uma avaliação sobre as características estáticas do eixo e a identificação das características dinâmicas de um mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso. Nos últimos anos, o uso da cerâmica estrutural tem crescido significativamente para a concepção e fabricação de peças mecânicas. O uso da cerâmica porosa como restritor em mancais aerostáticos pode melhorar o seu desempenho relacionado com o desgaste, a estabilidade térmica, a rigidez e capacidade de carga, permitindo que eixos trabalhem com precisão a uma velocidade acima de 20.000 rpm, com pequenas folgas (40 microns). A fim de investigar este tipo de mancal foram desenvolvidas análises estáticas para obter a rigidez do eixo de suporte, assim como do mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso e identificação dinâmica para o banco experimental. As análises estáticas indicaram a rigidez do eixo e do mancal aerostático de 20,1 kN/mm e 2,6 kN/mm, respectivamente. As análises dinâmicas indicaram que a primeira frequência natural do rotor está próximo de 1365,9 Hz, o que é muito mais elevada do que a primeira frequência natural da mancal aerostático cerâmico poroso cujo valor é 775,0 Hz. Pode-se concluir que a configuração geométrica e condições de suporte escolhidos permitem uma condição robusta para prosseguir com os testes experimentais para obter as características dinâmicas do mancal poroso. / This work presents the numerical model of an experimental set-up where it was made an evaluation on the static characteristics of the shaft and the identification of the dynamic characteristics for an aerostatic radial porous bearing. In recent years, the use of the structural ceramic has grown significantly for design and manufacturing of mechanical parts. The use of ceramic porous as restrictor in aerostatic bearings can improve its perform related to the wear, thermal stability, stiffness and load capacity allowing that spindles work with precision at speed above 20.000 rpm with small clearances (40 microns). In order to investigate this kind of bearing were developed static analyses to obtain the stiffness of the support shaft, as well as aerostatic porous bearing and dynamic identification for experimental set-up. The static analysis indicated stiffness of shaft and aerostatic porous bearing of 20.1 kN/mm and 2.6 kN/mm, respectively. The dynamic analysis indicated that the first natural frequency of the rotor is close to 1365.9 Hz, which is much higher than the first natural frequency of the aerostatic ceramic porous bearing whose value is 775.0 Hz. One can conclude that geometrical configuration and support conditions choosen allow a robust condition to proceed in experimental tests to obtain dynamic characteristics of the porous bearing.