Thesis (D. Min.)--Columbia International University, 1998. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-191).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Columbia International University, 1998. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-191).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-05T17:04:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 27 / Nenhuma / Este trabalho teve o propósito de desenvolver um método que possibilitasse a redução do tempo de desenvolvimento de produtos com ciclo de vida curto, como é o caso dos produtos da indústria calçadista. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi o Design Research, e a etapa empírica do trabalho foi realizada em uma empresa de calçados infantis do pólo do Vale dos Sinos. Esse método teve como base três fontes de informação. A primeira fonte é a conceitual, que foi embasada pelas teorias pertencentes ao paradigma da melhoria dos processos, como o Lean Project, a Engenharia Simultânea, a Teoria das Restrições e o Gerenciamento de Projetos. A segunda fonte foi fornecida pelo conhecimento empírico dos profissionais da empresa objeto de estudo e do próprio pesquisador. A terceira e última fonte foram os próprios dados gerados e as observações realizadas durante o processo, que serviram de realimentação e auxiliaram no aprimoramento do método, que foi aplicado e avaliado. Ao término da pesquisa, chegou-se a um método que int / This work aims to develop a theoretical method which allows companies that work with products with a short life cycle, such as the footwear industry, can reduce the time for development of new products. The research method used is the Design Research and the work´s empirical stage was be developed into a children shoes’ company in the cluster of Vale dos Sinos. The theoretical method was formed through three sources of information. The first is conceptual, which was embased in theories of the Paradigm of improving processes, like as Lean Project, Concurrent Engineering, Theory of Constrains and Project Management. The second was provided by empirical knowledge of professionals of the company and the researcher. Finally, the actual data generated and observations made in the process served as feedback and improvement of the method, that was be applied and evaluated. The result of this work was a method that integrates several techniques, which can reduce the total time of development of new products. The meth

Background. In South Africa violence related crimes are frequent, and interpersonal violence is one of the most common causes of injury and death. Violence can be related to social structures, poverty and income inequality. In South Africa 25% of the population live in extreme poverty, and 16% of households in Western Cape live in Informal dwellings. Drug and alcohol miss-use is a big problem. EMS personnel all over the world are exposed to violence. The last couple of years the rate of incidents of violence against the ambulances and EMS personnel in Western Cape and Cape Town has escalated, and a protocol to protect the personnel has been established. The protocol of Red Zones requires an armed escort for the ambulance and EMS personnel when working in certain areas. The red zones are often in low income areas, which makes United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal of Reduced inequality relevant. The Purpose of this study is to describe how red zones affect patient waiting times and mission times for the ambulance in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Method. Quantitative analysis of priority 1 assignments in one month periods in 2016, 2017 and 2018 to Hanover Park, a suburb of Cape Town. Hanover Park has been considered a red zone since September 2016. Result. Seven different time periods in the missions were analyzed, comparing the City of Cape Town and Hanover park in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Conclusion. The result shows an increase in waiting times for EMS in Hanover Park, even though the precise response time could not be described. Call times and mission times for the entire City of Cape Town seem to have increased, indicating a problem beyond the red zones, potentially affecting everyone in need of an ambulance in the city. Further studies are encouraged. / Bakgrund. I Sydafrika är våldsrelaterade brott vanligt förekommande, och interpersonellt våld är en av de vanligaste orsakerna till skada och död. Våldet kan relateras till sociala strukturer, fattigdom och inkomstskillnad. I Sydafrika lever 25% av befolkningen i extrem fattigdom och 16% av hushållen i Western Cape lever i informella bostäder. Missbruk av droger och alkohol är ett stort problem. Ambulanspersonal över hela världen utsätts för våld. De senaste åren har graden av våldshändelser mot ambulanser och dess personal i Western Cape och Kapstaden eskalerats och ett protokoll för att skydda personalen etablerats. Protokollet för Röda Zoner kräver en beväpnad eskort för ambulans och personal vid arbete i vissa områden. De röda zonerna är ofta i låginkomstområden, vilket gör FN: s hållbara utvecklingsmål för minskad ojämlikhet relevant. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva hur röda zoner påverkar patienters väntetid och uppdragstider för ambulansen i Western Cape i Sydafrika. Metod. Kvantitativ analys av prio 1-uppdrag under en månadsperiod i 2016, 2017 och 2018 till Hanover Park, en förort till Kapstaden. Hanover Park har ansetts vara en röd zon sedan september 2016. Resultat. Sju olika tidsperioder i uppdragen analyserades, och jämfördes mellan hela Kapstaden och Hanover Park 2016, 2017 och 2018. Slutsats. Resultatet visar ökad väntetid för ambulansvård i Hanover Park, även om den exakta framkörningstiden inte kunde beskrivas. Uppdragstider för hela staden Cape Town verkar ha ökat, vilket indikerar ett problem bortom de röda zonerna, vilket potentiellt kan påverka alla som behöver en ambulans i staden. Ytterligare studier rekommenderas.

I am working with software in academia for more than an decade and I had the "Moment" quite often. Palladio appeared just like an ordinary tool to solve my problem. Then, I changed a single parameter of my simulation---some hours later we hunted for a bug in the depths of Palladio. Based on the open source development model of Palladio and a very elegant structure of the source code, we were able to find the root cause of the problem very fast. To start fixing the problem, we "just" had to know when---in simulation time---a measurement of the SimuLizar simulator is valid. This paper summarizes our technical and philosophical discussions that ware needed to make Palladio deliver correct results and not to get lost in the depths of time and duration.