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Fraňková, Magda. "Implementace součástí programu neustálého zlepšování." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222084.
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This graduation theses is focus to implementation of CIP-World (continuous improvement program) and to fullfilment of requirements of Star Power Factory audit in Siemen Nízkonapěťová spínací technika Trutnov, s.r.o. company.
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Matejová, Alexandra. "Návrh na zlepšenie starostlivosti o dlhodobý hmotný majetok v strojárenskej výrobe." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224849.
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This master thesis focuses on the issue of tangible fixed assets management in the company HP spol. s r.o. which manufactures plastic bags and various technical parts. This thesis is based on the current state of the company and with attention to key areas such as care of the tangible fixed assets, organization and operation maintenance. The aim of the company analysis is to identify weaknesses and their resulting opportunities. In the next section are presented solutions to problems which were identified by analysis. Economic evaluation of the proposals with their benefits and timetable is carried out in conclusion of the thesis.
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Andersson, Jonatan. "Assessment and Improvement of Initial Learnability in Complex Systems : A Qualitative Study to Promote Intuitive Software Development." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Interaktiva och kognitiva system, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131025.
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This Master’s Thesis aimed to assess and propose improvements for initial learnability in Sectra AB’s Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) by integrating usability engineering and agile software development. Assessing initial learnability and re-designing complex systems is difficult as they have a high skill cap and take longer time to learn in comparison to simpler ones. Further, companies that use agile methodologies often focus on completing small items which might hide the overarching vision of a product that can lead to usability problems. While there are several methods for assessing usability, no research has specifically focused on assessing initial learnability in complex systems. This study however investigates how this may be achieved by combining current methodologies for measuring learnability with usability engineering and agile software development. Initial learnability issues and needs were assessed after evaluating Sectra PACS using 5 participants and analysed using impact mapping as well as conducting a focus group within the organisation that owns the product.
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Ahlgren, Rikard, and Wictor Dörrich. "Processutveckling av förslagsverksamheten vid GKN Aerospace Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för maskinteknik och naturvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-7811.
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Företagsvärlden omfattas av hård konkurrens som kräver en ständig utveckling av produkter, personal och verksamheten. Utvecklingen sker på bekostnad av hårda krav i arbetsbeskrivningar där ständigt förbättringsarbete ingår i arbetsrollen hos individerna. För att kunna sammanlänka ständiga förbättringar med verksamhetens välmående behövs ett strukturerat förbättringsarbete i form av en väl fungerande förslagsverksamhet. Förslagsverksamhetens syfte är att utnyttja erfarenheter och kunskaper från alla medarbetare genom att stimulera individernas kompetens och idégenerering för att sedan bidra med innovativa och konkurrensmässiga förbättringsförslag. Personal är en resurs som omfattar säregna kunskaper som inget annat företag kan kopiera, därför bör den användas till högsta grad. Syftet med examensarbetet är att kartlägga och ange förbättringsåtgärder för förslagsverksamhetsprocessen vid GKN Aerospace Sweden AB i Trollhättan. Arbetet bestod av en inledande litteraturstudie som innehöll indirekta och direkta faktorer som påverkar förbättringsarbetet med en koppling till förslagsverksamheters funktioner. För att konkretisera den teoretiska referensramen om verktygens innebörd till förbättringsarbetet utfördes en teoretisk samt en praktisk benchmarking. Företagets nuvarande förslagsverksamhet kartlades och analyserades för att sedan bygga en grund för kommande förbättringsförslag.GKN Aerospace Sweden är en del av GKN-koncernen som är verksam i fler än 30 länder runt om i världen och har ca 50 000 anställda. Företaget tillverkar komponenter till flyg- och raketmotorer samt utför service och underhåll. I dagsläget arbetar GKN Aerospace med en förslagsverksamhet som är beroende helt av ett internt IT-system och har en medelledtid på 43 veckor till beslut om belöning och åtgärd. Belöningar för förslag som inkommer är ekonomiska och beräknas fram genom en specifik belöningsformel. Hela förslagsverksamhetsprocessen är omfattande och i den ingår flertalet loopar för behandling av förslag. Examensarbetet resulterade i förbättringsförslag utifrån studier och nulägesanalys men skiljs åt från det förväntade målet att förbättra och utveckla nuvarande system. Problemet som uppkom var att nuvarande system inte stödjer verksamhetens förväntningar på förslagsverksamheten. Det resulterade i att ett helt nytt system med tillhörande rutiner och belöningsriktlinjer togs fram för att skapa incitament och högre motivation för inlämnandet av förbättringsförslag. Förbättringsförslagen mynnade ut i: avsatt tid, förbättringsarbete i grupp, uppstartsmöte, ny process, underlag för utveckling av nytt IT-system, ekonomisk och symbolisk belöning.<br>The business world is constantly subject to intense competition that requires continuous development of products, personnel and operations within the company. The development towards a better state comes at the expense of strict requirements in job descriptions where continuous improvement is part of the working role of individuals. In order to link the continuous improvement of the business well-being, there is a need of structured work for improvement in ways of a well-functioning suggestion scheme. Suggestion schemes main purpose is to utilize the experience and knowledge of all employees by encouraging individuals' skills and creativity, which will contribute with innovative and competitive suggestions. Personnel is a resource that covers particular knowledge that no other company can copy; therefore it should be utilized to the maximum extent possible. The aim of the project is to identify and specify improvement measures for the suggestion scheme at GKN Aerospace Sweden AB in Trollhättan. The work consisted of an initial literature review, which included direct and indirect factors effecting the continuous improvement with linkage to the proposed suggestion scheme. In order to concretize the theoretical framework of the tools main purpose for the continuous improvement, a theoretical and a practical benchmarking was utilized. The company's current suggestion scheme was mapped and analyzed, and a foundation for future improvements was established.GKN Aerospace Sweden is part of the GKN Group, which operates in more than 30 countries around the world and employs about 50 000 individuals. The company manufactures components for aircraft and rocket engines, as well as service and maintenance. In the current situation GKN Aerospace manages a suggestion scheme that depends entirely on an internal IT system and has an average lead time of 43 weeks until a decision is made. The reward system for received suggestions is an economic reimbursement calculated through a complex formula. The entire suggestion scheme process is extensive and includes several loops for conducting the evaluation of suggestions. The thesis resulted in improvement propositions based on studies and situation analysis, but differs from the expected target to improve and develop the current system. The problem that arose was that the current system does not support the company's expectations for the suggestion scheme process. It resulted in a completely new system with associated procedures and reward guidelines were developed to create incentives and higher motivation for the submission of suggestions for improvement. The improvement propositions resulted in: dedicated time for improvements, group-based activities for continuous improvements, start-up meetings, new process, basis for the development of a new IT system, economic and symbolic rewards.Date: 2015-
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Hanáková, Lenka. "Finanční analýza vybrané firmy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222900.
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Mitradjieva-Daneva, Maria. "Feasible Direction Methods for Constrained Nonlinear Optimization : Suggestions for Improvements." Doctoral thesis, Linköping : Department of Mathematics, Linköping University, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-8811.
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Eriksson, Peter. "Milling accuracy improvement of a 6-axis industrial robot through dynamic analysis : From datasheet to improvement suggestions." Thesis, KTH, MWL Marcus Wallenberg Laboratoriet, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-250244.
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The industrial robot is a flexible and cheap standard component that can becombined with a milling head to complete low accuracy milling tasks. Thefuture goal for researchers and industry is to increase the milling accuracy, suchthat it can be introduced to more high value added operations.The serial build up of an industrial robot bring non-linear compliance andchallenges in vibration mitigation due to the member and reducer design. WithAdditive Manufacturing (AM), the traditional cast aluminum structure couldbe revised and, therefore, milling accuracy gain could be made possible due tostructural changes.This thesis proposes the structural changes that would improve the millingaccuracy for a specific trajectory. To quantify the improvement, first the robothad to be reverse engineered and a kinematic simulation model be built. Nextthe kinematic simulation process was automated such that multiple input parameterscould be varied and a screening conducted that proposed the mostprofitable change.It was found that a mass decrease in any member did not affect the millingaccuracy and a stiffness increase in the member of the second axis would increasethe milling accuracy the most, without changing the design concept. To changethe reducer in axis 1 would reduce the mean position error by 7.5 % and themean rotation error by 4.5 % approximately, but also reduces the maximumspeed of the robot. The best structural change would be to introduce twosupport bearings for axis two and three, which decreased the mean positioningerror and rotation error by approximately 8 % and 13 % respectively.<br>En industrirobot är en anpassningsbar och relativt billig standardkomponent.Den kan utrustas med ett fräshuvud för att genomföra fräsoperationer med låg noggrannhet. Det framtida målet för forskare och industri är att öka noggrannheten vid fräsning så att dess användningsområde kan utökas till ändamål som kräver högre precision.Den seriella uppbyggnaden av en industrirobot medför icke-linjär styvhet och därmed utmaningar vid vibrationsdämpning. Detta på grund av den strukturella uppbyggnaden då en industrirobot kan förenklat sägas vara uppbyggd av balkelement som i ledpunkterna kopplas samman av växellådor. Med friformsframställning kan en mer komplex struktur erhållas jämfört med traditionellt gjuten aluminiumkonstruktion därmed skulle en ökad noggrannhet vid fräsning kunna uppnås.Det här examensarbetet föreslår strukturella ändringar som skulle kunna öka noggrannheten vid fräsning för en specifik fräsbana. För att kvantifiera förbättringen, var det först nödvändigt att utgående från tillgänglig data konstruktion en specific robot samt att bygga en kinematisk modell. Därefter automatiserades beräkningsflödet så att ett flertal indata kunde varieras. Detta resulterande i en kombinationsstudie som visade den mest gynsamma strukturella förändringen.Det visade sig att en minskning av balkelementens massa inte påverkade nogrannheten. Att öka styvheten i balkelementet från den andra axeln skulle d¨aremot öka nogrannheten mest utan att behöva ändra robotens uppbyggnad.Att byta växellåda i första axeln kan öka positionsnogrannheten med nära 7.5 % och rotationsnoggrannheten med cirka 4.5 % men ändringen sänker samtidigt den maximala hastigheten. Den bästa strukturella förändringen vore att introducera ett stödlager vid axel två respektive tre, vilket skulle förbättra positionsnogrannheten med cirka 8 % och rotationsnogrannheten med nära 13 %.
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Vera, Pérez Oscar Luis. "Dynamic program analysis for suggesting test improvements to developers." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019REN1S122.
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Les tests automatisés sont au cœur du développement de logiciels modernes. Pourtant, les développeurs éprouvent des difficultés lorsqu'il s'agit d'évaluer la qualité de leurs scénarios de test et de trouver des moyens de les améliorer. Le but principal de cette thèse est précisément de générer des suggestions concrètes que les développeurs peuvent suivre pour améliorer leurs suites de tests. Nous proposons l'utilisation de mutations extrêmes ou de transformations extrêmes comme alternative pour découvrir les problèmes de test. Les transformations extrêmes sont une forme de test par mutation qui supprime toute la logique d'une méthode au lieu d'effectuer un petit changement syntaxique dans le code. Comme son homologue traditionnel, elle challenge la suite de tests avec une variante du programme pour voir si les cas de tests peuvent détecter le changement. Dans cette thèse, nous évaluons la pertinence des problèmes de test que les transformations extrêmes peuvent mettre en évidence. Nous proposons également une analyse dynamique de infection-propagation pour dériver automatiquement des suggestions concrètes d'amélioration des tests à partir de transformations extrêmes non détectées. Nos résultats sont validés par les échanges avec les développeurs. Nous faisons également état de l'adoption industrielle de certaines parties de nos résultats<br>Automated testing is at the core of modern software development. Yet developers struggle when it comes to the evaluation of the quality of their test cases and how to improve them. The main goal of this thesis is precisely that, to generate concrete suggestion that developers can follow to improve their test suite. We propose the use of extreme mutation, or extreme transformations as an alternative to discover testing issues. Extreme transformations are a form of mutation testing that remove the entire logic of a method instead of making a small syntactic change in the code. As it traditional counterpart it challenges the test suite with a transformed variant of the program to see if the test cases can detect the change. In this thesis we assess the relevance of the testing issues that extreme transformations can spot. We also propose a dynamic infection-propagation analysis to automatically derive concrete test improvement suggestions from undetected extreme transformations. Our results are validated through the interaction with actual developers. We also report the industrial adoption of parts of our results. developers to improve their tests by detecting more of these transformations. Our results are validated through the interaction with actual developers
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Cohen, Rosenbaum Dan. "Analys och planering införigångsättning av förbättringsarbete på Demotikos AB." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektro- och systemteknik (EES), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-169892.
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Många företag står idag inför en affärssituation med stigande konkurrens,krympande marknader, och ökade kundkrav. Framför allt sitter många fast i ett föråldrat sätt attdriva sin verksamhet på, som är dåligt anpassat för den allt tuffare marknaden. Den rekommenderadelösningen stavas ofta ”inför kvalitetstänk och börja jobba med förbättringar”. Det kandock vara lättare sagt än gjort för företag utan tidigare erfarenheter från en sådan strategi, ochmed eventuella betydande brister i sin ordinarie organisationsstruktur. Demotikos AB i Stockholmär ett exempel på ett sådant företag.Avsikten med detta examensarbete är att ta fram ett förbättringsprogram särskilt anpassat förDemotikos AB genom att analysera olika kvalitetsfilosofier och koncept, samt att göra en utförlignulägesanalys av företaget. Målet är att presentera ett förbättringsprogram tillsammans meden implementationsplan som är väl anpassad till företagets utgångsläge och förutsättningar ochsom samtidigt stämmer väl överens med rådande forskningslitteratur. Företaget har dessutom enönskan om att den insamlade kvalitetsinformationen i rapporten ska kunna ligga till grund för enkvalitetsintroduktionsutbildning för företagets anställda.Företagets behovsbild samt problemområden kartlades vi en nutidsanalys. Därefter utgick manfrån kartläggningen och jämförde den med vilka effekter olika förbättringsprogram kunde åstadkomma.Efter ett program hittades gick man vidare till att utvärdera olika arbetsmetoder ochverktyg. Till sist undersöktes en lämplig implementationsplan.<br>Many companies are today facing a business situation with rising competition,shrinking markets, and increasing customer demands. Above all, many are stuck with an outdatedapproach on how to run their business, an approach that is poorly adapted to the ever moredemanding market. The recommended solution is often spelled "implement a quality mindsetand start working with improvements". However, this can be much easier said than done forcompanies without any experience of such a strategy, as well as any significant deficiencies in itsregular organizational structure. Demotikos AB in Stockholm is an example of such a company.This thesis is aiming to produce an improvement program for Demotikos AB by analyzing differentquality philosophies and concepts, as well as making a detailed situation analysis of thecompany. The goal is to present an improvement program together with an implementation planthat is well adapted to the company’s current condition and at the same time consistent withcurrent research literature. The company also wish to be able to use the collected quality data inthe report as a basis for a quality introduction for its employees.The company’s needs as well as problem areas were identified, through a present day analysis.The result were compared it with what effects various improvement programs could present.After an appropriate program was found the project went on to evaluate various methods andtools. Finally, a suitable implementation plan examined.
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Standal, Oddvar. "Activity-Based Computing for the Cloud : Analysis of current technology and suggestions for improvement." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for datateknikk og informasjonsvitenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23106.
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Activity-Based Computing (ABC) is a way working with computers based on activites rather than just applications and documents.This thesis covers the use of Activity-Based Computing concepts in current software products.Several groups of software products have been analyzed in a product analysis, including cloud computing services and web browsers. This analysis reveals that most products have functionality similar to some of the ABC concepts. It also shows that some product groups includes more ABC concepts than others, and different products have similarities with different ABC concepts.Suggestions for improvements to enable ABC in web browsers and cloud computing services are also included in this thesis.A concept development approach have been used to propose possible solutions and improvements to web browsers. Web browsers are a good starting point for implementing ABC for use with cloud services and web applications.The concept development is based on the analysis of the five currently largest web browsers, and provides suggestions for functionality required to fully implement Activity-Based Computing.
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Haas, Steven Christopher. "Virginia Save Our Streams (SOS): Volunteers' Motivations for Participation and Suggestions for Program Improvement." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34269.
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Concern about water quality has become an important environmental issue in the world, the United States, and Virginia. Volunteers have increasingly stepped forward to assist in the water quality monitoring task, and both state and federal protection agencies increasingly depend upon such voluntary assistance. The Izaak Walton League's Save Our Streams (SOS) is one such volunteer citizen water quality monitoring program. Recruiting, training, organizing and retaining volunteers are among the most resource intensive tasks of volunteer organizations. The purpose of this thesis is to document the motivations of SOS volunteers and the primary causes of their attrition in order to improve the SOS program as well as to enhance the experience of SOS volunteers. We also compared motivations of SOS volunteers, differences in SOS volunteers' evaluation of the program, and suggestions for improvements by varying participation levels in volunteerism.
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We found that SOS volunteers are primarily motivated by a desire to protect streams and to improve water quality. Learning about streams and teaching these concepts to others were also important motivations. Volunteers cited not enough time and having too many other obligations as the main reasons why they stopped participating in SOS activities. Recruitment and retention of SOS volunteers may be aided by providing feedback about how volunteer data are being used by protection agencies to protect streams, and providing opportunities for learning about streams and teaching these concepts to others. Lastly, we found that those volunteers who were most active in SOS differed in their motivations for participating, tended to be the most critical of the services and materials, and were most adamant about their data being used to protect streams.<br>Master of Science
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Nordin, Anna. "Patient safety culture in hospital settings : Measurements, health care staff perceptions and suggestions for improvement." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-35424.
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The aim was to psychometrically test the S-HSOPSC and HSOPSC, investigate health care staff’s perceptions of patient safety culture and their suggestions for improvement. Methods: A three-time cross-sectional study with data from health care staff (N= 3721) in a Swedish county council was conducted in 2009 (N = 1,023), 2011 (N = 1,228) and 2013 (N =1,470) using the S-HSOPSC (I, II, III). Health care staff’s suggestions for improvement were analyzed in a qualitative content analysis study (IV). Results: The S-HSOPSC (14 dimensions, 51 items) is acceptable for measuring patient safety culture (I). Health care staff held a positive attitude towards their own unit’s teamwork, and a less favorable attitude towards hospital managers’ support for patient safety work (I). Managers held a more positive attitude towards patient safety than others and enrolled nurses held a more positive attitude than registered nurses and physicians (II, III). Positive attitudes towards learning, nonpunitive response and staffing was associated with positive attitudes towards overall safety (II). Health care staff’s attitudes towards patient safety decreased between 2009- 2013 for 12 dimensions (III). A diversity of approaches, nuanced in relation to the informant’s profession was suggested to improve patient safety, for example ‘Increased staffing’ ‘Teamwork and collaboration’ and ‘Committed management' (IV). Conclusions: The S-HSOPSC is suitable for measuring patient safety culture. Supporting and committed managers, teamwork and collaboration are important for patient safety improvement. RNs have an important coordinating position in patient safety work, since they work in close proximity to the patients, and strategically in teams, where decisions of importance for patient safety are made. Health care staff attitudes towards communication, nonpunitive approach, feedback and learning from mistakes have deteriorated. To prevent from organizational fatigue, actions are needed.<br>Baksidestext: In health care, many patients are being harmed, with leads to suffering and financial costs. Health care staff’s patient safety culture reflects their attitudes towards safety for patients. The overall aim was to psychometrically test the questionnaires S-HSOPSC and HSOPSC for measuring patient safety culture, investigate health care staff’s perceptions of patient safety culture and their suggestions for improvement. In this thesis, respondents in the most common health care staff groups participated. Health care staff held a positive attitude towards patient safety culture within their own unit’s work. The perception of patient safety culture differed between professions and managers had a more positive attitude towards patient safety culture than others. Health care staff’s attitudes towards patient safety decreased during the measurement period for almost all aspects and they suggested many approaches to improve patient safety. Patient safety needs to be a responsibility for everyone. Supporting, committed managers, teamwork and collaboration are important for patient safety improvement. RNs have an important coordinating position in patient safety work.<br>Syftet var att psykometriskt testa frågeformulären S-HSOPSC och HSOPSC och undersöka sjukvårdspersonals attityder till patientsäkerhet samt förslag till förbättringar. Metod: Tre tvärsnittsundersökningar genomfördes. Sjukhuspersonal (N = 3 721) i ett landsting besvarade enkäten Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture om patientsäkerhetskultur år 2009 (n = 1 023), 2011 (n = 1 228) och 2013 (n = 1 470) (I, II, III). Sjukvårdspersonalens förslag på förbättring av patientsäkerhet studerades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys (IV). Resultatet visade att den svenska versionen S-HSOPSC (14 dimensioner, 51 frågor) är acceptabel för att mäta patientsäkerhetskultur (I). Sjukvårdspersonalen hade en positiv attityd till aspekter av patientsäkerhet som handlade om arbete på den egna vårdenheten, men en mindre positiv attityd till högsta ledningens stöd för patientsäkerhetsarbetet (I). Chefer hade en mer positiv attityd till patientsäkerhet än andra och undersköterskor hade en mer positiv attityd än sjuksköterskor och läkare (II, III). Förmågan att dra lärdom av misstag, en icke-skuldbeläggande attityd vid misstag samt bemanning var positivt associerad till en positiv attityd till generell patientsäkerhet (II). Sjukvårdspersonalens attityder till patientsäkerheten försämrades under mätperioden för 12 av 14 dimensioner. (III). Sjukvårdspersonalen föreslog en mängd förbättringar av patientsäkerheten. Förslagen var nyanserade i relation till informanternas egen profession (IV). Konklusioner: Engagerade chefer är viktigt för patientsäkerheten. Teamwork och förståelse för varandras arbete är gynnsamt för patientsäkerheten. Sjuksköterskor är viktiga i patientsäkerhetsarbetet, då de både arbetar nära patienterna och i team där beslut fattas som rör patientsäkerheten. Personalens attityd till kommunikation, icke- bestraffande synsätt, återkoppling och lärande i samband med misstag har försämrats. Detta kan indikera en organisatorisk utmattning och kräver åtgärder.
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Andréasson, Mathias, and Erik Lord. "Guidelines and improvement suggestions for the creation of automated 2D-drawings used in product configuration." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-141184.
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The purpose of this work has been to investigate if there is a way to create 2D-drawings in SolidWorks that make them more suited for automation with configuration software. Another purpose has been to explore if the configuration software TactonWorks could be improved regarding how it handles 2D-drawings. At the start of the project, many users of TactonWorks had problems creating configurable 2D-drawings and it was considered to be tedious and time consuming. In this report, guidelines for creating configurable 2D-drawings will be presented. Suggestions for how TactonWorks can be improved to make it easier for the user to create configurable drawings will also be brought up. To achieve this, a theoretical study about drawing standards and SolidWorks, as well as interviews with users of TactonWorks was conducted. Self-studies both of SolidWorks and TactonWorks, by the authors of this thesis, were also a basis for the results. It turned out that most of the users did not use any special methods to create configurable drawings, but there were some exceptions. Overall most of the users encountered the same sort of problems, where the most critical was the handling of positions of dimensions and other details on drawings with TactonWorks. The basic problem with creating drawings was to make sure they looked legible, without overlapping dimensions and views, in multiple configurations, and this could be difficult with the tools available. The suggested guidelines include, amongst other things, the importance of controlling everything on the drawing in order to control, as far as possible, how it deals with changes. The importance of using references that are robust for multiple configurations is also brought up. The main software improvements regarding TactonWorks include a new way of dealing with the positioning of dimensions, and other details of the drawing. After the empirical and the theoretical studies were finished it was concluded that TactonWorks should go towards being more automated, but it is still important for the user to have some control.<br>Syftet med detta arbete har varit att undersöka om det finns sätt att skapa 2D-ritningar i SolidWorks som gör dem bättre anpassade för automatisering med konfigurationsprogramvara. Ett annat syfte har varit att undersöka hur konfigurationsprogramvaran TactonWorks kan förbättras för att hantera 2D-ritningar. Vid projektets start hade många användare av TactonWorks problem med att skapa konfigurerbara 2D-ritningar och det ansågs vara omständligt och tidskrävande. I denna rapport kommer riktlinjer presenteras för hur man bör gå tillväga för att skapa konfigurerbara 2D-ritningar. Förslag på hur TactonWorks kan förbättras för att underlätta skapandet av konfigurerbara ritningar kommer också att tas upp. För att åstadkomma detta genomfördes en teoretisk studie av ritningsstandarder och SolidWorks, samt intervjuer med användare av TactonWorks. Eget arbete, av författarna till denna rapport, med både SolidWorks och TactonWorks låg också till grund för resultaten. Det visade sig att de flesta användarna inte använde sig av några särskilda metoder för att skapa konfigurerbara ritningar, men det fanns några undantag där de utnyttjade plan i 3Dmodellen. Överlag stötte de flesta användarna på samma sorts problem, där det mest kritiska var att hantera positioneringen av dimensioner och andra detaljer på ritningarna. Grundproblemet med att skapa ritningarna var att se till att de var tydligt läsbara, utan överlappande dimensioner och vyer, i så många olika konfigurationer som möjligt, och detta kunde vara svårt med de verktyg som fanns. De förslag på riktlinjer som ges i denna rapport inkluderar bland annat vikten av att styra allting på ritningen för att, så långt som möjligt, kontrollera hur den kommer hantera ändringar. Vikten av att använda stabila referenser för flera olika konfigurationer tas också upp. De viktigaste förslagen på programförbättringar av TactonWorks inkluderar ett nytt sätt att hantera positioneringen av dimensioner och andra detaljer på ritningen. Efter att de empiriska och de teoretiska studierna var avklarade slogs det fast att utvecklingen av TactonWorks bör gå mot ett mer automatiserat håll, men det är fortfarande viktigt med viss kontroll från användaren.
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Ledolter, Johannes. "An Introductory Business Statistics Course: Evaluating its Long-Term Impact and Suggestions for its Improvement." Department of Statistics and Mathematics, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 1999. http://epub.wu.ac.at/602/1/document.pdf.
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Undergraduate pre-business students who had taken an introductory business statistics course three years ago were sent a questionnaire that, among several other questions, asked them about their views on the usefulness of the course. Students rated the introductory business statistics course as "moderately important" for their business education. They favored an integrated approach that covers both the statistical concepts and the computer software necessary to carry out the statistical analysis, and they had a strong preference for the Microsoft EXCEL software. Students thought that projects played an important role in introducing them to real-world applications of statistics, but they also mentioned several problems that arose with group-based work. Factors mentioned as having had an impact on teaching effectiveness are discussed in the last part of the paper. (author's abstract)<br>Series: Forschungsberichte / Institut für Statistik
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Kruger, Friedrich Wilhelm Hein. "The innovation process : suggestions for improvement in a research and development environment / Friedrich Wilhelm Hein Kruger." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1629.
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Debeuf, Benjamin, and Yuan Cao. "E-commerce websites and online customer reviews in France: analysis of current strategies and suggestions for improvement." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-180365.
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E-commerce distribution channel experiences a dramatic development nowadays. France witnessed a rapid growth rate of online sales in recent years and now ranks as the second largest market in Europe in terms of turnover. On E-commerce websites, customer review system is considered as an efficient tool of E-Word of Mouth, enabling users to write recommendations which will influence potential purchasers. This paper discusses the crucial factors of customer review system. Also, a tool to evaluate review system is elaborated with five criteria such as accessibility, quality, design, interaction and control. Ten case studies of French E-commerce firms are presented according to those criteria in qualitative study. Opinions from French customers are collected through online questionnaires in quantitative study. Researches made from supply (firms) and demand (customers) sides show that accessibility and quality are the main concerns for users and often weaknesses in current review systems. Also, the credibility of reviews is questioned by customers. Focusing on these aspects, the paper aims to give suggestions for designing an ideal customer review system to firms in French e-commerce industry.
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Cai, Yinan Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "A framework for analyzing nuclear power multiunit accident scenarios and providing accident mitigation and site improvement suggestions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124578.
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This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2019<br>Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208).<br>During the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini accidents, the interactions of multiple units at the same site made accident mitigation more difficult compared to single unit sites. The accidents revealed important multiunit risk sources that are not identified by risk assessments for single-unit sites. Therefore, it's important to obtain an integrated risk evaluation for multiunit sites. However, multiunit accident scenarios are difficult to analyze due to the complexity of multiunit interactions. In the work reported here, a framework capable of analyzing multiunit accident scenarios involving inter-unit interactions is presented. Our framework provides a structured method to analyze accident propagation events, which are not being studied much currently. In addition, our framework is capable of providing accident mitigation and site improvement suggestions that can help improve site safety.<br>The accident scenarios and risk contributors analyzed in our framework are developed based upon our interviews with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) engineers concerning their experiences during the 2011 Fukushima accidents. This first-hand information helps us to better understand multiunit accident scenarios and difficulties in multiunit accident mitigations. In this work, the major steps of our framework are first explained by a simplified two-unit site. The simplified site structure is constructed such that the distractions from overly complex systems are minimized. Additionally, analyses of more risk contributors are illustrated using a relatively complex two-unit site, which illustrates the capability of our framework to analyze complex sites. Even though only a limited number of accident scenarios and risk contributors are illustrated in our work, the capability of the framework goes beyond that.<br>With proper input information, our framework can be adapted to sites and accident scenarios more complex than those illustrated in our work. Analyzing multiunit risks using our framework can help sites to refine expertise and data and to identify hidden multiunit vulnerabilities and eliminate them in advance. In addition, the risk assessment groups developed during this process can support emergency trainings and risk communications as well as provide risk assessment leadership for utilities.<br>by Yinan Cai.<br>Ph. D.<br>Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Cabrejos, Luis Jorge Enrique Rivero, and 92-99332-2183. "Redesigning For Experience - REX : An Approach for the Evaluation of User Experience and Suggestion of Improvements in Mobile Applications." Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 2017. http://tede.ufam.edu.br/handle/tede/5861.
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Previous issue date: 2017-06-08<br>CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico<br>User eXperience (UX) refers to a holistic perspective and an enrichment of traditional quality models with non-utilitarian concepts, such as fun, joy, pleasure, hedonic value or ludic value. In order to evaluate UX in software applications, several technologies (tools, methods, techniques) have been proposed that range from using questionnaires to employing biometrics to gather quantitative and qualitative data on users’ experience. However, there is a need for research in the development of specific UX evaluation technologies that are easy and comfortable to use from the point of view of users, while supporting software engineers in the correction of the aspects that cause poor experiences. Additionally, new UX approaches should be proposed for evaluating mobile applications, as there is still a shortage of methods for this type of applications, which is rising in demand. This doctoral dissertation proposes an alternative approach for evaluating mobile applications called Redesigning for EXperience (REX), which intends to be less intrusive for users when extracting UX data, while generating reports containing design suggestions for improving the UX. We assessed the acceptance of the initial versions of the REX approach from the point of view of users and software engineers in two studies. When compared to 3E, a qualitative UX evaluation method, the results showed that REX was perceived as more fun, useful and more interactive. Additionally, software engineers considered REX useful and easy to understand, while suggesting improving its report to facilitate its understanding and increase its use. After working on the improvements opportunities from the empirical studies, we developed a tool support for the REX approach called the REX report generator. Also, we carried out an observational study to verify to which extent the REX approach could be applied in a real software development project. Thus, REX was employed by users to evaluate a mobile educational application and a discussion meeting was held with the software development team to discuss the improvement suggestions provided by REX to support the redesign process. The findings from the observational study indicated the satisfaction of users to report their experience with the REX approach, while the members of the development team agreed with the usefulness of the REX report and its improvement suggestions. By providing design suggestions, we aim to support software engineers in improving the UX of the developed mobile applications, thus increasing their quality and acceptance in the market.<br>.
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Isaksson, Eddie, and Robert Klitsch. "Stopptidsanalys i hyvelanläggningen vid VIDA Vislanda." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-25240.
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VIDA Vislanda har ett behov av att veta hur effektiv produktionen är på deras nya hyvleri. Därför är arbetets syfte att undersöka stopptidslängder samt bakomliggande orsaker till stoppen på företaget. Det ingår även i arbetet att lämna förslag på åtgärder som kan leda till förbättringar i verksamhetsgrad samt reduktion av stopptid. VIDA Vislanda vill veta vilken verkningsgrad, verklig löpmeter ut och verkligt stycketal ut för varje enskild dimension och längd. Resultatet presenteras efter detta önskemål men den totala verkningsgraden för hela mätperioden har också beräknats, till 52 %. Om VIDA åtgärdar de största återkommande stopporsakrna enligt våra förbättringsförslag kommer stopporsakerna att minska och således verkningsgraden att öka.<br>VIDA Vislanda has a need to know how efficient production is on their new planing mill. Therefore, work to investigate the stopping time lengths and the underlying causes of stoppages at the company is needed. It is also part of the work to submit proposals on measures that could lead to improvements in activity rates and reduction of downtime. VIDA Vislanda wants to know the efficiency, real meters out and real units out for each dimension and length. The results are presented after this request, but the overall efficiency of the entire measurement period was also calculated, to 52%. If VIDA addresses the major recurring causes of stoppages with our proposed improvements it will decrease the stoppages and thus increase efficiency.
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Adappan, Ramu Sasikala, and Kuppusamy Venkatesh Narasingam. "Exploring knowledge sharing in the Requirement Engineering phase of globally distributed Information Systems development : Perceived challenges and suggestions for improvement." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-54559.
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The Master thesis explores the knowledge sharing that takes place during the requirement engineering phase of globally distributed information systems development. In recent years, due to globalization, information systems development activities have become increasingly distributed across different geographical locations. Requirement engineering is an important and knowledge intensive phase in the development of information systems. Requirement engineering is the process of identifying, analyzing, documenting, validating and managing the requirements of a system. Effective and efficient knowledge sharing during the requirement engineering is vital for the successful development of information systems. However, the global distribution of the stakeholders has affected knowledge sharing during requirement engineering in various ways making it more challenging. Drawing on the theories of knowledge sharing within the field of information systems, this interpretive research study aims at exploring stakeholders’ perceptions about the challenges met during the knowledge sharing in requirement engineering phase of globally distributed information systems development projects. More specifically, this Master thesis explores the perceived challenges and generates a list of suggestions to overcome the challenges by conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews among the key stakeholders, both customers and business analysts. The findings indicate that the knowledge sharing is influenced by challenges such as cultural differences, language barriers, communication issues, coordination issues arising from multiple stakeholders, time difference and difficulty in sharing tacit knowledge in the globally distributed settings. Participants’ suggestions for overcoming these challenges include cultural trainings, kick off meetings, language trainings, use of translator, face-to-face communication and interaction, video conferencing, scheduling important meetings in the common suitable timings, identification of the main stakeholders, having a mediator and making close observations with face-to-face interactions. Keywords: Information Systems, Information Systems Development, Requirement Engineering, Knowledge Sharing, Global Distribution, Outsourcing
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Avestedt, Lisa. "Comparison of Risk Assessments for Underground Construction Projects A study about distinctions and common features and suggestions for improvements." Thesis, KTH, Jord- och bergmekanik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98498.
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This master thesis is a study of risk assessment tools and other risk management documentation created by consultants and contractors in the US and Sweden for underground construction projects. Risk management as part of managing underground projects is common practice in both countries for underground construction projects. Depending on location and other parameters other types of risks than the geological ones need to be considered, for example of the settings of the project is an urban environment or if it is situated in a less densely populated area. Normally underground project also involves large investments and therefore managing cost is important. Risk management is a way of managing cost and other areas that may be of concern. The main goals of this thesis are to: Identify a theoretical general approach to risk management and specifically risk assessments based on a literature study Identify similarities between risk management practices in the two countries Identify differences between risk management practices in the two countries Identify how risk management practices differ in the two countries from the theoretical approach established from the literature study Apart from the study of theoretical literature 12 projects in total were studied; 5 Swedish projects and 7 projects from the USA. The conclusions of this thesis are generally not statistically significant nor do they indicate trends; they are purely observation on the specific documentation studied. When comparing application in Sweden vs. application in the USA; main conclusions are: It is recognized that practices within risk management are generally the same in the two countries as established when studying theoretical literature on the subject. However categorization of risk parameters is normally less detailed in both countries’ project specific documentation than found in theoretical literature. The US risk management as a rule includes a numerical simulation to determine contingency levels for cost and schedule high ranked risks but the simulations were not done in the Swedish project specific documents. However it must be remembered that the US-projects studied were provided from one soul provider and is not in any way significant for this country but for the particular provider studied. Evaluating the risk registers of the projects studied there seem to be more concern for damages to third party in the US as compared to in Sweden. Also right-of-way, insurance and financial issues are of higher concern in the US projects studied as compared to the Swedish projects studied. The projects in Sweden put a slightly higher emphasis on space availability for construction than in the US projects. For more detailed findings; please read on!
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Feng, Qiao, and Jianchao Liu. "Suggestions for Improvements on Shanghai’s Entrepreneurial Environment : A Comparative Study Based on the Different Perspectives of Experts and Undergraduates." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-3232.
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<p>This study focuses on undergraduates in Shanghai and aims to generate some practical implications on how to improve the entrepreneurial environment by enhancing undergraduates’ entrepreneurial intentions. The authors initiated an analytical model with support from the GEM conceptual model and Krueger’s intention model (2000) to carry on an investigation among local undergraduates. The data reflects an actuality of undergraduates’ entrepreneurial intention. On the other hand, by the correlation analysis, undergraduates’ preferences upon different aspects of entrepreneurial environment are filtered out. Finally, practical implications are given through two aspects. One is divisions of respondents by their different grades of entrepreneurial intentions; the preferences from the higher intentioned group will firstly be suggested to improve. The other one is based on the comparison between undergraduates’ valuation and experts’ measurement on the entrepreneurial environment.</p><p>In conclusion, the study reflects that the analytical model is applicable to undergraduates in Shanghai. To enhance undergraduates’ entrepreneurial intention, it is highly recommended by the authors to improve entrepreneurial environment through more attention to the feasibility of technology transfer, sufficient government programs for new firms, the effectiveness of technological region, and government projects.</p>
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Huhn, Richard A. (Richard Andrew). "Computational study on the origins of asymmetric induction in Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions and suggestions for improvements thereupon." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/42916.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2008.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>The origins of asymmetric induction in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling reaction are investigated computationally with density functional theory. Monophosphine-bound palladium complexes are analyzed in the context of oxidative addition to aryl halides, and ligands are explored in terms of steric and electronic effects relevant to oxidative addition. As one of the most successful ligands to date for the asymmetric Suzuki reaction, KenPhos is given substantial attention and subjected to detailed structural analysis. The analysis leads to proposals for new ligands that may enhance the asymmetry of oxidative addition, and some initial synthetic work in that capacity is presented Thesis Supervisor: Professor Stephen L. Buchwald<br>by Richard A. Huhn.<br>S.M.
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Mendová, Jitka. "Analýza rizik v kontextu normy ISO 9001 ve vybrané firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-360135.
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The main goal of this Master´s Thesis is to analyze the risks of quality management in manufacturing branch of BTL zdravotnická technika, a.s. The introduction part is summarization of important terms from the field of management quality, risk management and metrology. Analysis of the current risk management is a part of the practical part of this Master´s Thesis. The key part of this Thesis is identification of risks in the metrology field and their analysis. For the analysis was used FMEA methodology. The outcome is a register of risk which is valuable for this Thesis as well as for the company. Suggestion for improvements for the critical risks are introduces at the end of this Thesis.
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Rankin, Sara C. "Parental Perspectives of Children Born With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Qualitative Assessment of Concerns, Satisfaction, and Suggestions for Healthcare Improvements and Interventions." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092780619.
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Nääs, Marit. "Plattform för verksamhetsutveckling : Vårdprocess i primärvård med utgångspunkt i första sjukskrivning." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för kvalitetsteknik, maskinteknik och matematik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-25303.
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Processkartläggning, som plattform för processbaserad verksamhetsutveckling, kan användas i hälso- och sjukvård för att kunna förstå en process och ge förutsättningar för förbättringar av den. Utgångspunkten var att det i litteraturen saknades en kartläggning av en vårdprocess som inkluderar sjukskrivningar, och sjukskrivningar ökar. Syftet var att förstå förutsättningarna för processbaserad verksamhetsutveckling gällande hälso- och sjukvårdens aktiviteter i primärvård för de patienter som söker vård vid förstämningssyndrom eller ångest/stress. Datainsamling gjordes i form av intervju samt processkartläggning av aktiviteter mellan sjukskrivning 1 och 2. Resultatet visade att berättelser med utgångspunkt i bra och dåliga erfarenheter av vårdprocessen kunde kopplas till framgångsfaktorer vad gäller förbättrad hälsa och återgång till arbete. De intervjuades roller, erfarenheter och syn på patientens behov gav upphov till olika förbättringsförslag gällande processen. Processkartläggningen visade på behov av en gemensam bild. Förslag till framtida processkartläggning gavs med utgångspunkt i resultatet.<br>Process mapping, as a prerequisite for process based organizational development, can be used in health care in order to understand the process and to provide possibilities of improving it. In the literature there was no mapping of the care process that includes sick leave, and sick leave increases. The purpose of the study was to understand the prerequisites for organizational development based on process mapping concerning primary health care activities for psychiatric diagnoses. Data collection was done by interviewing health professionals and by process mapping activities in the first period of sickness absence. The results showed that the stories based on good and bad experiences of the care process could be linked to success factors in terms of improved health and return to work. The informants different roles, experiences and perspective on the patient's needs gave rise to various suggestions for improvement of the process. Process mapping showed the need for a joint picture. Proposals based on the results, for future process mapping were given.
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Severinsson, Marcus, and Andreas Karlsson. "Intern materialhantering på Fläkt Woods AB." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18542.
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Intern materialhantering är ett ofta bortglömt område inom logistik, ett ämnesområde som annars i takt med den snabba och globala utvecklingen har fått ökad uppmärksamhet de senaste åren. I detta examensarbete studeras den interna materialhanteringen på Fläkt Woods ABs fabrik i Jönköping begränsat till flödet mellan godsmottagning och slutmontering. Syftet med fallstudien är att undersöka vilka problem som finns med den nuvarande interna materialhanteringen samt ge förbättringsförslag för hur den skulle kunna utvecklas för att minimera antalet produktionstopp orsakade av materialbrist. Studien har en abduktiv ansats där datainsamling genom dokumentation, observationer och intervjuer ligger till grund för en flödeskartläggning av tre produktgrupper som företaget bedömt vara mest intressanta att studera. Utifrån flödet identifieras möjliga problem och med hjälp av ett analytiskt ramverk klassificeras dessa för att urskilja de problem som leder till produktionsstopp. Studien visar att dessa handlar om att komponenter av någon anledning är felaktiga/skadade, lagras in/plockas på ett felaktigt sätt eller att det sker felaktigheter vid godsmottagning med avseende på registrering och sortering. Genomförda litteraturstudier ligger till grund för ett teoretiskt ramverk innehållande principer som bör tas i beaktning vid arbetet med intern materialhantering. Ramverket är en utgångspunkt för de förbättringsförslag som tas fram för att lösa de problem som bedöms orsaka produktionsstopp. Övergripande sett hamnar förbättringsförslagen inom tre skilda områden. Det första området berör problem orsakade av mänskliga faktorer vilka kan minimeras genom ökad motivation, produktkunskap och helhetsförståelse. Område nummer två täcker fysisk förflyttning av material samt registrering av detta i affärssystemet vilket bör ske på ett standardiserat och mer säkert sätt. Det tredje området innefattar ett behov av utökad mätning och uppföljning av de problem som uppstår i flödet för att få ökad kontroll över vad som sker. Studenterna rekommenderar företaget att, förutom att implementera föreslagna förbättringar, också studera det teoretiska ramverket för att kunna tillämpa detta på ytterligare problem som studien har identifierat men som ligger utanför studiens omfång.<br>Internal material handling is an area within logistics that receive little attention. Logistics on the other hand has received increased attention in recent years due to the fast and global growth of markets. The aim for this report is to study the internal material handling at Fläkt Woods AB’s factory in Jönköping, Sweden. The study is limited to include activities from receiving goods until the start of final assembly. The purpose with this case study is to identify potential problem within the current setup of the internal material handling system and provide suggestions for improvements in order to minimize downtime in production caused by lack of material. Based on an abductive approach, the data collection performed via documents, observations and interviews lays the foundation for the compilation of a number of flowcharts. These flowcharts describe the flow for three separate product groups which the company previously has identified as most interesting to map. With the flowcharts as a starting point potential problems are identified and, with the use of an own-composed analytical framework, also classified in order to sort out problems that are likely to cause downtime in production. The study states that these problems originate from damaged/defective components, incorrect storing/picking or occur due to errors when recording and sorting newly arrived goods. Literature studies are the basis for a theoretical framework containing a number of principles that should be taken into consideration when handling material internally. This framework is the base on which the presented suggestions for improvements rely. The suggestions can be divided into three separate areas. Problems caused by human factors can be minimized by increased motivation, increased knowledge and a more comprehensive view within the workforce. All kinds of physical movement along with registration in the ERP-system should be conducted in a more standardized and secure way. A need of increased measuring and monitoring has also become evident in order to increase control over different types of undesirable events. Beside implementing the proposed suggestions for improvement the students also advice the company to study the theoretical framework in order to be able to apply it on other problems. This study identifies quite a few other problems, but due to the scope of the study they are not further analyzed.
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Lukeš, Radim. "Návrh komunikačního mixu společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223453.
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The thesis aims to improve the existing communication mix of GreenMech Ltd. on the basis of theoretical findings and the analysis of its current format. The thesis is divided into three sections. The first section provides theoretical knowledge collected from literature, which is related to this topic. The second section focuses on the characteristics of the company GreenMech Ltd. followed by the analysis of the company's current business structure and by a marketing research done by survey. The third and final section contains proposals to improve the company's communication mix which arose from the collected information and analysis. These suggestions should improve the product presentation and ultimately attract more customers.
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Rüsten, Anne von [Verfasser], and Heiner [Akademischer Betreuer] Boeing. "Evaluation of food-based dietary guidelines of Germany concerning their potential of chronic disease prevention with suggestions for improvement: Results from the EPIC-Potsdam study / Anne von Rüsten. Betreuer: Heiner Boeing." Berlin : Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Berlin, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1024964299/34.
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Reichenwallner, Christopher, and Erik Tegevall. "Skivbytesrobotik i tuff miljö : Utvärdering och förslag på förbättringsåtgärder." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-325064.
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Examensarbetet har utförts under 10 veckor i uppdrag av Outokumpu Stainless AB via Uppsala universitet. Outokumpus produktion i Avesta tillverkar rostfritt stål, där en del av det producerade stålet slipas för att få en finare yta och minska defekter. I sliphallen finns 8st slipmaskiner som alla måste servas med nya slipskivor när de gamla är nedslipade. Detta utförs av två robotar som automatiskt ska åka ut i sliphallen och byta ut de gamla slipskivorna. Problematiken ligger i dessa robotar, vars automation endast fungerar fullt ut ett fåtal av gångerna. Examensarbetet gick således ut på att utvärdera dessa robotar samt generera förslag på förbättringsåtgärder. En stor del av arbetet fokuserades på analys av den befintliga skivbytesprocessen. Efter att förståelse erhållits för dagens process utfördes undersökningar i syfte att finna de faktorer som orsakar stopp i automationen samt dess konsekvenser. Till sist genererades lösningsförslag vars syften är att öka andelen automatiska byten. De huvudsakliga orsakerna till stoppen i automationen grundar sig i processens utformning, dess krav på precision och att ett flertal komponenter måste harmoniera för att byten ska fungera automatiskt. Bortsett från processens utformning är smuts, slitage, ej anpassad reglering och bristande rutiner faktorer som sätter stopp för automationen. Konsekvenser av problemet är säkerhetsrisker, frustration, tidsförluster för operatörer och ekonomiska förluster. Den instabila skivbytesprocessen påverkar i dagsläget inte nödvändigtvis ledtider på produkterna, men tvingar operatörer att byta slipskivor för tidigt vilket resulterar i outnyttjade slipskivor. Att öka andel automatiska byten är möjligt men kräver mycket arbete. Rutiner är viktigt, särskilt angående linjering av slipmaskinerna, vilket är en förutsättning för att det ska fungera. Även utbyte av slitna komponenter, optimering av reglertekniken och mindre programändringar är lösningar till en ökad andel automatiska byten. För att minska kostnaden för outnyttjade slipskivor krävs det att processen kan utföras snabbare och utan att påverka produktionen. Om företaget ska implementera en alternativ lösning är det viktigt att denna lösning inte kräver att operatörer behöver befinna sig i sliphallen. Detta grundar sig i säkerhetsrisker och minskad produktionskapacitet. Lösningen bör vara adaptiv för att ej behöva förlita sig på linjerade maskiner eller snäva toleranser.<br>This thesis in Mechanical engineering has been performed at the stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu Stainless AB, through Uppsala University. At the company's production site some of the produced steel slabs are going through hot grinding in order to get the required surface finish, depending on the customer's demand on quality. There are 8 grinding machines in the grinding station, each of those needs to be provided with new abrasives when the old ones get to worn out. Two robots are installed to execute the abrasives change operation automatically, where each robot maintains 4 grinding machines, two coarse and two fine. This changing process is currently working fully automatically around one percent of the times which constitutes a problem. The thesis is about evaluation and improvement suggestions of this process, where the proportion of succeeded automatically replaced abrasives is in focus. A big part of the work has been based on analysing the existing process in purpose of understanding it fully. After enough knowledge about the process was achieved, investigations about the deficiencies of the process were conducted. Finally improvement suggestions were generated. The main cause of the automation failure is based on the process design and its precision requirements. The environment is tough and the forces are big which affects the process negatively. In addition there are a several components that need to harmonize in order for the abrasives replacement to work properly. Aside from the design of the process other critical factors are dust, component wear, deficient adapted regulation and lacking of alignment routines. Consequences of the failed automatically abrasive replaces are reduced safety, frustration among operators, time loss and economical losses. When the automation stops, the operators have to manually correct the errors alongside the grinding machines in the grinding area. The unstable processes does not necessarily affect the value-adding lead time but forces operators to change the abrasives too early which results in losses in form of non-fully utilized abrasives. Increasing the proportion of automatically fulfilled replaced abrasives is possible but requires much work. Routines are important, especially with alignment of the grinding machines which is a prerequisite for the process to succeed. Replacing of wear damaged components, optimizing the regulation and smaller programming changes are also solutions that contribute to an increasing proportion. To minimize the cost of unutilized abrasives the process is required to perform faster and without interfering with the production. If the company wants to implement a different solution in form of an investment it is important that the solution does not require operators to be inside the grinding area. This is based on safety issues, also the risk of interrupting the production and creating a bottleneck, which can be crucial under more demanding periods. The solution should be a faster, more adaptive system and should not have to rely on alignment and narrow tolerances.
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Eklundh, Andreas. "En utvärdering av processmodellen genom två webbyråer." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20438.
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Dagens webbyråer ligger i en ständig kamp för att hålla sig i utvecklingens framkant. Det digitala samhället förändras och privatpersoner som egenföretagare kan på ett enkelt sätt skapa sin egen hemsida. Därmed förväntas webbutvecklarna kunna leverera tjänster av hög kvalité som kräver stor erfarenhet och kunskap. Hur påverkas då de webbyråer som är ute efter att hålla sig i utvecklingens framkant? Många större företag väljer att arbeta utefter processledning med hjälp av modeller för att höja kvalitén i deras produktion. För en webbyrå kan det ses som svårt då inget projekt brukar vara sig likt. Studien syftar till att bidra med ökad kunskap i hur en processmodells tillämpning vid en webbyrås interna tjänsteproduktion inom ett större projekt kan bidra till förbättringar för att hinna med i den medietekniska utvecklingens framkant. Studien använder sig av kvalitativa intervjuer med medarbetare samt Dicander Alexanderssons processmodell med processkartläggning för analys och en diskussion. Resultatet visar ett samband mellan att arbeta med processmodeller inom webbyråer kan bidra med förbättringar då problem lyckades identifieras samt att en del av medarbetare redan arbetade med privata modeller. I diskussionen framgick oväntade aktiviteter som annars inte identifierats med vare sig analys eller Dicander Alexanderssons processmodell. På grund av tidsbrister, stress och korta uppföljningsmöten visar det sig vara svårt att hålla sig i utvecklingens framkant. Men genom att analysera tjänsteproduktionen en gång i månaden med en modell för att se om problem lokaliseras i de varierande projekten kan bidra till förbättringar. Det svåra med att förlita sig på en modell är på grund av den stora variationen i projekt som skedde inom företagen. En processmodell tar däremot upp de problem som medarbetarna uppfattade som viktigast på byråarna.<br>Today's web agencies are in a constant battle to stay in the forefront. The digital society is changing and private persons can easily create their own websites. Web developers are expected to deliver services of high quality that requires great experience and knowledge. So how do the web agencies stay at the cutting edge of technologies? Larger companies choose to work along process management using models to enhance the quality of their production. For a web agency it can be seen as difficult as no projects usually are the same. The study aims to contribute to increased knowledge of how a process model functions at a web agencie’s internal production and how it can contribute to improvements to keep up with the media forefront of technological development. The study uses qualitative interviews with employees as well as Dicander Alexandersson’s process model with process mapping for analysis and discussion. The results show a correlation between working with process models in web agencies. Areas for improvements were identified and some of the employees were already working with private models. The discussion showed unexpected problems that would be hard to localize without using analysis with Dicander Alexandersson’s process model. The results showed that due to time gaps and short follow-up meetings, it was difficult to stay at the cutting edge of technology through a simple model. But to analyze the production of services once a month with a model to see if the problems are located throughout the various projects that appear would work as beneficial. The difficulty with relying on a model for the web agencies is because of the wide variety of projects that took place within the companies. A process model, however, took up the problems that employees perceived as most important.
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Navrátil, Tomáš. "Návrhy na zlepšení hospodaření s dlouhodobým hmotným majetkem." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221573.
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This work solves the problems with taking care of capital goods in the firm Komponenty, a. s. The work is elaborated from the analysis of present situation in the firm, the heed is oriented to the most important areas, especially the organisation and maintenance activity and taking care of assets. The result of the performed analysis is identification of bad spots. Proposal is submitted in the second part of the work in order to solve the problems found by performing the work. At the end economical evaluation of the proposal and statement of assumptions for the applications of the extended work result to firm use is performed.
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Forejtová, Tereza. "Systém benefitů pro zaměstnance společnosti Linde Gas a.s." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-197258.
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Nowadays, employee benefit system is almost a must for all big companies. It is closely related with such areas as employee motivation and stimulation which are explained in details in the first chapter of the thesis. The following chapter is focused on employee benefits themselves taking into consideration legal and tax framework. After the theoretical introduction into the employee benefit problematic and related areas there is a case study of company Linde Gas a.s. The case study includes general overview about the company followed by the analysis of current employee benefit system. Final chapter suggests possible improvements for the employee benefit system of Linde Gas a.s.
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Maška, Michal. "Posouzení informačního systému firmy a návrh změn." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224419.
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The diploma thesis is focused on the evaluation of effectiveness of information system of the selected company. For this evaluation was primarily used method HOS8. In the first part of the thesis are clarified theoretical basis of the work, then the second is an analysis of the company and its information system, in the third part based on the results of the analysis are stated suggestions for increasing the efficiency of the examined information system.
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Berg, Lovisa, and Emelie Hjärtåker. "Förbättrad produktivitet i en automatiserad plock- och packningsprocess : En fallstudie på Staples AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-68263.
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Title: Improved productivity in an automated ”pick and pack” process - Förbättrad produktivitet i en automatiserad plock- och packningsprocess – A case study at Staples Sweden AB Authors: Emelie Hjärtåker & Lovisa Berg Tutor: Petra Andersson Examiner: Helena Forslund Background: There is a lot of research within automated warehouse and especially about storage layout but no research that are including the functions within the process and how they beneficially should interact with each other. At the same time companies strives for improved productivity which might be easier to reach with a process orientated view rather than a function based view. Even if many companies constantly strives for an improved productivity there is often potential for improvements where an amended work procedure may be the answer. Purpose: The study’s purpose is to describe Staples current productivity and identify waste within the automated ”pick and pack” process with help of a process map. With the identified wastes improvements will be suggested to reach productivity improvements. At least the study to find to which extent a buffer function can improve productivity in an automated ”pick and pack” process. Method: This study is a case study at Staples. Data has been collected by unstructured and semi structured interviews and participant observations. The aim of the study is to purpose improvements within productivity by improvements suggestions and to show how productivity potential may increase by changing the work procedure and by view the process as one mutual process by a test, measurements and calculations. Conclusions: A buffer function can with changes in the work procedure conduct to productivity improvements. The authors states that companies need to view the process productivity as a common goal and measure where the functions together work to achieve the same main goal. By analyzing patterns within purchase and packaging a company can with the help of measurements see which work procedure beneficially the automated ”pick and pack” process productivity most. Furthermore the work procedure needs to be easily be communicated out to the staff with encouragements for the implementation to be successful.<br>Titel: Förbättrad produktivitet i en automatiserad plock- och packningsprocess - En fallstudie på Staples Sweden AB Författare: Emelie Hjärtåker & Lovisa Berg Handledare: Petra Andersson Examinator: Helena Forslund Bakgrund: Det finns mycket forskning inom automatiserade lager med fokusering på lager och layout men ingen som visar på hur automatiserad lager förhåller sig till närliggande funktionerna. Många företag strävar idag efter ökad produktivitet vilket kan bli enklare att uppnå med ett processorienterat synsätt istället för ett funktionsbaserat synsätt. Även om många företag ständigt strävar efter ökad produktivitet så finns det ofta potential för förbättringar och där kan ett justerat arbetssätt vara svaret. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att redogöra för Staples produktivitet och identifiera vilka slöserier som finns i den nuvarande automatiserade plock- och packningsprocessen genom en processkartläggning. Med hjälp av de identifierade slöserierna ska förbättringsförslag tas fram till hur dessa kan åtgärdas för ökad produktivitet. Avslutningsvis skall studien utföra ett test för att identifiera i vilken omfattning en försörjande funktion kan förbättra produktiviteten i en automatiserad plock- och packningsprocess. Genomförande: Studien som genomförts är en fallstudie på Staples. Data har blivit insamlat genom semistrukturerade och ostrukturerade intervjuer samt deltagande observationer. Målet med studien har varit att föreslå produktivitetsförbättringar dels genom förbättringsförslag och dels genom att visa att produktiviteten potentiellt kan öka genom att justera arbetssättet och se processen som enhetlig vilket visualiseras med hjälp av test, mätningar och beräkningar. Slutsats: En försörjande funktion kan med justering leda till förbättrad produktivitet inom en automatiserad plock- och packningsprocess. Författarna menar att företag måste behandla processens produktivitet som ett gemensamt mål och mått där funktionerna arbetar tillsammans mot samma mål. Med hjälp av att analysera köp-, förpackning och brytmönster på artiklar kan företag få fram med hjälp av mätningar vilket arbetssätt som gynnar den automatiserade plock- och packningsprocessens produktivitet mest. Vidare måste arbetssättet enkelt förmedlas ut och uppmuntras till medarbetare inom funktionen för att implementeringen ska vara möjlig.
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Tučková, Petra. "Hodnocení finanční situace podniku a návrhy na její zlepšení." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-254267.
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This diploma thesis deals with an evaluation of the financial situation of the company, which focuses on manufacturing rubber products and technical foams. Assessment period is between 2010 - 2014. In the theoretical part the basic indicators, concepts and methods of financial analysis, which are used in the practical part. The practical part contains basic information about the company and the calculations of financial indicators. Based on the evaluation of the financial situation of the company derived from the results of the financial analysis are presented possibilities proposals and recommendations, which should lead to improved management of the company.
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Lin, Gong-Pian, and 林恭平. "A study for Nail education and improvement suggestion." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ww4rdr.
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碩士<br>義守大學<br>管理碩博士班<br>102<br>Abstract
To achieve their dreams for these students learning nail art and these beginners of business community to nail art, and to become a top nail painting expert and manicurist, it is very important for the choice of style on learning process and to employ the guiding lecturer with professional qualification.
In addition to receiving education and learning, students have to use the leisure time to practice the artificial sheathing and other techniques. And the participation in skill competitions of industry can observe and exchange skills with each other. Even the acquisition of various licenses of manicurist and the acquisition of certificates of lecturer and judge can prove their expertise and superior technology and give them self-confidence.
Besides, to become a true manicurist, in addition to choosing school correctly and strictly, the three steps for the only way are: 1. Attend classes in nail art school 2. Acquire the manicurist license 3. Serve at a nail salon to acquire the experiment, and constantly and regularly practice.
This article introduces the method how to choose nail art school correctly and they how to learn and become better manicurists. Hope to provide the arrangement and reference on the courses for instructors of nail art teaching of universities and colleges and business community through this research method, and also hope to stimulate the learning motivation for striving forward of students and beginners to nail art.
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chen, chao-jen, and 陳昭仁. "Discussion and Suggestion on Improvement in Load Capacity of Taiwan’s Steel Scaffolds." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42354088749813058663.
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碩士<br>國立中興大學<br>土木工程學系<br>90<br>Unlike Europe’s scaffolds, Taiwan’s traditional steel scaffolds load-carrying capacities were usually affected by the factors such as the number of set, number of story, lateral supports when the scaffolds function as a support. Therefore, this research’s aim is to develop a new type of scaffolds. Through using the software “ANSYS,” the load-carrying capacity between traditional and new type of steel scaffolds can be analyzed and compared. The improved steel scaffolds, which a new member is added horizontally in the bottom, can solve the problem of lateral supports. As a result, the load-carrying capacity may enhance 1.11 to 2.47 times than before with the increasing number of story. The failure mode of the scaffolds shifts from the traditional in-plane direction to the improved out-of-plane direction. In this way, each story of the improved scaffold system becomes exactly the same powerful. Instead of the damage of the first story often seen in the traditional type, the phenomenon of buckling happens in every story at the same time. To sum up, the improved steel scaffold in this thesis can be considered as a reference to the modification of Taiwan’s traditional steel scaffolds.
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Tzong, Louh Yow, and 駱佑宗. "THE RESEARCH OF CONSTRUCTION BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTION OF SRC IN OUR COUNTRY。." Thesis, 1995. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71173907355433344199.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣科技大學<br>營建工程技術學系<br>83<br>The Main purpose of this reasearch is looking for the problem
of behavior and quality of National steel reinforced concrete
co- nstruction.Therefore,we can study the cause and influence
of it b y means of those problem and find out the resolution.
Steel reinforced concrete is used frequently in our country.
Usually it is used in building by combining with reinforced
conc- rete and steel.Besides it is used as trasfer layer
between upper level's steel structure and lower level's
reinfoced concrete str- ucture,it also can be used widely such
as the column and beam of SRC building,the construction of half-
prefabrication SRC beam and the reverse SRC column etc. The
result of reasearch display the construction quality pro- blem
coming from the wost-match between steel and RC.Therefore,
those problem cause that the steel and RC both can not combine
together in order to perform the design strength and
deformation capability of the SRC. This rearch also find out
the construction quality problem of SRC, which is mostly caused
by inproper design and construction. Especially the main cause
of problem is inappropriate design.The- refore this reasrch
provide the suggestion of improvement emphas- ing upon the SRC
design stand-point. Hopefully,the costruction quality of SRC
can be lifted up by means of the improvement of design.
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Kung, Hsiu-hui, and 龔秀惠. "Analysis of the Installation Styles of Household Connection-pipes and the Suggestion of Improvement Strategies." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01894114885998424247.
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碩士<br>國立成功大學<br>工學院工程管理專班<br>96<br>The functions of the sewage sewer, including maintains living environments,improving river water qualities, perfecting metropolis development, and promoting population’s health, have become the measurement indicates for a modernization city. The sewage system is the important public infrastructure actively implemented by the central government now, since it can furthermore improve our environmental quality and promote the nation’s competitiveness.
The percentage of population served by sewerage system is recognized as one of the indices to measure the level of the modernization and the competitive advantage of a country. Rate of sewage sewer progress in Taiwan is extremely backwardness. Reasons include the difficulties of land obtains, and over builds without license.
The household pipe-connection defined as the work connecting the facilities of user to the public sewerage system is always the last stage and crucial for the function of entire sewerage system. This study collects the information from household connection-pipe cases which are in designing or under construction.This study is aimed to evaluate advantages and disadvantagesand impacts of Building Connection models which are Taipei City government, Kaoshiung City government and Japanese Building Connection model. The result can be a reference for the local governments implementing Household connection works.
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Hsu, Cheng-hung, and 許丞宏. "The Study of On-Line Game Consumer's Perceived Quality and Improvement Suggestion-An Application of Kano's Model." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/94216552116988328920.
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碩士<br>南華大學<br>出版事業管理研究所<br>94<br>With the rapid development and popularity of the internet, on-line game has successfully drawn most nowadays teenagers’ attention. The current situation for on-line game industries in Taiwan can be illustrated as matured market, flat membership growth. Therefore, how to find out feasible quality of on-game for strengthening game attractiveness under the above premises is central to this research.For get the maximum source and time effect, we choice Open-Beta stage in on-line game, and Use an on-line game survey would be conducted for player through online questionnaire. There were 600 people replied it, including 595 effective ones. The effective rate is 99.16%.
The study applies Kano’s model to classify quality attributes as must-be quality, one-dimensional quality, attractive quality, indifferent quality and reverse quality. The results of this study has show that (1)22 items are classified as one-dimensional quality, 18 items are classified as indifferent quality, 1 item are classified as reverse quality. There are not any must-be quality and attractive quality. Consumers are the most pay much attention on character setting in product content, and the most pay attention on system quality in service.(2)There are statistically significant differences between customers with different demographics and on-line game experience for some quality attributes.(3)Consumers are the most pay attention on service more than product content.(4)This study uses quality improvement index to make a list for industrial circles.
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Lee, Juei-Teng, and 李瑞騰. "Assessment and Improvement Suggestion for Water Retention Indicator in Campus – Case Studies on the Ten Selected Elementary Schools in New Taipei City." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08828254875982501991.
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碩士<br>國立臺北大學<br>自然資源與環境管理研究所在職專班<br>100<br>The Study selected ten elementary schools in New Taipei City as case studies, in order to estimate indicators of water retention, each specific range and area of facilities for water retention in the campuses were surveyed. We separated those schools into urban and country ones by its location which lies in the urban plan area or not, and set the comparison standard in accordance with its density of students, school building coverage and the area proportion of water retention methods, examining if there was any difference between urban and country schools because of rural-urban disparity. Furthermore, we compared the results with other research of different administrative areas in Taiwan in order to discuss the difference of water retention possibly referring to the level of urbanization, and reviewed water retention performance of the outstanding schools from sustainable campus competition.
The result found that water retention performance of two sustainable campus outstanding schools was better than other eight elementary schools, the water retention area proportion of urban schools was less than country schools, and also found that the higher values of student density and school building coverage, the less area of facilities for water retention and less value of water retention in its site. The schools in New Taipei City perform relatively worse in factors of water permeability and water retention value than the other regions in Taiwan, and should continuing their improvement consequently. We also found the sports fields of three schools which were not qualified in water retention value were paved with impermeable materials; therefore, we simulate them by changing into permeable paving and the water retention value of two schools among them were higher than the official standard, which shows that using permeable materials for sports fields paving will substantially increase the effects of water retention in campus.
Concluding results above, the study considers that according to the benchmarks of well performance with those outstanding sustainable campuses, high proportion of permeable paving in campuses will improve water retention performance of the entire city. Urban schools with higher values of student density and school building coverage should change their impermeable paving into permeable materials or revive into green fields, furthermore, recover the permeability of sports ground in an appropriate degree to improve water resource recycling problems in cities.
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Chen, Guan-Yao, and 陳冠瑤. "Analysis and Suggestions of Improvement of Helicopter Metal Crack." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75643403327811021814.
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碩士<br>崑山科技大學<br>企業管理研究所<br>104<br>Most military helicopters in Taiwan have been serviced for several years; however, parts or accessories of helicopter have likely been used for more than two or three decades since production and shipping to Taiwan. It is afraid that the crack of metals parts or accessories will unexpectedly occur at any time. Therefore, it is the subject of the study to analyze the potential reasons of the crack of metal accessories in helicopters by using fishbone diagram and Fault Tree Analysis techniques.
By literature review and soliciting experts opinions, a fishbone diagram shows there are six categories or 12 factors which cause the crack of metal: 1)machine-2 factors,2)human-2 factors,3)management-2 factors,4)methods-1 factors,5)material-3 factors, and the last 6)others-2 factors. In addition, by relating these factors, an FTA diagram is constructed and further, Boolean algebra is employed to get several important points. The most probable factor of causing cracks is “material,” which takes most frequency of occurrences of cracks. That means, if the factor “material” is controlled, the probability of occurrence of crack will significantly be reduced. Further, if the second factor, machine and human, can be solved simultaneously, no crack will occur. Besides, the study also focuses on the problems of nut brackets and glare shields. The study proposes suggestions so that problems can be improved. On the aspect of nut brackets, when jacking lever, the study recommends that a leader had better orders to make both technicians be able to slowly put pressure on jack, which could protect nut brackets from the crack causing stress concentration or uneven pressure on the wake of suddenly going up and down. On the other hand, the study also suggests that adding rubber packing between washer and glare shield. Because rubber packing is soft, it enables to absorb the shake of helicopter and reduce the friction between glare shield and washer. This way will decrease the probability of crack. It is expected that the conclusions will be helpful in preventing the helicopter from occurrence of crack in advance.
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Chiang, Han-Wei, and 江漢威. "Third-party payment development status in Taiwan and improvement suggestions." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7d5ax3.
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碩士<br>國立中山大學<br>管理學院高階經營碩士學程在職專班<br>107<br>Due to the science-tech and the popularization of the Internet, business models such as online shopping and mobile commerce have been emerging. Unlike the traditional consumption models, the trust between consumers and online businesses is lacking, and individuals and small businesses can''t accept specific payment instruments (such as credit cards), which prompts the rise of third-party payment. In many collaborative cases of horizontal alliances, they let the existing payment methods are not only payment by aggregating the advantages of electronic payment and electronic ticket. It can be seen that third-party payment is a variant of the transaction medium in the Internet era, and it is also one of the elements for the mature development of the e-commerce industry. The smart phone devices flood the money into itself to let people can trade by one phone in hand. Shopping behavior has become more life-oriented and has become a part of life. Even so, the development of third-party payment in Taiwan is still limited by consumption habits and regulations. This study mainly discusses the analysis and improvement suggestions for the development of third-party payment in Taiwan, from e-commerce development, consumer payment habits to electronic payment regulations. Explore the advantages, disadvantages and existing difficulties and challenges with the marketing and integration aspects.
In terms of research, the paper analyzes the development history and operation mode, and uses the marketing 4C theoretical framework to dismantle the current development challenges. In addition, through the actual interviews of bankers and related operators, analyzes the payment flow industry with the bank as the essence. With the case of LINE pay in Taiwan, the status of the comparison is discussed simultaneously.
The research found that the popular payment type and third-party payment will still coexist for a long time and will be in a competitive relationship until the development reaches a balance. Furthermore, the third-party payment development time will be longer and limited due to the perfect financial mechanism. It could not completely replace the original habits of consumers and achieve the existing governance objectives. The focus in the next few years will be multi-scenario marketing, the integration of the industry chain from online to offline and even mobile app interface and the promotion of cross-border payment. For the regulations of third-party payment can be refined in detail and revised to meet the needs of Taiwan''s environmental development.
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Chen, Yu-nien, and 陳禹年. "Quality Assessment and Improvement Suggestions of theKaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System Service." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00368288824372339312.
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碩士<br>南台科技大學<br>科技管理研究所<br>98<br>This study was designed, on the basis of the Quality Function Deployment method,
the Gray Relational Analysis and the Fuzzy Theory, to explore which services of the
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System are on the priority list for improvement.
Besides, improvement suggestions are proposed for the reference of Kaohsiung MRT
system to enhance the present service quality and as indicators for future service quality
when new routes are planned. First, the researcher adopts the Service Quality Model by
Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry, to establish the quality assessment for the Kaohsiung
MRT System. Secondly, a questionnaire survey is conducted. On the basis of the
effective sample materials, the researcher adopts the Factor Analysis Approach to
determine factors influencing the Kaohsiung MRT service quality and the services
involved. The researcher then combines the above findings with the customer
requirements in the House of Quality to identify the priority of service improvement on
the basis of the Quality Attribute Ranking. Then, the engineering requirements in the
House of Quality are established according to the service indicators of the Kaohsiung
MRT operation, expert interviews and the practice of previous studies. Besides, a
questionnaire survey of experts is conducted to establish a matrix of the relationship
between customer requirements and engineering requirements. Finally, Gray Relational
Analysis is adopted to identify the priority of the engineering requirements.
Results of this study show that the services demanding immediate improvement in
the Kaohsiung MRT System are 1) the enhancement of passenger safety during night
travel; 2) adequate safety facilities in the stations; 3) clear entrance and exit signs inside
the station and helpful for effective evacuation of passengers; 4) immediate ability of
the MRT staff to solve problems for passengers; 5) sufficient barrier-free facilities
accessible in the stations and trains for the mobility impaired. In addition, the top five
engineering requirements in the Kaohsiung MRT system are 1) care for the passengers;
2) casualty rate; 3) depot employee service quality; 4) signs and information available
rate; 5) accident rate.
This study further proposes improvement advices for the above services: 1) extend
the operating hours of the service counters, and provide emergency pagers near the
night-time waiting areas to enhance the passengers’ security at night; (2) regularly
maintain the safety facilities in the stations to enhance their efficiency; signs and
instructions be added to the fire-fighting equipment in case of emergency; (3) medical aid and disaster simulation be announced to the public to raise public confidence in the
MRT’s ability to respond to emergency; (4) improve the service personnel’s
professional training and communication skills, especially the language training, to
meet the diverse needs of passengers and help solve passengers’ problems immediately;
(5) strengthen passenger education about the courtesy to the mobility impaired, whom
the service personnel are also required to actively assist.
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Hsieh, Pei-Hua, and 謝佩樺. "Financial Structure Analysis and Improvement Suggestions for Taiwan Industry of Lead Frame." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qa88nb.
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碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>會計研究所<br>107<br>Because the market of the LED industry and the semiconductor industry are prosperous, the market of their suppliers, lead frame industry, also grows up. While the lead frame industry is expanding and competitors are coming up to separate the business opportunity, how could they stand out from the competition? This research attempts to analyze the financial ratios from their public financial statement. Dividing the ratios into five aspects: profitability, stability, activity, growth and productivity, we summarize the performance standards and the best financial structure by using the “Financial Five Forces” analysis method. Finally, the improvement suggestions are explored by four internal and external financing methods: profitability, working capital, capital expenditure and shareholder equity.
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Kuan, Wei-Chun, and 管唯鈞. "Manpower Development And Training Of Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration Assessment Improvement Suggestions." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57404855592637218604.
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碩士<br>元智大學<br>管理碩士在職專班<br>104<br>The Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan is the specialized seacoast defense organization of the Republic of China. It consists of four kinds of identity members including military, police, civilian and customs. Due to the organic law, the members of different identity can’t interflow with each other. They are serving in different apparatuses, causing many problems. In recent years, the organization changes constantly in order to unify the ocean and coast. Bringing into maximum effectiveness and accomplishing the missions successfully. Nevertheless, the organic law is not amended, it’s hard to conform with the legal norms.
The position of Coast Guard Apparatus in a country is a security apparatus to execute the domestic administrative law, and a flexible role to safeguard sovereignty. It’s not like the Navy which has a strong contend meaning between the sovereignty of countries. So the Coast Guard Administration plays an important role, its organization and system should be more perfect to carry out the missions successfully. The members should have professional skills training and legal literacy. Therefore, it’s necessary to discuss and research the human resources and the development of educational training in the Coast Guard Administration.
This research is explaining the existing condition of the manpower development training and educational training systems in the Coast Guard Administration, especially for the organization history, statutory missions and introductions of educational training system in order to explore the weaknesses of the current system of educational training. It also compares our system with The United States Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard to reveal the problems or the points need to be improved, bringing the superficial suggestion in this research.
In recent years, the Coast Guard Administration cooperate the government policy to carry out volunteer military, expanding the recruitment of manpower. The main recruiting targets in our Coast Guard military are soldiers and professional officers, also the basic main forces and leading cadres. Nonetheless, the recruitment is ineffective and quality is not good. The pre-employment training of new staff, the development and education system is not perfect. The high-intermediate class officers, also the educational cadres, are limited to the maximum years of decommissioning, and the organization can’t fully make use of them. All above problems exist in the educational training system. This research will point out the core of problems. Hoping the government can deliberate with them in order to build a brand new Coast Guard Administration.
The Coast Guard Apparatus need a complete authority by the organizational structure law, an exclusive appointment regulation for the Coast Guard Administration, a unified educational training institution and employment way. It must be able to move forward to the vision and mission of apparatuses under the complete system.
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Dadic, Anamarija. "Situation analysis of Croatia as a touristic destination and suggestions for improvement." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/19792.
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Croatian tourism is growing rapidly in the last couple of years. But it has been recorded that one of the biggest problems is seasonality of a destination and the importance of positioning Croatia as a year-round destination is of highly importance, as the Croatian Minister of Tourism Gari Cappeli said. Croatian economy is too dependent on tourism and it is too risky not to have precise strategical goals. Millennials are the presence and the future of traveling segment for any destination. Thus, it is important to research which drivers influence their choice of specific travel destination in a certain period of year. More than 45% of targeted population mentioned that they are not interested in Croatia in an off-season period (Chart 22, Appendix A) and the mission of this thesis is to provide information which motivators influence their decision to specify the strategies for the future tourism of Croatia. This study attempts to explore the association between these motivators: perception of safety, perception of good airlines connection, climate conditions, positive e-WOM, social media activity with the attractiveness of Croatia as a tourist destination. The findings of an online survey indicate that for the targeted population good climate conditions were in a moderate association with attractiveness of Croatia and the rest of the tested motivators were not significantly related to attractiveness. We have also discovered that social media engagement of consumers is strongly dependent on social media activity of Croatia as a destination. These results give us great space to manipulate targeted populations' interest in Croatia as a destination and to model specific strategical goals for the future of Croatian tourism.<br>O turismo na Croácia tem crescido rapidamente nos últimos anos. Mas é de salientar que um dos maiores problemas é a sazonalidade do destino e a importância de posicionar a Croácia como um destino para o ano inteiro, como disse Gari Cappeli, ministro croata do turismo. A economia da Croácia está muito dependente do turismo, por isso é demasiado arriscado não estabelecer objetivos estratégicos precisos. Por esse motivo, é importante estudar os principais factores para a escolha de um destino de viagem específico numa certa altura do ano. Mais de 45% do público alvo mencionou que não estão interessadas no destino da Croácia, no período de época baixa (Gráfico 2, Apêndice A). A missão desta tese é fornece informação sobre que motivos influenciam as decisões do público, para estabelecer estratégias específicas para o futuro do turismo da Croácia. Este estudo pretende explorar a associação entre estes fatores motivacionais: percepção de segurança, percepção de boas conexões aéreas, condições climatéricas, e-WOM positivo, atividade em social media com a atractividade da Croácia como destino turístico. As conclusões de um questionário online indicaram que para o público alvo, as condições climáticas têm uma associação moderada com a atratividade da Croácia, enquanto o resto dos fatores motivacionais não estão significativamente relacionados com a atratividade. Outra das conclusões foi que o engagement em social media dos consumidores depende significativamente da atividade em social media da Croácia, como destino. Estes resultados indicam uma grande possibilidade para manipular o interesse do público-alvo como um destino e para estabelecer metas estratégicas específicas para o futuro turismo na Croácia.
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Nian, Chen Yu, and 陳禹年. "Quality Assessment and Improvement Suggestions of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System Service." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04947893339528003121.
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碩士<br>南台科技大學<br>科技管理研究所<br>98<br>This study was designed, on the basis of the Quality Function Deployment method, the Gray Relational Analysis and the Fuzzy Theory, to explore which services of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System are on the priority list for improvement. Besides, improvement suggestions are proposed for the reference of Kaohsiung MRT system to enhance the present service quality and as indicators for future service quality when new routes are planned. First, the researcher adopts the Service Quality Model by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry, to establish the quality assessment for the Kaohsiung MRT System. Secondly, a questionnaire survey is conducted. On the basis of the effective sample materials, the researcher adopts the Factor Analysis Approach to determine factors influencing the Kaohsiung MRT service quality and the services involved. The researcher then combines the above findings with the customer requirements in the House of Quality to identify the priority of service improvement on the basis of the Quality Attribute Ranking. Then, the engineering requirements in the House of Quality are established according to the service indicators of the Kaohsiung MRT operation, expert interviews and the practice of previous studies. Besides, a questionnaire survey of experts is conducted to establish a matrix of the relationship between customer requirements and engineering requirements. Finally, Gray Relational Analysis is adopted to identify the priority of the engineering requirements.
Results of this study show that the services demanding immediate improvement in the Kaohsiung MRT System are 1) the enhancement of passenger safety during night travel; 2) adequate safety facilities in the stations; 3) clear entrance and exit signs inside the station and helpful for effective evacuation of passengers; 4) immediate ability of the MRT staff to solve problems for passengers; 5) sufficient barrier-free facilities accessible in the stations and trains for the mobility impaired. In addition, the top five engineering requirements in the Kaohsiung MRT system are 1) care for the passengers; 2) casualty rate; 3) depot employee service quality; 4) signs and information available rate; 5) accident rate.
This study further proposes improvement advices for the above services: 1) extend the operating hours of the service counters, and provide emergency pagers near the night-time waiting areas to enhance the passengers’ security at night; (2) regularly maintain the safety facilities in the stations to enhance their efficiency; signs and instructions be added to the fire-fighting equipment in case of emergency; (3) medical aid and disaster simulation be announced to the public to raise public confidence in the MRT’s ability to respond to emergency; (4) improve the service personnel’s professional training and communication skills, especially the language training, to meet the diverse needs of passengers and help solve passengers’ problems immediately; (5) strengthen passenger education about the courtesy to the mobility impaired, whom the service personnel are also required to actively assist.
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Miao-ching, Wang, and 王妙菁. "Investigating on the Quality and Sanitary Conditions of Squid Products and Their Improvement Suggestions." Thesis, 1999. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/32862060444986410492.
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碩士<br>國立海洋大學<br>食品科學系<br>87<br>The most popular squid products on markets are dried squid, alkali rehydrated dried squid, seasoned shredded and sliced squid products. The aerobic plate count (APC) in dried squids were 4.32-7.79 log (CFU/g) and microbial groups such as coliforms (66.67%), Vibrio (66.67%), Pseudomonas (100%), yeast and mold (77.78%) could be observed in this investigation. The APC of alkali rehydrated dried squids from traditional markets and supermarkets were 9.40-10.00 and 5.13-10.58 log (CFU/g), respectively. And also microbial groups of coliforms, Pseudomonas, Vibrio, Salmonella, also well as yeast and mold could be identified in these samples. The best sanitation condition of alkali rehydrated dried squids could be observed by freezing during storage and saling. And refrigeration and room temperature conditions for storage and saling were less acceptable than the condition by order. The results of the simulation experiment of the alkali rehydration processing for the dried squid indicated that the longer the time of water washing, the worse the sanitory quality of the samples. Therefore, the dried squid should limit its washing treatment for 12-24 hr (as its pH approaching 7.0), and then put into -18oC condition for saling to keep it under good quality and sanitation. The percentages of samples of marketed seasoned shredded and sliced squid products that did not fit the sanitory standard were 25.00%. Major microflora of these unqualified products (with higher APC) included coliforms, Pseudomonas, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), as well as yeast and mold. The result from investigation of seasoned shredded squid processing showed that the contaminated microorganisms including Pseudomonas, LAB, as well as yeast and mold were present in raw materials examined. The microbial loads increase gradually (1.00-1.40 log CFU/g) as the seasoned shredded squid processing, which as stages of cooling, first seasoning, drying, and pressing. The major microflora observed during this processing included Pseudomonas, LAB, and yeast and mold. In order to improving the quality of such squid products, the suggestions followed could be conducted such as controlling sanitory quality of the cooling water and the seasoning solution, utilizing higher drying temperature and longer drying period to reducing the microbial load, and employing UV light to control the microbial contaminations of the spaces for raw material handling, processing, and packaging. The results obtained from the simulated storage experiment of seasoned shredded squid products showed that less browning effect while them were stored at 4oC and 15oC. But the APC of these products was in the range of 3.00-6.40 log (CFU/g). As to the shredded squid products stored at 25oC and 35oC, their APC were located in 3.00-5.60 log (CFU/g), which present a better sanitation condition, although the browing effect on the seasoned squid products. Also, to prevent the lose of moisture and to avoid the significant browning results, seasoned squid products should stored at room temperature and not allowed directly sunshine on it.