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Gravel, Marc. "Évaluation de la méthode Kanban dans un contexte de production par lots : expérimentation dans une PME québécoise." Aix-Marseille 3, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987AIX32025.
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L'industrie manufacturiere japonaise a pris les devants au cours des dernieres annees en utilisant de nouvelles methodes et techniques dans l'elaboration de leur production. Celles-ci sont destinees et s'appliquent, en principe, que dans un environnement de production en forme de ligne d'assemblage avec operations repetitives et hauts volumes de fabrication. Comme plus de 90% des entreprises manufacturieres canadiennes sont des pme et que leurs environnement de production est generalement en forme d'atelier avec production par lots, nous avons developpe un modele d'evaluation par simulation permettant de demontrer, a toute entreprise possedant un tel environnement, l'avantage de l'introduction de la methode kanban dans son environnement de production. Ce modele a ete experimente dans le cas d'une pme quebecoise de l'industrie du vetement et les resultats demontrent qu'une telle methode s'applique et donne de tres bons resultats pour ce type d'environnement de production. Par exemple, le stock est reduit en moyenne de 60% et le temps de production d'une commande est abaisse en moyenne de 12. 55%. L'implantation de la methode kanban a ete realise par la suite dans cette entreprise et les resultats obtenus par simulation sont alors confirmes. Une adaptation de la methode kanban pour ce type d'environnement de production est egalement proposeeIn the last few years, japan manufacturing industry, using new methods and technics of production elaboration, is in advance. In principle, these are intended and applied in environment of line assembly production with repetitives operations and large-scale manufacturing. As more than 90% of canadian manufacturing companies are pme, and their production environment is generally job-shop type with lots production, we have elaborated an evaluating model by simulation, allowing to prove to an entreprise with these caracterestics, the advantage of kanban method in its production environment. This model has been experimented in a quebec pme of clothing industry, and the results prove that such method is applicable and give satisfactory results for this type of production environment. For exemple, kanban reduces in-process inventory about 60% and the makespan time about 12. 5%. Kanban method implant has been subsequently realised in this entreprise and the results obtaines by simulation were confirmed. In adaptation of kanban method for this type of production environment is also proposed
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Ahmad, M. O. (Muhammad Ovais). "Exploring Kanban in software engineering." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2016. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526214085.
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Abstract To gain competitive advantage and thrive in the market, companies have introduced Kanban in software development. Kanban has been used in the manufacturing industry for over six decades. In the software engineering domain, Kanban was introduced in 2004 to increase flexibility in coping with dynamic requirements, bring visibility to workflow and related tasks, improve communication, and promote the pull system. However, the existing scientific literature lacks empirical evidence of the use of Kanban in software companies. This doctoral thesis aims to improve the understanding of the use of Kanban in software engineering. The research was performed in two phases: 1) analysis of scientific literature on Kanban in software engineering and industrial engineering and 2) investigation of Kanban implementation trends in software companies. The data was collected through systematic literature reviews, survey and semi-structured interviews. The results were synthesized to draw conclusions and outline implications for research and practice. The results indicate growing interest in the use of Kanban in software companies. The findings suggest that Kanban is applicable to software development, software maintenance, and portfolio management in software companies. Kanban brings visibility to task and offering status, limits work in progress at any given time gives people greater control over their work and limit task switching. Although Kanban offers several benefits, as reported in this dissertation, the findings show that software companies find it challenging to implement Kanban incrementallyTiivistelmä Ohjelmistoteollisuudessa Kanbanin käyttö on yleistynyt vuodesta 2004 alkaen. Sillä pyritään tuomaan joustavuutta muuttuvien vaatimusten hallintaan, tuomaan näkyvyyttä työnkulkuun ja toisiinsa liittyviin tehtäviin, parantamaan kommunikaatiota sekä edistämään imuohjauksen hyödyntämistä. Kanbania on käytetty valmistavassa teollisuudessa jo yli kuuden vuosikymmenen ajan. Olemassa olevassa tieteellisessä kirjallisuudessa on kuitenkin esitetty hyvin vähän empiirisiä tutkimustuloksia Kanbanin käytöstä ohjelmistoyrityksissä. Väitöskirjan tavoitteena on parantaa ymmärrystä Kanbanin käytöstä ohjelmistotuotannossa. Tutkimus toteutettiin kahdessa vaiheessa: 1) Kirjallisuusanalyysi Kanbanin käytöstä ohjelmistotuotannossa ja tuotantotekniikassa ja 2) Empiirinen tutkimus Kanbanin käyttöönoton trendeistä ohjelmistoyrityksissä. Tutkimusaineisto kerättiin systemaattisten kirjallisuuskatsausten, kyselytutkimuksen ja puolistrukturoitujen teemahaastattelujen kautta. Tutkimustulosten synteesin pohjalta tehtiin johtopäätöksiä Kanbanin käytöstä ohjelmistotuotannossa sekä niiden merkityksestä alan tutkimukselle ja Kanbanin käytölle yrityksissä. Tutkimuksen tulokset osoittavat kasvavaa kiinnostusta Kanbanin käyttöä kohtaan ohjelmistoyrityksissä. Tulosten perusteella Kanban soveltuu käytettäväksi ohjelmistokehityksessä, ohjelmistojen ylläpidossa sekä tuoteportfolion hallinnassa. Kanban tuo näkyvyyttä ohjelmistokehitykseen, niin meneillään olevien tehtävien kuin portfoliotarjoaman osalta. Se myös auttaa rajoittamaan työtehtävien ruuhkautumista ja antaa kehittäjille paremman tavan hallita työtään rajoittamalla työtehtävien vaihtoa. Vaikka Kanbanin käytöllä on mahdollista saavuttaa väitöskirjatutkimuksessa esitettyjä hyötyjä, tulokset osoittavat, että ohjelmistoyrityksillä on haasteita Kanbanin inkrementaalisessa käyttöönotossa
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Lindblad, Lovisa. "Internal improvements for Skanska AB : A working method for Group Support Unit IT." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-325638.
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The Group Support Unit IT on Skanska AB has an issue concerning how improvement of their business should be done. Improvement efforts have been worked on before but there is still no functioning working method for the group. Through the feasibility study, the lack of working method was discovered, which led to the bachelor thesis mainly presenting a suggestion for working method, to help the group improve their business. To examine the area and find the most suitable working method, the current situation regarding improvement efforts was studied and important success factors have been identified. The study has been performed as a case study, using methods as interviews, a survey and observations to collect data. The data has later been analysed in connection to relevant literature. The study has a qualitative purpose of collecting data, analysing data and later suggesting a working method for improvement efforts. The current situation concerning improvement efforts in Group Support Unit IT was examined through the themes of goalsetting, kanban as a tool, management and feedback and general idea of improvements. Through the study, success factors were identified as management and structure (with subcategories). These areas are presented as the most important factors for a successful improvement method. A suggestion of working method for improvement efforts is presented through the model of Principles – Methods – Tools. Methods, such as Policy Deployment and Process Management is suggested to create common goals for the group to work towards, and a clear structure to perform improvement according to. Further, tool such as Kanban and Cause-effect diagrams are also presented.Group Support Unit IT på Skanska AB har problem med hur förbättring av verksamheten ska ske. Förbättringsarbete har setts över och planerats, men det finns fortfarande ingen fungerande arbetsmetod för gruppen. Genom förstudien upptäcktes bristen på arbetsmetod, vilket ledde till denna kandidatuppsats. Uppsatsen syftar till att huvudsakligen lämna ett förslag till arbetsmetod, för att hjälpa gruppen att förbättra sin verksamhet. För att undersöka området och hitta den lämpligaste arbetsmetoden har nuläget avseende förbättringsinsatser studerats och viktiga framgångsfaktorer har identifierats. Studien har utförts som en fallstudie, med hjälp av metoder som intervjuer, en enkät och observationer för att samla in data. Dessa data analyseras senare i samband med relevant litteratur. Studien har ett kvalitativt syfte att samla in data, analysera data och senare föreslå en arbetsmetod för förbättringsinsatser. Nuläget för förbättringsåtgärder i Group Support Unit IT undersöktes utifrån temana målsättning, kanban som ett verktyg, ledning och feedback och allmänna syn om förbättringar. Under studien identifierades framgångsfaktorer som ledning och struktur (med underkategorier). Dessa områden presenteras som de viktigaste faktorerna för en framgångsrik förbättringsmetod. Ett förslag på arbetsmetod för förbättringsinsatser presenteras genom modellen av principer – metoder – verktyg. Metoder, såsom Måldelning och Processledning har föreslagits för att skapa gemensamma mål för gruppen att arbeta mot och en tydlig struktur för att genomföra förbättringar. Dessutom presenteras verktyg som Kanban och Orsaks-verkan diagram.
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Linn, Joseph G. "Reading methods used in Kansas middle and high schools /." Search for this dissertation online, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.
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Kannan, Srinivasaraghavan [Verfasser]. "Applications of Advanced Sampling Methods for Enhanced Conformational Sampling of Biomolecules / Srinivasaraghavan Kannan." Bremen : IRC-Library, Information Resource Center der Jacobs University Bremen, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1034722484/34.
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Galgamuwa, Uditha Nandun. "Estimating crash modification factors for lane-departure countermeasures in Kansas." Diss., Kansas State University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/38756.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Civil Engineering
Sunanda Dissanayake
Lane-departure crashes are the most predominant crash type in Kansas which causes very high number of motor vehicle fatalities. Therefore, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has implemented several different types of countermeasures to reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities associated with lane-departure crashes. This research was conducted to estimate the safety effectiveness of commonly used lane-departure countermeasures in Kansas on all crashes and lane-departure crashes using Crash Modification Factors (CMFs). Paved shoulders, rumble strips, safety edge treatments and median cable barriers were identified as the commonly used lane-departure countermeasures on both tangent and curved road segments while chevrons and post-mounted delineators were identified as the most commonly used lane-departure countermeasures on curved road segments. This research proposes a state-of-art method of estimating CMFs using cross-sectional data for chevrons and post-mounted delineators. Furthermore, another state-of-art method is proposed in this research to estimate CMFs for safety edge treatments using before-and-after data. Considering the difficulties of finding the exact date of implementation of each countermeasure, both cross-sectional and before-and-after studies were employed to estimate the CMFs. Cross-sectional and case-control methods, which are the two major methods in cross-sectional studies were employed to estimate CMFs for paved shoulders, rumble strips, and median cable barriers. The conventional cross-sectional and case-control methods were modified when estimating CMFs for chevrons and post-mounted delineators by incorporating environmental and human behaviors in addition to geometric and traffic-related explanatory variables. The proposed method is novel and has not been used in the previous cross-sectional models available in the literature. Generalized linear regression models assuming negative binomial error structure were used to develop models for cross-sectional method to estimate CMFs while logistic regression models were used to estimate CMFs using case-control method. Results showed that incorporating environmental and human-related variables into cross-sectional models provide better model fit than in conventional cross-sectional models. To validate the developed models for cross-sectional method, mean of the residuals and the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) were used. For the case-control method, Receiver Operational Characteristic (ROC) was used to evaluate the predictive power of models for a binary outcome using classification tables. However, it was seen that the case-control method is not suitable for estimating CMFs for all crashes since the range of the crash frequency is wide in each road segment. A regression-based method of estimating CMFs using before-and-after data was proposed to estimate CMFs for safety edge treatments. This method allows researchers to identify the safety effectiveness of an individual CMFs on road segments where multiple treatments have been applied at the same time. Since this method uses road geometric and traffic-related characteristics in addition to countermeasure information as the explanatory variables, the model itself would be the Safety Performance Function (SPF). Therefore, developing new SPF is not necessary. Finally, the CMFs were estimated using before-and-after Empirical Bayes method to validate the results from the regression-based method. The results of this study can be used as a decision-making tool when implementing lane-departure countermeasures on similar roadways in Kansas. Even though there are readily available CMFs from the national level studies, having more localized CMFs will be beneficial due to differences in traffic-related and geometric characteristics on different roadways.
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Tamari, Matteo. "Scrum e Kanban: framework e strumenti di supporto. Prospettive di applicazione nel progetto Agile methods for Agile working." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/22159/.
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Da anni ormai, specialmente nel campo dell'ingegneria del software, vengono utilizzati modelli e framework Agili per lo sviluppo software. Essi hanno cambiato radicalmente il concetto di produzione, portandola a un livello più alto sia in termini di velocità rispetto alla consegna sia di qualità del prodotto consegnato; inoltre, tali modelli e framework vengono oggigiorno applicati anche al di fuori dello sviluppo software e questo dimostra che il loro impiego non ha limiti e barriere. In questo elaborato vengono presentati due tra i più conosciuti: Scrum e Kanban. Lo studio approfondito di entrambi ha permesso di cogliere i campi nei quali uno si applica meglio dell'altro, a seconda del contesto (natura della committenza, numero dei membri e background del team, dimensione del progetto, etc.) nel quale il prodotto richiesto si trova e degli strumenti dei quali Scrum e Kanban dispongono, come la "board", sia fisica sia virtuale. In riferimento a tali strumenti viene trattato dettagliatamente il funzionamento di Jira Software, il quale consente di migliorare la produttività dei team che collaborano anche a distanza, integrando perfettamente i modelli e framework Agili al suo interno. Successivamente, viene illustrata un’applicazione dei modelli Agili al di fuori dello sviluppo software; tale applicazione si divide in tre principali fasi: inception, construction e validation. In particolare, viene descritta come è stata affrontata la fase di inception, che consiste di un’analisi approfondita allo scopo di comprendere lo stato attuale del team, ovvero gli strumenti utilizzati, le metodologie applicate, la gestione delle commesse e dei servizi esterni, con il fine ultimo di far comprendere i vantaggi dati dall'essere Agili e di trasmetterli nei processi lavorativi che ogni elemento svolge ogni giorno sul posto di lavoro.
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Waldhans, Marek. "Využití agilních metod při tvorbě strategických materiálů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-223390.
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This master thesis focuses on the agile methods description and their use in creating of company strategic material. The main part of this thesis consist of the SCRUM and Kanban method. The work contribution is an optimization of the document creation process. The solution proposed is implemented through the MS SharePoint server with mind mapping module and Kanban board module. Thanks to this solution, company project can be managed in a more effective, faster and higher quality way.
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Jochum, Christopher John. "Perceptions of infusing general effective teaching methods in Kansas foreign language classrooms /." Search for this dissertation online, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.
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Wilson, Brien. "Controls on biogenic methane formation in Cherokee basin coalbeds, Kansas." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19032.
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Master of ScienceGeology
Matthew Kirk
The Cherokee basin in southeastern Kansas is a declining coalbed methane (CBM) field where little is known about how the CBM formed, the extent to which it continues to form, and what factors influence its formation. An understanding of methanogenic processes and geochemistry could lead to potential enhancement of methane formation in the basin. The objectives of this project are to (1) determine the pathway of methane formation and (2) determine whether geochemistry has influenced gas formation. In order to reach the objectives, we analyzed formation water geochemistry, production history, and gas composition and isotopes. Post Rock Energy Corporation gave us access to 16 wells for sampling purposes. We collected gas samples in Isotubes® for compositional and isotopic analyses at a commercial laboratory. We analyzed major ion chemistry from formation water using standard methods. Co-produced water samples we collected are Na-Cl type with total dissolved solids content ranging from 35,367 to 91,565 mg/L. TDS tended to be highest in samples collected from wells with greater total depth. The pH and temperature of sampled water averaged 7.0 and 19°C with an alkalinity ranging from 3.33 to 8.59. Gas dryness and δ¹³C CH[subscript 4] range from 196 to 4531 and -69.95 to -56.5, respectively, which indicate that methane is being produced biologically. Comparing the δ¹³C CH[subscript 4] to the δD CH[subscript 4], which ranges from -228.2 to -217.2, suggest that the primary pathway of methanogenesis is H[subscript 2]/CO[subscript 2] reduction. We calculated Δ (the difference between δ values) in order to correlate isotope data to produced water chemistry. Samples ΔD and Δ¹³C values range from -189.1 to -168.7 and 61.52 to 69.99. Calculated ΔD[subscript CH4-H2O] and Δ¹³C[subscript CO2-CH4] values approach the range for the acetate/methyl pathways as Clˉ concentration increases, potentially indicating a slight shift in methanogenic pathway in deeper, more saline portions of the basin. The culturing results revealed that living methanogens are still able to utilize H[subscript 2], acetate, and methanol present in co-produced formation water from all tested wells.
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Fotijev, Petr. "Zavedení agilních metod ve firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-234823.
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This master thesis deals with problems of information technology projects and their solutions using agile project management. Based on an analysis of the company and its projects is suggested solution using agile methods.
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Most, Astrid Kerstin. "Einfluss von Endothelin-1 auf den Ca2+-aktivierten K+-Kanal mit grosser Leitfähigkeit, die Ca2+-Homöostase und die humane Endothelzellproliferation." Giessen VVB Laufersweiler, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989790835/04.
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Doležel, Patrik. "Zefektivnění vybraného firemního procesu pomocí nástrojů projektového řízení." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2019. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-399420.
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This diploma thesis deals with a type of efficiency improvement of the hiring process in a company, where agile methods are used for the development of its software products. The theoretical part describes specification of traditional and agile methods, and a profound description of the Scrum and Kanban methods and the use of agile methods for hiring activities. In the following part, there is issued an analysis of the current situation in the company oriented to HR department and suggesting possible solutions for discovered problems.
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Moudrá, Libuše. "Výběr a implementace nástroje pro podporu řízení." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-378359.
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The content of this diploma thesis is an analysis of the current state of management of international projects in a multinational IT company, which should lead to the selection and implementation of an appropriate project management tool supporting planning and project management using agile methods Scrum and Kanban. The focus of this thesis is the actual implementation of the selected tool and its setting.
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Wetherholt, William A. "Exploring rootedness in the very rural Great Plains counties of Kansas and Nebraska." Diss., Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32554.
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Doctor of PhilosophyGeography
Lisa M. Harrington
The population of the American Great Plains has grown steadily but unevenly. While metropolitan areas − primarily on the peripheries of the Plains − have expanded, significant interior portions have experienced decades of outmigration and the challenges that accompany the exodus. Geographers have explored the interplay between rural population loss and service consolidation, the many reasons people leave, the age-specific dynamics of those leaving, and the varied strategies being employed at different scales to coax people back. The vantage point of the residents who remain in emptying spaces has received little attention, however. Grounded theory guided a sequential mixed method approach to gain a better perspective on the aspects of place that contribute to an individual’s rootedness in the most rural and depopulating portions of the central Great Plains. Questionnaires were mailed in 2015 to 1,000 randomly-sampled households in ten counties of Kansas and Nebraska. Counties were selected on the most rural USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum and Urban-Influence Codes, ERS typology identifying population loss, and the most geographically-remote USDA Frontier and Remote Area designation. Focus groups were conducted after the mailed questionnaires in the county seats of three of counties that received the mailed survey. Correlation and contingency analyses were used to explore relationships within the closed-ended questionnaire responses for statistical significance. Open-ended responses provided depth to the closed-ended material. Results of the focus groups provided rich qualitative data that triangulated with quantitative results and offered a holistic view of the aspects of place encouraging someone to remain in a depopulating region. The elements of place encouraging rootedness were similar between the responses on the mailed questionnaire and those from the participants in the three focus groups. Rootedness was most associated with a sense of belonging. Rooted respondents also indicated that they felt good about where they live. In addition, many rooted individuals perceive themselves to be insiders in the community and view community spirit to be strong. Questionnaire results suggest that being involved with the community had a positive relationship with levels of rootedness. Rooted respondents were also more likely to perceive the visual appearance of their nearby surroundings favorably. A significant concern was the need for more vocational services within the focal study counties. A lack of sufficient trained individuals was seen as a reflection of institutional fast-tracking of students out of the area combined with a lack of support for motivating young people to apply their skills locally. Communities within the study area are not in danger of disappearing anytime soon, but their populations’ continued downward trajectory undermines their viability over the long term. Strategies like a shift in local educational approaches and inclusive activities aimed at those more likely to leave may encourage new roots to be put down or nurture roots to grow deeper, thus helping to curb outmigration.
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Runets, Ivan. "Využití metod projektového řízení pro vytvoření mobilní aplikace." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-241541.
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Diplomová práce se zabývá problémy řízení projektů pro vytvoření mobilní aplikace a jejich řešením pomocí agilních metod řízení projektů. V práci je analyzován současný stav projektu a jednotlivé přístupy. Práce se zaměřuje na výběr metody a navrhuje její aplikování na projekt.
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McMillan, Gregory Neil. "30 years on from Kangan: an analysis of the current policy position of TAFE Queensland." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16569/.
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Within Australia, Vocational Education and Training (VET) encompasses the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) sector, private providers, community education and training, and work-based training. Additionally, some VET activities are embedded within the secondary school and university sectors. As the major provider of Government-funded vocational education and training, TAFE has undergone significant change since its establishment in the 1970's. Historically, TAFE has provided broader education and social opportunities for individuals beyond a narrower focus on the achievement of training outcomes for economic benefits. However, shifts in policy direction in 1980's and 1990's have seen the delineation between broader education and economic outcomes becoming less distinct. While this is perhaps true of all education sectors, it has potentially impacted more on TAFE than any other sector. This thesis investigated these impacts within the context of TAFE's social service and economic utility roles. This was undertaken by analysing seven seminal Commonwealth and Queensland documents and by analysing the findings of interviews with six senior executives within Queensland's Department of Employment and Training and TAFE. The key findings of this thesis indicate that TAFE Queensland continues to perform a number of functions or activities that can be associated with a social service role. However, the findings also indicate that, for TAFE Queensland, there has been a shift towards an economic utility role. Since the Kangan Report (1974), TAFE's role has become more focussed on meeting Queensland's economic and industry needs within a broad view that Australia needs a flexible workforce, qualified to industry standards of competence and able to compete in a globalised world.
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Mihalec, Peter. "Návrh logistické koncepce vybraného výrobního úseku." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-377451.
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This diploma´s thesis is focused on design of the logistics concept of selected production section in manufacturing firm with using logistics method Just In Time. In analytical part is analysed current situation of managing material flows for selected production sections, ways of supplying production units and amount of stock which is stored in production areas. In proposal part are suggested some changes in various spheres along with new design of the logistics concept and possible economical contributions in case of applying this logistics concept.
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Vondrák, Jiří. "Analýza a návrh opatření v souvislosti se zaváděním moderních metod řízení ve vybrané firmě." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-192755.
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This diploma thesis describes the implementation of modern managing methods in a selected company. The aim of the thesis concentrates on helping with its implementation. The lean production plays a dominant role among these methods. The main aim is therefore to create the first sample workplace using modern management methods. The thesis is divided into two main parts, the theoretical one and practical one. In the theoretical part the lean production has been decribed, its individual methods and the principle of the constant improvement. The practical part analyses the present state of production management in a selected company. It further contains the proposals of possible solutions under the terms of lean production methods and as well as the own implementation of individual proposals. It is primarily the use of visualization and the 5S methods. The formation of the first sample workplace is desribed in detail which uses the Kanban system. At the end of the thesis other proposals and recommendations for increasing of company's productivity have been introduced.
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Al-Fadda, Hind Abdulaziz. "Literature synthesis and inventory of reading methods used by Kansas middle schools for Content-Based Reading Approaches (COBRAS) /." Search for this dissertation online, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.
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Tummons, Michael A. "Testing environmental controls on methane generation during microbial degradation of coal and oil from the Cherokee basin, Kansas." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35565.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Geology
Matthew Kirk
Biodegradation of crude oil to methane has long been known to exist in shallow petroleum reservoirs. It is only in the past decade, however, in which the concept of in-reservoir petroleum biodegradation has changed from a model emphasizing aerobic crude-oil degradation (with oxygen delivered down from meteoric waters) to a more recent model in which crude-oil degradation is driven by anaerobic processes (methanogenic microorganisms). In this study, we examine controls on microbial conversion of crude oil and coal into methane in middle-Pennsylvanian strata in the Cherokee Basin, Kansas, USA and how access to oil or coal influence microbial communities. Specifically, we considered the following hypotheses: 1) microorganisms in the basin are capable of generating methane by degrading crude oil or coal and 2) potential controls on the rate of methane formation include microbial diversity, formation water chemistry, nutrient abundance, and carbon dioxide abundance. To test these hypotheses, we used three sets of laboratory experiments constructed of materials from the Cherokee basin, Kansas. One set tested environmental controls on methane generation from oil, another from coal, and a third was a control experiment that utilized methanogenic substrates rather than oil or coal. In the experiments with oil and coal, environmental factors tested ammonium/phosphate availability, feedlot wastewater injection, and carbon dioxide abundance. Our experiments also tested the influence of salinity, by including materials from a well producing water with relatively low salinity and a well producing water with relatively high salinity. The cultures were allowed to incubate from approximately 75 to 170 days, during which headspace of oil and coal bioreactors were sampled periodically and analyzed for methane concentrations. Post incubation analyses included microbial DNA sequencing. We determined that a higher concertation of methanogens existed in the lower salinity well, which has higher potential for practical stimulatory injection. Of methane produced, the only significant (Mann Whitney) treatment had access to oil in lower salinity formation water. Access to coal resulted in no significant results. Microbial diversity, in the form of methanogenic archaea abundance, formation water chemistry (salinity), and wastewater nutrient often correlated with increased, yet insignificant, rates of methane production, while carbon dioxide abundance showed no benefit. Of methanogenic substrates consumed, we determined that most Cherokee basin methanogens preferred methanol over hydrogen and acetate.
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Decker, Brandon Richard. "A method of strengthening monitored deficient bridges." Diss., Kansas State University, 2007. http://krex.ksu.edu/dspace/bitstream/2097/516/1/BrandonDecker2007.pdf.
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Rohling, Katie. "A changing climate: a review of the accommodation and communication methods, for discussing complex, scientific topics, in county extension in Kansas and Oklahoma." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32593.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Communications and Agricultural Education
Lauri M. Baker
Peter J. Tomlinson
The purpose of this study was to determine specific communication accommodations used by county agricultural and natural resource agents/educators when discussing complex, scientific topics like climate change. Four research objectives were used to determine 1) background and experience of agents/educators, 2) how agents/educators are communicating on complex, scientific topics, 3) climate-change information received and preferred method of receiving future training, and 4) agents’/educators’ communication adjustment. This study was guided by Communication Accommodation Theory to understand how agents/educators are adjusting their communication when speaking to producers with varying education levels, grammar usage, and seeking different types of climate information. This study utilized a mixed method, quantitative and qualitative, survey (n = 42). Extension in Kansas and Oklahoma had not publicized an organizational stance on climate change. Kansas agents and Oklahoma educators had access to climate-change information through a variety of internal and external sources. Agents/educators had a strong background in agriculture and varying ranges of experience in the position. The main communication channel producers utilized to contact agents/educators was the telephone (52.24%). Both states indicated they are conducting an average of five on-farm visits a month. Over half (25) of agents/educators indicated they had received some form of climate-change information since becoming an agent/educator. Agents/educators indicated they received this information from sources external to Extension in Kansas and Oklahoma. They also indicated future training should be interactive and close to home. This study found agents/educators are accommodating in their responses to agricultural producers’ requests for climate-change information, but also showed nonaccommodating tendencies. Agents/educators were viewed as nonaccommodating when they used improper grammar, improper email format, or told the producer there was no need for concern on their perceived climate issue. Agents/educators offered to make site visits to the producers’ field, referred to specialists, and worked to establish credibility. This study determined agents/educators have the background and information sources to adequately and effectively answer producers’ questions about climate change. It was determined the reason agents/educators do not want climate-change conversations is because of a lack of formal training on the matter, and they do not feel comfortable. This study recommends Extension provide communication and climate-change training for agents/educators. It also recommends agents/educators continue to conduct on-farm visits as they are vital to interpersonal communication with agricultural producers. Extension should take steps to reach a younger audience and help young people become involved in agriculture.
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Van, der Westhuizen Nicolé. "Gradient calculations of non-orthogonal meshes in the finite volume method / N. van der Westhuizen." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9722.
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The handling of gradient calculations on non-orthogonal meshes in the Finite Volume Method (FVM) is important in the modelling of complex geometries, since different implementation methods have an influence on the accuracy and the stability of the solution. The application in the current study is the numerical solution of heat conduction in a complex geometry. It finds relevance in many engineering applications such as the Micro-Channel Heat Exchanger (MCHE) that acts as a recuperator in a High Temperature Reactor (HTR) power generation cycle. A program based on the FVM was developed in Excel for the solution of the diffusion equation on a non-orthogonal mesh. A test case of heat conduction in a rectangular block, meshed with a tetrahedral mesh, was solved with the Excel code. The same test case was solved with OpenFOAM. The results of the two codes were compared. Small differences were found and their origins were traced to slightly different implementation methods. Knowledge of the differences in implementation between the two codes resulted in a better understanding of the aspects that influenced accuracy and stability. Computations on meshes with the presence of mesh skewness and non-orthogonal mesh lines at boundaries were performed and an accompanying decrease in accuracy was observed. The results showed that the standard FVM as implemented in the Excel code and in OpenFOAM will need advanced methods to compensate for mesh skewness and non-orthogonality found at boundaries. During the study, a deeper knowledge and understanding was gained of the challenge of obtaining accurate solutions of heat conduction on non-orthogonal meshes. This knowledge may lead to the overall improvement of the simulation of heat transfer models in general and for the MCHE specifically.Thesis (MIng (Nuclear Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.
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Ogura, Masaru. "Selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with methane on bifunctional zeolite catalysts = Metan kangenzai o mochiita issanka chisso no sentakuteki kangen hanno /." Electronic version of summary, 1998. http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/gakui/gaiyo/2547.pdf.
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May, Daniel [Verfasser], Bernhard [Akademischer Betreuer] Wunderle, Bernhard [Gutachter] Wunderle, Olfa [Gutachter] Kanoun, and Bernd [Gutachter] Michel. "Transiente Methoden der Infrarot-Thermografie zur zerstörungsfreien Fehleranalytik in der mikroelektronischen Aufbau- und Verbindungstechnik / Daniel May ; Gutachter: Bernhard Wunderle, Olfa Kanoun, Bernd Michel ; Betreuer: Bernhard Wunderle." Chemnitz : Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1214303714/34.
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Reul, Stefan. "Numerische Singularitäten bei FEM-Analysen." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-87212.
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Aggarwal, Shubhesh, and Kjzal Kaldi. "Agile Project Management for Knowledge-Based Projects in Manufacturing Industry : Case Study: Epiroc Drilling Tools, Fagersta, Sweden." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355239.
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Epiroc Drilling Tools is a manufacturing company that produces tools for rock mining and excavation. The company adopted the principles and framework of Lean Product Development in their R&D department with few practices of an agile framework called Scrum. These agile practices are used in the pre-study phase or the knowledge value stream of their lean product development. Hence, this research is limited to the knowledge value stream within the R&D department. The use of agile project management in manufacturing industry is unique and majority of the agile frameworks are specifically designed to suit the needs of software development companies. Several theories like Scrum, Lean, Kanban and DSDM were studied by the researchers to scrutinize the current framework of the department. The challenges and the similarities of the currently used framework with several other agile frameworks and the companies are discussed. Several qualitative research methods were adopted to know the viewpoints of the working employees in the department which are compared with other companies like Volvo Cars, ABB, LShift, EnergySoftware and from another division of Epiroc called Rocktec Automation who faced some similar challenges while practicing agile project management. After further research on the theories and comparison of the process, roles of the working employees and documentations within the knowledge value stream, DSDM had more similarities with the currently used framework than Scrum. This allowed to recommend ways that can fill the missing gaps using practices of DSDM without altering the existing working procedure in the knowledge value stream. This ensures that the improvement in the knowledge value stream remains continuous. On the contrary, a brief discussion is included on whether there is a need to be agile for manufacturing industries or is it just a changing trend in the field of project management.
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Cadag, Jake Rom David. "A l'ombre du géant aigre-doux. Vulnérabilités, capacités et réduction des risques en contexte multiethnique : le cas de a région du Mont Kanlaon (Philippines)." Phd thesis, Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00985020.
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Les groupes ethniques minoritaires sont parmi les secteurs de la société qui sont menacés en permanence par des risques plus élevés de catastrophes. Le fondement d'un tel constat est les impacts négatifs disproportionnés de catastrophes passées. Il est de ce fait nécessaire d'intégrer tous les groupes ethniques en particuliers les minorités dans la réduction des risques de catastrophe (RRC). Pourtant, la communauté scientifique a peu étudié le rôle de l'ethnicité dans la vulnérabilité et la capacité des populations exposées à divers aléas. Ainsi les praticiens sur le terrain et les organisations non-gouvernementales (ONG), ne possèdent pas de méthodes et d'outils appropriés pour intégrer les minorités ethniques dans la RRC. En plus, des exemples de méthodologies et de politiques visant à rendre cet objectif opérationnel et institutionnalisés sont également limités. Cette étude vise à répondre à ces lacunes, en prenant l'exemple des communautés multiethniques autour de Mont Kanlaon situé sur l'île de Negros aux Philippines. La zone d'étude se caractérise par une grande diversité ethnique composé d'au moins trois grands groupes ethniques (Ilonggos, Cebuanos et Bukidnons). Les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que cette mosaïque constitue une dimension importante de la RRC puisque chaque groupe ethnique possède ses propres formes de vulnérabilité et de capacité face aux aléas volcaniques et d'autres origines. Ces minorités ethniques sont parmi les secteurs les plus vulnérables de la société philippine en raison de leur statut marginalisés. En outre, les résultats de cette étude suggèrent que chaque groupe ethnique possède des capacités issues en grande partie de ressources locales qui sont utiles aux fins de la RRC.
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Uppal, Ravi. "A FIRST PRINCIPLES BASED STRATEGY FOR DEPLOYING PEOPLE CENTRIC LEAN IN SERVICE INDUSTRY - SYSTEMICALLY IMPROVING PEOPLE AND PROCESS EVERYDAY." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1627427905576188.
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Mummaneni, Santosh Kumar. "Evaluation of Canadian unconfined aggregate freeze-thaw tests for identifying nondurable aggregates." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/12030.
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Master of ScienceDepartment of Civil Engineering
Kyle Riding
Concrete is most widely used material in construction industry, which is made up of cement, water and aggregates as its major ingredients. Aggregates contribute to 60 to 75 % of the total volume of concrete. The aggregates play a key role in the concrete durability. The U.S Midwest has many aggregates that can show distress in the field under freezing and thawing conditions. The objective of this research was to determine if the Test Method for the Resistance of Unconfined Coarse Aggregate to Freezing and Thawing, method CSA A23.2-24A, could be used to differentiate good from poor performing aggregates in concrete. In this study fifty one KDOT aggregates (including twelve ledge and thirty nine production samples) were tested for freeze thaw resistance using CSA A23.2-24A test method and were compared to the results of the standard KDOT aggregate qualification tests. In addition to performing the CSA test method using a 3% sodium chloride solution, a subset of the aggregates were tested using either a 3% magnesium chloride or calcium chloride solution to determine the effects of the salt type on the aggregate performance. No correlation was found between the CSA A23.2-24A test method results and the standard KDOT aggregate qualification tests. The results also indicated that the mass loss in the CSA A23.2-24A was similar for the aggregate sizes tested. The use of alternate salt solutions like MgCl2 and CaCl2 resulted in increased freeze thaw mass loss in limestone aggregates.
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Fritz, Minanda. "Stressprevention & Agil transformation : Prevention av organisatoriska rotorsaker till stress genom införandet av det Agila arbetssättet inom en högteknologisk multinationell svensk koncern." Thesis, KTH, Ergonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-224666.
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Background: The Swedish Royal School of Technology (KTH) was hired to conduct a pilot study project on stress prevention, "Stress Prevention Project" in a Swedish high-tech global manufacturing company with headquarters in Sweden. The aim was to identify the root causes of stress among employees at the organizational level and to offer a way to prevent the root causes. The initiative to implement the project came from the HR department in the company. The occupational health department had not been able to lower the costs of sickness and rehabilitation. One of nine divisions was included in this evaluation study. The project was carried out during the years of 2012-2014, and three quantitative stress measurements were carried out using the modern working environment form “Modern Work Life” based of knowledge from KTH and designed by Metodicum. The present study has evaluated the root causes of the division's stress. In the division, it was stated that the risk areas that the division had to work with were: resources, demands, control, support but also leadership and reorganization with implementing the Agile methods (autonomous work) in the form of. The aim was to improve the psychosocial occupational health and to make the production work more efficient. Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effect of stress preventive measures in one of the nine divisions (that were included in the overall project) and the effect of implementing the Agile methods (autonomous work) in the organization. Limitations: The evaluation is restricted to one of the nine divisions. Method: The method is a quantitative and qualitative case study, with a narrative approach. The study includes a division with 200 employees of which data was collected from 18 of these employees in two focus groups interviews. Materials have also been collected from interviews with the division's HR director, section leader, head of unit and head of the organization's business health. The evaluation is based on qualitative data, which were obtained through 3 single interviews and 4 focus group interviews and participant observation. Quantitative data were obtained through three different measurements (between 2012-14). The quantitative data were compared and analyzed with the qualitative data in order to understand the results up to the final measurement 3 (2014). Results: The evaluation of the stress prevention – where the focus was to prevent risk areas including demands, develop resources, control, support and also leadership – showed that introducing and using the Agile working principles had had a significant positive effect on all the risk areas. Additionally, this change in the organization contributed to positive results regarding the efficiency of the production process; a reduction of working hours from 12 months to 2 weeks of action at the same result. The absence due to illness and rehabilitation has been decreasing from 4 % to 0,5-1% right after introducing the Agile methods in the division. However, the results also showed no improvement regarding some other working environment; as conflicts and bullying persisted. This may be due to how the reorganization of the groups was done. It should be clarified that the outcomes may be influenced by the extensive reorganization that took place in connection with the stress prevention project and the introduction of the agile approach. Conclusions - The stress prevention could not have been done efficiently due to other on-going reorganizations in the company and the staff has not been able to follow the recommendation for efficient stress-prevention due to lack of support from the headquarter. That created a crisis in the stress prevention-project group. The agile methods seem to have had a significant good result in all risk areas as resources, demands, control, support and also leadership and the absence has decreased from 4 to 0,5 %. Due to the agile methods have the productions process been shorter from 12 months to 2 weeks.
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Liou, SinYi, and 劉信義. "Simulation method to the Kanban cycle in the Toyota Production System." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27160088360983386568.
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In the modern times, many enterprises will also enter the domain of Toyota production management , and will face the hindrance and the challenge in the competition between enterprise . Unioning the interior and the exterior of the company effectively , it provides the supply chain system's overall competitive power. From Integration of Automation and Just-In-Time the in Toyota production system, we describe Just-In-time investigation and the Kanban cycle of the Just-In-Time investigate , corresponding to the diverse production with few quantity within the company then to achieve the characteristic of the demand of customer market. The ability of predicting in advance of production all time and the number, which the enterprise pursues , achieves for goal the best quality, uses analogous simulation method to the production all time and quantity, and learns from the experience of the Toyota Production System, where they can play Kanban delivery cycle for a high production efficiency, from which to explore and improve the current situation the direction. The results can be used as enterprises look to import the Toyota Production System in the development of Kanban delivery cycle as reference.
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KOHOUTOVÁ, Anna. "Využití vybraných logistický metod ve výrobním podniku." Master's thesis, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-46125.
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The main aim of this work was to rate the usage of selected logistic methods and introduction of the operating system Kanban to the production line in the project {\clqq}C214 Top Roll`` of the company Faurecia Automotive Czech Republic, s.r.o, Interior Systems. A minor aim then was to find out the knowledge level of the Kanban method. Methodics Hypotheses: 1.The logistic flows used in the Faurecia company already function sufficiently enough, the proof of which is the stabilised production. 2.Using the operating system Kanban for functioning production, logistics and the whole company Faurecia is rather advantageous. 3.Training all the employees is a vital part in the process of introducing the operating system Kamban. Methods: deducion, situation analysis - collection of information,interviews, survey, questioning brief, modeling Structure of the practical part is following: company profile, character of pruduction and setting of the main logistical flows, determination of zones and stock sectors, process implementation and using of Kanban in the production line "C214 Top Roll". The first hypothesis can be confirmed by the situational analysis which evaluates the processing and logistic method. The individual methods {\clqq}met`` or {\clqq}nearly met`` the demands and because all the methods together partake of the production and the production has provided very good results in the previous months, we can consider the production being stabilised. The second can also be affirmed. If the production on a particular assembly line is stabilised, it is possible to introduce the Kanban method. Why not to use it if a there is a great advantage of this method in simplicity and lower production supplies which result in decreasing the total costs? It is beneficial for all participating on the production and for the Faurecia company as a whole. Third hypothesis can be confirmed as well. There has been a survey based on short questionaires and the knowledge of working and using the Kanban has been found inadequate. The best form of providing all the important information will be a training as a part of the process of introducing and using the Kanban method. Both aims have been resulted in stating possible recommendations and improvement suggestions: - production is stabilized, Kanban is possible to apply on 1.9. 2008 - training is necessary, meeting of responsible persons, control, messing, measures, - training of current and new workers, - motivation, communication improve, - system of regural records about information and control of chief (material and production planning)
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Nelson, Mark E. "An analysis of calving season strategies." 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/22123.
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Mann, Alexander. "Calorimeter-Based Triggers at the ATLAS Detector for Searches for Supersymmetry in Zero-Lepton Final States." Doctoral thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-0006-B54D-0.
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