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Silvestre, Mónica Antunes. "Recrutamento e seleção na Staples Portugal." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/14317.
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Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos HumanosO presente relatório resulta de um estágio curricular realizado na Staples Portugal, no departamento de Recrutamento e Seleção. O estágio consistiu na envolvência ativa em todas as fases do processo de R&S, com o intuito de pôr em prática os conhecimentos desenvolvidos ao longo do mestrado. Inicialmente, são enquadrados teoricamente os conceitos inerentes ao recrutamento, dando especial ênfase ao recrutamento externo e às técnicas que o caracterizam. Em seguida, procede-se à contextualização da empresa e à descrição das tarefas realizadas ao longo do estágio. Por fim, é exposto um balanço crítico do estágio, na qual são confrontadas as atividades desenvolvidas ao longo do estágio com o enquadramento teórico.
The present report is the final result of an internship carried at Staples Portugal, in the Recruitment and Selection department. The internship consisted in active involvement in all stages of the R&S process, with the objective of practically apply the knowledge attained during the Master's degree. Initially, the concepts inherent to recruitment are theoretically framed, giving special emphasis on external recruiting and the techniques that characterize it. Afterwards, the company is contextualized and the tasks carried out during the internship are described. To conclude, a critical assessment of the internship is presented, in which the activities developed during the internship and the theoretical framework are compared.
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Modin, Svedberg Lina, and Charlotte Törnkvist. "Belöningssystem och motivation : En fallstudie på Staples." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76254.
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Bakgrund och problem: Ett styrmedel företag kan använda för att nå sina mål är belöningssystem. Utformningen av belöningssystemet samt att det tydligt motiverar de anställda är två viktiga aspekter. Tillsammans är belöningssystem samt motivation två välstuderade ämnen inom vissa branscher. För mer monotona arbeten som lagerverksamhet saknas dock detta arbete. Av denna anledning är det av intresse att studera hur lagerpersonal upplever att de motiveras av belöningssystemet. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva fallföretagets belöningssystem samt utreda hur de anställda upplever belöningssystemet och huruvida det motiverar dem. Om det empiriska materialet visar på svagheter i belöningssystemet presenteras förslag på förändringar. Metod: Studien har genomförts i form av en fallstudie på fallföretaget. Flertalet respondenter har intervjuats genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer. För att stärka studiens kvalitet har flertalet teoretiska källor använts. Slutsats: Fallföretaget har idag uppsatta mål som de anställda arbetar mot samt ett utvecklat belöningssystem. Det som saknas för att belöningssystemet ska vara en motivationsfaktor är kopplingen mellan uppnådda mål och belöningen för detta.Det empiriska resultatet visar att gemenskapen är det som gjort att de anställda stannat kvar på företaget. Gemenskapen och grundlönen är även de största motivationsfaktorerna.Background: One of the control mechanisms the companies can use to reach their objectives is a reward system. The parts included in the reward system and that it motivates the employees are two important aspects. The two subjects, reward system and motivation, are very well studied for certain branches. For more monotonous works such as warehouse operations, that is not the case. Therefore,it is interesting to study how warehouse employees experience if and in what way they are motivated by the reward system. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the case company’s reward system but also examine how the employees are experiencing the system and to find out how it motives them. If the empirical data shows that there are weaknesses in the reward system, suggestions for improvements will be given. Method: The paper has been conducted in a case study form. More than one respondent has been interviewed, by semi-structured interviews. To increase the quality of the study different theoretical sources have been used. Conclusions: The employees at the case company are working towards achieving objectives conducted by the company and the company has a well-developed reward system. However, what is missing is the connection between the objectives and the reward to make the reward system a factor of motivation. The empirical data shows that the feeling kinship among the employees is the reason why they have stayed at the company. The kinship and the salary is also the most important factors of motivation.
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Salameh, Tariq. "PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING BONE STAPLES FOR TREATMENT OFFRACTURES." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1589480902414441.
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Alexandre, Ana Sofia Albuquerque. "Avaliação de desempenho e de competências na Staples Portugal." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/10999.
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Mestrado em Gestão de Recursos HumanosO presente relatório tem como objectivo dar a conhecer o estágio realizado na Staples Portugal sobre o tema da Avaliação de Desempenho. Está dividido em seis capítulos organizados segundo uma parte teórica e uma parte prática. A parte teórica apresenta uma revisão de literatura sobre o tema trabalhado e uma apresentação da Organização, a sua história e as práticas de gestão de recursos humanos. A parte prática apresenta as actividades desenvolvidas no decorrer do estágio, bem como uma reflexão pessoal sobre o contributo do estágio para o desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional do estagiário.
This reports objective is to introduce the internship I had at Staples Portugal, which was structured around Performance Evaluation. It?s divided into six chapters, structured around a theoretical and a practical component. The theoretical component provides a bibliographic review about the worked subject and a presentation of the Organization, it?s history and human resources management practices. The practical component presents the activities developed during the internship, as well as a personal reflection about the contribution of the internship for the intern?s personal and professional development.
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Sabanovic, Aida, and Gustav Behnke. "Kvalitetsbrister i automatiserat lager - En fallstudie på Staples Sweden AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-35709.
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Bakgrund: Högre grad av automation i lager har blivit en viktig och tilltagande trend. Lager är en viktig komponent i de flesta flöden och essentiellt i strävandet av önskade servicenivåer då de ofta verkar i det avslutande stadiet i flöden där ordern förbereds och levereras till kund. Den ständigt växande konkurrensen på marknaden har dock lett till att lagerverksamheter ständigt måste arbeta med kontinuerlig förbättring. Genom eliminering av icke värdeskapande moment skapas förutsättningar för att uppnå effektivare lager och överlag en högre kvalitet i lagerverksamheten. Kvaliteten som erbjuds samt kvalitetens betydelse för kunden är det som utgör den totala kvalitetsnivån, eventuella avvikelser från denna nivå betraktas som brister. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att genom kartläggning beskriva hur påfyllnads- och plockprocessen på den automatiserade delen av Staples lager utförs. Vidare ämnar studien identifiera kvalitetsbrister som uppstår i påfyllnadsprocessen och plockprocessen. Dessutom ämnar studien undersöka de bakomliggande orsakerna för kvalitetsbristerna och ge förslag avseende hur påfyllnads- och plockprocessen kan förbättras. Metod: Studien är en kvaliativ fallstudie på Staples. Datainsamlingen utfördes genom semi-struktuerade intervjuer, direkta observartioner och fokusgrupper. Inledningsvis utfördes processkartläggning för påfyllnads- och plockprocessen, varpå kvalitetsbrister i de båda processerna identifierades. Därefter utarbetades orsakerna bakom kvalitetsbristerna och förbättringsförslag presenterades. Slutsatser: Ett flertal kvalitetsbrister i påfyllnads- och plockprocessen identifierades. Samtliga identifierade kvalitetsbrister kunde härledas till de tre främst förekommande kvalitetsbristerna Staples tillämpar på lagret: Saknas i kolli, Felplock: artikel eller antal och Dålig nedpackning. Bakomliggande orsaker till dessa var avvikande arbetssätt på ZtZ, att produkter faller ur kartong eller skadas på transportbandet och fellevererat till I-iiiPoint. Dessutom var brister i kvalitetsarbetet orsakade av högt produktivitetsfokus, otydliga orsakskoder och bristfällig kostnadsmedvetenhet avseende bristande kvalitet förekommande i alla tre. Genom att faställa mål för kvalitetsförbättring, grundade i identifierade kvalitetsbrister och personalens kompetenser ökar möjligheten för att de ska realiseras och förankras bättre hos personal. För att uppnå kvalitetsförbättring bör ledarskap som uttrycker betydelsen av kvalitet i såväl anvisningar som handling fastställas. Genom utbildning kan personalens förståelse öka avseende deras påverkan på kvalitet och koppling mellan olika aktiviteter och resultera i ökat kvalitetsansvar. För att upprättahålla kvalitetsförbättring är det viktigt att arbetsrutiner standardiseras samt investeringar på lagret införs.
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Křesák, Wolfgang. "Clive Staples Lewis als Katechet sein Beitrag zur Neuentdeckung des Glaubens." Würzburg Echter, 2003. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2966650&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
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Staples, David Franklin. "Viable population monitoring risk-based population monitoring for threatened and endangered species with application to bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus /." Diss., Montana State University, 2006. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/staples/StaplesD0506.pdf.
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Staples, James Mark. "Slope scale modeling of snow surface temperature in topographically complex terrain." Thesis, Montana State University, 2008. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2008/staples/StaplesJ1208.pdf.
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In mountainous terrain, landscape can influences the thermal state of snow. Snow temperature and mass flux have been calculated using an energy balance model, Radtherm/RT, to account for the effects of topography and meteorological conditions. For a specific location, a terrain model is defined and contains a connected assemblage of elements or facets. Each element has a specified terrain type with assigned thermal properties. Meteorological data are applied, and a one dimensional energy balance is calculated for each element. This energy balance includes conduction, convection, radiation, and latent heat; however, the calculation of radiation is unique. Taking into account topography, global position, and time, the model is used to calculate incoming solar radiation for each element as well as reflected short wave radiation and the exchange of long wave radiation between terrain surfaces. Light detection and ranging topographic data with a one meter resolution were used to create separate models (on the order of 10 4 m2) for two slopes in southwest Montana. Meteorological data were collected at these two slopes as well as a third location having a relatively unobstructed view of the sky. The results for elements in different locations and under different meteorological conditions were compared. Readily available USGS topographic data with a 30 meter resolution were used to create a model (on the order of 10 6 m2) containing both slopes. For this model of a much larger scale, surface temperatures and mass flux were again calculated and compared with results for the slope scale models. Incoming long wave radiation from the atmosphere only was found to be critical input data for accurate temperature calculations. The set value for albedo also had a major effect. When suitable long wave data and good estimations of albedo were used, snow surface temperature was calculated with accuracies on the order of several degrees. Additionally, when surface hoar deposition and growth was observed and reasonable temperature results were achieved, calculated values of mass flux were consistently positive. In one instance, observed variations in surface hoar growth across a slope matched calculated variations in mass flux across the same slope.
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Lindqvist, Emil, and Johan Jönsson. "Modellutveckling och kostnadsanalys vid sortimentsexpansion på Staples Sweden AB : Vägen mot miljonen." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-26549.
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Bakgrund: För att stärka sin position på marknaden önskar Staples Sweden AB utöka sitt artikelsortiment till att omfatta 1 000 000 artiklar. För att möjliggöra sortimentsexpansionen behövs beslutsunderlag rörande hantering och kostnadsstruktur identifieras. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att utveckla en modell vid val och utformning av distributionssätt för att föreslå en distributionsslösning. Syftet är också att genom en kostnadsanalys identifiera orderkostnadsstrukturen för den föreslagna distributionslösningen. Metod: Vid genomförandet av studien tillämpades en fallstudiedesign. Det empiriska materialet samlades in genom intervjuer utförda på Staples Sweden AB. Slutsats: Vid tillämpningen av modellen som utvecklades i studien framkom att distributionslösningen ska utgöras av direktleveranser, konsoliderade direkleveranser, ”cross-docking”, ”cross-docking” med buffert och traditionell lagerhållning. Orderkostnaden skiljde sig mellan distributionssätten där ”cross-docking” var billigast och direktleveransvarianterna var dyrast.Background: To strengthen its position on the market, Staples Sweden AB seeks to expand its product range to include one million articles. The problem is that no one in the company knows how such a variety of items should be managed and how the structure of order costs would change. Based on these problems, the task for the study arose. Purpose: The thesis aims to develop a model for the selection and design of distribution methods for proposing a solution that can manage one million articles. It also aims to identify the structure of order cost for the proposed solution through a cost analysis. Methodology: The study was conducted by applying a case study design. The empirical data were collected through interviews conducted at the Staples Sweden AB. Conclusion: In the application of the developed model showed that the distribution solution should consist of direct shipping, consolidated direct shipping, cross-docking, cross-docking with buffer and traditional warehousing. Order cost differed between distribution where "cross-docking" showed to be the cheapest and direct shipping variants were the most expensive.
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Odenholt, Gabriella, and Mikaela Danielsson. "Meningsskapandets olika vägar : En kvalitativ studie om meningsskapande kring hållbarhet på Staples." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95876.
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Meningsskapande är ett forskningsområde som många forskare inom organisationsstudier har kommit att intressera sig för. Ett annat vanligt förekommande forskningsområde är hållbarhet. Hållbarhet är även något som många företag har blivit intresserade av att fokusera på. Dock finns det inte mycket tidigare forskning om meningsskapande kring hållbarhet i organisationer. Vi ville därför, genom en kvalitativ studie, öka förståelsen för det meningsskapande som sker kring hållbarhetsarbete i företag. Denna studie studerar hållbarhet i ett sammanhang av förändring för att se det meningsskapande som då sker. Detta resulterar i uppsatsens fokus; vad skapas det för mening kring hållbarhet och hur skapas den. För att möjliggöra denna studie har vi intervjuat åtta medarbetare och hållbarhetschefen på Staples. Hållbarhetschefen presenterade i sin intervju hur arbetet kring hållbarhet ser ut och vad Staples har för mål och visioner kring det. I de intervjuer som genomfördes med medarbetare fick de öppet prata och resonera kring hur de själva upplevde och förstod hållbarhetsarbetet. Efter en tolkning utifrån de nio respondenterna kunde vi finna att den etablerade förståelsen för hållbarhetsarbetet på Staples skiljde sig åt mellan medarbetarna. Vissa upplevde att det var svårtolkat, medan andra upplevde det som klart och tydligt.Sensemaking is a research area that many researchers in organization studies have found interest in. Another common area for research is sustainability. Sustainability is also a subject that many companies have become interested in. However, there is not much previous research on sensemaking about sustainability in organizations. Therefore, we wanted to with a qualitative study increase the understanding of the sensemaking that occurs around sustainability in companies. This study studies sustainability in a context of change to see the meaning that is created. This results in the focus of the study; what kind of meaning is created about sustainability and how is it created. To enable this study, we have interviewed eight employees and the sustainability manager at Staples. In the interview with the sustainability manager, she presented the work that Staples does around sustainability and their goals and visions around it. In the interviews that were carried out with the employees, they talked openly about how they understood and experienced the sustainability work. After an interpretation, based on the nine respondents, we were able to find that the understanding of Staples’ sustainability work was differentiated between the employees. Some of them thought it was difficult to interpret, while others saw it as obvious and clearly.
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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.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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Froschauer, Karl. "B.C. Hydro is a major institutional force in extending and intensifying staples dependence." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26470.
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Diversified industrial development was expected in British Columbia with the expansion of the public power supply. But B.C.Hydro, under the direction of the provincial government's industrial policy, produced an "unplanned surplus" of power and intensified British Columbia's dependence on natural resource processing (staples production). Four aspects of this problem are investigated: the provincial state's intervention in the development of hydro power, the use of the hydroelectric infrastructure to extend staples production, the planning for industrial power needs, and the surplus-induced intensification of staples dependence.
Government, B.C.Hydro, and related documents reveal an increased intervention in the relationship between the supply of public hydro power and staples production (from 1945 to 1986). The first intervention emphasized building rural power plants and industrial electrification, the second, mega-dams and "industrialization-by-invitation," and the third, planning to build for export and surplus discounts to industry. Expanding the hydroelectric infrastructure became itself an industry which brought temporary regional, economic, and political benefits. During this period, the infrastructure provided access to natural resources and expanded staples production. B.C.Hydro and the provincial government were unable to plan industrial loads comprehensively, because of the unreliable commitments by staples producers. Nevertheless, the "surplus and debt-load shock" of the 1980s resulted in discounted electricity to staples producers and an increased dependence on the unstable U.S. electricity market.
The explanatory framework of this thesis draws on staples theory (Innis, Watkins, Marchak) and Offe's theory of state intervention. This thesis is a contribution to understanding the repetition of the historical staples-dependent patterns which resurface in the interventions by the provincial state, as well as a de-mystification of the dreams that the development of public hydro power diversifies the industrial base.Arts, Faculty of
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Forsido, Sirawdink Fikreyesus [Verfasser]. "Upgrading Starchy Staples for Tackling Malnutrition in South-West Ethiopia / Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido." Kassel : Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1177739119/34.
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Khadizov, Timur. "Effektivisering av plockprocessen - högfrekventa artiklars dubbla lagerplacering : En fallstudie på Staples Sweden AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76008.
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Bakgrund: Det finns många processer som är viktiga för att ett lager ska fungera så optimalt som möjligt. En av dessa processer spelar stor roll för att en lagerverksamhet ska vara effektiv och denna är plockprocessen. Fungerar inte denna process väl – påverkas kunden på ett negativt sätt. Kunder nuförtiden ställer höga krav på varorna eller produkter som de beställer och vill att dessa produkter ska levereras snabbt med en precision i tid och utan fel, samt att göra produkter tillgängliga på marknaden på ett kostnadseffektivt sätt, därför är det viktigt att effektivisera orderplockprocessen som ska i sin tur minska ledtider. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att föreslå åtgärder för att effektivisera orderplockprocesser av högfrekventa artiklar och identifiera placering av artiklar som ska vara dubbellagda för att minska ledtider. Metod: All nödvändig information har samlats in genom att använda kvalitativ och kvantitativ data och med hjälp av två typer intervjuer: semi-strukturerade och ostrukturerade, samt deltagande observationer för att initiera processkartläggning. Vidare utfördes beräkningar för att identifiera högfrekventa artiklar som bör ligga på två plockplatser och till slut gavs några förbättringsförslag för att förbättra plockprocessen. Slutsatser: I analys till fråga ett, identifierades 59st nya artiklar som måste vara dubbellagda, därefter gavs det förbättringsförslag på att effektivisera orderplockprocessen genom att byta ut de gamla högfrekventa artiklar mot de nya. I analys till frågeställning två som handlar om uppföljning av dubbellagda artiklar gav författaren några förbättringsförslag som skulle underlätta uppföljningsprocessen och effektivisera den genom att införa paternosterlager.
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Martens, Wilfred. "Patterns of Christology, cosmology, and eschatology in the Ransom trilogy of C.S. Lewis." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683287.
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Sandberg, Molly, and Minna Petersson. "Kapacitetsutnyttjande och begränsningar i påfyllnads- och plockprocessen : En fallstudie på Staples lagerverksamhet i Växjö." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-44492.
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Bakgrund: Ett lager är en viktig del av de flesta värdekedjor. Stora ansträngningar har därför under de senaste åren gjorts för att finna optimala strategier för planering och kontroll av lagersystem. För att uppnå en ökad produktion krävs det att kapacitetsutnyttjandet förbättras. Genom att planera sin kapacitet kan företag reducera kapacitetsbegräsningar, så kallade flaskhalsar, som är nyckeln till att förbättra produktionens kapacitetsutnyttjande. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva Staples nuvarande kapacitetsutnyttjande i påfyllnads- och plockprocessen. Vidare avser studien att identifiera kapacitetsbegränsningar inom dessa processer. Därefter ämnar studien att finna de bakomliggande orsakerna till dessa kapacitetsbegränsningar samt hur de kan förbättras. Metod: Det har genomförts ostrukturerade intervjuer, semi-strukturerade intervjuer, deltagande observationer samt insamling av kvantitativ data. Inledningsvis genomfördes en processkartläggning i syfte som ett verktyg för resterande delar av studien. Vidare utfördes beräkningar för att finna flaskhalsar i produktionen och intervjuer för att identifiera störningsmoment inom flaskhalsarna. Slutligen presenterades ett antal förbättringsförslag. Slutsatser: Efter genomförda beräkningar framgick att Staples idag inte utnyttjar sin kapacitet maximalt, dock är maximal kapacitet är en nivå som inte anses vara rimlig. Det framgick att Staples har ett kapacitetsbortfall på grund av att det finns en differens mellan nominell kapacitet och bruttokapacitet. Slutsatsen drogs att följande tre aktiviteter utgör flaskhalsar i Staples verksamhet; godsmottagning, plock ZtZ (plock av framförallt tyngre och otympliga artiklar) och plock PTS (detaljplock). Inom dessa flaskhalsar påträffades ett antal störningsmoment som till stor del har grund inom deiiiteoretiska områdena som Stevenson (2009), Slack et al. (2012) och Bergman och Klefsjö (2012) benämner som anläggning och teknik samt metod. Vidare fastslogs att en svårighet finns i att ge kortsiktiga förbättringsförslag för dessa störningsmoment. Detta på grund av studiens tidsram samt att det berör ämnen utanför studiens omfattning. Det presenteras dock tre scenarier för att hitta en fördelaktig fördelning av kapacitet mellan PTS och ZtZ. Dessa scenarier bygger på tre tidsintervaller för hur produktionen är igång samt två plockhastigheter. Baserat på att PTS:en innehar en större andel aktiva arbetstimmar och en högre plockhastighet är scenario 3 mest fördelaktigt eftersom det krävs att ZtZ är minst verksam.Background: A warehouse is an important part of most value chains. Great effort has in recent years been made to find optimal strategies for planning and control of storage system. In order to achieve a higher production it requires the capacity utilization to be improved. By planning its capacity, companies can reduce capacity constraints, so-called bottlenecks, which is the key to improving the production’s capacity utilization. Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe Staples current capacity utilization in the filling and picking process. Furthermore, the study aim to identify capacity constraints in these processes. Then, the study intends to find the causes of these capacity constraints and how they can be improved. Method: There have been unstructured interviews, semi-structured interviews, participant observation and collection of quantitative data. Initially there was a process mapping in purpose of a tool for the remaining study. Further calculations were performed to find bottlenecks in the production and interviews to identify disturbances in the bottlenecks. Finally, a number of suggestions for improvement where presented. Conclusions: Calculations revealed that Staples is currently not using their capacity to the maximum, altough this is not a level considered reasonable. It appeared that the company has a capacity shortfall when there was a difference between the nominal capacity and gross capacity. It was concluded that the following three activities constituted bottlenecks in Staples; receiving, picking ZtZ (picking of particularly heavy and bulky items) and picking PTS (detail picking). Within these bottlenecks, there was a number of disturbances found that largely had their basis in the teoratical areas Stevenson (2009), Slack et al. (2012) and Bergman and Klefsjö (2012) terms as facility and technology and method. Furthermore, it was established a difficulty in providingvshort-term improvement suggestions to these disturbances. This’s because of the study's time frame and that it reach subjects outside the scope of the study. However, three scenarios are presented to find a favorable allocation of capacity between PTS and ZTZ. These scenarios are based on three time intervals for how production is running and two picking speeds. Based on that the PTS holds a higher proportion of active working hours and a faster pick-speed scenario 3 is the most beneficial because it requires that ZTZ is least active.
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Staples, Herbert Edward. "Satanism and associated phenomena : a study in the philosophy of education / Herbert Edward Staples." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7819.
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The research was undertaken against the backdrop of a world-wide occult explosion and a commensurate increase in Satanism. This trend has recently begun manifesting itself in the Republic of South Africa. An increase of Satanism among school-going adolescents has been noted. There is little empirical evidence extant on the causes of Satanism. The research problem was defined in five questions: how can Satanism and its associated phenomena be defined; to what degree is Satanism and occultism present in schools; what are the causal factors of Satanistic or occultic involvement; what fundamental pedagogical insights emanate from both the literature and the empirical study; what criteria can he used profitably in the assessment of Satanistic adolescents? The problem definition listed above logically led to the crystallization of a five-fold aim. The literature study was executed by means of various methods which cohere within the framework of the Christian philosophy of Education. The fundamental-reflective, structure-empirical, transcendental-critical, and the historical phenomenon-analysis methods were used. The rationale of these methods is outlined in the introduction. In the light of the impossibility of total objectivity in research, the philosophical and scientific presuppositions of the researcher were brought to the surface and account was given for such presuppositions. The second leg of the research was that of empirical investigation, which has been executed by means of the verification of hypotheses by use of the inductive method. The research population has been all adolescent pupils of the Transvaal Education Department secondary schools. Scientifically accountable sampling methods were used and the sample-size parameters were set so as to allow for confidence in the results. Two research instruments were used: the first being a composite questionnaire with four specialized sub-sections; the second being a standardized psychometric instrument. Refinement of the first instrument took place in accordance with standard methodological practice. The results were processed and analyzed with the aid of computers. Appropriate inferential and descriptive statistical procedures were used. The literature study led to the perspective that there are two distinct types of Satanic worship,viz. traditional Satanism and modern Satanism. They have distinct identities, considerable philosophical differences, yet many similarities. They are nearly always equated with each other in the perceptions of Iaymen and student alike. Traditional Satanism has its roots in ancient witchcraft, whereas modern Satanism is a recent manifestation of a fertility cult. Belief in and covenant with Satan characterises the former, while the latter focuses on ritualized occultic-orgiastic practice and espouses belief in a non-anthropomorphic Satan. Both practise maleficent occultism. Occuitlsm is a sine qua non of Satanism, but Satanism must not be seen to be a manifestation of occultism. Literature study also showed the New Age Movement to be related to Satanism through occultism, and demon possession to be related to Satanism as a sometimes-encountered result of Satanistic involvement. Occultic mysticism was shown similarly to have ties with Satanism, but the study revealed that not all mysticism is occultic. The common thread through all related phenomena is occultism. Parapsychology was found to be unrelated to Satanism but to be a "high-risk" area which could readily expose the student to the world of the occult. Literature study showed the causes of Satanism to be the educo-psycho-social deficits and needs that direct the person's behaviour towards need-reduction or need-satisfaction. The needs identified were those of self-realization, love, power and esteem. The need for positive faith was also adduced. As a result of these educo-religio-psycho-social needs, the facilitating role of a wide variety of conditioning media was expounded. The most important Satanic belief facilitators with adolescents were identified as sex, drugs, fantasy games, peer-group pressure, nihilistic-themes music and occult involvement. The empirical research was conducted with reference to occult involvement, the sample research population being demarcated to be "high, low" or "non occult-user". Occultic adolescents were demonstrated to be more hedonistic, more anarchistic, more nihilistic, and more alienated from their parents, school, church and peers. Grade-effects were demonstrated throughout, showing that deepening occult faith, as evidenced by a higher degree of occult usage, correlated with a greater degree of hedonism, nihilism, anarchism, and alienation. Predictably, a strong link was shown to exist between the frequency of occultic involvement and broken homes. The most notable findings, however, were those which showed the deficit of positive religion to be a primary cause of Satanism and occultism. The latter finding breaks new ground in empirical research on the subject, and shows that the basic educo-psycho-social needs/deficits should not be seen as the sole corpus of primary causal agencies, but that the need of true religion is perhaps the most fundamental primary need in this instance. It is the religio-educo-psycho-social deficits/needs that promote involvement in diabolical religion.
The empirical research also showed that fractionally more than one in ten adolescent pupils in the target population is occultic, of whom nearly three percent is heavily involved in occultism. By deduction it has been possible to show that somewhat more than half of the high occult-user group in the target population is Satanistic. The research has also showed that the great majority of Satanists would be traditional Satanists. The fundamental pedagogical insights that have emerged are: that the educational necessity of a strong parent-child relationship is threatened by the development of Satanism and occultism; that Satanism is a threat to the execution of the educational task of the school and also brings about effects in the individual that counteract sound educational goals; that the social development of the adolescent is negatively affected by these religions; that Satanism and occultism bring about strong anti-societal traits that must render them not only less able to fit into normal society but less willing to fit into such society; that Satanism and occultism have very seriously debilitating effects on the sound religious and moral development of the adolescent. The research has made it possible to educe an educo-psycho-social profile of a typical heavily involved occult-user, and/or Satanist. Principles for the guidance of educators involved with Satanists or deviant occultists have been produced. Finally, the research has resulted in the partial refinement and standardization of diagnostic instruments by which occultic adolescents can be identified, and a modus operandi for the pro-active and retroactive identification of such children for possible intervention.Proefskrif (PhD)--PU vir CHO, 1993
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Gredelj, Melita, and Emine Sadikaj. "Brister och åtgärder i en distributionscentrals produktionsprocess : En fallstudie på Staples AB i Växjö." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85228.
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Titel: Brister och åtgärder i produktionsprocessen i en distributionscentral - En fallstudie på Staples AB i Växjö Författare: Melita Gredelj & Emine Sadikaj Handledare: Hana Hulthén Examinator: Peter Berling Bakgrund: Den mest tids- och arbetskraftintensiva processen i lagret är plockprocessen, vilket omfattar hämtning av objekt från lagerplatser för att uppfylla kundorder. Plockprocessen står även för en stor del av lagrets kostnader och det är därför viktig att undersöka den för att öka effektiviteten i organisationen. En stor del av den kostnaden går till arbetskraften som arbetar med detta manuellt. Det finns idag idag stor potential för att göra denna process mer automatiserad. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att visa vilka åtgärder det finns till brister inom manuella samt automatiserade plockprocesser inom företag som levererar kontorsmaterial. Genomförande: Den genomförande studien är en fallstudie på Staples. Data har samlats in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer på Staples men även genom enkäter som besvarats av Atea och Office Depot. Målet med studien har varit att ta reda på vilka brister som finns i en plockprocess och hur dessa kan åtgärdas. Slutsats: Ett företag som levererar kontorsmaterial kan effektivisera sin plockprocess och åtgärda sina felplock genom att använda sig av automatiserade lösningar, så som WMS. Detta hjälper dessa företag att integrera sina system vilket kommer att stödja det dagliga lagerarbetet genom att exempelvis visa information i realtid av vad som finns i lagret och vart det är placerat. Genom att ha detta system behöver inte lagerarbetare plocka efter minne eller erfarenheter utan de kan hela tiden förlita sig till systemet. Genom att implementera detta kan kostnaderna minska kraftigt. Nyckelord: Logistik, Lager, Automatiserat lager, Manuellt lager, Plockprocessen, Plockning, WMS, Manuella brister, Automatiserade bristerTitle: Shortcomings and measures in the production process in a distribution center - A case study at Staples AB in Växjö Authors: Melita Gredelj & Emine Sadikaj Tutor: Hana Hulthén Examiner: Peter Berling Background: The most time- and labor-intensive process in the warehouse is the picking process, which includes retrieving objects from storage locations to fulfill customer orders. The picking process also accounts for a large part of the warehouse's costs and it is therefore important to examine it to increase the efficiency of the organization. Much of that cost goes to the workforce who works with this manually. Today, there is great potential for making this process more automated. Purpose: The aim of the study is to show what measures are available for deficiencies in manual and automated picking processes within companies that supply office supplies. Method: The implemented study is a case study at Staples. Data has been collected through semi-structured interviews at Staples but also through questionnaires that were answered by Atea and Office Depot. The aim of the study has been to find out which shortcomings exist in a picking process and how these can be fixed. Conclusions: A company that supplies office supplies can streamline its picking process and fix its picking error by using automated solutions, such as WMS. This helps these companies integrate their systems, which will support the daily inventory work by, for example, displaying real-time information of what is in the warehouse and where it is located. By having this system, warehouse workers do not need to pick by memory or experience, and they can always rely on the system. By implementing it, costs can decrease sharply. Keywords: Logistics, Warehouse, Automated Warehouse, Manual Warehouse, Picking Process, Picking, WMS, Manual Shortcomings, Automated Shortcomings
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Guthrie, Barbara Ann Bowman. "The Spiritual Quest and Health and C.S. Lewis." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330998/.
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In this study, C. S. Lewis's books, essays, stories, and poems, in addition to biographies and essays written about Lewis, were read in an attempt to understand the relationship between Lewis's spiritual quest and his total health. The spiritual quest is defined as the search for the ultimate truth and meaning of life. For Lewis, who was a Christian, the quest for the Spirit is a journey toward God-Jesus-the Holy Spirit. Health is defined as total experience; the interrelationship of the body, mind, and spirit with all there is, has been, and will be. Health is considered a changing perception, not a fixed state. The dimensions of Lewis's health—physical, psychological, social, and spiritual—are studied. Lewis's physical states, literary works, literary themes, friendships, ethics, marriage, and views on religion are considered as each relates to his determination to know and to love God. For Lewis, anything without God is nothing. God is the creator of all living things and all matter. He is the inventor of all loves and is Love. In Lewis's opinion, one's health is in direct proportion to one's love for God. When man loves God he is healthy, the more he loves Him the healthier, the less he loves Him the less healthy.
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Warzecha, Daniel Roger. "Vers une rhétorique de la persuasion : réactivation des mythes et réécriture(s) dans l'œuvre de Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963)." Lille 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008LIL30032.
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Au cœur de l'œuvre de Lewis il y a le message chrétien. Sa mission commence avec sa conversion au christianisme. Celle-ci est d'abord littéraire. Le mythe y tient une place de choix. Comment convaincre ses contemporains en voie de déchristianisation de la nécessité d'un retour au christianisme ? Sa rhétorique, très directe et abrupte du début, cédera petit à petit le pas à une stratégie plus oblique. Les arguments philosophiques font place à la fiction. Lewis, le poète méprisé, reste poète dans l'âme et donne le meilleur de lui-même dans la prose. Ses livres deviennent des best-sellers ! Et qu'y trouve-t-on ? De la mytho-poésie au sens où Aristote l'entend dans sa poétique. Lewis est un mytho-poète, "un compositeur d'histoires". Il passe par le détour de ses innombrables lectures pour se créer un monde à sa mesure peuplé de tous les grands récits qui ont imprégné son imaginaire. Et c'est au travers des mythes, qu'il revisite au préalable, que son message évangélique pouvait le mieux être transmis. Aussi, cette thèse propose-t-elle d'étudier la rhétorique chrétienne au travers des œuvres fictionnelles mais également épistolaires et apologétiques dans lesquelles la foi, la raison, et l'imagination jouent un rôle prépondérantCentral to Lewis's works is in the Christian message. His vocation started with his conversion to Christianity, a conversion in which literature and myth in particular played an important part. How could he persuade his dechristianized contemporaries of the necessity to return to Christianity ? The direct and abrupt rhetoric of his early works gradually yields to a more oblique strategy. His philosophical arguments assume a fictional form. Lewis, though despised as a poet, remains a poet at heart and achieves his best in his prose. His books become best-sellers ! What do they contain ? Mythopoeia, as defined in Aristotle's Poetics, for Lewis is a "mythopoet", a story-teller. Drawing from his extensive readings, he creates a world of his own filled with all the great stories which have so thoroughly influenced his imagination, for the best way of conveying his evangelical message is through revisited myths. Accordingly, the aim of this thesis is to study how Lewis manages to convey Christian rhetoric basically through fiction, but also through epistolary and apologetic works in which faith, reason and imagination play a prominent part
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Cullen, Charles David. "C. S. Lewis, apologiste de la foi chretienne : sa lutte contre les effets secularisant du materialisme et du naturalisme (texte en anglais)." Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987STR20046.
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C. S. Lewis reconnait ce que le materialisme et le naturalisme representaient de menaces pour un christianisme tourne vers le surnaturel. La question principale, a laquelle la these s'impose de repondre est: la foi chretienne historique, telle qu'elle est presentee par lewis, offre-t-elle un defi convenable pour la conception seculaire et pour en appeler au sceptique intelligent? ayant situe lewis dans son epoque, nous examinerons les points qui representent son combat contre la vue materialiste du monde: 1) la necessite de comprendre le changement radical survenu dans la facon de penser, inspiree par "la naissance des machines" au xixe siecle; 2) le role joue par ce que lewis appelle "le mythe evolutionnaire" dans le processus de croissance d'une societe a orientation technologique; 3) la manifestation d'un "snobisme chronologique" egocentrique. Ces points sont suivis par une etude de l'approche qu'a lewis des doctrines de dieu, de l'homme et des ecritures qui revelent les trois domaines que lewis considerait comme essentiels dans la defense du christianisme contre les vues non transcendantes du monde. Deux buts sont donc atteints: nous voyons les points de divergence entre ses recherches et la theologie contemporaine ainsi que la vision naturaliste du monde, et nous voyons de quelles manieres les positions qu'il a adoptees ont ete proposees comme correctives. D'un point de vue philosophique, lewis cherchait a etablir un fondement a la foi dans l'existence de dieu. Il utilisait dans ce but trois arguments: qu'a a partir de l'existence d'une loi morale, de la raison, et de l'existence des aspirations qui ne peuvent etre satisfaites par le temporel, nous pouvons deduire l'existence de dieu. La conclusion est un resume de certains aspects du naturalisme, que lewis ressentait plus a meme d'etre attaque, aussi bien qu'un compterendu de l'etendue du succes des arguments contenus dans ses ecrits contre le materialisme naturalismeC. S. Lewis recognized that materialism and naturalism threaten a supernaturally-oriented christianity. The principal question which the thesis addresses is "does the historic christian faith exposed by lewis offer a means of challenging the secular view, and can this faith appeal to the intelligent skeptic?" after setting lewis in perspective theologically and philosophically, we examine the points which represent his general challenge of the materialistic world view: 1) the need to understand the radical change in thinking prompted by the "birth of machines" in the nineteenth century; 2) the role played by what lewis calls the "evolutionary myth" in the on-going growth of a technologically-oriented society; 3) the manifestation of self-centered "chronological snobbery. " next is an examination of lewis' approach to the doctrines of god, man, and scripture which represent three areas lewis felt were essential to the defense of christianity against non-transcendent world views. Two goals are thereby achieved: we see where lewis differs in his outlook from contemporary theology and the naturalistic world view; and, we see in what ways the positions he took were offered as correctives. From a philosophical perspective, lewis sought to establish a basis for belief in the existence of god. He used three arguments for this purpose, namely, that from the existence of a moral law, reason, and the existence of desires which cannot be satisfied by any temporal object, we may infer the existence of god. The conclusion is a summary of certain aspects of naturalism which lewis felt were most susceptible to attack, and a statement about lewis' success in his writings against materialism naturalism
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Nouri, Rawa, and Ensar Dokaj. "Control over and inspections of the incoming flow of deliveries : A case study at Staples Sweden." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-19488.
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Title: Control over and inspections of the incoming flow of deliveries Background: Staples experiences difficulties to get their incoming flow of deliveries to deliver on time. This is because Staples has a poor control of its suppliers in the current situation. Another problem that Staples experience is that their inspection of the incoming flow is taking too long time. These problems can lead to unnecessary tied up capital, backlogs and rest orders. Staples would like to explore the possibility of improving the control and inspection of the incoming flow. Purpose: To identify the amount of late and early incoming flow of deliveries and describe how Staples could control them in order to receive more on-time deliveries. Moreover to describe how Staples could improve the inspection process in order to make the incoming flow of deliveries flow faster into storage. Methodology: The study is a case study in Staples central warehouse in Växjö, Sweden. Results: Suggestion has been made for how Staples could improve the control over the incoming flow of deliveries, and the inspections of the incoming flow of deliveries. The suggestions made are based on how Staples could control deliveries in advance in order to receive more on-time deliveries. Moreover specific requirements could be made towards the suppliers to improve the inspections in order to reduce the flow time into storage.
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Carlsson, Frank Filippa, and Moa Ullgren. "Artikelhantering som förutsättning för effektiv lagerstyrning på Staples Branding Solution : ABC/XYZ-analys vid nyförvärvat sortiment." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85478.
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Bakgrund: Förvärv av bolag har sin grund i integration av verksamheter. För att skapa en effektiv integration krävs förståelse av den nyförvärvade verksamheten. Förmågan att förstå och identifiera utmaningar är avgörande om en integration leder till framgång eller misslyckande. One-stop-shopping som koncept erbjuder helhetslösningar och därmed stora artikelsortiment. Dock är det inte ekonomiskt försvarbart att hantera alla artiklar i sortimentet lika. Med förvärv av verksamhet breddas sortiment ytterligare och att differentiera artiklar blir ännu mer kritiskt. Artikelhantering innebär klassificering av artiklar efter dess betydelse för verksamheten. Artikelhantering motsvarar därför differentiering av sortiment och är en förutsättning för god lagerstyrning. Att göra ett nyförvärv av sortiment i samband med en integration effektiv står som grund i denna studie. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att utifrån identifierade utmaningar i Staples Branding Solutions inköpsprocess utveckla ett ramverk, vilket kan bidra till förbättrad artikelhantering av nyförvärvat sortiment. Frågeställningar: (1) Vilka utmaningar gällande artikelhantering av nyförvärvat sortiment kan identifieras i Staples Branding Solutions inköpsprocess?(2) Hur kan Staples Branding Solution utifrån identifierade utmaningar i inköpsprocessen skapa en förbättrad artikelhantering? Genomförande: Denna studie motsvarar en fallstudie på Staples Branding Solution. Empirisk data är insamlad genom semi- respektive strukturerade intervjuer samt genom kvantitativ data från fallstudieföretagets affärssystem. Målet med studien är att genom ett utvecklat ramverk åskådliggöra hur utmaningar vid förvärv, gällande överföring av artikelsortiment, kan hanteras på ett så effektivt sätt som möjligt utan att äventyra kunders behov. Slutsats: Genom flerkriterieanalysen ABC/XYZ kan företag som förvärvar en verksamhet skapa en helhetsbild över det tillkomna sortimentet. Detta trots informationsbrist och saknad av artikeldata. ABC/XYZ-analys skapar möjlighet för företag som befinner sig i likande situation som Staples Branding Solution att differentiera sortiment med avseende på volymvärde och uttagsfrekvens. Vilket skapar förutsättning att identifiera artiklar som är mer betydelsefulla för verksamheten. Detta underlättar vid resursfördelning, kontrollpunkter och kundservicedifferentiering.
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Baird, Bruce Chandler. "New Land Acquisition in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1660-1706: A Test of the Malthusian and Staples Hypotheses." W&M ScholarWorks, 1990. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539625575.
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Persberg, Filip, and Anton Waldén. "Hur indirekta kostnader kan fördelas på ett högteknologiskt lager : En fallstudie om ABC-kalkylering på Staples Sweden AB." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85355.
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Det problem som utgör grunden för studien är förankrat i bristen på forskning om hur teknisk utveckling och implementering av högteknologi i lagerverksamheter påverkar fördelningen av indirekta kostnader. I dagsläget råder det osäkerheter kring hur traditionella kostnadskalkyler kan hantera den ökade mängden indirekta kostnader som förorsakas av implementation och användning av högteknologi. Möjligen skulle ABC-kalkylering kunna användas för att fördela den ökade mängden indirekta kostnader på ett rättvist och logiskt sätt.
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Parfitt, Simon. "A biomechanical analysis of semi-constrained growing rods and staples used in the treatment of early onset scoliosis." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115821/1/Simon_Parfitt_Thesis.pdf.
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The research investigated the effect of surgically inserting semi-constrained growing rod implants on the stiffness of the spine for both flexion (forward/backward) and lateral (side to side) bending motions. Results showed that the implants reduced spinal motion by between 30% and 60%, demonstrating that growing rod surgery will substantially alter the function of the spine in young patients with spinal deformities.
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Sauders, Paulette G. "The idea of love in the writings of C.S. Lewis." Virtual Press, 1987. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/530364.
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C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963) wrote both fiction and non-fiction, both essays and books throughout his life. The purpose of this study is to examine the fiction he wrote for adults in light of his expository statements about love found in his "Equality," "The Weight of Glory," Mere Christianity, and, especially, The Four Loves to see if his fiction consistently presents the same ideas about love.The body of the paper examines Till We Have Faces, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength to see if his ideas about love are included in them and to see if his ideas about love changed or developed over the years of his writing.After examining Lewis's works (excluding the Narnian Chronicles), from his earliest writings in 1936 to his latest writings in 1963, this paper concludes that Lewis's ideas about love are clearly manifested in all of his fiction, that these ideas did not change or develop over the years, and that the various kinds of love and their perversions that he treats in The Four Loves are found in the themes of his novels and consistently personified in his characters.In fact, love is the core of Lewis's writings, especially his fiction. Love is the "peg" upon which he hung all of his plots and themes and characterizations. Understanding Lewis's systematic "doctrine" of love will help any reader understand his fiction.Department of English
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Pohl, Rebecca. "Combined Wardrobes." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-23512.
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In the discipline of fashion, wardrobe staples and evening wear are two clothing categories with different purpose and used for different occasions. Wardrobe staples consist of classic garments used in our everyday life in contrast to evening wear which stands for elegant and decorative expression. This study was aimed at developing garment hybrids in between the clothing categories wardrobe staples and evening wear. Wardrobe staples and evening wear are separated because of their different characteristics, this study aims to developing garment hybrids in between the clothing categories wardrobe staples and evening wear. The motive is to look beyond the categorizations and combined their differences to a new whole, for example, a wrinkled shirt in contrast to lace gloves. These two categories consist of design that for a long time, has been settle and the same, with a clear expression and usage there are room and opportunity for renovation and change. In these established categories there are distinct right and wrong regarding shape, materials and details and minor changes can transform the whole expression. The sample was selected from a visual investigation of what characterize wardrobe staples and evening wear. These characteristics were explored physically through deconstruct the expression of wardrobe staples by adding features from evening wear to create hybrids. The contrast and differences of wardrobe staples and evening wear are altered both in shape, materials and details and therefore, in this study, various ways of changing the appearance of wardrob staples will be demonstrated. The experiments were evaluated how and how much the added feature from evening wear affects the final outcome, depending on the chosen wardrobe staple how obvious the feature has to be. The collection is showcasing garments and outfits that more or less implanted of evening wear features as well as in different ways are implanted by the features, for example as a garment or material. This study suggesting new expressions of what we already use but for long has been unchanged.
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Kalim, Mahnaz. "A randomised study to evaluate two different skin closure techniques : subcuticular sutures vs. staples : an investigation into patient satisfaction." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71777.
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Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study is to establish the best method of wound closure with regards to patient satisfaction that includes wound cosmesis and pain. STUDY DESIGN One hundred patients were randomised to two groups for the closure of abdominal wounds; one group had subcuticular sutures and the other staples. They were followed up at 6 weeks. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction that includes wound cosmesis and pain. The secondary outcome was wound complications. RESULTS In women undergoing abdominal operations there was no difference as regards the patient satisfaction in both the groups, subcuticular sutures n= 51 vs. staples n=49 (P = 0.76). CONCLUSION Our study suggest that there is no statistically significant difference in the methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs. staples as regards the patient satisfaction and the appearance of the scar leaving the decision in the hands of the surgeon to choose any method according to their own personnel preference and availability.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: NAVORSINGSDOEL Die fokus van hierdie projek is om vas te stel wat die beste metode van vel sluiting is ten opsigte van pasiënt bevrediging ten opsigte van wond voorkoms en pyn. METODES Een honderd pasiënte is ewekansig verdeel tot velsluiting van abdominale wonde met subkutane oplosbare steke of velhakies. Evaluasie is gedoen tydens ‘n opvolg besoek 6 weke na chirurgie. Die hoof uitkoms was pasiënt tevredenheid. Evaluasie van wond komplikasies is as sekondêre uitkoms beskryf. RESULTATE Vroulike pasiënte wat ‘n Pfannenstiel velinsnyding ondergaan toon geen verskil in pasiënt tevredenheid wanneer subkutane steke (n = 51) met velhakies (n = 49) vergelyk word nie (P = 0.76). SAMEVATTING Ons projek het geen statisties beduidende verskil getoon ten opsigte van pasiënt tevredenheid of wond voorkoms met 6 weke opvolg nie. Dit laat dus die besluit by die chirurg om metode van velsluiting te kies afhangend van voorkeur en toerusting beskikbaarheid.
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Kingsmill, Patricia. "C.S. Lewis on metaphor : a study of Lewis in the light of modern theory." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23850.
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Although C. S. Lewis was not a metaphor theorist, the issue of metaphor appears often enough in his writings for one to cull from them a general theoretical view. This thesis attempts to examine Lewis's thoughts on metaphor against the background of modern metaphor theory. Forty or fifty years ago such a study would have been less fruitful, for his views on metaphor so differed from contemporary theorists that their works offered no positive atmosphere in which to approach his work. Now, however, the general tenor of certain streams in metaphor theory has become more amenable to his views. Indeed, it appears that some key issues raised in modern metaphor theory exist in a seminal form in Lewis's writings. While Lewis cannot be put into any one school, modern theory offers the necessary tools with which to approach his discussions of the figure. This thesis, therefore, begins by briefly outlining the history of metaphor theory in so far as it relates to Lewis. The second chapter discusses his metaphysics, since he believed that his views on metaphor had metaphysical implications. The third and fourth chapters present Lewis's view of metaphor' process and function, as gleaned from his writings. Finally, the thesis concludes by relating Lewis's view back to his metaphysics.
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King, Cynthia Lynn. "Examining proper communicative conduct in the discursive construction of racialized others : an analysis of perspectives in the case of Saul Bellow and Brent Staples /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/6163.
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Longacre, Judith Evans. "The imagination in education and the contribution of C.S. Lewis /." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63770.
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Owusu-Danquah, Josiah Sam Owusu-Danquah. "MODELING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GENERAL MULTIMECHANISM MATERIAL MODEL FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron149936399244747.
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Klintner, Saga, and Julia Vinberg. "Conditions for executing a q-fulfillment process in the warehouse of a retailer of consumables : Based on a case study at Staples." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103773.
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Title: Conditions for executing a q-fulfillment process from the warehouse of a retailer of consumables - Based on a case study at Staples. Context: Changing customer expectations, increasing GDP per capita and urbanization drives the development of quicker e-fulfillment. Research shows that customers are more likely to complete their purchase and buy more often if the retailer has fast delivery options, like same-day delivery. No literature was found describing how warehouse activities of e-commerce retailers should be adjusted to be able to deliver to the customer within an hour. Purpose: The study aims to fill the identified research gap by establishing conditions for a retailer of consumables to execute a q-fulfillment process from a warehouse. Economic consequences of the established conditions are also aimed to be clarified. Lastly the study explores under which conditions the case company, Staples, can execute a q-fulfillment process in their automated warehouse. Questions at issue: Under which conditions can an e-commerce retailer of consumables execute a q-fulfillment process in a warehouse?How are a retailer’s costs affected by applying the established conditions for executing a q-fulfillment process?Under which conditions can Staples execute a q-fulfillment process in their automated warehouse?Methodology: The study took an objective ontological approach, and epistemological and axiological assumptions were made. The research philosophy was positivistic, and a deductive approach was taken. The methodological choice was qualitative, and a case study was made together with the case company, Staples. All of these methodological choices esteemed by the authors as best suited for this explorative research. The sample selection was a mixture between a purposive and a convenience sampling, since it fitted the study, and the case company was located close to the authors. The theoretical chapters contain document secondary data, while the empirical chapters contain primary data in terms of one-to-one interviews. The data analysis consists of a circular flowchart and pattern matching to analyze the gathered data. The study achieved reliability since it was not affected by random deviations, and replicability because it was sufficiently detailed. It is valid since it was generalizable and the expected casual relationships among the variables were true. Ethical considerations were kept in mind throughout the entire study and the authors collaborated well. Results: The authors found 20 conditions for a retailer of consumables to fulfill to be able to execute a q-fulfillment process, and 21 conditions for Staples to fulfill. Many similarities were found between the two research questions and only one condition differed. The authors also found that some of the conditions drive more costs than others and that the retailer by themselves has to decide which conditions are applicable to their individual process. Keywords: E-commerce, Q-commerce, Quick-commerce, Quick order fulfillment, Q-fulfillment & Inventory management.
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Ward, Michael. "The Son and the other stars : Christology and cosmology in the imagination of C.S. Lewis." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2783.
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This dissertation treats the theory and practice of C. S. Lewis's theological imagination, focussing upon the imaginative use he made of his professional expertise in medieval and renaissance literature. Its approach is principally expository rather than an evaluative. Chapter One outlines the centrality of the imagination to a proper understanding of Lewis's works. Chapter Two examines Lewis's own theory of imagination and surveys how he practised it as a literary critic. We compare and contrast Lewis's theory and practice of imagination with that of his friend, the theologian, Austin Faffer. Chapter Three looks in more detail at Lewis's imaginative practice, in particular his fascination with the images supplied by the seven planets of the Ptolemaic cosmos, which he termed 'spiritual symbols of permanent value'. We analyse what he meant by 'sprit' and 'symbol'. Chapter Four introduces the main argument of the dissertation namely that these seven spiritual symbols structure the works for which Lewis is best known, the seven 'Chronicles of Narnia'. We claim to have uncovered the governing imaginative blueprint of the septet. We address Lewis's capacity for and interest in secrecy and consider why this planetary theme has remained hitherto undetected. In Chapters Five to Eleven we take the seven planets in turn and trace the use Lewis made of them through out his writings. We analyse the planetary symbolism undergirding each Chronicle and conclude each chapter with an exegesis of the Christological message of each book so understood. Chapter Twelve examines factors which motivated Lewis to focus his imaginative energies upon Ptolemaic cosmology and suggests one particular occasioning factor behind the composition of the Chronicles. In addition, we consider theological and pedagogical reasons why he kept silent about the planetary theme. We conclude by indicating certain consequences that our argument has for future readings of these seven works.
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Sellars, Jeffrey Thomas. "Reasoning beyond reason : imagination as a theological source in the work of C.S. Lewis." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683258.
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Mastrolia, Arthur J. "Uncovering a Marian attitude in the works of C.S. Lewis." IMRI - Marian Library / OhioLINK, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian1430401559.
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Mochel-Caballero, Anne-Frédérique. "Masculin-Féminin : la question du genre dans la pensée et l'écriture de C.S. Lewis." Amiens, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009AMIE0005.
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Fernandez, Irène. "Mythe et rationalisme dans l'oeuvre de C. S. Lewis." Paris 3, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1993PA030014.
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L'imagination est generalement consideree comme etrangere a la raison. Mais elle ne peut creer des recits merveilleux, des mythes, sans avoir un rapport a la realite, et elle en dit donc quelque chose, sous son mode propre. On veut montrer, en etudiant l'oeuvre de c. S. Lewis (1898-1963), comment cette idee est parfaitement coherente avec un rationalisme de fond, si l'on admet que la raison ne peut tout dire de l'experience humaine a cause de l'inevitable abstraction de sa demarche. Il y a ainsi, de ce point de vue, une verite possible des images, mais plus encore des recits mythiques qui les organisent. Il faut donc prendre au serieux le mythe, jusque sur le plan religieux. Ce n'est pas en faire a tout coup une allegorie, comme le montrent les oeuvres de fiction de lewis, qui ne sont nullement allegoriques. Il faut lire le mythe comme revelant des aspects permanents de l'experience humaine ou de la subjectivite, dans son intimite, dans son rapport au monde, dans son rapport a dieu. Ce dernier point est capital dans l'oeuvre de lewis, penseur radicalement chretien : dans son idee et sa pratique d'une approche imaginative et indirecte de l'absolu, on peut trouver comme les lineaments d'une theo-logie poetiqueIt is often said that imagination is quite alien to reason. But reason tries to understand reality, and so does imagination, especially mythopoeic imagination, whose marvellous stories cannot have nothing to do with the real world. That is the case that c. S. Lewis, a christian and a staunch rationalist, puts forward in and by his whole work. According to him, there is some truth in myth, and we need it to offset the abstract nature of our rational thinking, which falls short of reason as logos. Therefore we must take myth seriously, even from a religious point of view. That does not means that we must take it to be allegorical : myth is no allegory, as can be shown by studying lewis's own stories, which are not allegorical. Myths are based on our acquaintace with "the other world of the spirit", and must be understood as revealing permanent aspects of human experience or subjectivity, in relation to the universe and to god. The last point is most important in lewis's thought : he has sometimes been called a lay theologian, and his imaginative and oblique approach to ultimate reality proves to have given us the outlines of something like a poetic theo-logy
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Sundlöf, Claudius, and Gustav Krantz. "A comparative study of technicalindicator performances by stock sector : RSI, MACD, and Larry Williams %R applied to the Information Technology, Utilities, and Consumer Staples sectors." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-186462.
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Technical indicators are used by experts in stock trading. The purpose of this report is to investigate whether or not some indicators perform better when applied to stocks of specific market sectors. The investigation was conducted by implementing one algorithm for each of three different technical indicators, Relative Strength Index, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence, and Larry Williams %R. Each algorithm considered one trading strategy. Three market sectors defined by the GICS were included in the tests, Consumer Staples, Utilities, Information Technology. For each of these sectors at least one stock from each industry were tested. Results suggest that the performance of the Relative Strength Index indicator may be related to the sector of the stock to which it is applied, while %R showed no such indication, and MACD showed only a slight performance deviation between sectors. Further and more in-depth studies are required to confirm the results and conclusions drawn in this report.
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Sunni, Nabeel Senussi. "A biomechanical investigation of fusionless growth modulation implants for spinal scoliosis treatment." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91388/4/Nabeel_Sunni_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis studied a new minimally invasive implant for scoliosis correction that aims to correct the deformity without fusing the spine, thereby allowing movement and growth in the spine following surgery. The effect of two different vertebral body implant (staple) designs on the stiffness of the spine, using calf spines as an in vitro model, was studied. The results showed that the implants decreased spinal stiffness, with associated potential damage to the growth plates due to the staple tips. There were no significant differences in stiffness between the two staple designs tested.
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Smit, Christine. "Bakens op die weg : die bekeringsverhale van Augustinus en C.S. Lewis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50286.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two literary conversion narratives with much historical detail, are compared in this thesis: the Confessiones written by the renowned fourth century church-father, St. Augustine, and Surprised by Joy written by the twentieth century writer and scholar, C.S. Lewis. In order to understand St. Augustine's conversion to the Christian faith, Christian religion as a social phenomenon in the Ancient World is discussed. As background for the discussion and comparison of the two conversion narratives, a brief biography is given of St. Augustine and of Lewis, as well as a description of each one's course of conversion. The research is structured In terms of beacons that St. Augustine identified during the course of his conversion: people who played a significant role, events that influenced his life, and inner conflict that spurred him on his way. By means of an analysis regarding theme and content, it is shown that there are clear similarities between the beacons identified by Augustine and Lewis in their conversion narratives.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie tesis word twee literêre bekeringsverhale waarin die historiese werklikheid deur die skrywers weergegee word, met mekaar vergelyk: die Confessiones van die vierde eeuse kerkvader Augustinus, en Surprised by Joy van die twintigste eeuse skrywer en geleerde C.S. Lewis. Om Augustinus se bekeringsverhaal histories te kan plaas teen die agtergrond waarin hy geleef en tot bekering gekom het, word 'n uiteensetting gegee van die Christelike godsdiens as 'n sosiale fenomeen in die Antieke Wêreld. 'n Kort lewensbeskrywing van Augustinus en Lewis en 'n oorsig van die weg wat elkeen se bekering gevolg het, dien as agtergrond vir die bespreking en vergelyking van die twee bekeringsverhale. Die navorsing word gestruktureer aan die hand van bakens wat Augustinus op sy bekeringsweg uitgelig het: persone wat 'n beduidende rol gespeel het, gebeure wat hom beïnvloed het, innerlike konflik wat hom voortgedryf het. Die tesis toon deur 'n analise op grond van inhoud en tematiek aan dat daar duidelike ooreenkomste is tussen die bakens op Augustinus se bekeringsweg en dié op Lewis se bekeringsweg.
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Badrines, Passani Francesc. "Presència de la filosofia aristotèlica en l'obra de C.S. Lewis." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/1757.
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C.S. Lewis és un autor generalment interpretat dins un corrent platònic o neoplatònic tant pel que fa als seus textos narratius com als assagístics. El que planteja aquesta tesi és una altra presentació. És a dir, se li dóna la volta perquè aparegui en tant que aristotèlic. Hi ha molts elements per sostenir aquesta posició, i aquí s'analitzen amb una remissió contínua a textos d'Aristòtil i a la seva filosofia. Tanmateix, abans d'entrar en matèria hi ha una biografia esquemàtica de Lewis per posar en context el lector.Així, els quatre punts fonamentals de l'aristotelisme de Lewis són:
1. L'assumpció de la doctrina de l'acte d'Aristòtil. Aquí la divisió és triple: l'acte com a moviment, l'acte com a forma i l'acte com a operació.
2. La interpretació de l'acte com a acció política. Aquesta part té una divisió doble: el bé com a acte polític i la perversió de la ciència en un cientisme que desemboca en totalitarisme polític.
3. L'acceptació del finalisme natural aristotèlic enfront de les doctrines materialistes. Es tracten les nocions de teleologisme, atzar, selecció natural i evolucionisme, entre d'altres.
4. L'enfrontament amb el relativisme contemporani mitjançant l'aristotelisme. Aquí trobem tres punts: la moral objectiva enfront del relativisme moral, el relativisme epistemològic i la filosofia futura, i la recuperació de l'humanisme clàssic.
Tot i així, no convé oblidar que hi ha elements platònics innegables en les obres de Lewis, i s'analitzen en un apèndix de quatre punts:
1. Els elements estrictament narratius.
2. La dimensió espiritual o quarta dimensió.
3. La memòria i la reminiscència.
4. Les quatre virtuts cardinals d'arrel platònica.
Finalment, s'analitza la repercussió de Lewis al món actual, gairebé mig segle després de la seva mort, sota tres punts:
1. Repercussió teològica. És la més estesa per motius religiosos.
2. Repercussió literària. No és massa profunda, malauradament.
3. Repercussió filosòfica i política. No ha estat gens analitzada, i d'aquí que s'hagi redactat un treball com aquest.
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"Presence of Aristotelian Philosophy in the Works of C.S. Lewis"
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C.S. Lewis is an author generally interpreted in the Platonic or Neo-Platonic trends, both through his narrative texts and through his essays. What this thesis defends is another presentation, which is focusing on his Aristotelian points of view. There are many elements to sustain this position, and in this thesis they are analyzed with continuous reference to the texts of Aristotle and his philosophy. In case the reader is not aware about C.S. Lewis' life, there is a small biography at the beginning of the work.
Later on, the four main divisions have been developed as follows:
1. The Aristotelian doctrine of the act in the texts of C.S. Lewis. This chapter is divided in three parts: the act as movement; the act as shape; and the act as an operation.
2. The interpretation of the act as political action. Here the division is double: the good as a political act, and the perversion of science in scientism which leads to totalitarianism.
3. The acceptance of Aristotelian teleologism in front of materialistic views of natural systems.
4. The clash of C.S. Lewis, with the help of Aristotelian philosophy, against the contemporary relativism.
Furthermore, we can't forget that Lewis had a profound Platonic basis, which is briefly analyzed in four points:
1. The elements which are strictly narrative.
2. The spiritual dimension or fourth dimension.
3. Memory and reminiscence.
4. The cardinal virtues of Platonic origin.
Finally, the conclusions are divided in three points:
1. Theological repercussion of Lewis.
2. Literary repercussion.
3. Philosophical and political repercussion.
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Mančas, Edvinas. "OMXB plataus vartojimo prekių gamintojų sektoriaus palyginamoji finansinė analizė." Bachelor's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2010. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2010~D_20100903_093155-18302.
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Šiame darbe pateikiama mokslinės literatūros apžvalga ir OMXB Plataus vartojimo prekių gamintojų finansinių rodiklių palyginamoji analizė 2007 – 2009 metų laikotarpiu. Finasiniai rodikliai suskirstyti į keturias grupes: pelningumo, mokumo, turto apyvartumo ir kapitalo rinkos. Palyginamosios analizės tikslas – nustatyti ir palyginti faktinius įmonių rodiklius tarpusavyje ir su ūkio šaka, nustatyti įmones, kurios vykdė pelningą veiklą, neturėjo mokumo problemų, o turtas buvo valdomas efektyviai. Nustatyta rinkos kaina leidžia išsirinkti geriausias investavimo galimybes šiame sektoriuje. Palyginus įmones pagal visas rodiklių grupes buvo nustatytos geriausios visų sektorių įmonės. Darbe pavaizduota atskirų įmonių ir vidų sektorių rodiklių dinamika nagrinėjamu laikotarpiu. Naudoti metodai – mokslinės literatūros apžvalga, lyginamoji analizė.This paper presents an overview of the scientific literature and OMXB Consumer Staples comparative analysis of financial indicators during the period of 2007 - 2009. Financial indicators were grouped into four categories: profitability, solvency, asset turnover and markets indicators. . Goal of this comparative analysis - identify and compare actual performance between firms and sectors of the economy, identify companies that are engaged in gainful activity, have none of solvency problem, and assets have been managed effectively. To choose the best investment opportunities in this sector there have been market indicators identified and compared. The analysis shows the best – doing companies and reflects the situation of the whole sector in general. Using techniques - literature review and comparative analysis.
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Van, der Watt Marike. "Die Afrikaanse bestemming van C S Lewis se The voyage of the Dawn Treader." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96070.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis is internationally considered as one of the classics of children’s literature. The series consists of seven books, of which only the first four were translated into Afrikaans, namely Die Towenaar se Neef (The Magician’s Nephew), Die Leeu, die Heks en die Hangkas (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), Die Perd en sy Seun (The Horse and his Boy) and Prins Kaspian (Prince Caspian). According to the publisher, Human & Rousseau, they have no intention to translate the remainder of the series. The three books that have not been translated into Afrikaans are The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair and The Last Battle. The main aim of this study is the practical translation of a selection of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The Functionalist approach of Vermeer and Nord, Toury and Chesterman’s translation norms from Descriptive Translation Studies, Venuti’s foreignisation and domestication and Klingberg’s cultural contex adaptation form the theoretical framework for both the discussion and analysis of the source text as well as the translation. The four types of translation problems as identified by Nord are used as the framework for the annotations of the translation. By doing a theoretically based translation, the connection between theory and practice is illustrated: the translator chooses a general approach and translation strategies and is consequently guided to make consistent translation choices on macro as well as micro levels.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: C.S. Lewis se Chronicles of Narnia beklee internasionaal ’n gevestigde plek in die kanon van kinder- en jeugliteratuur. Die reeks bestaan uit sewe boeke, waarvan slegs die eerste vier in Afrikaans vertaal is, naamlik Die Towenaar se Neef, Die Leeu, die Heks en die Hangkas, Die Perd en sy Seun en Prins Kaspian. Volgens die uitgewer, Human & Rousseau, word daar nie verdere vertalings van die reeks beoog nie. Die drie onvertaalde boeke in die reeks is The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair en The Last Battle. Hierdie studie fokus hoofsaaklik op die praktiese vertaling van ’n gedeelte van The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Vermeer en Nord se Funksionalisme, Toury en Chesterman se vertaalnorme uit Deskriptiewe Vertaalstudies, Venuti se vervreemding en domestikering en Klingberg se kulturele konteksaanpassing dien as teoretiese raamwerk vir sowel die bespreking en ontleding van die bronteks as die vertaling. Nord se vier tipes vertaalprobleme dien as raamwerk vir die annotasies tot die vertaling. Deur ’n teoreties gebaseerde vertaling te doen word geïllustreer hoe teorie en praktyk by mekaar aansluit: die vertaler kies ’n algemene benadering en vertaalstrategieë, en word sodoende begelei tot konsekwente vertaalbesluite op makro- en mikrovlak.
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Shillington, Mark Pernell. "Anterior vertebral stapling for the fusionless correction of scoliosis." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2008. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30421/1/Mark_Shillington_Thesis.pdf.
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Fusionless scoliosis surgery is an emerging treatment for idiopathic scoliosis as it offers theoretical advantages over current forms of treatment. Currently the treatment options for idiopathic scoliosis are observation, bracing and fusion. While brace treatment is non-invasive, and preserves the growth, motion, and function of the spine, it does not correct deformity and is only modestly successful in preventing curve progression. In adolescents who fail brace treatment, surgical treatment with an instrumented spinal fusion usually results in better deformity correction but is associated with substantially greater risk. Furthermore in younger patients requiring surgical treatment, fusion procedures are known to adversely effect the future growth of the chest and spine. Fusionless treatments have been developed to allow effective surgical treatment of patients with idiopathic scoliosis who are too young for fusion procedures. Anterior vertebral stapling is one such fusionless treatment which aims to modulate the growth of vertebra to allow correction of scoliosis whilst maintaining normal spinal motion
The Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Brisbane has begun to use anterior vertebral stapling to treat patients with idiopathic scoliosis who are too young for fusion procedures. Currently the only staple approved for clinical use is manufactured by Medtronic Sofamor Danek (Memphis, TN). This thesis explains the biomechanical and anatomical changes that occur following anterior vertebral staple insertion using in vitro experiments performed on an immature bovine model. Currently there is a paucity of published information about anterior vertebral stapling so it is hoped that this project will provide information that will aid in our understanding of the clinical effects of staple insertion.
The aims of this experimental study were threefold. The first phase was designed to determine the changes in the bending stiffness of the spine following staple insertion. The second phase was designed to measure the forces experienced by the staple during spinal movements. The third and final phase of testing was designed to describe the structural changes that occur to a vertebra as a consequence of staple insertion.
The first phase of testing utilised a displacement controlled testing robot to compare the change in stiffness of a single spinal motion segment following staple insertion for the three basic spinal motions of flexion-extension, lateral bending, and axial rotation. For the second phase of testing strain gauges were attached to staples and used to measure staple forces during spinal movement. In the third and final phase the staples were removed and a testing specimen underwent micro-computed tomography (CT) scanning to describe the anatomical changes that occur following staple insertion.
The displacement controlled testing showed that there was a significant decrease in bending stiffness in flexion, extension, lateral bending away from the staple, and axial rotation away from the staple following staple insertion. The strain gauge measurements showed that the greatest staple forces occurred in flexion and the least in extension. In addition, a reduction in the baseline staple compressive force was seen with successive loading cycles. Micro-CT scanning demonstrated that significant damage to the vertebral body and endplate occurred as a consequence of staple insertion.
The clinical implications of this study are significant. Based on the findings of this project it is likely that the clinical effect of the anterior vertebral staple evaluated in this project is a consequence of growth plate damage (also called hemiepiphysiodesis) causing a partial growth arrest of the vertebra rather than simply compression of the growth plate. The surgical creation of a unilateral growth arrest is a well established treatment used in the management of congenital scoliosis but has not previously been considered for use in idiopathic scoliosis.
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Goman, Daniel, Sasan Shojaiyan, and Hisham Al-Helou. "Implementering av en tejpmaskin i förpackningsindustrin: en studie av säkerhetspåverkan." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-15445.
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Accidents cause economic losses to the company as well as suffering and general discontent among the employees. With an increased global responsibility, companies are not only answerable for what goes on inside their own gates but also for retailers and customers. When the packaging becomes a danger, how will we know what to replace it with? At IMI Hydronic Engineering, employees hurt themselves on the metal staples that seal the cartons, but is replacing metal staples with plastic tape an economical and safely viable option? This thesis dives into the workplace environment and collects data from semi-structural interviews with the employees and an evaluation of internal accident records. The main focuses are safety and economics, although the economy aspect has had to stand back due to the lack of empirical data. The results show that the tools and systems in place to protect the employees, where applied, are working and the workers believe that their job could be executed with a lower risk, perhaps even without a loss of production. The suggestion to the company is that to fully understand the costs, a collection of data regarding the current costs is needed and that usage of gloves by the employees might help lower the number of accidents per year. Suggestions for further studies include ecological aspects, profit versus costs and product returns due to inadequate packaging.
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Bornscheid, Jens. "Stapled Stock = (Verbundaktien) /." Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] : Lang, 2006. http://www.gbv.de/dms/spk/sbb/recht/toc/502180196.pdf.
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Armstrong, Jim. "Short Staple Variety Comparison." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/203925.
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Layton, Dennis, Ron Cluff, Claude Evans, Sam Stedman, Bruce Church, and Billy Moore. "Short Staple Variety Demonstrations." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/204046.
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