343 resultados para Tuomi, Tuomo
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Arvioinnin teemanumero 2008.
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The objective of this case study is to provide a Finnish solution provider company an objective, in-depth analysis of their project based business and especially of project estimation accuracy. A project and customer profitability analysis is conducted as a complementary addition to describe profitability of the Case Company’s core division. The theoretical framework is constructed on project profitability and customer profitability analysis. Project profitability is approached starting from managing projects, continuing to project pricing process and concluding to project success. The empirical part of this study describes the Case Company’s project portfolio, and by means of quantitative analysis, the study describes how the characteristics of a project impact the project’s profitability. The findings indicate that it really makes a difference in project portfolio’s estimated and actual profitability when methods of installation and technical specifications are scrutinized. Implications on profitability are gathered into a risk assessment tool proposal.
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Integrin transmembrane receptor functions are regulated by adaptor molecules binding to their alpha and beta subunit intracellular domains, or tails, thus affecting integrin traffic and adhesion during e.g. cell motility. Interestingly, many cellular proteins function in both cell motility and cell division, thus raising the possibility that integrins might be involved in regulating the cell cycle. A thorough understanding of cell division is essential in cell biology and in human malignancies. It is well established that failures to complete cell cycle can give rise to genetically unstable cells with tumorigenic properties. Transformed cells promote the disruption of intercellular adhesions such as tight junctions, and this correlates with the onset of cell motility, invasion and unfavorable prognosis in cancer. In this study, we analyzed integrin regulation, mediated by adaptor binding to the subunit tail, during cell motility and cell division. We revealed a novel molecular mechanism by which Rab21, through association with the integrin alpha subunits, drives integrin endosomal traffic during mitotic phases. In addition, we found indications for this finding in vivo, as RAB21 gene deletions were mapped in ovarian and prostate cancer samples. Importantly, the multinucleated phenotype of cultured ovarian cancer cells could be reverted by Rab21 overexpression. In this thesis work, we also show how the tight junction protein ZO-1 unexpectedly interacts with the 5 integrin cytoplasmic domain in the lamellipodia to promote cell motility and at the cleavage furrow to support separation of the daughter cells. The alpha5-ZO-1 complex formation was dependent on PKC which regulates ZO-1 phosphorylation and its subcellular localization. In addition, by an in situ detection method, we showed that a subset of metastatic human lung cancers expressed the alpha5beta-ZO-1 complex. Taken together, we were able to identify new molecular pathways that regulate integrin functions in an alpha tail-mediated fashion. These findings firmly suggest that genetic alterations in integrin traffic may lead to progression of tumorigenesis as a result of failed cell division. Also, the interplay of integrins and ZO-1 in forming spatially regulated adhesive structures broadens our view of crosstalk between pathways and distinct adhesive structures that can be involved in cancer cell biology.
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Kirjallisuusarvostelu
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Metsäteollisuuden kiristyvä kilpailutilanne ja globalisoituminen ajavat metsäteollisuusyritykset uuteen tilanteeseen. Säästöä ja tehokkuutta pyritään hakemaan kaikin keinoin ja kaikesta toiminnasta. Samalla kehitetään uusia liiketoimintamuotoja tukemaan jo olemassa olevia ja korvaamaan vanhentuneita. Uuden tuotteen lanseeraus ei aina käy kivuttomasti, eikä elinkaarensa alkuvaiheessa tuotteen valmistaminen välttämättä tuota toivottua taloudellista tulosta. Verrattain uuden vanerituotteen kustannustehokkuuden parantamisen tarve havaittiin myös kohdeyrityksessä. Kirjallisuuden perusteella selvitettiin kohdeyrityksen tilanteeseen soveltuvia menetelmiä tietyn vanerituotteen valmistuskustannusten alentamiseksi. Tavoitekustannuslaskenta, Kaizen-laskenta ja jatkuvan parantamisen periaatteet ovat yleisesti tunnettuja menetelmiä tuotteen valmistuskustannusten hallitsemiseen. Näitä menetelmiä sovellettiin työssä kohdeyrityksen tarpeen mukaisiksi, tavoitteena tietyn vanerituotteen valmistuskustannusten alentaminen. Aluksi paikallistettiin tuotteen kustannusten muodostuminen ja suurimmat kustannuksia aiheuttavat tekijät. Selvityksen pohjalta määritettiin konkreettisia kustannustehokkuutta parantavia toimenpiteitä. Raaka-aineen kulutuksen vähentäminen ja tuoterakenteiden optimointi havaittiin teoreettisten laskelmien perusteella tehokkaimmiksi valmistuskustannusten alentamiskeinoiksi.