Primera Reservoir Ltd. strategic position analysis

The purpose of this work is to understand the internal and external structure in which the company operates to provide an idea of the strategic actions needed to accomplish their organizational objectives. A strategic software was employed to build up phase one and phase two, phase one involved analysing internal and external factors that influence the company, comprehending their core competences, factors that influence the market and identification of strengths and weaknesses. Phase two consisted on providing an idea of their real competitive position and the suggestion of a development strategy, given the possible limitations in the external factors, the company should carefully analyse some of the opportunities present in the industry overseas to continue to develop their business and increase its profitability. Furthermore, a source of competitive advantage was found in their outbound logistics which could serve a differentiator between their competitors.

East African Breweries LTD Alcoholic beverages industry

Equity research report

Implementation of the I.S. EN 16001:2009 energy management standard into GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Ltd, Cork

As manufacturers face an increasingly competitive environment, they seek out opportunities to reduce production costs without negatively affecting the yield or the quality of their finished products. The challenge of maintaining high product quality while simultaneously reducing production costs can often be met through investments in energy efficient technologies and energy efficiency practices. Energy management systems can offer both technological and best practice efficiencies in order to achieve substantial savings. A strong energy management system provides a solid foundation for an organisation to reduce production costs and improve site efficiency. The I.S EN16001 energy management standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system and represents the latest best practice for energy management in Ireland. The objective of the energy management system is to establish a systematic approach for improving energy performance continuously. The I.S EN16001 standard specifies the requirements for continuous improvement through using energy more efficiently. The author analysed how GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Cork implemented the I.S. EN16001 energy management system model, and defined how energy saving opportunities where identified and introduced to improve efficiency performance. The author performed an extensive literature research in order to determine the current status of the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland, the processes involved in pharmaceutical manufacturing, the energy users required for pharmaceutical manufacturing and the efficiency measures that can be applied to these energy users in order to reduce energy consumption. The author then analysed how energy management standards are introduced to industry and critically analysed the driving factors for energy management performance in Ireland through case studies. Following an investigation as to how the I.S. EN16001 energy management standard is operated in GSK, a critical analysis of the performance achieved by the GSK energy management system is undertaken in order to determine if implementing the I.S EN16001 standard accelerates achieving energy savings. Since its introduction, the I.S. EN16001 model for energy management has enabled GSK to monitor, target and identify energy efficiency opportunities throughout the site. The model has put in place an energy management system that is continuously reviewed for improvement and to date has reduced GSK’s site operations cost by over 30% through technical improvements and generating energy awareness for smarter energy consumption within the GSK Cork site. Investment in I.S. EN16001 has proved to be a sound business strategy for GSK especially in today's manufacturing environment.

Investigation of cellular mechanisms of hippocampal LTP and LTD

Synaptic tagging, Cross-tagging, LTP, LTD, rolipram

Lihahygienialainsäädännön omavalvontasäädökset ja käytäntö Oy Snellman Ab:n teurastamossa ja leikkaamossa, osa I Osa 1 : Owncontrol directions in meat hygiene legislation and their practical implementation in the slaughterhouse and cutting plant of Snellman Ltd, part I

Summary: Owncontrol directions in meat hygiene legislation and their practical implementation in the slaughterhouse and cutting plant of Snellman Ltd, part I

Myynnin raportoinnin käytettävyyden parantaminen toiminnanohjausjärjestelmämuutoksen jälkeen, Case: Stora Enso Publication Papers Oy Ltd

Tutkielman tavoitteena oli parantaa kohdeyrityksen myynnin raportoinnin käytettävyyttä toiminnanohjausjärjestelmämuutoksen jälkeen. Järjestelmämuutoksen jälkeen myyntitiedot siirtyivät puutteellisesti yrityksen tuloslaskentajärjestelmään. Tutkimus on empiriaan nojautuva tapaustutkimus. Siinätarkastellaan myynnin raportoinnin merkitystä yrityksen taloushallinnon raportoinnin osana sekä keinoja raportoinnin käytettävyyden varmistamiseksi. Lisäksi työssä käsitellään tietojärjestelmien osuutta taloushallinnon raportoinnissa ja tarkastellaan kohdeyrityksen tietojärjestelmiä ja niiden yhteistoimintaa. Empiirisen tutkimuksen tuloksena myyntitietojen puutteellisen siirtymisen syyksi havaittiin virheellinen poimintamääritys järjestelmien välillä.

The fleet of the Finska Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget (Finland Steamship Co. Ltd), Helsingfors - [Cover]

Julkaisusta puuttuu s/s Oihonnan pohjapiirustus, sen paikalla on s/s Wellamon pohjapiirustus toiseen kertaan.

Luottamus sankareihin. Case: Intensium Ltd

Tässä pro gradu-tutkielmassa tutkitaan pienen suomalaisen yrityksen edustamien arvojen vaikutusta luottamuksen syntymiseen kaupankäynnin osapuolten välille. Tutkimus on tapaustutkimus Tutkimuksen teoriaosassa tutkitaan kirjallisuuden pohjalta, arvojen ja luottamuksen suhdetta. Tutkielmalla pyritään selvittämään tarkasti se välittyykö case-yrityksen sisältä luottamusta synnyttäviä arvoja yrityksen asiakkaille, sekä mitkä arvot synnyttävät luottamusta. Teorian pohjalta laadituilla teemahaastattelu aiheilla, tutkitaan asiakkaiden käsityksiä, suhtautumista ja arvojen välittymistä luottamuksen suhteen. Tutkielman avulla pyritään myös generoimaan neuvoja case-yrityksen työntekijöille, sekä antamaan suuntaa yrityksessä käytävälle arvokeskustelulle.

Industry Change in Transport Packaging Sector. Case: Eltete TPM Ltd

Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on selvittää suomalaisen kartonkikuljetuspakkausfirman, Eltete TPM Oy:n, tulevaisuudennäkymät selvittämällä voiko puisen kuljetuspakkausmateriaalin korvata kartonkisilla materiaaleilla. Kyseinen tutkimus suoritetaan selvittämällä toimialanmuutokseen vaikuttavia tekijöitä kuten ostokäyttäytymistä, innovaation ominaisuuksia, säädöksiä, kilpailuympäristöä sekä lopuksi tutkimalla mitä kuljetuspakkauksien asiakkaat haluavat ja tarvitsevat. Kyseisen tutkimuksen kohdeasiakkaiksi valittiin suurimmat kodinkoneyritykset Euroopassa ja tutkimusmenetelmäksi postikysely. Suoritetun markkinointitutkimuksen tulokset kodinkoneyritysten pakkausratkaisuista sekä kilpailija-analyysi osoittivat, että todella on olemassa kasvava kysyntä kierrätettäville kartonkisille kuljetuspakkausratkaisuille, kuten Eltete TPS - Framepack solution on, sekä että Eltete TPM Oy:llä on voimavaroja tulevaisuudessa nousta markkinajohtajaksi muuttuvalla kuljetuspakkaussektorilla.

Performance Indicators in Sourcing : Case: Mainospyörä Ltd

The business environment has rapidly become more global and more competitive. It sets new requirements for the company management. It is not enough to look at the financial information of the company, but one need to analyse also the internal processes as well. Sourcing exists in every company. It is no longer just a supporting function in a company chain of operations. By sourcing company can affect the profitability of the company in both direct and indirect ways The thesis overviewed the role of strategic accounting, sourcing and performance measurements in particularly, in company strategic steering. The study is qualitative, where the meaning was to describe true life. In the same time it is an explanatory case study. The aim of the study was to build up a set of sourcing performance indicators for the case company.

Service Blueprinting in Irregularity Service Improvement, case Swissport Finland Ltd

The trend of concentrating to core competencies leads to outsourcing of non-core activities. One such activity is logistics, where the responsibility is given to third-party service providers. This means the service provider acts as an intermediary between the buyer and the end customer. This thesis concentrates on depicting the operational environment of one such service provider, Swissport Finland Ltd, and the improvement of their checked baggage irregularity service. The tools used for this work were service blueprinting, an illustrative method for service mapping, and failure modes and effects analysis. The theoretical part of the thesis offers a framework for using these tools for logistics services, while the empirical part consists of a study mostly qualitative in nature. Action research method was used for the service improvement research. According to the results of this study the combination of service blueprinting and FMEA can be used successfully for irregularity service improvement. The most important result was an enhanced irregularity process that has been found to alleviate earlier problems.

Distribution channel plan for wound care products: Case 3M Finland Ltd.

The aim of this master’s thesis was to make a qualitative marketing research and on the basis of this to develop a distribution plan for the case company Finnish 3M Ltd.’s wound care products. The literature review includes three important parts: distribution channel planning, the buying behavior of seniors, and special characteristics of health care products’ marketing. The empirical part of this thesis comprises two different parts. The first part is a marketing research, in which the buying behavior of wound care products is studied in Espoo. The research aim was to examine, in which distribution channels the wound care patients under home care would most preferably buy wound care products during the time period, when municipalities will not yet provide the products for free. The data was collected through semi-structured phone interviews and regular interviews, and was treated qualitatively and anonymously. The study revealed that the recommendations of nurses and doctors influenced most the buying behavior of wound care customers. In the second part of the thesis a distribution channel plan for wound care products was made for the case company 3M Finland Ltd. based on the results. 3M Finland Ltd. should focus on pharmacies, online-stores and municipal health centers as their main distributors.