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2014-07-02
What happens when manufacturing companies, who previously focused on products only, begin to focus on services? What challenges are they put up against and how can they face them? This is what Nina Löfbergs thesis is about. Globalization and increased competition from low-cost countries has pushed many Swedish manufacturing companies firms to focus on services rather than only products.
2014-06-02

Summer opening hours

News » 2014-06-02
During June, July and August the librry is closed on weekends. During summer the library is only open a few hours each weekday. The reading room is open longer if you have a key card. See the table below for exact hours. The open-ended borrowing times applies as usual. Remember to check "My loans" regulary to see any changed return dates.
2014-06-02

Summer opening hours

News » 2014-06-02
During June, July and August the librry is closed on weekends. During summer the library is only open a few hours each weekday. The reading room is open longer if you have a key card. See the table below for exact hours. The open-ended borrowing times applies as usual. Remember to check "My loans" regulary to see any changed return dates.
2014-04-11
Malin Wik presented a poster on using the Wizard-of-Oz technique and Ozlab as a requirements gathering method, and demonstrated the Ozlab system at SIDeR'14 at KTH in Stockholm, April 11-12.    
2014-04-11
Malin Wik presented a poster on using the Wizard-of-Oz technique and Ozlab as a requirements gathering method, and demonstrated the Ozlab system at SIDeR'14 at KTH in Stockholm, April 11-12.    
2014-04-10

Trial access to Passport

News » 2014-04-10
During april we offer trial access to Euromonitor's database Passport "Passport“ - award-winning global database includes: Statistics, analysis and briefings of world market, Rankings and company profiles of leading countries and industries, Complete database of sources of industries and countries around the world, what is important for education, business and economic development. Access Passport An online tutorial can be found by clicking Help" and "Help Vi
2014-04-10

Trial access to Passport

News » 2014-04-10
During april we offer trial access to Euromonitor's database Passport "Passport“ - award-winning global database includes: Statistics, analysis and briefings of world market, Rankings and company profiles of leading countries and industries, Complete database of sources of industries and countries around the world, what is important for education, business and economic development. Access Passport An online tutorial can be found by clicking Help" and "Help Vi
2014-04-08
M4D2014 the 4th HumanIT conference on Mobile Communication for Development was held in Dakar, Senegal, April 7-10. John Sören Pettersson together with other HumanIT researchers track chairs. John Sören also made a demonstration of a local WiFI setup of the new web-based Ozlab.
2014-04-08
M4D2014 the 4th HumanIT conference on Mobile Communication for Development was held in Dakar, Senegal, April 7-10. John Sören Pettersson together with other HumanIT researchers track chairs. John Sören also made a demonstration of a local WiFI setup of the new web-based Ozlab.
2014-04-08
Right now there is project at Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group at Karlstad University, which focuses on increasing the understanding of how travelers perceive their daily travel. The researchers have developed a tool which they can measure the experiences in real time.  - With the help of our mobile app, we hope to gain more knowledge about travelers experiences and needs.
2014-04-08
Right now there is project at Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group at Karlstad University, which focuses on increasing the understanding of how travelers perceive their daily travel. The researchers have developed a tool which they can measure the experiences in real time.  - With the help of our mobile app, we hope to gain more knowledge about travelers experiences and needs.
2014-04-04
In April four students from Brogård high school visited the Usability lab. Malin Wik demonstrated the Ozlab system, and Katarina Groth demonstrated eyetracking.       
2014-04-04
In April four students from Brogård high school visited the Usability lab. Malin Wik demonstrated the Ozlab system, and Katarina Groth demonstrated eyetracking.       
2014-04-04
Vinnova has granted 2.7 million SEK for the project ”User-oriented innovation within primary care through innovation groups”, that will be conducted by CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University - We will develop a methodology to increase the level of innovation and to implement innovation in primary care.
2014-04-04
Vinnova has granted 2.7 million SEK for the project ”User-oriented innovation within primary care through innovation groups”, that will be conducted by CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University - We will develop a methodology to increase the level of innovation and to implement innovation in primary care.
2014-04-04

New Ph D Student Industry

News » 2014-04-04
We welcome David Joelsson new Ph D Student Industry at CTF. His doctoral studies will be conducted within VIPP the industrial graduate school. - "Strengthening the transformative capacity of the pulp and paper industry by seeking new ways of producing, transferring and assessing knowledge" is the working title for my project. The focus is on service innovation and business models for the forest industry. My research environment will be at CTF.