Côte d’Ivoire produces about 42 percent of the world’s total Cocoa but processes only a very few amount of the production. A big part of the country depends on the commercial benefits of the Cocoa production and supply chain of it. For that reason, the World Bank asked the simulation group of the Amsterdam …

Mexico City airport is located close to the center of the city and is Mexico’s busiest airport which is considered congested. One of the consequences of airport congestion are flight delays which in turn decrease costumer’s satisfaction. Air traffic control has been using a ground delay program as a …

Since the late 1990s, city councils have become increasingly aware of the potential for information technologies (ICTs) to improve the management of cities and as an instrument for economic and social policy. This has resulted in a wave of urban ICT strategies and policies, such as the adoption of ICTs …

Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes. This has become known as the knowledge economy. While much has been written about this concept, so far there has been little focus on the role of the city. Bringing …

With information technologies becoming available on a growing scale, capturing large amounts of building information is becoming cheaper and economically viable. This is creating new challenges for real estate management organisations. Producing digital assets is one thing, managing them and knowing …

City growth threatens sustainable development of cities. Over the past decades increased urbanization has created more pressure - not only on the suburban outskirts - but also in the inner core of the cities, putting important environmental issues such as water management and cultural heritage under …

Op vrijdag 10 november a.s. is op initiatief van het MBO (Wim Moes en Rob Schuur) en het lectoraat van Alexander Grit: Ondernemen in Verandering van het Alfa-college en de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Het lectoraat heeft een tour georganiseerd voor het Akkoord van Groningen. Deze tour heeft als doel nieuwe …

The library of The Hague consists of eighteen buildings, scattered throughout the city. The main building, located in the city center, attracted more than 1.1 million visitors and customers in 2016. The library is part of the municipality of The Hague and the main building is actually integrated within …

Key words: labour relations, HRM, social theory, neoliberalism, participation, legitimation, precariat The aim of this paper is to sketch a social-theoretical framework that can be applied to empirical research on labour market participation, its requirements and legitimation. All projects of the Amsterdam …

Characteristics of Next-generation E-commerce Urban WarehousesThe aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of next-generation urban warehousesrelated to the e-commerce supply chain. Logistic activities related to the delivery of onlineorders increasingly affect viability in urban environments …