Om mee te komen in de markt van de truck- en treinlaadarm dient een kwalitatief product te worden neergezet met een concurrerende prijs. Om dit te realiseren heeft de student een onderzoek gestart naar de mogelijkheden om de prijs van de laadarm te verlagen terwijl de kwaliteit van het product gelijk …

Treintjes van vier vrachtwagens hebben de toekomst in de transportwereld. Amsterdam moet daar snel op inspelen, schrijven Dick van Damme en Walther Ploos van Amstel.

Probleemstelling: Wat is de meest kostenefficiënte verhardingsconstructie op de Maasvlakte Plaza die voldoet aan het programma van eisen van het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam?

This report is written for the design of a new production facility to product the Ginaf HD5380T mining truck. Several requirements were studied to reach an output of five trucks per week. The study relates to: • Purchasing, which parts should be purchased centrally at Ginaf Veenendaal and which products …

The present study aims at understanding how individuals engage in organized crime activities. Processes responsible for organized crime involvement are still poorly understood, particularly for those who become engaged only later in life. In-depth interviews with 16 inmates, all convicted of participation …

This research is executed for Afrit (Pty) Ltd, which is a truck trailer manufacturer for the road transport industry mainly in South Africa. Afrit wants to increase their international activities in Southern Africa. At present, there are no other branches or sales agents outside South Africa, besides …

To what extent will future demands of worldwide operating parties, regarding the (tertiary) packaging of their freight flows, determine or influence the future dimensions of freight trucks? That is the question we address to in this paper. In this study we have studied what container sizes may fit in …

Dit verslag beschrijft de standaardisatie en het ontwerpproces van een truck- of treinlaadarm ten behoeve van de verlading van een tanktrailer en spoorketelwagon. De laadarmen voor de verlading bestaan er in verschillende configuraties. Het standaardisatieproces eist dat de componenten gemakkelijk te …

Fuel cell hybrid vehicles are believed to provide a solution to cut down emissions in the long term. They provide local zero-emission propulsion and when the hydrogen as fuel is derived from renewable energy sources, fuel cell hybrids enable well-to-wheel zero-emission transportation, …

The objective of an energy management strategy for fuel cell hybrid propulsion systems is to minimize the fuel needed to provide the required power demand. This minimization is defined as an optimization problem. Methods such as dynamic programming numerically solve this optimization problem. Strategies …