The textile trading system is based on the ‘take-make-use-dispose’ linear economic model: as high amounts of resources are utilized at low costs, the final products become waste after being used for a only short period. This creates an unbalanced system that has to change. A circular economy model can …

This thesis was built upon the agreement of graduating based on a portfolio. As such, it goes in great detail to prove the author 's required competences and qualify them for graduation. The proof involves primarily work that the author has done in service of his own company in the past five years prior …

Foodstars is medio 2019 opgericht om innovatieve en impactvolle startups in de agri- en foodsector in de beginfasen te helpen door deze startups kennis en kapitaal te bieden. Voor dit doel heeft Foodstars kapitaal nodig van meerdere investeerders. Om voldoende investeerders aan te trekken biedt Foodstars …

Renewable energy systems are a crucial technological development needed to combat climate change. This thesis covers the design and implementation of a mathematical optimization model, which calculates the lowest cost of hydrogen for certain renewable energy system configurations. The output of the model …

This bachelor thesis contains the research for and development of a series of furniture for formerly homeless people.The abstract does not only act as an explanation for the title but also contains a concise version of the content.

With French domestic consumption declining for more than 10 years, small winegrowers need to look beyond the French market to ensure the development of small wineries. However, the Loire region is unable to export, as only 20% of production is exported. Moreover, the small winegrowers of the Loire cannot …

This report describes the development of a document recognition service. Goal of the service is the recognition of “Muster 4” prescriptions, as an extension for the HMM Deutschland GmbH product DeTouro. A detailed analysis has been conducted, based on which a number of requirements have been defined. …

Humanitarian aid organisations in South Sudan have faced challenges regarding the restrictions imposed by the South Sudan government regarding the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Research shows that the restrictions did not only require organisations to adapt their logistics management but did also provide …

More than three decades after the fall of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the expected triumph of the liberal democracy did not prove to be a straightforward phenomenon. The post-communist states entered the process of democratization with the plan of reuniting with their Western …

The transition towards sustainable, healthy diets in Europe is necessary to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is well established that meat production and consumption are unsustainable from environmental and health …