Abstract written for an poster presentation at the EBA conference in Alkmaar. The flexibility of biogas makes it a very capable load balancer within decentralized smart energy systems. However, within this context the sustainability of biogas production is not fully understood. What is needed is a tool …

Consumers expect product availability as well as product quality and safety in retail outlets. When designing or re-designing fruit and vegetables supply chain networks one has to take these demands into consideration next to traditional efficiency and responsiveness requirements. In food science literature, …

Supply chain finance krijgt steeds meer aandacht bij bedrijven als een middel om hun supply chain strategie te ondersteunen. Het gaat hierbij niet alleen om het reduceren van kosten maar ook om het mitigeren van de risico’s in de keten. Wij verwachten dan ook dat vooral bij grote bedrijven de toepassing …

Computers create environmental problems. Their production requires electricity, raw materials, chemical materials and large amounts of water, and supplies (often toxic) waste. They poison dumping sites and pollute groundwater. In addition, the energy consumption in IT is growing exponentially, with and …

Information and communications technologies (ICT) can be very important to provide access to urban cultural heritage collections. Urban archives contain a lot of (historical) information about people, places, events, objects, trade and artefacts. Its worthwhile to make this information accessible for …

In het kader van het vraagstuk over kostencompensatie en terugverdienen door efficiënte benutting van biomassa, is binnen het beheertraject van Rijkswaterstaat – Oost een onderzoek uitgevoerd in de uiterwaarden van de IJssel en de Twentekanalen. Centrale vraag vanuit de opdrachtgever is welke locaties …

Small retail entrepreneurs in the Netherlands are confronted with declining turnover and ROI. A decrease and even disappearance of small retail in town centres, suburbs and villages is not just a loss of income for the people involved. It constitutes also a loss of attractiveness and economic viability …

De Koninklijke KPN NV biedt verschillende diensten aan op het gebied van telecommunicatie. KPN verzorgt onder andere vaste en mobiele telefonie, televisie en internet. De organisatiestructuur die KPN hanteert, wordt benoemd als een divisiestructuur. Dit is terug te zien aan de hand van de verschillende …

Pain is one of the main complaints of trauma patients in (pre-hospital) emergency medicine. Significant deficiencies in pain management in emergency medicine have been identified. No evidence-based protocols or guidelines have been developed so far, addressing effectiveness and safety issues, taking …

This is a case study which discusses the journey of a successful Ethiopian dairy entrepreneur. It turned out that the inclusiveness of the small holder farmer into the chain with fair incentive sharing mechainsms and guarenteed market access made her chain more efficient, reliable and profitable.