Remote maintenance activities in ITER will be performed by a unique set of hardware systems, supported by an extensive software kit. A layer of middleware will manage and control a complex set of interconnections between teams of operators, hardware devices in various operating theatres, and databases …

Dutch nursing homes are currently confronted with two seemingly incompatible goals: a more client-centred approach and the necessity to reduce costs at the same time. It is becoming increasingly apparent that healthcare logistics can contribute to providing high-quality care and support at a reasonable …

Introduction: Primary care has a central role in integrating care within a health system. However, conceptual ambiguity regarding integrated care hampers a systematic understanding. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that combines the concepts of primary care and integrated care, in order to …

Literature shows that ‘new ways of learning’ cause a shift in learning settings with a growing attention to facilitating autonomy, interaction and knowledge exploration anytime, anywhere. These trends show evident similarities with developments in office environments known for as ‘new ways of working’. …

The research explores energy clusters and their adaptations to drivers of changes using a Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) approach. CAS offers a descriptive analytical framework that helps generate insights into drivers of change and cluster developments. The pilot EnTranCE, a living lab cluster, in Energy …

Although the contribution of user participation to information sys-tems/information technology (IS/IT) project success is generally acknowledged in the literature, empirical evidence of the different attributes of user participation practices and the role of management in this process is still largely …

In this paper we discuss the use and challenges of identifying communities with shared semantics in Enterprise Modeling. People tend to understand modeling meta-concepts (i.e., a modeling language’s constructs or types) in a certain way and can be grouped by this understanding. Having an insight into …

This paper presents a multidisciplinary conceptual framework which proposes the symbolic-based eco-genetic process for dealing with complex patterns characterized by multilevel and fuzzy territorial governance, and interrelatedness between the physical world and the symbolic and socially-culturally constructed …

The relationship between project management and sustainable development is rapidly gaining interest from both practitioners and academics. Studies on the integration of the concepts of sustainability into project management, approach this topic mostly from a conceptual, logical or moral point of view. …

Developing European transnational clusters is a cornerstone in current EU-policies towards a sustainable competitive and open European economy. Within this conceptual paper relates these objectives to new developments in the application of network IT or, in popular terms, the rise of social media. The …