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Uppenkamp, Gijs (author)Offshore wind farms are increasing in size and moving further from shore. Service operation vessels (SOVs) are used for offshore wind operation and maintenance (O&M) at these large far offshore sites. These large vessels typically have a smaller daughter craft (DC) on board that can assist them. This DC is however too small to provide the...master thesis 2024
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Rouwé, Machteld (author)Offshore wind energy can play a key role in the energy transition. Reducing installation costs for offshore wind installation projects helps to be cost-competitive with other renewable energy technologies. Installation costs can increase when the installation project planning is delayed. Literature shows that offshore wind installation projects...master thesis 2023
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van Wilsem, Rick (author)The Jones Act, limited US port facilities, and absence of Jones Act-compliant installation vessels pose significant challenges for offshore wind farm installations. These factors force contractors to explore new installation strategies, such as feedering. Feedering is an installation strategy where the wind turbine installation vessel remains...master thesis 2023
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Aydin, Mustafa (author)In the contemporary global environment, supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruptions, with environmental and supplier disturbances posing frequent challenges. This research aimed to understand the influence of a systematic supplier selection approach, combined with an effective risk mitigation strategy, on supply chain performance...master thesis 2023
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Kassels, Sander (author)The global ever growing energy demand, quest for renewable alternatives for fossil fuels and desire to reduce dependency on single countries has driven the increasing demand for offshore wind energy production. The advancing technologies that enable offshore wind turbines to gain efficiency go hand in hand with increasing sizes of components and...master thesis 2023
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Schuring, Roman (author)A monopile installation project consists of the whole process of loading monopiles to vessels, transporting monopiles to the wind farm and drilling monopiles in the seabed. Each installation project has different characteristics as the weather at the installation location, the distances to the suppliers and the vessels that are available differ...master thesis 2023
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van Gijn, Max (author)This study integrates strategic decisions and operational control systems in autonomous shipping. By providing ships with situational information and adding a virtual operator, we show that vessels can make informed choices regarding their route and engine settings. To demonstrate this integration, we developed new components that were tested in...master thesis 2023
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Schotman, Hans-Pieter (author)The worlds awareness of our emissions and the effect it has on our surroundings is increasing. This influences efforts to put new agreements into place to reduce emissions and the effects on global warming. Along with the Paris agreements, the International Maritime Organisation also came with measures to achieve these needed reductions of...master thesis 2023
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Varenna, Sara (author)The complexities associated with airline operations require operations planning to be divided into multiple problems solved sequentially by the respective departments: (1) network planning, and (2) maintenance planning. <br/>Furthermore, airline operations take place in an intrinsically uncertain environment, which requires the development of...master thesis 2023
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Zeegers, Piet (author)This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a Truck Appointment System (TAS) in improving dock utilization and overall operational efficiency at Royal Floraholland Aalsmeer. The study focuses on the impact of TAS on dock turnaround times, truck wait times, and maximum throughput time, as well as its implications on cost. The research...master thesis 2023
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Slingerland, Ruben (author)This master thesis focuses on the effect of variabilities in a Power & Free conveyor system on the flow continuity by an analysis on the product, process and production level (3P), a discrete-event simulation model and the theory of Cyber-Physical Production systems (CPPS) to control the product flow. Scenarios were evaluated with this model...master thesis 2023
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Sijtsma, Jorrit (author)The demand for accurate and effective cool chains has been expected to increase, especially for pharmaceuticals in the air freight industry. However, several problems and challenges remain such as cool chain breaks and cool storage capacity constraints while there are rarely routine systems in place for consistent insight into the operational...master thesis 2023
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Mijnster, Stijn (author)In recent years, shared mobility systems have had a growing presence in cities all over the world. This is understandable given its numerous advantages such as the reduced need for personal vehicle ownership, reduced traffic congestion and emissions, increased parking efficiency, and cost savings for users. Overall, shared mobility systems offer...master thesis 2023
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Gholinejad, M. (author), Edwin, Bjørn (author), Elle, Ole Jakob (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Loeve, A.J. (author)Background: Surgical process model (SPM) analysis is a great means to predict the surgical steps in a procedure as well as to predict the potential impact of new technologies. Especially in complicated and high-volume treatments, such as parenchyma sparing laparoscopic liver resection (LLR), profound process knowledge is essential for...journal article 2023
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Solheim, Astrid V. (author), Rauzy, Antoine B. (author), Brett, Per Olaf (author), Ellefmo, Steinar (author), Hatling, Tonje (author), Helmons, R.L.J. (author), Asbjørnslett, Bjørn Egil (author)In this paper, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and discrete event simulation (DES) are combined to assess the performance of an offshore production system at an early stage. Various systems engineering tools are applied to an industrial case concerning the retrieval of deep-sea minerals, and a simulation engine is developed to...journal article 2023
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Jia, Z. (author), Nourian, Pirouz (author), Luscuere, P (author), Wagenaar, C. (author)This study presents a systematic review of the literature on decision support for designing hospital layouts using spatial network analysis and/or simulation modelling. The review includes 102 articles, which are classified into five different categories concerning their layout-related challenges. Specifically, the categories include...review 2023
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van Walsum, Joost (author)This thesis examines the trade-off relation between flexibility- and redundancy-orientated strategies and their impact on improving supply chain performance under disruptive forces. It does so by evaluating the supply chain practices at the Ministry of Defence in the Netherlands. Seeking to improve performance in terms of cost efficiency, and...master thesis 2022
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van Dijk, Jurian (author)This study evaluates the impact of operational philosophy on the efficiency of omni-channel warehouses. Suppliers want to integrate an online order channel in existing infrastructure, while efficient integration of omni-channel operations is challenging due to the difference in nature of e-commerce orders and store orders. Integration of...master thesis 2022
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Kempenaar, Tom (author)The negatives effects of criminals are a threat to the Dutch society. In 2019, 15 percent of the Dutch citizens are victims of High Impact Crimes (HIC). Policy-makers have been mainly focused on disseminating information to businesses and individuals on how to protect themselves and their properties against crime and violence. However, an...master thesis 2022
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Hermans, Bruno (author)Illicit supply chain networks are not well mapped. Regulators do not know how goods flow from supplier to retailer. There is uncertainty about whom is involved, where goods originate from, and what quantities are being shipped. Simulation models are effective tools to find measures against the distribution of illicit goods such as personal...master thesis 2022