Advecting Superspecies: Reduced order modeling of organic aerosols in LOTOS-EUROS using machine learning

Chemical transport models (CTMs) are used to improve our understanding of the complex processes influencing atmospheric composition, as well as provide operational air quality forecasts and model potential future air quality scenarios. Numerical tracers in CTMs track the concentration of chemical species, while operators simulate various...

Improving the purchase, nesting and order release process of a batch shop production process

At the sheet metal department at Fokker Aerostructures a high variety of low demand sheet metal products are produced for use in different aerospace assembly programs. The production process operates in a batch shop style of operations in order to cope with the high-variety and low-volume nature of the product mix. In order to ensure that the...

Investor-led urban development. Lessons from community-oriented investment strategies applied by developing investors in the United States.

In Dutch urban development practice the emphasis is shifting toward incremental development processes and private sector-led development. Being long term oriented the investor is commonly considered the central actor in future urban development. However, it insight is needed in how the investor can be committed to incremental urban redevelopment...

Prefeasibility study on a barrier downstream of HCMC: A potential solution for the flood and salt intrusion problem

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is one of the most important cities in Vietnam; it is the largest city and the economic centre of the country. Currently HCMC is facing two main problems: frequent flooding of the city and salt intrusion in the Dong Thap Muoi region. Most floods are the result of monthly high tides that hinder the discharge of rain and...

Prefeasibility study for the Port of Itajai

In southern Brazil, in the province of Santa Catarina, the port of Itajai is situated. The port is located at the mouth of the river Itajai-Acu, about 3 km inland. The Port of Itajai is very important for both the local and national economy because of its role in foreign trade, and due to this prominent role in the community many stakeholders...

Designing a Decision Enhancement Studio to support the complex logistic planning process of pipe supply

Kwaliteitsregulering. Een studie naar de kwaliteitsregulering van de regionale elektriciteitsnetbeheerders.