Mending a broken innovation process: A study of the interactions in the innovation process to improve the implementation of innovation by design

Within the Dutch Ministries, implementing agencies receive the request to execute specific policies. To do this, they often need a (technical) product/service/platform which enables them to fulfill their job. With new types of technology coming to the market, the implementing agencies explore these new options to see if and how they can add...

The Corus Maintenance centre of excellence within the works units

In dit verslag wordt een onderzoek naar de optimale implementatie van maintenance engineering processen binnen Corus IJmuiden beschreven. Het doel van de optimalisatie van het maintenance engineering proces is er voor te zorgen dat de maintenance engineer zo goed mogelijk gaat bijdragen aan het verschuiven van correctief- naar preventief...

Transforming financial auditing with data-analysis at a Big4 audit firm: All aboard

This report presents a research that deepens the understanding of how data-analysis is changing the financial audit of financial institutions in practice from multiple perspectives. Main used research method is a case study at an audit firm. Within the firm, two engagements with intensified use of data-analysis, or ‘pilot cases’, were selected...

The Power of Collaboration: Redesigning the co-creation platform of Ahold

Companies are reconsidering their innovation processes and learning how to use the experiences of individuals and communities as the new basis of value creation. Although the opportunities are extensive, organizations are struggling to find the right way to adopt more collaborative processes. Also Ahold is exploring the potential of co-creation....