Improving fuel decisions by airline pilots in flight preparation and execution

High fuel prices and strong competition have put pressure on airlines to reduce costs and become more efficient. For KLM fuel costs were $3.9bn in 2013: 31% of the total expenses. Therefore, focus has been put on fuel efficiency programmes. The pilot in command, the captain, has the final decision about the fuel quantity taken on board of an...

Creative Solvers: A new creative platform originated from the analysis of creative problem solving and decision making

Both divergence and convergence are important drivers for the development of new ideas, and consequently products becoming drivers for innovation. Starting from this notion, this thesis investigates the areas of creative problem solving and decision-making, taking into account practices from new product development. Drawing inferences from...