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Schmehl, R. (author), Rodriguez, Mario (author), Ouroumova, Lora (author), Gaunaa, Mac (author)Renewable energy for Mars habitats is of key interest for future crewed missions. However, the low solar irradiation and low atmospheric pressure on Mars pose serious challenges to exploiting these resources reliably. In this chapter, we investigate the technical feasibility of a soft-kite-based airborne wind energy system and its potential to...book chapter 2024
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Indra Al Irsyad, Muhammad (author), Phoumin, Han (author), Nepal, Rabindra (author)Indonesia has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2060, with emphasis on the electricity sector eliminating harmful gas emissions by that year. Using the Balmorel energy model, this study simulated the impact of the target on optimal capacity expansion, electricity production mix, emissions, and electricity supply costs across 230...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)In the present chapter, our investigative focus shifts towards a nuanced exploration of the determinants shaping the orchestration of a business service portfolio by applying fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). This methodology is renowned for its capacity to elucidate complex causal configurations within complex systems. Our...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)This chapter addresses the positioning of business services from three different perspectives. First, we describe the increasing demand and rise of business services and corresponding delivery modes. Second, we address the growth and position of global business services and their multi-nature. Next, we address GBS implementation challenges...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)In this chapter, we describe the fourth case study, which is a global operating service provider specialised in financial services. We first sketch out the context of the service provider, and next, describe how they established the delivery of financial business services (FSSC). Then, we elaborate on the antecedents that are part of our...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)In this book, we introduced four objectives to explore which antecedents form a part of an enterprise orchestration capability that aims at integrating internal and external resources. We theoretically developed and empirically validated a business services portfolio model and its corresponding antecedents. More specifically, we demonstrated how...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)Based on the empirical descriptive results of the four case studies, we relate our findings to the antecedents as described in Chap. 4. Our cross-case analysis comprises of four sections. First, we analyse the antecedents as used in our research model. In addition, we compare the cross-case findings with the outcomes of our fsQCA analysis in...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)In this chapter we describe the second case study, which is a global operating employment agency. We first outline the context of the employment agency. Next, we describe how the agency established their Financial Shared Service Centre (FSSC). Then, the antecedents that are part of our research will be elaborated. As a final step, the analyses...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)In this chapter we discuss a global construction and building enterprise. The context of the case company will be outlined, and then we describe how the company established their Financial Shared Service Centre (FSSC). At the end of this chapter, the antecedents that are part of the research will be explored and elaborated, and the analyses of...book chapter 2024
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Plugge, A.G. (author), Nikou, S. (author)This chapter describes the quantitative research that we conducted to examine the path relationships depicted in the conceptual research model (see Fig. 3.1). We employed Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique (Hair et al., 2016) to test the hypotheses and the relationships between the antecedents of business...book chapter 2024
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Ersoy, A. (author), Cavalcante Siebert, L. (author), Wang, T. (author), Chan, P.W.C. (author)Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the most dicussed topics of today and are being used to support solving complex problems. AI has given opportunities for efficiency, control, safety while raising issues around trust, optimism and responsibility. One of the prominent features of AI resides in the digitalization of the built...book chapter 2024
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Andres, Lauren (author), Bryson, John R. (author), Ersoy, A. (author), Reardon, Louise (author)The nature of shocks and crisis is highly diverse; crises and shocks tend to conglomerate rather than occur as single events. People and places are affected differently and have distinct abilities and resources to respond, cope and recover. Key here are path-dependent socio-economic living conditions along with pre-existent intersectional...book chapter 2024
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Bryson, John R. (author), Andres, Lauren (author), Ersoy, A. (author), Reardon, Louise (author)COVID-19 initially closed universities forcing rapid adoption of online teaching. This chapter reflects on pandemic recovery in the context of higher education and explores some of the longer-term impacts that the pandemic has had on academic practice. Recovery is a complex and highly differentiated process and is founded upon resilience that is...book chapter 2024
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Vasey, Lauren (author), Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Petrus (author), Jenny, David (author), Johns, Ryan Luke (author), Hurkxkens, Ilmar (author), Ming, Coralie (author), Hutter, Marco (author), Gramazio, Fabio (author), Kohler, Matthias (author)In situ robotic construction is a type of construction where mobile robotic systems build directly on the building site. To enable on-site navigation, industrial robots can be integrated with mobile bases, while mobile, high-payload construction machines can be adapted for autonomous operation. With parallel advances in sensor processing, these...book chapter 2024
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Cheibas, Ina (author), Laot, Mathilde (author), Rich, Belinda (author), Fu, J. (author), Zhu, Jia-Ning (author), Popovich, V. (author)This study investigated the feasibility of in-situ manufacturing of a functionally graded metallic-regolith multimaterial. To fabricate the gradient, digital light processing, an additive manufacturing technique, and spark plasma sintering were selected due to their compatibility with metallic-ceramic processing in a space environment. The...book chapter 2024
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Koutamanis, A. (author)Building information modelling (BIM) has ushered in the era of symbolic building representation: building elements and spaces are described not by graphical elements but by discrete symbols, each with properties and relations that explicitly integrate all information. Digital twinning promises even more: a digital replica in complete sync with...book chapter 2024
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Hofman, Wout (author), Rukanova, B.D. (author), Tan, Y. (author), Bharosa, Nitesh (author), Ubacht, J. (author), Rietveld, Elmer (author)The transition towards a circular economy (CE) will require data sharing across different platforms and data spaces of parties operating in a variety of supply chains. From a circular economy compliance monitoring perspective, beyond the access to mandatory data that governments will receive, authorities may benefit from accessing additional...book chapter 2024
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Comitti, Alessandro (author), Vijayakumaran, H. (author), Nejabatmeimandi, Mohammad Hosein (author), Seixas, Luis (author), Cabello, Adrian (author), Misseroni, Diego (author), Penasa, Massimo (author), Paech, Christoph (author), Bessa, M.A. (author)The building construction industry is the largest anthropogenic source of pollution, with massive energy consumption and substantial CO2 emissions. Lightweight tension structures allow the simultaneous implementation of several sustainable strategies by using recyclable low-carbon structural membranes offering a greener alternative to glass and...book chapter 2024
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Soman, R. K. (author), Nikolić, D. (author), Sanchez, B. (author)Extended reality (XR) technologies refer to mixed reality and virtual reality configurations that augment real or represent fully virtual information in an intuitive and immersive manner, transforming the way we plan, design, construct, and operate built environment assets. XR offers great potential to support and accelerate the transition of...book chapter 2024
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Bier, H.H. (author), Hidding, A.J. (author), Veer, F.A. (author), Peternel, L. (author), Schmehl, R. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Verma, M.K. (author)In order for off-Earth top surface structures built from regolith to protect astronauts from radiation, they need to be several metres thick. In a feasibility study, funded by the European Space Agency, Technical University Delft (TUD aka TU Delft) explored the possibility of building in empty lava tubes to create rhizomatic subsurface habitats....book chapter 2024