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Meijer, S. (author)Innovation in the Dutch railways in the domain of capacity management and traffic control is increasingly difficult to implement because of the large interconnectedness of all processes and separation into different institutions and organizations. Meanwhile there is a push for quality improvements leading to more robustness and resilience as...journal article 2012
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Schrauwen, N. (author)The Master's programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. The horticulture sector in the Netherlands is facing economic difficulties, which have become more severe since the crisis of 2008. The innovation strategies the growers select to stimulate their organizations, are identified...master thesis 2012
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Nieuwenhuis, L. (author)The design process of this graduation project is inspired on the “Model of the Product Innovation Process” (Buijs and Valkenburg, 2005). The five-stage product innovation model consists of product use, strategy formulation, design brief formulation, product development and product launch. This project covers the first four stages of the...master thesis 2012
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Martin, J.D. (author)In spring 2010, Zilver Innovation initiated a project called “Design The New Business” . The aim of this project was to investigate how designers and business people are working together in new ways to solve the complex problems that businesses are facing today. The outcome of the project was a documentary that included interviews from design...master thesis 2012
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Acevedo, A. (author)Research of context and current situation of Driessen Aerospace, an engineering company in expansion and the division Galleys Europe with the objective of finding out how can can be influenced the management of innovation, collaboration and organizational culture towards innovation in all different locations taking into account the cultural...master thesis 2012
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De Koning, J.I.J.C. (author)Thanh Hà is a traditional craft village in central Vietnam. For centuries the families in the village have been making terra cotta products from the local found clay. Traditionally Thanh Hà focused on making building materials for the houses of nearby H?i An, a city only two kilometers from Thanh Hà. For centuries the bricks, floor and roof...master thesis 2012
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Buijs, J.A. (author)This paper will introduce a new book on innovating, the process that leads to innovation(s). It is based on the experiences in the innovation and creativity field from the Delft University of Technology as well as from independent consultancy. These experiences are condensed in an overall method for innovating from inside a company. To recognize...conference paper 2012
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Fuchs, M. (author)In the high-tech food industry the speed and rate at which organizations can introduce products into the market are critical for sustaining competitive advantage and market share. Therefore Company X wants to accelerate its time to market. Based on 7 case studies of recently finished innovation projects in COMPANY X, the relationship between...master thesis 2012
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Alkaya, M.Ö. (author)Albert Heijn is the largest chain of supermarkets in the Netherlands. Since a few years they also have a non-food department that focuses on offering non-food products to the customer, next to their large assortment of food products. The assignment is to help this department to design more surprising and innovative non-food products. While ...master thesis 2012
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Wever, R. (author), Vogtländer, J. (author)The classical sustainability perspective on packaging is to reduce the environmental impact or eco burden of the packaging, using life cycle assessment to evaluate different design alternatives. Simultaneously, the classical marketing perspective on packaging is to generate value through differentiation, for instance, by providing additional...journal article 2012
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Timmers, S. (author)The Master Thesis describes the development of a consultancy instrument for Syntens to support SMEs in defining product requirements from a customer-driven perspective. In the current situation, many SMEs have internally focused new product development activities, without emphasizing customer needs and experiences. This causes poor alignment...master thesis 2012
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Broesterhuizen, E.F.M. (author), Vellinga, T. (author), Docters van Leeuwen, L. (author), Taneja, P. (author), Zwakhals, J.W. (author), Nijdam, M.H. (author)Ports are known to be one of the most polluting sectors, and therefore provide an opportunity to reduce emission significantly. Until now, the attention has been given to reduction of emissions in transport and shipping. The scope of research must expand to include port infrastructures, which should be made more sustainable. In many industries,...conference paper 2012
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Guldemond, N.A. (author), Van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)Living labs are a relatively new instrument in enhancing open innovation. They are practical environments for innovation aiming at a better mix and match between stakeholders for co-development and reduction of time-to-market of innovations through early involvement of user groups. Living lab settings range from delimited environments for co...conference paper 2012
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Kasmire, J. (author), Dijkema, G.P.J. (author), Nikolic, I. (author)Horticulture, a pillar of the Dutch economy, has already achieved remarkable productivity increases through the use of natural gas for heating, lighting and CO2. Further innovative technologies that could aid the transition toward sustainable energy use, including heat/cold storage and deepgeothermal heat sources, are currently in development...conference paper 2012
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Guldemond, N.A. (author), Van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)The development of medical clusters is high on the agenda of many policymakers in the European Union. Constructing medical clusters may draw on the presence of living labs of different kinds in the regions involved. Living labs are practical environments for innovation aiming at a better mix and match between stakeholders for co-development and...conference paper 2012
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Pannenborg, M.Y.A. (author)Innovation is important if a company wants to survive and grow in the future. Strukton Rolling Stock (SRS) – a business unit of Strukton Rail – is a system integrator with a focus on wiring, traction electronics, and auxiliary power-supply in trains. They know the importance of innovation and want to be prepared for the future. However, there...master thesis 2012
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Doeksen, J.W. (author)This master thesis researches the necessity and possibilities of new/innovative lock gate technologies for future large & high head locks, like the Panama Canal Expansion Project. A historical data analysis has been performed, contemplates over 220 of the worlds largest locks throughout time, analyzing the development and application of...master thesis 2012
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Cré, J. (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Kondratenko, I. (author), Degraeve, P. (author), Van der Have, J.A. (author), Vrijders, J. (author), Van Dessel, J. (author), Haavik, T. (author), Aabrekk, S. (author), Paiho, S. (author), Stenlund, O. (author), Svendsen, S. (author), Vanhoutteghem, L. (author), Hansen, S. (author)Within an ERANET-ERACOBUILD project, this study investigates the opportunities and barriers to establish a “one stop shop” with an integrated supply side, to counteract the fragmented offer in sustainable renovation of single-family houses and to increase the level of knowledge, skills and innovations. Aspects of providing reliable information...conference paper 2012
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Nieuwenhuizen, R.P.J. (author)The Innovation Challenge is a joint project of Delft University of Technology and the IBM Benelux Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) with the goal of creating a tool for measuring innovation processes in firms. In this research, a framework was developed with six building blocks: Innovation Capacity, Innovation Performance, and Firm Performance,...master thesis 2011