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Hoekstra, Eke (author)Nowadays, a worldwide urbanisation trend can be observed. In the Netherlands, it is expected that the population of the four largest cities will be increased with an average of 15% in 2030. In total, these four big cities will accommodate a third of the Dutch population in 2030 (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek & Planbureau voor de...master thesis 2018
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Commandeur, Jim (author)Due to automation and robotization of material handling systems (MHS) in the transportation industry, maintaining equipment and systems becomes more important, and needs to be integrated in the company’s business strategy (Tsang, 2002). Implementing and investing in the right maintenance approach to keep these systems in optimum state is...master thesis 2017
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Beemster, Diana (author)Throughout this report a logistic design for the floriculture supply chain from the growers to the buyers of the flower auction is developed to be feasible around the year 2025. Trends and developments in and around the floriculture market as consolidation of transport, shift in customer demand and the Internet of Things are plotted on a hype...master thesis 2017
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Munaron, Vittoria (author)In today ́s world, supply chains are facing a rising number of challenges due to a fast changing environment and business structure. Increasing globalization and market competition have forced companies to expand their business networks, moving from local to more complex and vulnerable supply chains. As the key pain point to supply chain...master thesis 2017
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Nuñez Araya, Pamela (author)Traditionally, research in supply management has focused on the linear relationship between buyer and supplier (e.g. Chan & Chan, 2004; Hokey, 1994; Rezaei & Ortt, 2012; Sheth & Sharma, 1997) and on the technical issues faced in Supply Chain Management (SCM) (Fisher, 1997). However, as (Kim et al., 2011) and (Bellamy & Basole,...master thesis 2017
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Plantema, Iris (author)This research is conducted in order to create awareness in the agri-food sector about the effects of improving traceability with the contribution of innovative technologies. To create this awareness a serious game session is designed. At this moment the current Dutch agri-food sector lags behind if it is about innovating the logistic supply...master thesis 2017
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Oyola Perez, Alvaro (author)In many sectors, companies are striving to involve suppliers in early phases of product development. This involvement aims at fulfilling new market and business demands such as reducing development time, reducing time-to-market, improving product quality or facilitating the launch of products in a highly competitive environment. In this context,...master thesis 2017
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Braams, F.P. (author)Collaboration in the supply chain is nowadays seen in the scientific community as the “next best thing” in supply chain optimization (Ballot, 2015; Barratt & Oliveira, 2001; Barratt, 2004; Ireland & Bruce, 2000). Although widely investigated and often mentioned in literature, the concept of supply chain collaboration is not precisely defined ...master thesis 2016
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Papadopoulou, O. (author)Within this report, a framework for the identification of performance bottlenecks within Component Services, KLM Engineering & Maintenance is developed. The proposed framework is developed through a combination of the essential process management cycle and process analysis, intertwined with the Theory of Constraints, based on the OPDCA (observe,...master thesis 2015
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Porozantzidou, S. (author)Within this report, a process improvement framework is developed and applied in the case of the outbound Logistics process at KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The methodology proposed for the improvement of the process includes a synergy of three different, but related theories: Lean, Six Sigma and Engineering Design. The integration of their...master thesis 2015
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Oomen, V.A.M. (author)The Dutch health care system is a large drain on the Dutch national budget. With the Dutch hospitals costing 20 billion euros yearly. Six billion euros, of the total 20 billion euros are spend on goods and materials. If a part of these goods are wasted within the health care system, the costs of this system could be reduced by reducing this...master thesis 2015
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Rakers, T.J. (author)The RdGG gets a new building. Due to limited space in the new OR-complex there will be no space to store the sterile surgical instrument trays, as currently is the case. Only a small inventory can be kept in case of emergencies. The RdGG wants to implement a just-in-time delivery system concerning the sterile surgical instrument trays, from...master thesis 2015
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Meinderts, R.R. (author)A market entry strategy model was developed and applied to Imtech Marine's process of internationalization. Consequently, a strategy was developed for the African market including: market selection, entry mode decision, and a marketing plan.master thesis 2015