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Makarević, Masa (author)The current trend of technology being increasingly integrated into the healthcare industry is heavily influencing the supply chains of companies involved. Thus, companies need to find ways to remain competitive, one of which is introducing process optimization in (parts of) their supply chains. In large organizations whose portfolios involve a...master thesis 2023
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Recter, Bas (author)This research lays forward a framework where supplier segmentation, supplier collaboration models, and supplier development strategies are integrated, specifically for remanufacturing. As remanufacturing is gaining popularity this pioneering research may serve as a first step towards more research for<br/>companies that are willing to drive...master thesis 2023
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- Lopes Vieira, Mariana (author) master thesis 2022
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Athanasiou, Georgios (author)One of the ways that Transmission System Operators (TSOs) can become more sustainable is by integrating sustainable goals in their projects using the associated procurement and tender processes. However, there are several limitations related to this integration. This research aims to identify these challenges by looking at the Dutch TSO, TenneT...master thesis 2021
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Kalf, Hilt (author)Aircraft LRU (Line Replaceable Unit) MROs (Maintenance, Repair Organization) struggle to meet service levels. To stay competitive, literature describes two strategies; increasing contracted fleet size and not reaching projected repair turn around times. Besides these two strategies, literature does not describe the use of triple echelon order...master thesis 2021
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Xydianou, Theonymfi (author)The aim of this thesis is to investigate how the collection of industrial waste can be managed with different types of sub-contraction. Literature review was conducted in order to obtain knowledge about how this type of problems can be modelled along with the types of sub-contraction and how the logistical performance could be assessed....master thesis 2020
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KALPOE, RUCHIKA (author)This research aims to identify what the customers’ acceptance is regarding various technological alternatives designed to prevent unnecessary apparel returns within the context of apparel e-commerce. This is done by applying a more qualitative approach and operationalization of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), whereby less data is required...master thesis 2020
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BHAT, MADHUKESHWAR (author)With the rising global pollution and rising concern over sustainable operations, manufacturing companies are under tremendous pressure from its stakeholders to adopt Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). However, companies in addressing SSCM, largely focus on the economic aspects neglecting the other two crucial pillars of sustainability....master thesis 2018
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de Prieëlle, Fabian (author)The Internet-of-Things has grown much in popularity over the past years, leading to the gathering of large amounts of pervasive and detailed data. This same trend is seen in the agriculture industry, where a lot of data can be collected on the cultivation methods. The agriculture industry is considered to be a strategically interesting industry...master thesis 2018
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van den Berg, Tim (author)The online grocery retail industry is rapidly growing and has to improve order picking activities which is one of the most costly and labor-intensive activities of their supply chain. Gamification has been promised to increase the motivation and productivity of order pickers, but empirical findings in real world work environments are still...master thesis 2017
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An, Rowoon (author)This research has proposed a tentative design of information flows on PI embed three PI components: (1) modular containers, (2) open interface web, and (3) global protocols. Through the design, this research has identified potentials of the primary PI elements to resolve current issues in freight logistics (i.e., inefficient space utilization on...master thesis 2017
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- Yuan, Jun (author) master thesis 2017
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Aelfers, Sanne (author)Logistics plays an import role in e-commerce and so in the online grocery market. This research analysed different transport packaging solutions for the home delivery of dry groceries. Insights into the effects of several transport packaging have been gained. A case study has been applied to PostNL, to find the best alternative for the delivery...master thesis 2017
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Papakonstantinou, Thanos (author)In the packaging industry, there are certain criteria that characterize whether a package is sustainable or not. Thus, the design of the product is decided by satisfying the aforementioned criteria. However, when the whole supply chain is under study, the process is not so straightforward and the related science field is Sustainable Supply Chain...master thesis 2017
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Galvan Granat, Mirna (author)A research gap was found when addressing the literature on small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction industry. Subcontractors and suppliers are primarily SMEs and form the largest percentage of firms in comparison to large enterprises (LEs) in the industry. Many parties are mainly concerned with maximising their profit, reason...master thesis 2017
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- van Roekel, W.S. (author) master thesis 2017
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Schuppener, K.M. (author)Amsterdam Aiport Schiphol (AAS) has the ambition of becoming Europe's cargo preferred airport. However, in addition to facing spare capacity for future growth, past research has shown key issues preventing it from reaching this goal. Some of these are truck waiting times, long throughput times and 1st line warehouse efficiency. One of the...master thesis 2016
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Van der Vorst, W.W.F. (author)Service logistics companies aim for their high value capital assets to be operationally available, to prevent lost revenues and customer dissatisfaction. To assure this maintenance is performed, and therefore spare parts are required. An important activity is to have spare parts available when they are demanded for conducting maintenance....master thesis 2016
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Liu, W. (author)The road transportation has been overly used in freight transportation for decades, and it has undesirable effects on the environment. Nowadays, with the ever-increasing awareness of environmental issues which is mainly caused by road freight transportation, intermodal transport is thus promoted in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But,...master thesis 2016
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Kothadiya, O.M. (author)Airline Industry has seen constant growth in the passenger aviation sector over the years. The profits though, have not risen much because the competition has stiffened and fluctuating oil prices have been a cause of concern as well. Price wars have been a short-term strategy for the airlines to gain a bigger market share and retain customers....master thesis 2016