Are University Business Incubators Overprotective Parents?: A Knowledge as a Resource-Based Perspective on Growth of Academic Spinoffs using an Open Innovation and Absorptive Capacity Framework

University business incubators are a global rising phenomenon and have an imprint on the genetics of high technology-based academic spin-offs and are central to the triple-helix model of innovation systems for academia-industry-policy. Research focused on Regional Innovation System of Delft suggest that the high technology-based start-ups face...

Public Procurement For Innovation: Optimising the preparation phase of the innovation partnership and competitive dialogue procedure for Dutch public authorities procuring for innovation in the Physical domain

The possibilities public procurement offers regarding the stimulation of innovation for the benefit of economic growth and the competitiveness of markets have been increasingly receiving attention over the past two decades. In 2014 a long awaited update of the European directive governing procurement procedures was published. Among these...

Resilient Logistics & Distribution System: A Conceptual framework for ABC

Today, Oil and gas industry is fulfilling the world’s energy need, but while doing so, it is also facing challenges due to volatile crude oil price and global warming concerns. This puts emphasis on cost optimization to increase the profit margin and avoid any cost leakages. The logistics and distribution domain always remained important for...

Identifying Challenges and success factors towards Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies in the Shipbuilding Industry

Industry 4.0 refers to the allocation of several new technologies which are currently reshaping the manufacturing and process industry. These developments are expected to have a positive impact for many industries, driving processes towards leaner and more efficient standards. By considering the possible effect of Industry 4.0 technologies in...

The Design of a Circular Business Model Assessment Tool for the Lithium-Ion Battery Industry

A new Circular Business Model Assessment Tool is developed for companies within the Lithium-Ion Battery Industry. The new Assessment Tool uses statements from an existing Assessment Tool and new formulated statements to calculate a ranking of Circular Business Models. The weight calculations for ranking the Circular Business Models make use of...

The impact of blockchain technology on insurance business models: Stress testing the insurers' business models using the STOF Model

As the insurance industry engages in numerous processes which are characterized by the exchange of data which is updated by multiple parties; a blockchain, as a single source of truth, has the potential to increase efficiency and reduce the complexity of these processes. However, the complexity, uncertainty, transforming potential and barriers...

Tooling as a Service: Agent Based Scenario Development for IT Services Delivery

Information Technology [IT] is increasingly being integrated into the modern society. Novel IT solutions are Cloud based. Cloud solutions from Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS are examples of services which offer the benefits of cloud computing. For IT providers, leveraging novel IT artefacts may require the development of a new service model. IT...