Asset Aggregation: Structuring condition data for decision-making

One of the many challenges in infrastructure management lies in managing built assets. Managing means repairing, rehabilitating and replacing assets to ensure they are able to safely fulfill their functions. To manage infrastructure assets, detailed information about the condition of all components of the asset is required to make substantiated...

Increasing complexity to improve project success

A large number of the project organisations of large infrastructure construction projects have difficulties coping with the current static and dynamic project complexities. Researches, however, suggest that adding extra complexities to the project could create synergies and therefore new solutions. An increase in project complexity could...

Risk management in international construction projects: Towards effective implementation and enhanced performance

Due to the inherent complexity and innovative character of construction projects, the role of risk management has become increasingly crucial. Dealing with the multifaceted risks associated with international construction projects is important in order not only to make sure that the project objectives are secured but also to make profit. It is...

Commercialization Strategy for the Pharmaceutical Industry

This thesis report is aimed at analysing two phenomena, the first being - the major trends which are shaping the pharmaceutical industry currently. The industry is witnessing massive strategic shifts, routine upgrades to new drug technologies in a dynamic regulatory and market environment. The growth rate of the global pharmaceutical industry is...

Port Sustainability: A Terminal Comparison Approach: Benchmarking Sustainable Performance of Terminal Operators

As ports are important infrastructure for a countries economy, ports fulfill a vital role in society. In the contemporary global environment, one is expected to adjust its business routines to meet sustainability targets. Because of their significant importance in a port governance framework, terminal operators prove an interesting unit of...

A Method to identify potential Climate Change Impacts on Infrastructural Assets and Further Steps for Adaptability: A case study on the Afsluitdijk

Climate change is likely to affect our infrastructures in the Netherlands and seems to accelerate: sooner, faster, stronger. This stresses the need for adaptable infrastructure. Asset owners cannot assume a certain final situation of the infrastructure and the impacts on it due to climate change. This report answers the following research...

Developing an explanatory model for the firm investments in submarine optic telecommunication cables: A case study of the investment behavior to the Netherlands and Spain

Interconnection with the internet is important for the business climate in a country. Therefore it is relevant for governments to understand the factors that influence the investments in submarine communication cables. However there is no singly comprehensive theory that explains the investments in this industry. Therefore the research question...

Decision support framework for managing innovation portfolios

Decisions surrounding innovations are often made on a project-to-project basis, and therefore lose sight of the overview of projects, i.e. the portfolio, and fall short on their strategic orientation. The research explores how innovation portfolio management can benefit innovation decision-makers in private and public organisations. More...