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Moorlag, R.A.C.W.M. (author)With the decline of conventional gas resources in many industrialised regions, energy security has increasingly become a topic of interest. Fuelled by disturbed diplomatic relations, both national and regional governments have the desire to decrease their dependency on foreign nations for their gas supply. However, the energy future of these...master thesis 2014
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Spijkervet, L.L.J. (author)In the last few years the amount of witnessed accidents (such as stolen information) following from cyber-attacks has increased. It is considered that organisations cannot keep up with adversaries by themselves anymore. For that reason organisations would have to collaborate with each other, by sharing information, to improve each other’s...master thesis 2014
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Harmsen, M. (author)This study designed and tested (by means of a case study) an improved method for systematically reviewing (scientific) literature. The case study focused on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the field of human development. Findings with regard to ICT use indicate a potential 'digital divide' as ICT users were generally...master thesis 2013
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Halimi, M. (author)In today’s highly competitive market, it is very difficult for companies to stay successful in the market. While manufacturing methods have improved in last fifty years, competition is taking place at the level of whole supply chain rather than production only. Accordingly, the apparel industry which has long and complicated supply network needs...master thesis 2013
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Wang, N. (author)Electrification transportation for urban mobility is a hot topic around the world. Many types of electric vehicles could be employed for urban mobility, but both the EVs’ adoption rate and the deployment of their dependent infrastructures are either in the nascent stage or have not been commercialized. No study has studied the drawbacks of EV...master thesis 2013
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Van de Pavert, D. (author)The motive for this graduation project is to reduce the knowledge gaps in scientific literature addressing public private cooperation among stakeholders in the maritime supply chain. The objective of the graduation project is to obtain insights how public and private stakeholders should cooperate to increase the performance within the maritime...master thesis 2013
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Kassela, A. (author)The centralized drinking water supply system of the Metropolitan Area of Amsterdam, operated and owned mainly by Waternet, has high performance indicators and satisfies the full demand for water in the urban grid and surrounding areas on a full cost recovery basis. Social and technological developments, stemming mainly from (i) the increasing...master thesis 2013
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Schoenmakers, F.A. (author)Industrial control systems in the electricity domain become increasingly connected. The change in the control systems industry has several drivers. Business drivers on the one hand; management is expecting more information and more steering possibilities. Market drivers on the other hand; better incorporation of decentralized generation,...master thesis 2013
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Van den Houdt, S.T.A. (author)Contractors in the Dutch civil construction industry are adopting Systems Engineering (SE) into their work processes, to manage the increasingly complex and multi-disciplinary nature of their projects. The implementation rate of SE is low due to unknown problems caused by multiple factors. Currently, there is no overview of the factors affecting...master thesis 2013
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Mannaerts, A. (author)With a sizeable expected growth of demand for rail transport in the Netherlands the coming decades, and limited resources for expansion of the rail network, intensified utilization of the infrastructure is to be expected. To adequately manage this growth a ppropriate tools for policy analysis are needed. Because of the unstructuredness of many...master thesis 2013
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Zeef, T.R. (author)This research deals with identifying policies that can stimulate the transition of private combustion vehicles to electric vehicles in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by 2040. As the problem owner, the Municipality of Amsterdam is responsible for improving the air quality of the city. Since road traffic has the largest share in pollution (i.e. 68%),...master thesis 2012
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Koumaniotis, N. (author)The design of a toolbox aiming to take advantage of the use of a virtual reality tool (CONTROLS) for training purposes.The toolbox describes the steps that should be made during the preparation of a training session for TOS operators, the training provision, the evaluation sessions and the alternative choices the trainer/traning designer can...master thesis 2012
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Ravestein, A.F. (author)ProRail is the railway management company of the Netherlands. It is responsible for the construction, maintenance, management, and safety of the Dutch railway system. ProRail has as a goal an annual five per cent increase in the number of transported passengers up to 2020. This goal cannot be reached with the current way of transporting...master thesis 2012
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Chen, X. (author)The increasing concerns about global climate change and rising environmental pressures have prompted countries and cities to explore new sustainable development pattern. The concept of eco-city has been proposed as a potential sustainable urban solution. China as the most populous country in the world, is especially challenged by its rapid...master thesis 2012
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Petrusic, A. (author)The contribution of Distributed generation (DG) to Electric Power Systems is evident, as it contributes to all major drivers of System´s sustainability (open market, security of supply and environment) propagated by EU directives. However, it is still not clear what impacts DG has on the Distribution System Operator´s (DSO) operations, which is...master thesis 2012
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Liu, X. (author)Historic preservation is always a hot topic in contemporary city development. The heritage witnessed how human life evolved and how the city developed. The high historical value assembles the city’s spirit and it brings to the human a sense of belonging. However, with urbanization and modernization, the heritages are easily under the risks of...master thesis 2012
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Egeruoh, C.C. (author)Nigerian suffers from inadequate electricity supply of which her transmission capacity is a major factor. Having deregulated her power system recently , systems planning( generation and transmission) becomes a chicken and egg problem of which its coordination is a complex socio-technical issue. In an effort to approach this problem ,TEPES ( a...master thesis 2012
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Selman, H. (author)In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the relation between levels of domain specific knowledge of company executives and their companies' performance. In researching this relation we have chosen to research internet companies during their emerging stages in a high growth industry. We have opted to select a data sample of 411...master thesis 2012
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Zijlstra, J.F. (author)Providing higher quality, quantity and specificity of care for everyone at lower relative costs is currently the main challenge for Dutch healthcare. Private equity investment can be a solution, as public funding is substituted by private funding and the investors can drive realization of high potential efficiency and service quality gains....master thesis 2012