Using Clickstream Data to Enhance the Demand Forecasting in the Online Retail Sector

Impact of Wind Generation on Electricity Prices in Day Ahead Market

This master thesis aims at understanding the impact of wind on day-ahead-market (DAM) electricity prices using an integrated engineering-economic model. A realistic case study has been implemented, which is Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in Texas, U.S. in the month of August, 2014. To address the main research question of wind ?s...

Improving the forecasting performance of Purac

Corbion-Purac is an expert partner in technology- and application development for Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) and the worldwide market leader in Lactic Acid, Lactic Acid derivatives and Lactides. From five production locations products are distributed over the whole world. To manage the logistics of the Supply-Chains, forecasts of the demand are used...

Forecasting and Modelling of Cash Payments at Retail Stores: The Case of SAR and Kappe

Recently, some retail stores face large amount of cash transactions and thus leave traditional cash handling organizations to improve the efficiency. When switching to a new cash management system, retailers need forecasts of cash payment volumes. Two airport retailers, Schiphol Airport Retail (SAR) & Kappe are among those companies that seek...

Leading Indicators for the Port of Rotterdam: Identifying and forecasting economic indicators to improve the process of making short-term forecasts for dry bulk throughput in the port of Rotterdam

Economic instability due to the financial crisis has caused major changes in the maritime industry, resulting in high uncertainty for the future. Market trends and developments have become increasingly important indicators for providing expectations for the future of throughput goods in seaports. Managers often use a Forecasting Support System ...

Air Cargo Handling Demand Forecasting; 'As a support tool for short-term decision on manpower deployment at World Port'

KLM Cargo would like to improve short-term resource scheduling at their World Port cargo handling terminal, in order to increase both quality and efficiency of their service. Forecasts of air cargo demand could support decisions on manpower deployment. This thesis contains a forecast comparison study for short-term forecasts of the amount of...

The "future traveller": A model based approach to determine passenger demand at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

To what extent does electronic database information reflect the process of innovation?

This research aims to investigate whether adding electronic database information with the technology life cycle reflects the process of innovation. The chances of successfully market a news product are dramatically low, resulting in the need for methods to forecast the process of innovation. A well-known method is the use of market research....

Water Taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area: From travel time to quality time: Is there a viable service concept?

This thesis presents a discrete-choice model as the basis to forecast market shares for high-end water taxis in the San Francisco Bay Area. Waterborne mobility studies are growing in numbers, but studies towards the potential of personalized versions thereof is scarce. Three service concepts are designed as business models and compared on...