Innovatie in de besluitvorming, ontwikkeling en realisatie van grote projecten voor transportinfrastructuur: Antwoorden op complexiteit

Het transportsysteem is afhankelijk van complexe technische systemen, gerealiseerd in projecten. In die projecten zijn een besluitvormings-, ontwikkel-, en realisatiefase te onderscheiden. De complexiteit van de systemen leidt in de verschillende fasen tot onzekerheid en tot te hoge verwachtingen ten aanzien van de prestaties van het te...

Energy distribution system operator in interaction with social actors: Three cases

A publicly owned Dutch energy distribution system operator (DSO) interacts during local infrastructure projects with its direct stakeholders to maximize utility in the public interest. These projects are about replacing, relocating, removing or reconstructing parts of the gas and electricity networks. At the same time, this DSO is heavily...

Pursuing interactive decision-making to improve trade-offs in infrastructure projects

This paper reports on how a Dutch energy network distribution company interacts with stakeholders in the decision making and execution of infrastructure projects. A multitude of external stakeholders can be involved having many different roles (Moore & Khagram 2004). In the Netherlands, these stakeholders can be subdivided in those related to...

Evaluatie van de Raad van Bestuur van de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa): Eindrapport

In het debat over marktwerking in infrastructuren ontbreken belangrijke argumenten: Vier illustraties uit de empirie

‘De duivel had een betere pers in de Middeleeuwen dan marktwerking in de 21ste eeuw’, schrijven Baarsma, Theeuwes en Koopmans (2010). Dit artikel geeft het marktwerkingsdebat rondom infrastructuren weer en stipt vier argumenten aan die node worden gemist. Dat was twintig jaar geleden al zo toen de voorstanders in de meerderheid waren. En die...

Dealing with Competing Project Management Values under Uncertainty: The Case of RandstadRail

Due to the uncertainty involved in many complex infrastructure engineering projects, it is not always possible for managers to establish detailed terms of reference at the departure. Although the flexibility of ‘open’ terms of reference is often indispensible, it makes the arrival at a successful outcome much of a gamble. Complex infrastructure...

Competitive tendering in The Netherlands: Central planning vs. functional specifications?

The competitive tendering regime introduced in The Netherlands in 2001 aims at stimulating innovation in service design. One can observe, in the meantime, a variety of arrangements as transport authorities vary considerably in the level of service design freedom they give to operators, both in tendering and within contracts. This paper presents...

Mind the Gap: Bridging theories and practice for the organisation of metropolitan public transport

Public transport has to be succesfull to maintain mobility in todays dense urban areas. Many scientific disciplines make contributions on how to achieve that success, with diverse and sometime contradictory recommendations. The thesis shows how policy makers can use the existing recommendations to improve the overall performance of public...