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Van der Veen, R.A.C. (author)This report presents the case study of the rapid diffusion of combined heat and power (CHP) units in the Dutch greenhouse horticulture in the period 2003-2009. The aim of the case study is to find explanations for this particular transition, and to generalize on the nature of technology diffusion processes. The study is carried out by means of a...report 2012
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De Vries, P. (author), Kortmann, L.J. (author), Van den Bogaard, M.E.D. (author)Students and staff of the minor ‘Management in a High-tech Context’ at Delft University of Technology reported a lack of integrated learning opportunities in the programme. The minor offered separate courses on financial management, human resource management, innovation, etc., but was not successful in integrating the different courses into a...conference paper 2012
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Van Krieken, B. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Aliakseyeu, D. (author), Mason, J. (author)Emotionally durable design is a genre of sustainable design that aims at reducing consumption and waste by enhancing the durability of the relationship established between users and products. Several design strategies and theories have been published on this topic; nevertheless, it is still underexposed in practice. This paper presents a case...conference paper 2012
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Sanabria Laporte, A. (author)In today’s highly competitive environment, it becomes increasingly common for many companies to face internal and external pressure for delivering their products and services with the lowest cost and/or fastest time possible. Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) has helped to release part of such pressure by enabling companies to gain cost...master thesis 2012
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Tjon Tsoe Jin, T.R. (author)The software testing method currently used by the IT consultancy company Logica is the TestFrame method. This testing method is used for example on testing Web Services. Currently, the combination of the TestFrame method with Web Services is still in an infant stage. This thesis analyzes and models the current application of the TestFrame method...master thesis 2012
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Fennis, T.J.M. (author)This thesis proposes a design strategy for pleasant touch. Literature is reviewed on the importance of pleasant touch, existing implementations in products and design for tactility. A lack of competence is found on how to design for pleasant touch in the interface of products: functional pleasant tactility. Therefore, a design vision is created...master thesis 2012
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Van Timmeren, A. (author), Zwetsloot, J. (author), Brezet, H. (author), Silvester, S. (author)In this paper, results are reported of a technology assessment of the use and integration of decentralized energy systems and storage devices in an urban renewal area. First the general context of a different approach based on 'rethinking' and the incorporation of ongoing integration of coming economical and environmental interests on...journal article 2012
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Zhang, X. (author)Since the second half of last century, traffic congestion on road network has become a predominant phenomenon due to the rapid increases in transport demand and number of vehicles. It starts to become clear until later that century traffic congestion cannot be solved single-handedly by expansions of road network. During peak hours, besides...master thesis 2012
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Ligtvoet, A. (author)Although constructing a district heating network could be portrayed as a simple cost/benefit calculation, we suggest that other factors play an important role that cannot be ignored. In this contribution, we suggest that theories concerning cooperation (in industrial networks) roughly apply to micro (e.g. attitudes toward risk and trust), meso ...conference paper 2012
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Bots, P.W.G. (author), Bijlsma, R. (author), Von Korff, Y. (author), Van der Fluit, N. (author), Wolters, H. (author)When hydrological models are used in support of water management decisions, stakeholders often contest these models because they perceive certain aspects to be inadequately addressed. A strongly contested model may be abandoned completely, even when stakeholders could potentially agree on the validity of part of the information it can produce....journal article 2011
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Van Goeverden, C.D. (author), Godefrooij, T. (author)The Netherlands have a tradition of high bicycle usage and a long history of research on effective policies for promoting cycling. Findings in Dutch studies can be useful in the Danish Bikeability-project that has the objective to increase the level of knowledge in relation to bicycle based transport and to contribute to more efficient and...report 2011
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Mahabier, G.V. (author)Many firms are nowadays engaged in strategic alliances for their success and survival and are therefore determined to maintain or even increase their performance. Various strategy scholars focused on the impact of business strategies on performance; whereas network scholars examined the impact of the network position of the firm on its...master thesis 2011
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Nauta, S. (author)In high-tech industries, projects play a central role in the development of new products and processes. Since these projects can be quite complex, it would be useful to look at where complexity in projects comes from and how these complexities influence these projects. The research project described in this thesis aims to increase the...master thesis 2011
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Op 't Land, M. (author), Krouwel, M.R. (author), Van Dipten, E.G. (author), Verelst, J. (author)Both the Command and Control Support Centre (C2SC) of the Dutch Ministry of Defense, and Capgemini are constantly exploring better ways of building and maintaining information systems which ef- fectively support strategy and operations of an enterprise. In a Proof of Concept conducted in March and April 2011, together with University of Antwerp,...conference paper 2011
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Souffront, L.F.W.M. (author)Multiple instruments and procedures are used within the different project management areas in order to execute projects in an efficient and controllable way. Project Risk Management (PRM) has become over the past years a crucial part of the project management practices and is seen by many practitioners as a key factor to go towards more...master thesis 2011
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Van Krieken, B.M. (author)Emotionally durable design is a genre of sustainable design that aims at reducing consumption and waste by enhancing the durability of the relationship established between users and products. More durable relationships should lead to prolonged use of products. As a consequence, fewer products will be replaced which reduces environmental impact...master thesis 2011
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Oudijn, E.G. (author)The aim of this research is to translate the possibilities of Contextual Innovation Management into recommendations which Stedin Meetbedrijf can use to develop innovative services. The main research question is: How can Contextual Innovation Management be applied for the service innovation process of Stedin Meetbedrijf? Contextual Innovation...master thesis 2011
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London, K. (author), Siva, J. (author)There are significant problems in the supply of housing in Australia yet very little attention has been paid to the housing construction supply chain. To date the housing supply debate has been largely focussed on housing demand, affordability and land supply. It is contended that one of the key causal factors of poor housing supply is the poor...conference paper 2011
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Alauddin, K. (author), London, K. (author)Adaptive re-use can be a significant strategy for achieving sustainability as it ensures a continuous building life-cycle and prevents it from destruction. Adaptive re-use projects have their own unique environment and specific challenges to ensure success. There are complex designs and construction problems unique to adaptive re-use projects...conference paper 2011