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Hillen, M.M. (author), Jonkman, S.N. (author), Kanning, W. (author), Kok, M. (author), Geldenhuys, M.A. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)This study is part of a global study on the costs of adaptation to the effects of climate change. It adds information from three specific case studies (the Netherland, New Orleans and Vietnam) to the global study. The case study areas are comparable by type of coast; all are low-lying deltaic coastal areas. This study investigates the unit cost...report 2010
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Cantarelli, C.C. (author), Flyvbjerg, B. (author), Molin, E.J.E. (author), Van Wee, B. (author)Managing large-scale transportation infrastructure projects is difficult due to frequent misinformation about the costs which results in large cost overruns that often threaten the overall project viability. This paper investigates the explanations for cost overruns that are given in the literature. Overall, four categories of explanations can...journal article 2010
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Zuurbier, F.S. (author), Hegyi, A. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Marginal costs in traffic networks are the extra costs incurred to the system as the result of extra traffic. Marginal costs are required frequently e.g. when considering system optimal traffic assignment or tolling problems. When explicitly considering spillback in a traffic flow model, one can use a numerical derivative or resort to heuristics...conference paper 2010
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Kroon, J.M. (author)The Sustainable Highway, consisting of a transparent canopy of cold bendable laminated glass, is a potential solution to negative effects of road traffic. It can be placed over the highway and uses several sub-systems to reduce noise nuisance, local air pollution as well as the emission of CO2. As a consequence of this reduction, spatial...master thesis 2010
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Nguyen, D.V. (author), Van Gelder, P.H.A.J.M. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author), Vrijling, J.K. (author)This paper presents a comprehensive maintenance strategy with optimal inspection planning and its application to rubble mound breakwaters. In order to fulfil designated functions, a breakwater has to be inspected during its lifetime and has to be repaired if necessary. Actions of inspecting and repairing form a maintenance strategy. In the paper...conference paper 2010
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van der Zwart, J. (author), van der Voordt, Theo (author), de Jonge, H. (author)Objectives: This article explores lessons to be learned from three different healthcare systems and the possible implications for the management of healthcare real estate, in particular in connection to the Dutch system. It discusses similarities and differences among the different systems, in search of possible consequences on cost, financing,...journal article 2010
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Hellegers, P.J.G.J. (author), Soppe, R. (author), perry, C.J. (author), Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. (author)This paper demonstrates that combining spatial land surface data with socio-economic analysis provides a number of indicators to strengthen decision making in integrated water and environmental management. It provides a basis to: track current water consumption in the Inkomati Basin in South-Africa; adjust irrigation water management; select...journal article 2009
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Van Leijden, F. (author)This thesis researches the possibility to use trust as a decision factor in online business to business transactions. The core of the thesis is a literature study into the meaning of trust. The main new addition to scientific knowledge is the idea of using Williamsons model of efficient governance for choosing between different trust solutions.master thesis 2009
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Van Leeuwen, G.G. (author)The conclusions of this research are based on a combination of the literature on the subject of business cases and projects and of 50 responses (of which 26 complete), primarily by members of two professional organisations, to a questionnaire that was created for this research. The respondents have indicated to blame many budget and time...master thesis 2009
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Stegers, E.M. (author)The goal of this thesis is developing an efficient method that produces good quality solutions to real-life Vehicle Routing Problems with time-dependent travel times. The Time-Dependent Vehicle Routing Problem (TDVRP) is one of the most challenging combinatorial optimisation problems and belongs to the category of NP-hard problems. Therefore,...master thesis 2009
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Besseling, T.P. (author)Due to an asset swap in July 2008, Statkraft became a shareholder of two 20 MW biomass fuelled power plants in Emden (BKE) and Landesbergen (BKL), Germany. Both power plants are able to combust almost every solid biomass, but the main fuel is used-wood. Currently, the procurement of the fuel for both plants is outsourced to E.ON. Statkraft is...master thesis 2009
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Patil, S.N. (author)Today there are more than 4 billion people in the world who still wash their clothes manually, using a time consuming and backbreaking process. Majority of these are from the low income but emerging markets like India. A wide range of washing machines of different machine manufacturers already exist in this market; But there are many...master thesis 2009
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Zhang, Y. (author), De Weerdt, M.M. (author)When information or control in a multiagent system is private to the agents, they may misreport this information or refuse to execute an agreed outcome, in order to change the resulting end state of such a system to their benefit. This may result in execution failures. When only information is private, mechanisms such as VCG use payments to...conference paper 2009
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Borbón Guillén, F. (author)A design tool has been developed with the aim of helping in the wind farm design process. The tool is able to handle rectangular layouts with any number of turbines. Wind farm power, as well as wind and site conditions can be specified by the user. The main tool models are described and the developing steps have been detailed. Results of tool...master thesis 2009
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Liu, C. (author)A simulation game has been designed to allow stakeholders within the Dutch hospital to understand how their decision making will impact the financial performance of the hospital. This has been designed in the context of the dutch healthcare market reformation.master thesis 2009
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Janic, M. (author)This paper develops an analytical model for the assessment of the cost performance of a given logistics network operating under regular and irregular (disruptive) conditions. In addition, the paper aims to carry out a sensitivity analysis of this cost with respect to changes of the most influencing factors. In particular, this is expected to...journal article 2009
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Olsder, G.J. (author)Games are considered in which the role of the players is a hierarchical one. Some players behave as leaders, others as followers. Such games are named after Stackelberg. In the current paper, a special type of these games is considered, known in the literature as inverse Stackelberg games. In such games, the leader (or: leaders) announces his...journal article 2009
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Olsder, G.J. (author)Dynamic two-person games are considered, in which the roles of the players are hierarchical. One player behaves as a leader, the other one as a follower. Such games are named after Stackelberg. In the current paper, a special type of such games is considered, known in the literature as inverse Stackelberg games. In such games, the leader...journal article 2009
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Straub, A. (author)New procurement approaches combined with performance-based building approaches should reduce costs, but empirical qualitative and quantitative studies are lacking. Performance-based maintenance contracts give maintenance suppliers incentives to improve their way of working. Innovative, cost-effective solutions that meet the performance criteria...journal article 2009