Pre-Conditions for collaborative Port Call Optimization: An Empirical Study and Conceptual Model

Collaborative Port Call Optimization (PCO) is a key strategy to improve port efficiency. This study aims to bridge existing research gaps by providing a holistic understanding of collaborative PCO adoption, emphasizing the complexities of multi-organization collaboration and the influence of emerging technologies within the nautical chain and...

Sustainable Value Drivers: A research on the added value of environmental certification in the Dutch office market

A considerable share of the global greenhouse gases is caused by the construction and real estate sector, but the increasing awareness on global climate change within the industry caused the emergence of multiple voluntary environmental certifications. The effects of environmental certification on office rents have received considerable...

An Empirical Estimation on the Impact of Freight Traffic on the Capacity Drop

In recent years, the amount of traffic on the highways has increased continuously and in particular freight traffic. Despite solutions to maximize roadway capacity, the drop of capacity after congestions sets in, remains an active field of study. The influence of freight traffic on traffic flow has received little attention, especially regarding...

Behavioural analysis and modelling of family gathering during the 2011 Tohoku tsunami evacuation

The conventional evacuation modelling assumes that that family members are to be together in the face of tsunamis and evacuate as a household or each person evacuate individually. This assumption, however, can cause an inaccurate prediction when taking family gathering behaviour into account, which was reported to have occurred during the 2011...

Empirical analysis of Service Locations at NedTrain: A closer look at the stabling and handling capacity

NedTrain, the train maintenance subsidiary of NS, has 33 Service Locations across the Netherlands. At those locations, trains are checked, repaired, washed, cleaned and stabled around the clock. Due to a higher demand for service in the upcoming years, as a result of the purchase of many new trains, the capacity of those locations is not...

Possible Governance Structures for Dealing with Transitions in Mobility: A case study on Intelligent Mobility for the Greater Copenhagen area

The transport market is changing and new technologies and services are fundamentally changing the way we use trans- portation. The concept of Intelligent Mobility promises to put users and their experience at the heart of service with mobility services being built around them. The Greater Copenhagen area in Denmark is experiencing these changes...