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Halim, R.A. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author)The global container transport system is changing quickly. Ports can be severely affected by these changes; therefore, ports need insight into how the system might change and what the impact of this will be on their competitive position. Given the intrinsic complexity of the container transport system and the presence of a wide range of...journal article 2016
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Anand, Nilesh (author), van Duin, Ron (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author)Efficiency of city logistics activities suffers due to conflicting personal preferences and distributed decision making by multiple city logistics stakeholders. This is exacerbated by interdependency of city logistics activities, decision making with limited information and stakeholders’ preference for personal objectives over system efficiency....journal article 2016
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van Biert, L. (author), Godjevac, M. (author), Visser, K. (author), Aravind, P.V. (author)Progressing limits on pollutant emissions oblige ship owners to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. Fuel cells may provide a suitable solution, since they are fuel efficient while they emit few hazardous compounds. Various choices can be made with regard to the type of fuel cell system and logistic fuel, and it is unclear...journal article 2016
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Quak, H (author), Lindholm, M. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author), Browne, M (author)The paper discusses the growing importance of urban freight research given the increasing urban population trends. The complexity of urban freight systems means that it is essential for the public and private sectors to work together - one way to achieve this has been through freight partnerships. A short review of freight partnerships...journal article 2016
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Simoni, M.D. (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), Van Duin, J.H.R. (author), Zuidwijk, R.A. (author)Urban consolidation center (UCC) represents in many cities the most chosen solution by the local governments to reduce the negative impacts of city freight distribution. In order to achieve successful results, it is important to consider also the perspective of carriers with respect to the choice of facility location and the evaluation of costs....conference paper 2015
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Vrijhoef, R. (author)Last few years the hindrance, accidents, pollution and other negative side effects of construction projects and namely construction transport have become an issue particularly in urban areas across Europe such as in London, and in the Netherlands as well, including the cities of Utrecht, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Municipalities have issued new...conference paper 2015
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Bauwens, J.M.O. (author)The local governments in the Netherlands experience a problem. The distribution of freight in the cities is an important driver of the economy, but it has negative impacts on the liveability of their cities, which affects the attractiveness of a municipality. However, changing the city logistics is not straightforward. Shippers, carriers, city...master thesis 2015
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Meissner, C. (author)High inefficiencies in transport networks due to low utilization of transport modes, incurring unnecessary costs and burdens on the environment, are motivating companies to increasingly cooperate in logistics with companies from the same or another value chain. Although multi-company cooperations are likely to create benefits for the cooperating...master thesis 2015
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Guédon, A.C.P. (author), Wauben, L.S.G.L. (author), Van der Eijk, A.C. (author), Vernooij, A.S.N. (author), Meeuwsen, F.C. (author), Van der Elst, M. (author), Hoeijmans, V. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author)Background Unavailability of instruments is recognised to cause delays and stress in the operating room, which can lead to additional risks for the patients. The aim was to provide an overview of the hazards in the entire delivery process of surgical instruments and to provide insight into how Information Technology (IT) could support this...journal article 2015
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IJfs, S.R. (author)HEINEKEN Nederland Supply continuously strives to improve its logistical processes in order to be able to serve its customer better, but at the same time to reduce costs. Within the Zoeterwoude Brewery, the Customer Service & Logistics department is responsible for the supply of the materials to the packaging lines, but also for the loading...master thesis 2015
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Anand, N. (author)This thesis presents a comprehensive framework for multi-stakeholder analysis of city logistics solutions using agent based modeling. The framework describes different stages for the systematic development of an agent based model for the city logistics domain. The framework includes a multi-perspective city logistics ontology and its validation,...doctoral thesis 2015
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Oomen, V.A.M. (author)The Dutch health care system is a large drain on the Dutch national budget. With the Dutch hospitals costing 20 billion euros yearly. Six billion euros, of the total 20 billion euros are spend on goods and materials. If a part of these goods are wasted within the health care system, the costs of this system could be reduced by reducing this...master thesis 2015
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Pigeaud, L.M. (author)The past few years have shown a significant increase in demand for diversity in the global beer market. HEINEKEN, the third largest beer brewer in the world, has therefore embraced a global strategy with a diverse product portfolio in beer and packaging types. This strategy towards diversity is directly affecting the supply chain of global...master thesis 2015
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Verwijs, E.C.J.E. (author)A mixed method approach is executed to see if it is an adequate analysis method to find the change in performance for the hypothetical implementation of Design Alternatives aiming to increase the transport efficiency in upstream transport. The project concludes that indeed a Mixed Method Approach is a succesful way of finding the organisational...master thesis 2015
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- Lee, Y. (author) master thesis 2015
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Denkers, J. (author), Glerum, W.J. (author)Transport Tender is a consultancy company advising clients how to plan their logistic activities. Its focus is on road freight transport within Europe. In processes called tenders, the actual prices of new potential carriers are calculated for the shipments of the client of e.g. the last one or two years. Based on these prices, different sets of...bachelor thesis 2015
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Davydenko, I.Y. (author)The flow of trade is not equal to transport flows, mainly due to the fact that warehouses and distribution facilities are used as intermediary stops on the way from production locations to the points of consumption or further rework of goods. This thesis proposes a logistics chain model, which estimates empirically valid transport flows...doctoral thesis 2015
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Van Zeeland, J.K. (author)Unilever is the market leader in the fast moving consumer goods industry. It is constantlyseeking ways to effectively use its resources. The company approached me and requested a decision tool which could determine the 'switch-over' point between single and double stacking of pallets (the so-called stacking configuration). The model was to...master thesis 2015
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Van den Berg, S.G. (author)The last few miles when transporting goods are often the most expensive. This is called the `Lastmile' and is under increasing attention in literature and with decision makers. In addition to being expensive the last mile frequently runs through urban areas and contributes to local pollution and congestion. One possible method to increase...master thesis 2015
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- Simoni, M. (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), Zuidwijk, R.A. (author), Van Duin, J.H.R. (author) conference paper 2015