Towards sustainable and circular maintenance strategies for (existing) civil construction objects: Developing a tool to stimulate the integration of sustainability and circularity via collaboration throughout the maintenance stage in the Dutch context

On a general level, the Dutch government wants to have a fully circular economy by 2050 by reducing the use of primary materials and carbon dioxide emissions. As the consideration and integration of concepts such as sustainability and circular economy are becoming increasingly popular in the civil engineering sector, it might be time to re...

A performance indicator framework for providing data-driven services to European truckload carriers: From identification of performance indicators to framework development

The past decade has seen a rise in ability to collect, store and manage large amounts of data. With data becoming increasingly available to businesses, organizations are looking to new ways to gain insight into their activities. Acquired information can help transportation companies to cope with industry trends of expanded competition, the...

Multidimensional examination of the performances of a liner shipping network: trunk line/route operated by conventional (Panamax Max) and mega (ULC - ultra large container) ships

This paper deals multidimensional examination of performances of a trunk line/route of liner container-shipping network serving an intercontinental supply chain by the conventional (Panamax Max) and mega (ULC - Ultra Large Container) ships. The trunk line/route of the network includes the supplier and the customer seaport of freight shipments...

Macro-scale performance of a mega-feeder nourishment: Describing and predicting the long-term feeding performance

A mega-feeder nourishment is a concentrated nourishment that disperses over time due to wind, waves, and tide, and as a result ‘feeds’ its adjacent coasts. During the design phase of a nourishment, performance indicators can enable an objective comparison of a mega-feeder nourishment to alternative nourishment strategies, In the case of an...

Modelling the resilience of rail passenger transport networks affected by large-scale disruptive events: the case of HSR (high speed rail)

This paper deals with modelling the dynamic resilience of rail passenger transport networks affected by large-scale disruptive events whose impacts deteriorate the networks’ planned infrastructural, operational, economic, and social-economic performances represented by the selected indicators. The indicators of infrastructural performances...

Infuences on real estate benchmarking practice: Understanding the challenges and opportunities in the real estate benchmarking process

According to current theory, corporate real estate departments should choose a limited set of personalized Key Performance Indicators that are based on their own strategy and context. In general, organizations are often found to lack an objective assessment and rationale for the selection of these KPIs. Although previous studies have made an...