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Narpala, Saketh (author)
This study addresses the critical need for specialized risk identification practices in green retrofit projects within the construction industry, particularly under the increasing pressure to meet the EU's net-zero emissions target by 2050. Focusing on the Netherlands, it investigates how companies navigate the unique challenges posed by...
master thesis 2023
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Knoppert, Sammie (author)
In the last decades, climate change is causing our environment to change rapidly, unprecedented in recent history. Civil engineering structures are dependent on the deteriorating environment they are situated in. Changes can cause an increase in loading due to, for example, extreme weather events or alter the structure’s resistance by, for...
master thesis 2023
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van Engelen, Yves (author)
In the current digitalised society keeping assets secure is one of the most prominent challenges organisations face. In the ongoing arms race between attackers and defenders, software security patching is a well-recognised and effective strategy to mitigate vulnerabilities in software products. However, organisations struggle with the best...
master thesis 2022
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Correa Galdeano, Francisco (author)
The construction industry has been, throughout time, heavily hindered by cost overruns and delays in the delivery of projects. This picture has only been magnified by the increased size, complexity, and urgent demand for their delivery. Responding to this circumstance has taken different paths. One of these has been updating and improving how...
master thesis 2022
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Stolk, Joris (author)
Construction projects have become more complex over time, and cost overruns and time delays have become a global phenomenon. Signs that can indicate future project failure, such as cost overruns and time delays, in early project phases are Early Warning (EW) signs. EW signs are defined as indicators for potential future problems. This research...
master thesis 2022
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Koopmans, Michelle (author)
This research aims to overcome risk aversion by optimizing the allocation of risks in projects procured through an Innovation partnership. The research question answers: How can an Innovation Partnership stimulate innovation in the construction industry by dealing with uncertainties related to product innovation? The relevance of this research...
master thesis 2021
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Hassan, Yassmin (author), Peco, Igor (author)
One of the most common hurdles especially in large infrastructure projects is scope change. Scope changes negatively affect time, quality and usually lead to cost overruns due to underestimating the change order impacts on the project. There are two main categories through which the impacts could be quantified: the first and second order effects...
master thesis 2021
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Dingelstad, Daniël (author)
Despite 20 years of research into opportunity management, construction organizations are struggling to capture opportunities in practice. The goal of this research was to improve the management of opportunities in a construction organization. Four sub-research questions were used to (1) create an overview of opportunity management theory, (2)...
master thesis 2021
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Stratton, Theodora (author)
Risk management is a vital process in the construction of large projects. It is necessary to protect the success of the project, the budget, the project timeline and the reputation of an organisation. Alongside the tools and techniques which exist to support risk management, it is also a process which depends on people’s opinions, decisions and...
master thesis 2020
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Perrone, Antonio (author)
Cooperation figured prominently in the Dutch construction industry’s agenda over the past years. In 2016, major clients, sector organizations and the relevant market parties officially committed to promote a culture based on good cooperation and healthy relationships by signing the "Market Vision" (De Marktvisie, 2016). This document illustrates...
master thesis 2019
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Chen, Xi (author)
Nuclear energy is one of the most sustainable and clean energies in the world. It has been widely applied for electricity generation since 1954. However, the safety issues are always perceived as the big concerns for nuclear power development. Therefore, level 2 PSA has been developed in order to investigate the accident progression and...
master thesis 2019
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Kleijn, Sarah (author)
Lately structural safety is an often discussed subject in The Netherlands. Recent collapses have made people question if our buildings are actually safe enough. Research shows that the individual probability of death due to structural failure is below the limit of 10-5 per year. However, it is unknown if every single building is safe enough as...
master thesis 2019
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Guo, Zhipeng (author)
The research is aimed to apply risk management and the GRMM (Generic Risk Maturity Model) in an ETO (Engineer-to-order) environment by using Huisman Equipment as a case study, to see what are the improvement areas.
master thesis 2018
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Giordani, Alessandro (author)
The last decade saw the rise of e-commerce trade and the shift of the manufacturing industry to the emerging economies, China first of all. In this context, the European Customs Authorities experienced an explosion of small parcels coming from e-commerce websites, often from China, and faced difficulties to detect fiscal frauds and security...
master thesis 2018
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Meza Perez, Guillermo (author)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. While metabolic factors such as age and gender affect greatly, most of the CV events can be prevented by addressing behavioural risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking or bad diet.<br/><br/>CV prevention programs aim to reduce the burden of these conditions by...
master thesis 2018
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Leeuwestein, Linda (author)
In this research, the returns of four cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and Ethereum) were analyzed in order to answer the following research question: “How do the returns of Bitcoin and other altcoins behave over time, and what can we say about extreme values for losses and profits?” With respect to volatility, cryptocurrencies can...
bachelor thesis 2018
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Franzen, Sjoerd (author)
Up until now, global mining companies have failed to create a fatality free environment for their employees, whether it be through increasingly difficult conditions or inadequate safety management approaches. Desiring to maintain the social license to operate, these companies are now looking into alternate ways of safety management with the aim...
master thesis 2017
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Ravulakollu, Anil (author)
Today, shipping industry is a complex system involving multiple actors, multiple interests and intricate interactions occurring at different levels.With any disruption to interaction occurring there would be multiple impacts and accumulation of costs on individual actors operating in the system.Unless these risks are well understood and...
master thesis 2017
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van den Hoogen, Sofie (author)
Intraday liquidity risk is a subject that applies to all banks, and arises whenever there is a timing mismatch between incoming and outgoing payments within a business day. In case such a mismatch occurs, the bank is exposed to the risk that it is unable to meet its payment obligations at the time expected. A liquidity buffer could help to...
master thesis 2017
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Van Driel, J.W. (author)
Like most consumers, you probably take the payment process when checking out at your favorite webshop, for granted. Regardless of which payment method you select, chances are big that the schemes of one of the few players within the payment industry - i.e. MasterCard or Visa - are used. We refer to this part of the industry as the card network....
master thesis 2015
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