In this research, the experiences and behaviors of end-users in a smart grid project are explored. In PowerMatching City, the leading Dutch smart grid project, 40 households were equipped with various decentralized energy sources (PV and microCHP), hybrid heat pumps, smart appliances, smart meters and …

In the dynamic environment of increasing regulations, increasing patient demand, decentralization of budgets and enforcement of efficiency, small sized healthcare institutions in the Netherlands are having a difficult time. Although these service providers are usually capable of flexibly delivering healthcare, …

Management summary The company Autobedrijf van der Wereld wants to communicate with their target group but they do not know how to do this properly. The company would like to have more customers and it also wants the customers to feel more involved with the company. Another problem they are facing, is …

The Saxion University of Applied Sciences recently started its “Safety at Work” project. Its objective is to increase safety in the workplace by combining and applying state-of-the-art factors from Ambient Intelligence, Industrial & Product Design and Smart Materials [1].The human factor plays a significant …

De gemeente Beuningen wil met de invoering van burgerinitiatieven de zelfredzaamheid en betrokkenheid van de burger bij de leefomgeving vergroten en de sociale cohesie versterken. De gemeente wil m.b.v. dit onderzoek bekijken hoe burgerinitiatieven een rol kunnen gaan spelen binnen de gemeente Beuningen, …

Sinds enkele jaren wordt door Ecorridors gewerkt aan het project ‘de Groene Klimaatgordel’ dat bestaat uit een denkbeeldige groene cirkel rond metropool Amsterdam. De gordel is opgebouwd uit bestaande en nieuw te creëren groenelementen. De resten van de Stelling van Amsterdam zijn daarbij als uitgangspunt …

Pricing is key to the existence and profitability of any business. In the relocation industry, that deals with intangible services with no fixed cost price and various different services, setting the right prices for services can be challenging.

Sensata is major manufacture of sensors and controls, operates worldwide and has its production facilities in low cost areas such as China and Korea. The total revenue is 1.5 billion USD, with the major contribution of America's market. The EMEA business unit is located in the Netherlands and employs …

The number of applications for debt management services in the Netherlands shows a steady increase of about 10 percent each year, over the last few years. Municipalities, responsible for these services, at the same need to cut back on expenditures. Our research shows that the (social) return on debt …

Outsourcing and offshoring provide companies with ways to achieve their business objectives better or more cost effectively or despite a shortage of specific resources. From a research point of view, outsourcing and offshoring have mostly been studied as something that large companies do, not small and …