SUMMARYDuring the last centuries real estate became an important asset within mixed-asset investment portfolios. The importance of real estate in a mixed-asset portfolio is based on Markowitz (1959) modern portfolio theory. The important message of the modern portfolio theory was that different assets …

This paper discusses the potential application of procedural content generation to a game about economical crises, intended to teach a large general audience about how banks function within a market-guided economy, and the financial risks and moral dilemmas that are involved. Procedurally generating …

Deze uitgave is een eerste verkenning van de mogelijkheden om learning analytics in te zetten bij open en online onderwijs en de Grand Challenges die daarbij spelen. Vijf experts uit de special interest groups Open Education en Learning Analytics identificeerden daartoe de uitdagingen in één van beide …

Most safety oriented organizations have established their accidents classification taking into account the magnitude of the combined adverse outcomes on humans, assets and the environment without considering the accidents‟ potential and the actual attempts of the involved persons to intervene with the …

Business is changing from an industrial- to a knowledge-based environment, building more from professionals and their expertise. Corporations need to create internal organizations in which there is more emphasis on human capital and creating/sharing knowledge and talents. Talent management and knowledge …

Uit ervaring kan ik beamen dat communicatie prettig is om te studeren en prettig om te beoefenen. Er zijn evenwel mensen die een negatiever connotatie hanteren van de woorden pretstudie en pretvak. Als zou de prefix “pret” staan voor irrelevant, simpel en beperkt succesvol. Een misplaatste opvatting, …

Stedin BV is een onafhankelijke netbeheerder die is ontstaan ten gevolge van de Wet Onafhankelijk Netbeheer. Na de fusie van de verschillende energiebedrijven die samen Eneco gingen vormen en ook nadat Stedin en Joulz in 2008 tot stand waren gekomen, is er geen algemene standaard gemaakt voor de instellingen …

Business rule models are widely applied, standalone and embedded in smart objects. They have become segregated from information technology and they are now a valuable asset in their own right. As more business rule models are becoming assets, business models to monetize these assets are designed. The …

Abstract: The key challenge of managing Floating Production Storage and Offloading assets (FPSOs) for offshore hydrocarbon production lies in maximizing the economic value and productivity, while minimizing the Total Cost of Ownership and operational risk. This is a comprehensive task, considering the …