The rapid growth of FinTech (financial technology) companies has brought significant transformation in the global financial landscape (Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), 2021). This disruption is intensifying after the COVID-19 pandemic (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2022). The decentralized …

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has faced capacity constraints, particularly during peak periods. At the security screening checkpoint, this is due to the growing number of passengers and a shortage of security staff. To improve operating performance, there is a need to integrate newer technologies that improve …

This paper proposes a novel theory, coined as Topological Tail Dependence Theory, that links the mathematical theory behind Persistent Homology (PH) and the financial stock market theory. This study also proposes a novel algorithm to measure topological stock market changes as well as the incorporation …

Automation of transport has several potential advantages, such as an increase in road capacity, in road safety and in driving comfort. In addition, automation offers a significant solution to the growing challenge of the driver shortage. In this report, we examine the impact of using autonomous vehicles …

This communication aims to provide a framework on how to integrate the concept of Circular Economy (CE) when addressing real-life urban challenges such as resource scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, waste, and high consumerism (Williams, 2019), through delivery of courses to students of various …

Implementing circular urban supply chains is a major economic transformation that can only work if significant coordination problems between the actors involved are solved.  This requires, on the one hand, the implementation of efficient urban collection technologies, where process industries collaborate …

This report is an advisory report with an action plan as a conclusion about the implementation of the UN’s sustainable development goals into the daily work routine of Landhotel Voshövel. Landhotel Voshövel is a 4**** superior wellness hotel in Schermbeck, Germany. The report is split into five main …

This paper investigates the impact of sustainable supply chain activities on the profitability amongst 62 Euronext listed firms active in the food industry of nine European countries during 2019-20. We first define sustainability in the supply chain, and then outline KPIs to measure it with a focus on …

Auditions form the gold standard for hiring practices in symphonic orchestras around the world. Nevertheless, research examining how auditions are evaluated by panel members remains sparse. The purpose of this brief research note is to present findings from a pilot project examining the feedback content …

This paper analyses the performativity of the sociotechnical imaginaries that the online communities interested in blockchain applications (e.g., cryptocurrencies) construct through the memes they share, in the context of a crisis of truth and amid pervasive precarity. These memes adopt a subcultural …