The Nieuw Statendam is equipped with a program called ENIRAM. This program calculates the optimal engine configuration and load expressed in revolutions per minute of the propellers. The issue with this program is that it only looks at the main power plants and does not take the waste heat recovery system …

Hycom B.V. is een bedrijf welke gespecialiseerd is in op maat gemaakte hydraulische systemen. Het bedrijf Hycom is sinds 2013 onderdeel van de organisatie HYDAC. De organisatie HYDAC opereert over de hele wereld met de productie en verkoop van hydraulische componenten. Hycom heeft een grootte variatie …

The student executed his graduation assigment at Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V. (MTEE) within the Purchase department and more specifically the SQDE (Supplier Quality Development Engineering) team. This team is responsible for all matters related to suppliers, and with one of those matters …

The aviation industry is a changing industry in which several factors influence the performance of the airport and the network of airports that are interconnected. Business models, technical operations in airspace and in the airfield, societal conditions among others are some of the ones that must be …

Designing privacy-protecting Information Systems (ISs), i.e., realizing the Privacy by Design (PbD) principle, is a challenging task. This challenge stems from having many stakeholders and design trade-offs involved, which cause uncertainty in defining the problem, eliciting soft requirements, and making …

Early studies conclude that high-rise apartment buildings present challenges for people’s quality of life, resulting in social isolation, social annoyance and anonymity for residents. Nevertheless, empirical research into factors supporting social interaction in high-rise apartment buildings is still …

In the Netherlands demands on IT support in healthcare organizations are increasing. New visions on healthcare focus on patient-centered healthcare, where mutual consultation among healthcare professionals in the network becomes a standard process. Recent governmental regulations prescribe that patients …