The American company Amazon has made headlines several times for monitoring its workers in warehouses across Europe and beyond.1 What is new is that a national data protection authority has recently issued a substantial fine of €32 million to the e-commerce giant for breaching several provisions of the …

In this paper, we present a framework for developing a Learning Health System (LHS) to provide means to a computerized clinical decision support system for allied healthcare and/or nursing professionals. LHSs are well suited to transform healthcare systems in a mission-oriented approach, and is being …

The logistics sector is continually seeking innovations to improve service productivity and profitability in freight transport, such as reduced fuel consumption and automation in warehouses. However, the road transport sector in Europe currently faces challenges such as a shortage of drivers, unused …

Artificial intelligence-driven technology increasingly shapes work practices and, accordingly, employees’ opportunities for meaningful work (MW). In our paper, we identify five dimensions of MW: pursuing a purpose, social relationships, exercising skills and self-development, autonomy, self-esteem and …

Due to the limited amount of space, occupier consultants who service clients looking for large warehouses will likely have to consider offering their service to smaller sized clients as well. This thesis aims to find out how this could be effectively done, by using a client assessment model.

Robots are increasingly used in a variety of work environments, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to how robots change work. In this comparative case study, we explore how robotization changed the work design of order pickers and order packers in eight logistic warehouses. We found that …

Bij het inrichten van nieuwe en bestaande warehouses wordt in steeds grotere mate digitalisering en robotisering toegepast. Diverse onderzoeken zijn reeds uitgevoerd naar de impact op de banen van de toekomst in de logistiek door de digitalisering en robotisering, hierbij wordt echter niet ingegaan op …

Dit onderzoek focust op de succesfactoren van operationele data warehouses bij grote financiële dienstverleners in Nederland. Door literatuurstudie is een samengesteld model ontwikkeld voor data warehouse succesfactoren. Dit model is getoetst bij grote Nederlandse banken en verzekeringsmaatschappijen …

Forklift operators in storage warehouses of KLG Europe decide themselves where to place pallets in a pallet rack. Mixed-reality helps operators determine the height of a pallet and optimal location in the rack. This way less space is wasted with short pallets being placed in high locations.

Reliable management information is invaluable for policymakers and advisers to make informed policy decisions. Depending on the information needs of the policymakers and the characteristics of the data required, different approaches exploiting different ways to process data from multiple sources, may …