This article draws on findings of an international study of social workers’ ethical challenges during COVID-19, based on 607 responses to a qualitative survey. Ethical challenges included the following: maintaining trust, privacy, dignity and service user autonomy in remote relationships; allocating …

This research report is a casestudy of horeca logistics in Amsterdam. It shows the complexity, bottlenecks and opportunities in collaboration between market parties and the municipality in improving citylogistics. In March 2020 the Reguliersdwarsstraat in Amsterdam was virtually closed for 8 weeks by …

Our current linear economy works in the following system; take-make-waste. The waste products, materials and components contain lots of valuable resources that will end up on a landfill or being incinerated in order to generate energy. The majority of the companies in the research area Mid Brabant, are …

This article will analyze how blockchain technology is applied tomanage and track cargo movement across the globe. First, thedistribution of goods, as well as the bill of lading and quality assurance,the shipping time with the lowest cost, is always a problem for logisticscompanies. The cost of securing …

Er zijn allerlei manieren om organisch afval decentraal te verwerken, zoals wormenhotels, voedselfietsen en composteerinstallaties. Bedrijven en gemeenten zijn echter terughoudend om deze te implementeren of op te schalen. Redenen hiervoor zijn dat regelmatig additionele kosten gemaakt moeten worden …

Er zijn allerlei manieren om organisch afval decentraal te verwerken, zoals wormenhotels, voedselfietsen en composteerinstallaties. Bedrijven en gemeenten zijn echter terughoudend om deze te implementeren of op te schalen. Redenen hiervoor zijn dat regelmatig additionele kosten gemaakt moeten worden …

Marketplaces hebben een prominente plek veroverd in de wereld van de e-commerce. In alle denkbare sectoren zijn marketplaces te vinden. De omzet die binnengehaald wordt via deze verkoopplatformen stijgt jaar na jaar, evenals het aantal partijen dat producten of diensten aanbiedt op marketplaces. Maar …

Webinar MRA University: wat is impact coronacrisis op transport en logistiek in de Amsterdamse regio

E-commerce is still a strong growing segment with fierce competition among parcel delivery service providers. To stay ahead of the competitors innovation is necessary. Currently, parcels are being delivered with large delivery vans which will usually deliver single parcels to doorsteps of their customers. …

Our planet’s ecology and society are on a collision course, which manifests due to a contradiction in the assumptions of unlimited material growth fueling the linear economic paradigm. Our closed planetary ecosystem imposes confined amounts of space and a finite extent of resources upon its inhabitants. …