This paper discusses risk and uncertainty aspects and proposes an assessment tool leading to identification of critical control points (CCPs) within purchasing-oriented activities of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Identifying such CCPs is the basis for developing SME purchasing instruments to support …

As a University of Applied Sciences located in Rotterdam, one of the most diverse cities in The Netherlands, we aspire to a diverse community, not only students but also of faculty and staff. While diversity is portrayed by the community's national, racial, class, (dis)ability, sexual and gender identity …

Als medewerker van Technolution is het mogelijk een apparaat te lenen en gebruiken om ontwikkelde apparatuur te testen. Echter willen meerdere medewerkers soms op hetzelfde moment gebruik maken van dezelfde apparaten. Voorheen werd de administratie op een whiteboard bijgehouden. Maar dit gaf veel problemen …

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 …

A survey conducted in 2012 among publicly financed higher education institutions in the Netherlands revealed a growing awareness of the strategic relevance of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Education. However, hardly any policy or strategy related to OER and Open Education had been formulated …

Author provided: Monitoring of computernetworks, complex technical systems like aeroplanes is common practice. In this article the use of a monitoring agent in an arbitrary product is discussed. The product itself could be any product with sucient hardware capabilities. The focus is on the product enhancement …

Het afstudeerverslag omschrijft het ontwikkelingsproces van een real-time lokaliseringssysteem. Het systeem maakt gebruik van een laser en een camera-module om nabije objecten te lokaliseren. Het doel van het systeem is om autonome robots nabije objecten te laten detecteren en omzeilen. Het ontwikkelingsproces …

The dissertation at hand is embedded in the context of the 2014 European elections that have brought to light a strong Eurosceptic sentiment throughout Europe. It picks up on the intention to create a new Eurosceptic group in the European Parliament as brought forward by right-wing populists Geert Wilders …

Biodiversity, including entire habitats and ecosystems, is recognized to be of great social and economic value. Conserving biodiversity has therefore become a task of international NGO’s as well as grass-roots organisations. The ‘classical’ model of conservation has been characterised by creation of …

Voor het bedrijf Delft Dynamics is in de periode van 10 februari 2014 tot en met 6 juni 2014 gewerkt aan het optimaliseren van een bestaand camera-stabilisatie-systeem voor de Teensy 3.0. Dit systeem moet vervolgens onder een door Delft Dynamics gebouwde onbemande robothelikopter komen te hangen, waardoor …