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 …

At present, leading international agencies, such as the United Nations Environmental Programme, are largely focused on what they claim to be ‘win-win’ scenarios of ‘sustainable development’ rhetoric. These combine social, economic and environmental objectives. However, as noted by the ‘Scientists’ Warning …

Achtergrond: Eetproblemen in de topsport is een onderwerp aan de schaduwzijde van de medaille. Eetproblemen komen vaker voor onder de topsport uitvoerende bevolking dan onder de gewone bevolking. Topsport is dan ook balanceren op een dun randje. Uit eerder onderzoek blijkt dat eetstoornissen veel voorkomen …

Van zorgorganisaties, gemeenten tot bedrijfsleven. Fontys werkt steeds meer samen met het werkveld in talloze professionele werkplaatsen (PW). Wat komt er kijken bij deze rijke leeromgevingen? Om niet steeds opnieuw het wiel uit te vinden werkt het WIN-project aan een instrumentarium voor het versterken …

Groningen as the Dutch Silicon Valley? Too good to be true? Of all jobs in the city, about seven and a half percent are in the IT sector. According to het Financieel Dagblad (2018), IT giants as IBM and Google, but also smaller IT companies and start-ups attract recent graduates, which works wonderfully …

In recent years the number of farriers in the Netherlands has decreased though the number of horses hasn’t. As there are only three big horseshoe manufacturers competitors in the Netherlands. Their goal is to increase their market share. In order to win existing farriers over, the horseshoe manufacturers …

The Netherlands has an active wine production with the production of circa 1,250,000 bottles of wines. Although Dutch wines compete in national and international competitions and win many awards, the export is very small and mainly focused on local on-trade. The main research question is: How is the …

"We moeten af van het idee dat 'de techniek' het wel zal oplossen". In het Windesheim magazine WIN, jaargang 2019, editie 03, maken we kennis met lector Energietransitie Jeike Wallinga en haar doel voor studenten en onderzoek. Onafhankelijk onderzoek naar energiebesparing binnen een uniek lectoraat, …

Over the years, one disease that is increasingly common in society is the disease “depression”. This disease is often described by people as “it’s in your head and it doesn’t exist”. Previous studies have shown that more than 25 % of seafarers are dealing with symptoms of depression. These symptoms have …

With the growing demand of organic food, the food industry needs to answer to the consumer demand. However, according to various statistics on the EU level there is a gap between the growth of organic market demand and growth of organic farmland. Therefore, the need to secure organic raw material is …