The objective of this book ‘An introduction to Smart Dairy Farming’ is to provide insight in the development of the Smart Dairy Farming (SDF) concept and advise as to how to apply this knowledge in the field of activities of students from universities of applied science. The information in this book …

The future of the business sector for students in higher education is uncertain. The reasons for this are technological developments, the effects of globalisation and the shifting of business models (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2014; Helbing, 2014). The consequences of digitalisation and robotisation are …

Houtimport v.d. Hoogenhoff is interested in expanding their sales to the export market and in particular to the UK. By analyzing the market, an advise is given to Houtimport v.d. Hoogenhoff how they should position their sales into the UK hardwood market. This report contains analysis of Houtimport van …

A need to introduce indigenous chicken processing practices in the value chain was the topic of this case study. The case study was conducted in Singida Municipality, Singida region in central Tanzania. The visit was also done to Dodoma city, Dodoma region in central Tanzania to get experience on chicken …

Increasingly, entrepreneurial growth is discussed in relation to business sustainability and the wider questions of ‘growth’ – economic, green, or sustainable. This chapter will discuss the challenges and opportunities of teaching circular economy and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of sustainable production. …

The reason for this research is the missing social media strategy for Beauty Oranje, the beauty center of the Hotels van Oranje. Within four months the social media strategy of Beauty Oranje will be formed through a combination of existing literature aimed at formulating a social media strategy. The …

Sportclub Exercise is a Sportclub in Voorburg, The Netherlands. Exercise has one location and about 1,500 active members. Exercise is a high-end gym competing with several other high-end gyms in Voorburg and its surrounding area. Aside from subscriptions for fitness and group lessons, Exercise also …

xecutive summaryTransformation could be defined as a major change of a vacant building itself and the function of the building (Remoy, 2014). Transformation is a solution to decrease the amount of vacancy in the office market. The demand for the amount of M² office space is grown with 2,1% in relative …

For creating sports innovations we need tools to collect data on physical activity behaviour. Collecting data is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, sharing data and using it to answer multiple research questions is desirable. Especially in larger multidisciplinary research projects, it is beneficial …

Sustainable consumption is interlinked with sustainable production. This chapter will introduce the closed-loop production, the circular economy, the steady state economy, and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of production. It will reflect on the key blockages to a meaningful sustainable production and …