As it becomes clear that climate change is not easily within the boundaries of the 1990's, society needs to be prepared and needs to anticipate future changes due to the uncertain changes in climate. So far, extensive research has been carried out on several issues including the coastal defence or shifting …

This paper is an intermediate result of a PhD research project undertaken by Lenny Visser with Cees Ruijgrok as supervisor. The final objective of this project is to measure thresholds in logistics outsourcing decisions, especially for the chemical sector. If we are able to measure the relative importance …

Summary Project objectives This study fits into a larger research project on logistics collaboration and outsourcing decisions. The final objective of this larger project is to analyze the logistics collaboration decision in more detail to identify thresholds in these decisions. To reach the overall …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited life-limiting disorder, characterised by pulmonary infections and thick airway secretions. Chest physiotherapy has been integral to clinical management in facilitating removal of airway secretions. Conventional chest physiotherapy techniques (CCPT) have depended …

Real sustainable development involves a drastic reduction in environmental ánd social effects compared to our present ways of satisfying our needs. A system approach is asked for, taking into account total chains for resource use and production, paying attention to cultural and socio-economic factors …

In recent research and discussions both authors have shown that choosing a management concept is only one side of the coin, and that implementing it is quite another. The way of handling information plays an essential role in this. It can be said that many commanders of result-responsible units within …

Inleiding Het College van Bestuur heeft mij benoemd tot lector in het vakgebied Integraal Ontwerpen. De voorzitter van de Faculteit Natuur en Techniek, de heer Udink ten Cate, heeft u verteld over de aanleiding van het instellen van dit lectoraat met de daaraan verbonden leerstoel. Voor het hbo zijn …