Early 20th century management literature was very decisive about the role of efficiency; it was the ‘one best way’-criterion for organizational decision-making. This paper shows by means of a backward prediction that efficiency was indeed an important measure for organizations in the early 20th century. …

Stahl Europe B.V gebruikt voor het produceren van pigmentpasta’s parelmolens. Op dit moment zijn dat “Efficiency Circulation Milling” parelmolens van de firma Willy A. Bachofen, die in 1997 aangeschaft zijn. Dezelfde firma heeft nu een verbeterde versie ontwikkeld: de “Efficiency Circulation Milling …

Presentatie gastcollege over climate change and energy efficiency d.d. 13-10-2015.

Energy efficiency has gained a lot of prominence in recent debates on urban sustainability and housing policy due to its potential consequences for climate change. At the local, national and also international level, there are numerous initiatives to promote energy savings and the use of renewable energy …

The solarboat consists of many energy handling components. Each of these components has, due to their efficiencies, influence on the final amount of power available to create thrust. It is important that this amount is as high as possible in order to sail fast. The main question in this report is what …

Environmental threats and scarcity of energy resources have become major issues of the 21st century. Therefore, the call for energy efficiency emerged as a valuable solution to these challenges. With the popularization of the ideas of energy efficiency, a new market was formed- the market of energy efficiency …

A lot of industries in the world use water and produce waste, and with limited water resources and an increasing population, industrial development has grown, putting even more stress on resources. This issue of concern has been recognized and efforts into conserving these precious resources has been …

With the development of modern logistics services, more Chinese manufactures are able to extend their S&OP function to overseas as subsidiaries. The purpose is to serve the demands of customers from local market. At meantime, the CPFR concept get popular for which a manufacturer and distributors could …

This research is conducted for Fagerhult BV, a lighting firm active in the Dutch market for 40 years. The company is sales-intensive and faces difficulties finding the appropriate strategy in sales in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. The management does not have a clear view of how and where it …