In 2019 introduceerden de auteurs de Soft Due Diligence Check, waarmee organisaties de zachte slaag- en faalfactoren bij een fusie- of overnametraject kunnen identificeren. Vervolgens is de SDDC getoetst en getest in de praktijk. In dit artikel introduceren de auteurs de verder uitgewerkte versie, die …

“Biggest cocaine seizure ever in the Port of Antwerp”. (Bervoet, 2020) On the 5th of November 2020, the Belgian newspaper ‘De Tijd’ wrote about a record seizure of cocaine in the port of Antwerp. The illicit drug trafficking is a problem since many years which seems not to get solved. The main question …

Abstract – The path of the cobot: the preparation of education The technological educators at Saxion University of Applied Sciences and Regional Community College Twente and the Dutch manufacturing industry are facing a multitude of challenges. They are experiencing a shortage of (potential) employees, …

Het onderwijs bij Zuyd Hogeschool heeft gedurende de coronapandemie een geheel ander karakter. In plaats van fysieke bijeenkomsten op locatie was het onderwijs voornamelijk online. Deze volstrekt andere manier van onderwijs geven en volgen levert nieuwe inzichten op die het waard zijn om vast te leggen …

Currently, the amount of post-consumer textile waste is growing. Unfortunately, the European recycling infrastructure is lacking, preventing efficient recycling operations. It is still difficult to set up production lines of high-quality products with shredded textile waste fibres, yet the demand for …

The study was conducted in commission of New Industrial Order (N.I.O), a laboratory for Fashion-On-Demand based in Amsterdam. A knowledge gap in literature was identified concerning the environmental performance of On-Demand manufacturing. To fill the gap, a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment was initiated, …

An illustrative non-technical review was published on Towards Data Science regarding our recent Journal paper “Automatic crack classification and segmentation on masonry surfaces using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning”. While new technologies have changed almost every aspect of our …

In March 2020 life as we know it changed abruptly and indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. From one day to the next people were expected to work from home, while not everyone was equally equipped to do so in a safe and healthy manner. During a period of four months research was conducted …

The hotel industry is actively employing service robots throughout its operations. They are expected to carry out various frontline services, including welcoming guests, check-in, hotel guidance and product delivery. presumably, each hotel guest has a different perception and attitude towards service …

In face of climate change and urbanization, the need for thermally comfortable outdoor urban spaces is increasing. In the design of the thermally comfortable urban spaces and decision making about interventions that enhance thermal comfort, scientists and professionals that work for cities use meteorological …