Abstract The ever-increasing demand for custom products creates challenges for production companies. In cellular manufacturing systems like the U-shaped assembly cell (USAC), high product variety and fluctuations in demand have become harder to deal with. An increase in flexibility is required to continue …

In two projects I have experimented with student designing their own assessment. One project was for a minor with only a few participants, so suitable for the experiment. The other was a regular course with approximately 50 students where the assessment form was partially free. I have done this project …

The objective of this research is to understand under what conditions plant-based cheese may be considered as a substitute for cheese within the food manufacturing industry. Based on the literature, the food manufacturing industry has a major influence on climate change in the world. One of the most …

The aim of this graduation thesis is to investigate the possible future replacement of colouring technology to reduce the environmental impact of selected non-operational workwear clothing used by employees of the Dutch Ministry of Defence. Recently, companies started implementing circular materials …

The significance of IT platforms are that they facilitate information, communication and new technologies and allow companies to improve efficiency and optimise their supply chain processes. By definition this implies that an IT platform is a cloud-based software which is not installed on a company’s server …

Kelvion refrigeration B.V is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heat exchangers, who provide solutions for almost every industrial application imaginable, working in an engineer to order fashion to provide the customers with the utmost ability to customize their products. In theory, 9 weeks …

Relatief kleine, gespecialiseerde bedrijven in de maakindustrie hebben behoefte aan flexibele assemblageprocessen en productielogistiek. Digitalisering biedt veel mogelijkheden om productieprocessen efficiënter en duurzamer te maken, innovatieve producten te fabriceren en over te schakelen op andere …

The QuickScan CBM (Circular Business Model) offers an approach to develop a circular business model. It focuses primarily on the manufacturing industry, even though it can be used in other sectors. It consists of three parts: (1) an introduction with an explanation of backgrounds and central concepts, …