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Process Mining can roughly be defined as a data-driven approach to process management. The basic idea of process mining is to automatically distill and to visualize business processes using event logs from company IT-systems (e.g. ERP, WMS, CRM etc.) to identify specific areas for improvement at an operational level. An event log can be described as a database entry that signifies a specific action in a software application at a specific time. Simple examples of these actions are customer order entries, scanning an item in a warehouse, and registration of a patient for a hospital check-up.Process mining has gained popularity in the logistics domain in recent years because of three main reasons. Firstly, the logistics IT-systems' large and exponentially growing amounts of event data are being stored and provide detailed information on the history of logistics processes. Secondly, to outperform competitors, most organizations are searching for (new) ways to improve their logistics processes such as reducing costs and lead time. Thirdly, since the 1970s, the power of computers has grown at an astonishing rate. As such, the use of advance algorithms for business purposes, which requires a certain amount of computational power, have become more accessible.Before diving into Process Mining, this course will first discuss some basic concepts, theories, and methods regarding the visualization and improvement of business processes.
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From the article: "The term Internet of Things (IoT) is used for situations where one or more devices are connected to a network or possibly the Internet. Most studies focus on the possibilities that arise when a device is capable to share its data with other devices or humans. In this study, the focus is on the device itself and what kind of possibilities an Internet connection gives to the device and its owner or user. Also the data the device needs to participate in a smart way in the IoT are part of this study. Agent technology is the enabling technology for the ideas introduced here. A proof of concept is given, where some concepts proposed in the paper are put into practice."
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Zijn we te laat? Deze vraag drong zich op aan journalist en schrijver Frank von Hebel tijdens zijn reis naar Spitsbergen. Hij nam deel aan de SEES-expeditie (Scientific Expedition Edgeøya Svalbard) op het expeditieschip Ortelius. Onder leiding van het Arctisch Centrum van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen onderzochten vijftig wetenschappers de gevolgen van klimaatverandering voor de wereld van gletsjers, toendra’s en ijsberen.Spitsbergen is het snelst opwarmende gebied ter wereld. Het kwik stijgt er elke tien jaar gemiddeld met een graad Celcius. Von Hebel zag met eigen ogen hoe de beschaving zich meer en meer opdringt aan het ooit ongerepte landschap dat in 1596 werd ontdekt door Willem Barentsz. De gletsjers trekken zich met schrikbarende snelheid terug, de permafrost slinkt zienderogen en jaarlijks haalt men 20.000 kilo afval van de stranden. Zelfs de Wereldzadenbank kwam door smeltwater even blank te staan. Maar ook onze eigen geschiedenis dreigt door de opwarming van de aarde letterlijk en figuurlijk weg te spoelen. Expeditie Spitsbergen neemt de lezer mee in de bijzondere wereld van deze archipel en maakt duidelijk dat klimaatverandering een veelkoppig monster zal zijn.
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