Analyse the results from a representative selection of the supply chain studies for school feeding programmes in Kenya, Ghana and Mali, and make specific suggestions for interventions that can efficiently include SHF in the supply chains.
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Supply chain partnerships within housing refurbishment have not been given much specific attention which may be found surprising because the refurbishment market is becoming of increasing importance compared to new construction and has specific characteristics that require adapted approaches to supply chain integration. In this paper approaches, expected benefits and challenges of supply chain partnerships within housing renovation are explored. From general literature on building process innovation, dimensions of supply chain integration and potential advantages and challenges of have been derived and employed in a preliminary inquiry among Dutch housing associations and their partners that are experimenting with supply chain partnering in housing refurbishment projects. The results indicate that approaches are in a relatively early stage of development towards ‘mature’ supply chain partnerships. Furthermore, many of the general expectations also apply to the Dutch housing refurbishment sector, but at a more detailed level, refurbishment may require specific attention for the division of tasks and risks between the partners, particularly regarding communication with tenants.
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In de eerste helft van 2023 heeft het lectoraat Human Capital een onderzoek verricht onder jonge hbo-professionals die afgestudeerd zijn bij de Business en Finance opleidingen van Hogeschool Inholland. We kwamen erachter dat we daar eigenlijk weinig gestructureerde informatie over hebben. Recent systematisch onderzoek naar de attitudes en verwachtingen van jongeren ten opzichte van werk ontbreekt (Wilthagen, 2023). Dit onderzoek kan bijdragen aan meer inzicht hierover, en dan van een specifieke groep jongeren: hbo-professionals in het Business & Finance domein. De resultaten van dit onderzoek bieden inzichten aan werkgevers over wat jonge hbo-professionals beweegt en hoe ze hen aan hun organisatie kunnen binden. Het biedt ook inzicht aan onze studenten: wat kunnen zij verwachten bij hun eerste stappen op de arbeidsmarkt? En tenslotte kunnen we als Hogeschool Inholland de inzichten meenemen in onze curriculumontwikkeling. In een kwalitatief onderzoek zijn we ingegaan op vragen als: Wat komen jonge professionals tegen als ze landen op de arbeidsmarkt? Wat hebben ze, terugkijkend, gehad aan hun opleiding en wat hebben ze pas geleerd op de werkvloer? Wat vinden ze belangrijk aan hun werk en wat aan hun werkgevers? Welke verwachtingen hebben zij met betrekking tot hun loopbaan? En tenslotte, welke verschillen zijn er tussen de verschillende Business & Finance richtingen? Het onderzoek heeft verrassende inzichten opgeleverd, die we in deze publicatie beschrijven.
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This study proposes a systematic value chain approach to helping businesses identify and eliminate inefficiencies. The authors have developed a robust framework, which food-sector entrepreneurs can use to increase profitability of an existing business or to create new profitable opportunities. The value chain approach provides win-win opportunities for players within the value chain. To test the robustness of the framework, the authors use food waste as an example of a critical inefficiency and apply it to two different food sector business cases, each operating in diverse conditions. Because the suggested framework addresses the core elements and parameters for the existence and competitiveness of a business, the model can be adapted to other sectors.
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Dit eindrapport behandelt het onderzoek van CDM@Airports, gericht op Collaborative Decision Making in de logistieke processen van luchtvrachtafhandeling op Nederlandse luchthavens. Dit project, met een looptijd van ruim twee jaar, is gestart op 8 november 2021 en geëindigd op 31 december 2023. HET PROJECT CDM@AIRPORTS OMVAT DRIE WERKPAKKETTEN: 1. Projectmanagement, dit betreft de algehele aansturing van het project incl. stuurgroep, werkgroep en stakeholdermanagement. 2. Onderzoeksactiviteiten, bestaande uit a) cross-chain-samenwerking, b) duurzaamheid en c) adoptie van digitale oplossingen voor datagedreven logistiek. 3. Management van een living lab, een ‘quadruple-helix-setting’ die fysieke en digitale leeromgevingen integreert voor onderwijs en multidisciplinair toegepast onderzoek.
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Dit onderzoek maakt deel uit van het project Arbeidsmarktonderzoek Provincie Limburg uitgevoerd door Matchcare in samenwerking met Zuyd Hogeschool en Vista College. Het totale project bestaat uit een regionale inventarisatie, analyse en organisatie van het huidige en toekomstige arbeidsaanbod, vraag naar arbeid en opleidingsaanbod. De onderzoeksresultaten moeten uiteindelijk leiden tot een verbetering van de uitvoering van het arbeidsmarktbeleid in de deelnemende arbeidsmarktregio’s in Limburg. In dit kwalitatieve onderzoek, uitgevoerd door het Lectoraat Employability Zuyd Hogeschool, is middels literatuurstudie, focusgroepen en diepte-interviews getracht een beeld te geven van de impact die digitale ontwikkelingen hebben op de gevraagde vaardigheden, talenten en digitale kennis en skills. Hierbij is gefocust op de beroepskolom mbo-hbo in de sectoren HR, Finance, IT en onderwijs. Meer kennis van de gevraagde vaardigheden maakt het mogelijk om onderwijs- en trainingsprogramma’s af te stemmen op de vraag naar arbeid, die als gevolg van technologische ontwikkelingen aan het veranderen is (Fareri et al., 2020)
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from the article: Supply chain integration intensifies through digitalisation of business administration (BA) processes. However, it is unclear whether differences exist between the public and private sector in development or implementation of supply chain integration solutions. The large scope of the supply chain, being a large network of companies working together towards one end product, is limited for this study to e-procurement processes. The related software solutions are included. This study starts with a theoretical snapshot of e-procurement. This is followed by a process viewpoint of the e-procurement function. Next five different forms of e-procurement cooperation are presented seen from an actors network viewpoint. The utilisation of these forms create insight in the differences between the public and private sector in their e-procurement adoption behaviour. The process maturity scan results shows that the process maturity between the two sectors is comparable. However, this only explains the differences per sector concerning their ability to improve and control their processes in general. For reliability, this step is followed by three in-depth interviews combined with analyses of recent e-procurement behaviour studies involving the two sectors. The final step compares the maturity outcome with the in-depth data results. Both sectors show certain forms of coalition in the e-procurement. Where ‘competition’ is a construct that drives the private sector, the public sector has cost control as a driver towards collaboration and integration within e-procurement. This can only partially be explained by the past European financial crises. Differences are found in digital collaboration and the integration itself. The most important difference lies in the European tendering procedure to which the public sector (unlike the private) is restricted. In nature an e-procurement design and development project does not fit the prescribed procedures.
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Creative SMEs are heavily focusing on the creating process designing new products and services. Consequently, their managers tend to loose contact with crucial management issues. Especially their knowledge of the financial aspects of their business can be so limited that they fail to connect with the financial viability of their business, which can lead to serious business problems. This paper draws on a number of studies that examine the role of outsiders -contracted professional service providers- in relation to business success of SMEs. In the light of the potential growth of Flemish creative SMEs on international markets the question can be raised as to what extent outsiders, and more specifically financial service providers like accountants and banks, contribute to the export success of these firms. In this paper therefore the role played by accountants and banks was explored to solve export-related questions by small furniture designers in Flanders, Belgium. Export can be considered as the most successful growth and therefore raises interesting management issues for creative SMEs. Little is known about the content and intensity of services of accountants and bank employees in relation to export-related questions of owner-managers of small creative firms. In order to examine the fit between supply and demand the focus is on outsider contribution during six phases of export.
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The Interreg Europe eBussed project supports the transition of European regions towards low carbon mobility and more efficient transport. The regions involved are Turku (Finland), Hamburg (Germany), Utrecht (The Netherlands), Livorno (Italy), South Transdanubia (Hungary) and Gozo island in Malta. It promotes the uptake of e-busses in new regions and supports the expansion of existing e-fleets. Within the project, there are four thematic working groups formed that aim at delivering a best practices report and policy recommendations to be used in the partner regions. Thematic Working Group 4 (TWG4) focusses on the topics of Procurement, Tendering and Costs of e-busses. As a starting point for TWG4, the value chain for e-bus public transport per region has been mapped. By mapping how the value chain for e-bus public transport works and defining the nature of the issues, problems or maybe challenges per region can be better understood.
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