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Digitalization as an enabler of short food supply chains.
No full textShort Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) are gaining attention for their potential economic, environmental, and social benefits. However, they remain hindered by their small scale and lack of efficiency. This study explores the digital readiness of SFSC suppliers and assesses the potential impact thereof on the SFSC’s ability to scale up and gain efficiency. Through an embedded case study design, the study findings highlight a lack of digital readiness of SFSC actors. Their focus on personal relationships and internal processes is found to be incongruent with digitalization as an enabler of SFSC performance
The status quo of Physical Internet in city logistics: the current practice in the Netherlands.
No full textThe Physical Internet (PI) is probably the most ambitious and visionary concept towards efficiency and sustainability in transport logistics. PI proposes a full consolidation of logistics flows from independent shippers using vertical and horizontal collaboration. The objective of this paper is to evaluate where the implementation of the Physical Internet concept stands in the practice of city logistics. From our research, it can be concluded that Hubs, Networks, and Extended Inter-networks are developing sufficiently. Access and Adoption, as well as Governance of platforms, seem still to be too complex for big steps on the roadmap
Navigating contradictory expectations : challenges in preparing for the games, animation and VFX industries.
No full textThe European games, animation and VFX industries, along with related educational institutions, are shifting towards sustainable practices due to growing awareness of workforce well-being, however, layoffs and increased interest in these fields has intensified competition in an already saturated job market. This has created contradictory expectations for prospective employees: the ideal employee, an adaptable team player, team-fit, with strong interpersonal skills; but also the ideal applicant, characterised as standout, highly skilled, competitive, and self-promoting. Using Study Demands-Resource Theory, this study examined how educational institutions and emerging talents navigate these contradicting demands. Thematic analyses highlighted the extreme nature of the overall industry, job market and academic demands placed on students, as well as how peer support, messages of reassurance, and well-meant advice can be both resources and stressors. Educational experts and students face critical decisions with significant implications for well-being and career prospects
The status quo of Physical Internet in city logistics: the current practice in the Netherlands.
No full textThe Physical Internet (PI) is probably the most ambitious and visionary concept towards efficiency and sustainability in transport logistics. PI proposes a full consolidation of logistics flows from independent shippers using vertical and horizontal collaboration. The objective of this paper is to evaluate where the implementation of the Physical Internet concept stands in the practice of city logistics. From our research, it can be concluded that Hubs, Networks, and Extended Inter-networks are developing sufficiently. Access and Adoption, as well as Governance of platforms, seem still to be too complex for big steps on the roadmap
Understanding the emotions of visitors to Chernobyl.
No full text"Few studies have focused on the case of Chernobyl as a dark tourism site.The conceptualization of dark tourism still needs to be broadened and is nowadaysshifting towards a focus on the experience rather than the sites. This chapter investi-gates the emotions elicited by the Chernobyl tourist experience by studying Chernobylvisitors’ internet publications (blogs). Data were collected from popular travel blogsites, which include online posts about Chernobyl and its visitors’ emotions. Five emo-tions were deduced from the blogs, including surprise/amazement, awe, fear/appre-hension, interest/anticipation, and disgust. Additionally, this chapter also shows thatboth tangible and intangible attributes of the experience could trigger these emotions.The study offers implications for enhancing tourists’ experience at Chernobyl whichcould be adopted for other dark destinations
