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Greet Van Eetvelde - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Blueprint: A methodology facilitating data exchanges to enhance the detection of industrial symbiosis opportunities – application to a refinery
    Chemical Engineering Science, 2020
    Co-Authors: Hélène Cervo, Bernard Descales, Jean-henry Ferrasse, Greet Van Eetvelde
    Abstract:

    The European Union (EU) has put the concept of circularity at the heart of its strategy for transitioning towards a low-carbon economy and reducing the use of virgin resources. Concrete measures, such as clarifying rules on co-products or supporting innovative projects, have been taken in order to promote Industrial Symbiosis (IS)-turning one industry's co-product into another industry's raw material. However, one of the main barriers to the democratisation of IS remains the exchange of (confidential) data between industrial partners. Here, the concept of industrial sector Blueprints is presented as a solution in order to overcome the challenge of sharing information across industrial sectors. A Blueprint is constituted of a series of profiles providing insights on the key inputs and outputs of a given industry in terms of thermal and electrical energy, materials and services. A heuristic and comprehensive methodology is presented detailing a step-by-step approach for building the profiles and the type of data required. It is applied to a typical refinery demonstrating the efficiency of the method and showing how it can be used in an IS context.

Annemarie P Van Wezel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • city Blueprints 24 indicators to assess the sustainability of the urban water cycle
    Water Resources Management, 2012
    Co-Authors: Cornelis J Van Leeuwen, Jos Frijns, Annemarie P Van Wezel
    Abstract:

    Climate change, population growth and increased consumption, coupled with urbanization, are all placing increased pressure on water management. This global challenge can often best be addressed at the local level, e.g. in cities by optimizing the role of civil society. Although there are approaches for assessing the sustainability of countries and cities, there is no dedicated framework for the assessment of the sustainability of urban water management. We have therefore compiled a comprehensive list of indicators (the city Blueprint) for this. The city Blueprint is proposed as a first step towards gaining a better understanding and addressing the challenges of integrated urban water management (IUWM). City Blueprints will enable the IUWM of cities to be compared, and stimulate the exchange of success stories (good practices) between cities to address the enormous IUWM challenges which lie ahead. The city Blueprint provides a quick scan and baseline assessment. It comprises elements from a variety of methodologies, such as water footprint, urban metabolism and ecosystem services. The indicators have been subdivided into eight broad categories, i.e. (1) water security following the water footprint approach developed by Hoekstra and Chapagain (2007), (2) water quality, which includes surface water and groundwater, (3) drinking water, (4) sanitation, (5) infrastructure, (6) climate robustness, (7) biodiversity and attractiveness and (8) governance. Experience using city Blueprints for the cities of Rotterdam, Maastricht and Venlo (in the Netherlands) have been included as practical examples. It was concluded that simplicity (ease of calculation and data availability), transparency and ease of communication makes the Blueprint a valuable tool for policy makers, decision makers and resource managers as a first step in the process of understanding, envisioning, developing and implementing measures to transform the water management of cities. The best results are obtained when all the stakeholders are involved and connected right from the start.

Hélène Cervo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Blueprint: A methodology facilitating data exchanges to enhance the detection of industrial symbiosis opportunities – application to a refinery
    Chemical Engineering Science, 2020
    Co-Authors: Hélène Cervo, Bernard Descales, Jean-henry Ferrasse, Greet Van Eetvelde
    Abstract:

    The European Union (EU) has put the concept of circularity at the heart of its strategy for transitioning towards a low-carbon economy and reducing the use of virgin resources. Concrete measures, such as clarifying rules on co-products or supporting innovative projects, have been taken in order to promote Industrial Symbiosis (IS)-turning one industry's co-product into another industry's raw material. However, one of the main barriers to the democratisation of IS remains the exchange of (confidential) data between industrial partners. Here, the concept of industrial sector Blueprints is presented as a solution in order to overcome the challenge of sharing information across industrial sectors. A Blueprint is constituted of a series of profiles providing insights on the key inputs and outputs of a given industry in terms of thermal and electrical energy, materials and services. A heuristic and comprehensive methodology is presented detailing a step-by-step approach for building the profiles and the type of data required. It is applied to a typical refinery demonstrating the efficiency of the method and showing how it can be used in an IS context.

Vanessa Peña Araya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Test Blueprint
    Proceeding of the 33rd international conference on Software engineering - ICSE '11, 2011
    Co-Authors: Vanessa Peña Araya
    Abstract:

    Test coverage is about assessing the relevance of unit tests against the tested application. It is widely acknowledged that a software with a "good" test coverage is more robust against unanticipated execution, thus lowering the maintenance cost. However, insuring a coverage of a good quality is challenging, especially since most of the available test coverage tools do not discriminate software components that require a "strong" coverage from the components that require less attention from the unit tests. HAPAO is an innovative test covepage tool, implemented in the Pharo Smalltalk programming language. It employs an effective and intuitive graphical representation to visually assess the quality of the coverage. A combination of appropriate metrics and relations visually shapes methods and classes, which indicates to the programmer whether more effort on testing is required. This paper presents the essence of HAPAO using a real world case study.

Ping-ju Wu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A System for Service Blueprint Design
    2013 Fifth International Conference on Service Science and Innovation, 2013
    Co-Authors: Ting-peng Liang, Yu-wen Wang, Ping-ju Wu
    Abstract:

    Service industry has become a major industrial sector in Taiwan. This industry has inseparably unique characteristics such as intangibility, perish ability and heterogeneity, which makes it difficult for a service to be mass-produced with consistent quality control. In response to this challenge, enterprises need rapid service innovation to enhance their value. Service Blueprint is a tool for service process design. It can specify how service is provided, and support service process analysis. However, there is no generally accepted practice and software for designing service Blueprints. This has hindered the enhancement of service productivity. In this study, we identify requirements for service Blueprints and develop a system prototype to show the feasibility of such system, which can help visualize service process and identify potential fail points and innovation opportunities.

  • ICSSI - A System for Service Blueprint Design
    2013 Fifth International Conference on Service Science and Innovation, 2013
    Co-Authors: Ting-peng Liang, Yu-wen Wang, Ping-ju Wu
    Abstract:

    Service industry has become a major industrial sector in Taiwan. This industry has inseparably unique characteristics such as intangibility, perish ability and heterogeneity, which makes it difficult for a service to be mass-produced with consistent quality control. In response to this challenge, enterprises need rapid service innovation to enhance their value. Service Blueprint is a tool for service process design. It can specify how service is provided, and support service process analysis. However, there is no generally accepted practice and software for designing service Blueprints. This has hindered the enhancement of service productivity. In this study, we identify requirements for service Blueprints and develop a system prototype to show the feasibility of such system, which can help visualize service process and identify potential fail points and innovation opportunities.