On the use of food supplements

Vrolijk, Misha F.

doi:10.26481/dis.20170614mv

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“…As explained in the Obsolescence section, such knowledge is necessary, for example, to safely update barrier control systems. Since the barriers are one-offs, such whole-system knowledge can be unavailable from engineering firms and must, therefore, be preserved by RWS (Vrolijk and Walraven, 2018).…”

Section: Barrier Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The RWS business plan of 2004 elevated outsourcing to an important agency policy and introduced the principle of "market unless" (Rijkswaterstaat, 2004;Brink, 2009). In the current policy, the barriers' engineering knowledge is assured by "shared knowledge" (Vrolijk and Walraven, 2018). This means that the required knowledge for sustaining the barriers' functions during their service life is divided among contractors, engineering firms, research institutes and RWS itself.…”

Section: Outsourced Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the current approach, the majority of the engineers involved in a project have no continued involvement with the barriers. Vrolijk and Walraven (2018) state about the scour pit example: "after solving the problem (. .…”

Section: The Multi-firm Team Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These tasks also present talented new engineers with the best opportunity for authentic learning. The RWS knowledge strategy (Vrolijk and Walraven, 2018) specifically states the importance of staff with a general and broad understanding of both the barriers' engineering and the organizational processes of barrier sustainment. Every challenging new project provides an opportunity for staff to learn about the new system, its relation to the general engineering of the barrier and the processes in the organization and thus to become the generalists shown in the center of Figure 2.…”

Section: Knowledge Continuity For Four Groups Of Sustainment Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Storm surge barriers show a remarkable variety in design (Mooyaart and Jonkman, 2017). Many of these barriers are unique and are described by Vrolijk and Walraven (2018) as "built as their own prototype." Storm surge barriers share several characteristics that set their asset management apart from other infrastructure (Kharoubi et al, 2023).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intergenerational transfer of engineering expertise: knowledge continuity management in storm surge barrier engineering

Kamps,

van den Boomen,

van den Bogaard

et al. 2024

BEPAM

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PurposeEngineering knowledge continuity is crucial for the life cycle management of long-lived and complex assets, such as nuclear plants, locks and storm surge barriers. At the storm surge barriers in the Netherlands, engineering knowledge continuity is not yet fully assured, despite long-standing efforts. This study aims to explore the relationship between system characteristics, the organizational demarcation of maintenance and operation and the challenges in achieving engineering knowledge continuity and provides suggestions for improvement of theory and policy.Design/methodology/approachTen semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals from various backgrounds in construction, engineering and asset management of the Dutch storm surge barriers, augmented with visits to barriers and barrier teams. A thematic analysis was used to identify and describe the challenges to engineering continuity, their origins and potential solutions. We reviewed knowledge management policy documents and asset management consultancy reports to validate the findings. Additionally, we engaged in frequent interactions with professionals at the barriers. We achieved saturation and validation once no new issues were raised during these discussions.FindingsThe thematic analysis developed multiple themes describing the challenges to engineering continuity, their origins and potential solutions. The key findings are that expert engineers are critically important to deal with redesigns induced by obsolescence. Moreover, due to barrier uniqueness, long redesign cycles and reliability requirements, conventional knowledge continuity tools are insufficient to enable new engineers to reach expert level. Finally, the thematic analysis shows that, in some cases, outsourcing should be reduced to facilitate internal learning.Originality/valueThe study introduces the application of the knowledge-based view of the firm and the concept of requisite knowledge redundancy to the long-term management of complex assets. It calls for more attention to long gaps in the use of unique knowledge and the effect on knowledge continuity.

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Section: Barrier Characteristicsmentioning

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Section: Outsourced Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Multi-firm Team Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Knowledge Continuity For Four Groups Of Sustainment Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%