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KNAW grant for storage systems research by René de Koster
René de Koster, Professor of Logistics and Operations Management, and Professor Yugang Yu (USTC) have won a grant of € 48,000 for their joint research project into storage systems, from the China Exchange Programme of the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW).
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 05-03-2012
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Accidents will happen: do hazard-reducing systems help?
Warehousing accidents can have huge consequences that reach far beyond the confines of the facility in which they happen. However, how effective are the safety systems that need to prevent these accidents from happening?
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07-03-2011
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Simple operational decisions can have a large impact on worker’s performance and well-being
Managers may influence the productivity and well-being of their workers with a large array of simple decisions. Setting challenging production goals (even without direct rewards), deciding on the location of products on a warehouse, and inserting strategic rests are all simple solutions that give measurable results in terms of performance and the worker’s well-being. These are some of the findings in José Antonio Larco Martinelli’s PhD thesis entitled Incorporating worker-specific factors in operations management models.
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29-11-2010
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Nissan wins ‘Safest Warehouse 2010’
Jury President Prof. René de Koster commented that Nissan is the speaking evidence that working healthily and safely is possible in a large and performance-focused dc – a complex environment.
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22-11-2010
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The logistics of operations management
Innovation is high within the field of logistics, says René de Koster, Professor of Logistics and Operations Management, as he outlines here the challenges that lie ahead for researchers and business managers alike.
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20-08-2010
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