prof. dr. ir. N.A.H. (Niels) Agatz

Niels Agatz
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Member ERIM
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 2004

Niels Agatz is a Professor of Last-mile Supply Chain Analytics at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and serves as Scientific Director for TKI Dinalog. He has held visiting appointments at the School of Industrial Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Transport and Logistics Engineering department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Dr. Agatz’ research focuses on developing data-driven quantitative models and optimization methods to support sustainable last-mile supply chains. He is particularly interested in technology-driven innovations in urban delivery, shared mobility, supply chain management and omni-channel retail operations. His research has been published in leading academic journals including Transportation Science, Production and Operations Management, Transportation Research Part B and the European Journal of Operational Research and has been featured in national and international media including the Wall Street Journal and New Scientist. He currently serves as an Associate Editor at Transportation Science and a guest editor for a special issue on last-mile operations for the Journal of Operations Management.  He has edited special issues on transportation-enabled urban services (Service Science), online retail operations (Naval Research Logistics), drone delivery systems (Networks) and sustainable transportation (Transportation Research Part C). Niels Agatz is the winner of several grants and awards, including an NWO Rubicon grant and the INFORMS TSL Stella Dafermos Achievement Award. He currently leads a work package on last-mile delivery operations in the City Logistics Lab project. Professor Agatz likes to work in close collaboration with company stakeholders. He holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology and a PhD in Logistics and Operations Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.  

Publications

Article (31)

  • Academic (25)

    • Waßmuth, K., Köhler, C., Agatz, N., & Fleischmann, M. (2023). Demand Management for Attended Home Delivery – A Literature Review. European Journal of Operational Research, 311(3), 801-815. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.01.056

    • van der Hagen, L., Agatz, N., Spliet, R., Visser, T. R., & Kok, A. L. (2022). Machine Learning-Based Feasibility Checks for Dynamic Time Slot Management. Transportation Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2022.1183

    • Azcuy, I., Agatz, N., & Giesen, R. (2021). Designing integrated urban delivery systems using public transport. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 156, Article 102525. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102525

    • Arslan, A. M., Agatz, N., & Klapp, M. A. (2021). Operational strategies for on-demand personal shopper services. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 130, Article 103320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103320

    • Agatz, N., Fan, Y., & Stam, D. (2021). The impact of green labels on time slot choice and operational sustainability. Production and Operations Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13368

    • Rasini, M., Agatz, N., & Tappia, E. (2020). Anticipatory Shipment for Pickup Point Supply. Omega, 93, 1-11. Article 102089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2019.07.005

    • Agatz, N., Hewitt, M., & Thomas, BW. (2020). “Make no little plans”: Impactful research to solve the next generation of transportation problems. Networks, 77(2), 269-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/net.22002

    • Paul, J., Agatz, N., & Savelsbergh, M. (2019). Optimizing Omni-Channel Fulfillment with Store Transfers. Transportation Research. Part B, Methodological, 129, 381-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.10.002

    • Paul, J., Agatz, N., Spliet, R., & Koster, R. (2019). Shared Capacity Routing Problem ? An omni-channel retail study. European Journal of Operational Research, 273(2), 731-739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.027

    • Arslan, A., Agatz, N., Kroon, LG., & Zuidwijk, R. (2019). Crowdsourced Delivery -- A Dynamic Pickup and Delivery Problem with Ad-Hoc Drivers. Transportation Science, 53(1), 222-235. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2017.0803

    • Bouman, P., Agatz, N., & Schmidt, M. (2018). Dynamic Programming Approaches for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone. Networks, 72(4), 528-542. https://doi.org/10.1002/net.21864

    • Stiglic, M., Agatz, N., Savelsbergh, M., & Gradisar, M. (2018). Enhancing Urban Mobility: Integrating Ride-sharing and Public Transit. Computers and Operations Research, 90, 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.08.016

    • Wang, X., Agatz, N., & Erera, A. (2018). Stable Matching for Dynamic Ride-Sharing Systems. Transportation Science, 52(4), 850-867. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2017.0768

    • Agatz, N., Bouman, P., & Schmidt, M. (2018). Optimization Approaches for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone. Transportation Science, 52(4), 965-981. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2017.0791

    • Otto, A., Agatz, N., Campbell, J., Golden, B., & Pesch, E. (2018). Optimization approaches for civil applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or aerial drones: A survey. Networks, 72(4), 411-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/net.21818

    • Bhoopalam, A., Agatz, N., & Zuidwijk, R. (2017). Planning of truck platoons: A literature review and directions for future research. Transportation Research. Part B, Methodological, 107(January), 212-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.10.016

    • Srour, FJ., Agatz, N., & Oppen, J. (2016). Strategies for Handling Temporal Uncertainty in Pickup and Delivery Problems with Time Windows. Transportation Science, 52(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2015.0658

    • Stiglic, M., Agatz, N., Savelsbergh, M., & Gradisar, M. (2016). Making Dynamic Ride-sharing Work: The Impact of Driver and Rider Flexibility. Transportation Research. Part E, The Logistics and Transportation Review, 91, 190-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2016.04.010

    • Stiglic, M., Agatz, N., Savelsbergh, M., & Gradisar, M. (2015). The Benefits of Meeting Points in Ride-Sharing Systems. Transportation Research. Part B, Methodological, 82, 36-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2015.07.025

    • Agatz, N., Campbell, AM., Fleischmann, M., van Nunen, JAEE., & Savelsbergh, M. (2013). Revenue management opportunities for Internet retailers. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, 12(2), 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1057/rpm.2012.51

    • Agatz, N., Erera, A., Savelsbergh, M., & Wang, X. (2012). Optimization for Dynamic Ride-Sharing: A Review. European Journal of Operational Research, 223(2), 295-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.05.028

    • Agatz, N., Erera, A., Savelsbergh, M., & Wang, X. (2011). Dynamic Ride-Sharing: A Simulation Study in Metro Atlanta. Transportation Research. Part B, Methodological, 45(9), 1450-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2011.05.017

    • Agatz, N., Campbell, AM., Fleischmann, M., & Savelsbergh, M. (2011). Time Slot Management in Attended Home Delivery. Transportation Science, 45(3), 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.1100.0346

    • Agatz, N., Fleischmann, M., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2008). E-fulfillment and multi-channel distribution - A review. European Journal of Operational Research, 187(2), 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.04.024

    • Agatz, N., Campbell, A. M., Fleischmann, M., & Savelsbergh, M. (2008). Challenges and opportunities in attended home delivery. Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces Series, 43, 379-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77778-8_17

  • Popular (1)

    • Agatz, N., Campbell, AM., Fleischmann, M., van Nunen, JAEE., & Savelsbergh, M. (2008). What E-Tailers Can Learn From Airline Pricing. Unknown.

  • Professional (5)

Chapter (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Agatz, N., Campbell, AM., Fleischmann, M., & Savelsbergh, M. (2008). Challenges and Opportunities in Attended Home Delivery. In B. Golden, R. Raghavan, & E. Wasil (Eds.), The Vehicle Routing Problem: Latest Advances and New Challenges (pp. 370-396). Springer-Verlag.

Conference article (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Agatz, N., Bazzan, A. L. C., Kutadinata, R., Mattfeld, D. C., Sester, M., Winter, S., & Wolfson, O. (2016). Autonomous car and ride sharing: Flexible road trains. GIS: Proceedings of the ACM International Symposium on Advances in Geographic Information Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/2996913.2996947

Doctoral Thesis (1)

  • Internal (1)

    • Agatz, N. (2009). Demand management in E-fulfillment. [Doctoral Thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam]. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).

Editorial (3)

Inaugural speech (1)

  • Popular (1)

    • Agatz, N. (2023). Everything at your doorstep - is the last mile the longest? Address delivered at the occasion of accepting the appointment as Professor of last-mile supply chain analytics at the Rotterdam School of Management. Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). ERIM Inaugural Address Series Research in Management

Working paper (1)

Additional activities (2)

  • Transportation Science (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

  • Networks (Journal)

    Editorial work (Academic)

PhD Tracks (11)

Operational Strategies for On-demand Delivery Services
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Alp Arslan
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2019
Online Grocery Operations in Omni-channel Retailing: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Joydeep Paul
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2022
Truck Platooning: Planning and behaviour
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Anirudh Kishore Bhoopalam
  • Time frame: 2016 - 2021
Dynamic Decision Making under Supply Chain Competition
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Xishu Li
  • Time frame: 2013 - 2019
Multi-objective Optimization Methods for Allocation and Prediction
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Qing Chuan Ye
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2019
Designing sustainable attended home delivery services in e-grocery
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Liana van der Hagen
  • Time frame: 2019 -
Robotized Warehouses: Design and Performance Analysis
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Kaveh Azadeh
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2021
Demand Management for Attended Home Service Delivery
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Ehsan Aghamohammadzadeh
  • Time frame: 2022 -
Optimizing Sustainable Transit Bus Networks in Smart Cities
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Ayman Abdelwahed
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2022
Vulnerability through Vertical Collaboration in Transportation: A complex networks approach
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Camill Harter
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2023
Parttime PhD programme
Parttime PhD programme
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Stephanie Grosse Kamphake
  • Time frame: 2023 -

Events (14)

2019
November
21
Tactical Design of Same-Day Delivery Systems; Dynamic relocation of vehicles and staff for a car sharing service
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2019
June
17
Vehicle Routing Problem with Steep Roads
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2018
January
29
Leveraging human learning to develop organizational capacity
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2017
October
06
Dynamic Programming Approaches for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone
Research Seminar
As: Speaker
2017
February
15
Nanostore distribution: high-density logistics in megacities
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2017
January
30
Are Hazardous Substance Rankings Effective? An Empirical Investigation of Changing Assessments of the Relative Hazards of Chemicals and Voluntary Emissions Reductions
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2017
January
26
Analyzing the Effect of Express Orders on Supply Chain Costs and Delivery Times at BMW
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2017
January
11
An Analysis of Empirical Newsvendor Decisions: Target Service Levels are Achieved Effectively, but Inefficiently
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2016
October
20
Balancing Flexibility and Inventory in Workforce Planning with Learning
Research Seminar
As: Contact, Coordinator
2016
February
19
Incorporating Coverage for Emergency Calls in Scheduling Patient Transportation
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator, Contact
2012
April
11
Real-world Vehicle Routing: The Livestock Collection Problem
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2009
April
02
Demand Management in E-fulfillment
PhD Defence
As: Speaker
2009
April
02
Uitdagingen en Kansen in E-Fulfillment
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2008
October
07
Management Science in Railroad Applications
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator

Address

Visiting address

Office: Mandeville Building T09-19
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam

Postal address

Postbus 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

Research Initiatives

Latest publication

Article

Waßmuth, K., Köhler, C., Agatz, N., & Fleischmann, M. (2023). Demand Management for Attended Home Delivery – A Literature Review. European Journal of Operational Research, 311(3), 801-815. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.01.056