prof.dr. R.A. (Rob) Zuidwijk

Rob Zuidwijk
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fellow ERIM
Field: Logistics & Information Systems
Affiliated since 1999

Rob Zuidwijk is professor of Global Supply Chains and Ports at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). The chair focuses on three topics: coordination for sustainable global supply chains, synchromodal transport networks (a flexible and integral deployment of different modes of transport on a network to better meet customer demand and sustainability objectives), and inter-organisational systems in logistics. His work has been published in journals like California Management Review, Transportation Science, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Communications of the ACM, and Production and Operations Management. He has participated and coordinated funded research projects in the area of international logistics and container transport. He teaches freight transport systems, intermodal transportation, international logistics and global supply chain management, and inter-organizational systems in logistics to BSc, MSc, and PhD students, and he is also involved in post-experience courses. Professor Rob Zuidwijk makes a significant contribution to Smartport, a strong research community in port-related research for which RSM and EUR are one of the main stakeholders. He is also Captain of Science of the Topsector Logistics in the Netherlands. Professor Zuidwijk received his PhD in Mathematics from Erasmus University and has held a one-year visiting position at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Publications

Article (38)

  • Academic (31)

    • Giudici, A., Lu, T., Thielen, C., & Zuidwijk, R. (2021). An Analysis of the Stability of Hinterland Container Transport Cooperation. Transportation Science, 55(5), 1170-1186. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2021.1050

    • Roukouni, A., Lukosch, H., Verbraeck, A., & Zuidwijk, R. (2020). Let the game begin: Enhancing sustainable collaboration among actors in innovation ecosystems in a playful way. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(20), 1-17. [8494]. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208494

    • Fan, Y., Behdani, B., Bloemhof-Ruwaard, JM., & Zuidwijk, R. (2019). Flow consolidation in hinterland container transport: an analysis for perishable and dry cargo. Transportation Research. Part E, The Logistics and Transportation Review, 130, 128-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.08.011

    • Ypsilantis, P., & Zuidwijk, R. (2019). Collaborative Fleet Deployment and Routing for Sustainable Transport. Sustainability, 11(20), [5666]. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205666

    • Saeedi, H., Behdani, B., Wiegmans, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2019). Assessing the Technical Efficiency of Intermodal Freight Transport Chains Using a Modified Network DEA Approach. Transportation Research. Part E, The Logistics and Transportation Review, 126, 66-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.04.003

    • 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

    • Pourakbar, M., & Zuidwijk, R. (2018). The Role of Customs in Securing Containerized Global Supply Chains. European Journal of Operational Research, 271(1), 331-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.05.012

    • 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

    • Saeedi, H., Wiegmans, B., Behdani, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2017). European intermodal freight transport network: Market structure analysis. Journal of Transport Geography, 60(4), 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.03.002

    • Saeedi, H., Wiegmans, B., Behdani, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2017). Analyzing competition in intermodal freight transport networks: The market implication of business consolidation strategies. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 23(June), 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2017.02.009

    • Hjortnaes, T., Wiegmans, B., Negenborn, RR., Zuidwijk, R., & Klijnhout, R. (2017). Minimizing cost of empty container repositioning in port hinterlands, while taking repair operations into account. Journal of Transport Geography, 58(1), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.12.015

    • Behdani, B., Fan, Y., Wiegmans, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2016). Multimodal schedule design for synchromodal freight transport systems. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 16(3), 424-444.

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Veenstra, A. (2014). The Value of Information in Container Transport. Transportation Science, 49(3), 675-685. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2014.0518

    • Kroon, LG., Peeters, LWP., Wagenaar, J., & Zuidwijk, R. (2013). Flexible Connections in PESP models for Cyclic Passenger Railway Timetabling. Transportation Science, 48(1), 136-154. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.1120.0453

    • Zuidwijk, R., Caro, F., Tan, T., & Corbett, CJ. (2013). Double-Counting in Supply Chain Carbon Footprinting. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 15(4), 545-558. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2013.0443

    • Dekker, R., Pince, C. Ç., Zuidwijk, R., & Jalil, MN. (2013). On the Use of Installed Base Information for Spare Parts Logistics: A Review of Ideas and Industry Practice. International Journal of Production Economics, 143(2), 536-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.025

    • Zuidwijk, R., Veenstra, A., & van Asperen, E. (2012). The extended gate concept for container terminals: Expanding the notion of dry ports. Maritime Economics and Logistics, 14(1), 14-32. https://doi.org/10.1057/mel.2011.15

    • Jalil, MN., Zuidwijk, R., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2011). Spare parts logistics and installed base information. The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62(3), 442-457. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.38

    • Mahr, T., Srour, FJ., de Weerdt, M., & Zuidwijk, R. (2010). Can agents measure up? A comparative study of an agent-based and on-line optimization approach for a drayage problem with uncertainty. Transportation Research. Part C, Emerging Technologies, 18(1), 99-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2009.04.018

    • Jalil, MN., Zuidwijk, R., Fleischmann, M., & van Nunen, J. (2009). Spare Parts Logistics and Installed Base Information. Journal of the Operations Research Society of Japan, 62(3), 442-457.

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Ketzenberg, ME. (2009). Optimal Pricing, Ordering, and Return Policies for Consumer Goods. Production and Operations Management, 18(3), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1937-5956.2009.01017.x

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Krikke, HR. (2008). Strategic response to EEE returns: Product eco-design or new recovery processes. European Journal of Operational Research, 191(3), 1206-1222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.08.004

    • van Hillegersberg, J., Tseng, JCM., Zuidwijk, R., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2006). Hub to Higher Performance? An Internet Hub for the Vos Logistics Supply Chain. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, 9(1), 13-23.

    • van Nunen, JAEE., & Zuidwijk, R. (2004). E-Enabled Closed-Loop Supply Chains. California Management Review, 46(2), 40-54.

    • Arimoto, S., Spivakovsky, M., Ohno, H., Zizler, P., Zuidwijk, R., Taylor, KF., Yamabe, T., & Mezey, PG. (2004). Structural Analysis of Certain Linear Operators Representing Chemical Network Systems via the Existence and Uniqueness Theorems of Spectral Resolution VII. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 97(3), 765-775.

    • Malamud, MM., & Zuidwijk, R. (2003). Simultaneous similarity to fractional powers of the operator of integration. Methods of Functional Analysis and Topology, 9(2), 154-162.

    • van Hillegersberg, J., Zuidwijk, R., van Nunen, JAEE., & van Eijk, D. (2001). Supporting Return Flows in the Supply Chain. Communications of the ACM, 44(6), 74-79. https://doi.org/10.1145/376134.376172

    • Bart, H., & Zuidwijk, R. (1998). Simultaneous reduction to triangular forms after extension with zeroes. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 281, 105-135.

    • Bart, H., Kroon, LG., & Zuidwijk, R. (1998). Quasicomplete factorization and the two machine flow shop problem. Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 278, 195-219.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (1997). Complementary triangular forms. Linear Operators, 443-452.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (1997). Quasicomplete factorizations of rational matrix functions. Integral Equations and Operator Theory, (27), 111-124.

  • Professional (7)

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2019). Managing Global Supply Chains and Logistics: The Role of Supply Chain Structure. Port Technology International, 86. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/125220

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2018). Ports in Global Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities. Port Technology International, 79. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/125222

    • Bhoopalam, A., Agatz, N., & Zuidwijk, R. (2018). Zullen we samen rijden? NM Magazine, 13(1), 20-22. https://www.nm-magazine.nl/artikelen/truck-platoonen-zullen-we-samen-rijden/

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2015). The value of big data to big ports. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 22(2), 14-16. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/78355

    • Zuidwijk, R., Kuipers, B., & Morris, R. (2014). Companies active in the Port of Rotterdam are discovering the benefits of scientific collaboration - thanks to Erasmus Smart Port Rotterdam. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 18(2), 5-7. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77103

    • Zizler, P., Zuidwijk, R., Taylor, K., & Arimoto, S. (2002). A Finer Aspect of Eigenvalue Distribution of Selfadjoint Band Toeplitz Matrices. SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, 24(1), 59-67.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2000). Directional and Time-Scale Wavelet Analysis. SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 31(2), 416-430.

Book (2)

  • Academic (2)

    • Baalen, P., Zuidwijk, R., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2009). Port Inter-Organizational Information Systems. Capabilities to Service Global Supply Chains. Now Publishers.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2001). Simultaneous similarity of pairs of companions to their transposes. Birkhäuser Verlag (De Gruyter). Operator Theory: Advances and applications

Book editing (3)

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  • Professional (2)

    • Geerlings, H., Kuipers, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2018). Ports and networks; Strategies, Operations and Perspectives. Routledge.

    • Kroon, LG., Li, T., & Zuidwijk, R. (2010). Liber Amicorum in Memory of Jo van Nunen. Dinalog.

Chapter (24)

  • Academic (21)

    • Geerlings, H., Kuipers, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2018). Introduction. In H. Geerlings, B. Kuipers, & R. A. Zuidwijk (Eds.), Ports and Networks: strategies, operations and perspectives (pp. 1-6). Routledge.

    • Veenstra, A., & Zuidwijk, R. (2016). Towards efficient multimodal Hinterland networks. In Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation (pp. 55-66). Springer-Verlag. Lecture Notes in Logistics https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22288-2_4

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Veenstra, A. (2015). Towards efficient multimodal Hinterland networks. In Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation (pp. 55-66). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-22288-2_4

    • Arendt, F., Hintsa, J., Meyer-Larsen, N., Muller, R., Oosterhout, M., Veenstra, A., Urciouli, L., & Zuidwijk, R. (2011). Impact of Supply Chain Visibility and Security on International Container Transport. In T. Blecker (Ed.), Maritime Logistics in the Global Economy Josef Eul Verlag GmbH.

    • Veenstra, A., & Zuidwijk, R. (2010). The future of seaport hinterland networks. In L. Kroon, R. Zuidwijk, & T. Li (Eds.), Liber Amicorum Jo van Nunen Springer-Verlag.

    • Mahr, T., Srour, FJ., de Weerdt, M., & Zuidwijk, R. (2009). The Merit of Agents in Freight Transport. In A. Bazzan, & F. Klugl (Eds.), Multi-Agent Systems for Traffic and Transportation Engineering (pp. 323-341). Information Science Reference.

    • Zuidwijk, R., Baalen, P., Oosterhout, M., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2009). Port IT Capabilities: Toward a PCS Strategy. In R. A. Zuidwijk, P. J. van Baalen, & J. A. E. E. van Nunen (Eds.), Port Inter-Organizational Information Systems: Capabilities to Service Global Supply Chains (pp. 73-92). Now Publishers.

    • Zuidwijk, R., Veenstra, A., & Dekker, R. (2009). Information and Coordination in Container Transport. In P. van Baalen, R. A. Zuidwijk, & J. van Nunen (Eds.), Port Inter-Organizational Information Systems: Capabilities to Service Global Supply Chain, Foundations and Trands R_in Technology, Information and Operations Management Now Publishers.

    • Jalil, MN., Zuidwijk, R., & Krikke, HR. (2007). Yesterday Proactive, Responsive Today: Use of Information to Enhance Planning in Closed Loop Supply Chains. In S. M. Gupta, & A. J. D. Lambert (Eds.), Environment Conscious Manufacturing (pp. 215-234). CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

    • Kroon, LG., & Zuidwijk, R. (2006). Mathematical models for planning support. In W. van Wezel, R. Jorna, & A. Meystel (Eds.), Planning in Intelligent Systems: Aspects, Motivations, and Methods (pp. 245-277). Wiley-Interscience.

    • Kroon, LG., & Zuidwijk, R. (2006). Mathematical Models for Planning Support. In W. M. C. Van Wezel, & R. J. J. M. Jorna (Eds.), Planning in Intelligent Systems (pp. 245-277). John Wiley & Sons Inc.. Wiley Interscience

    • van Nunen, JAEE., Zuidwijk, R., & Moonen, JM. (2005). Smart and Sustainable Supply Chains and Networks. In Peter Vervest, & Eric van Heck (Eds.), Smart Business Networks (pp. 159-167). Springer-Verlag.

    • Kokkinaki, A-I., Zuidwijk, R., van Nunen, JAEE., & Dekker, R. (2004). Information and Communication Technology Enabling Reverse Logistics. In R. Dekker, & M. Fleischmann (Eds.), Reverse Logistics: Quantitative Models for Closed Loop Supply Chains (pp. 381-405). Springer-Verlag.

    • Zuidwijk, R., Laan, E., & Hoek, L. (2004). End-of-lease asset recovery: the Oce case. In S. D. P. Flapper, & J. A. E. E. van Nunen (Eds.), Managing Closed-Loop Supply chains (pp. 141-150). Springer-Verlag.

    • Krikke, HR., van Nunen, JAEE., Zuidwijk, R., & Kuik, R. (2004). E-Business and Circular Supply Chains: Increased business opportunities by IT-based Customer oriented Return-flow Management. In B. Fleischmann, & A. Klose (Eds.), Distribution Logistics: Advanced Solutions to Practical Problems (pp. 221-242). Springer-Verlag. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems Vol. 544

    • van Nunen, JAEE., & Zuidwijk, R. (2003). Samenwerken in de keten voor kruidenierswaren. In Logistieke Kennisbanken (pp. 83-97). Ten Hagen Stam Uitgevers.

    • van Hillegersberg, J., Tseng, JCM., Zuidwijk, R., Oosterhout, M., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2003). Hub to higher performance? An internet hub for the VOS logistics supply chain. In T. Verduijn, & B. van Loo (Eds.), Intelligent Logistic Concepts: improving your supply chain with collaboration and ICT (pp. 45-76). Uitgeverij Eburon.

    • van Nunen, JAEE., & Zuidwijk, R. (2002). Multi-Media Cases - Slimme logistieke ketens. In Aa, W. van der (Ed.), Management education & e-learning (pp. 21-24)

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2001). Simultaneous similarity of pairs of companions to their transposes. In Operator Theory and Analysis (pp. 417-425). Birkhäuser Verlag (De Gruyter). Operator Theory: Advances and Applications Vol. 122

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Krikke, HR. (2001). Disassembly for recovery under uncertainty. In S. M. Gupta, (Ed.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering - Environmetally Concious Manufacturing II, 28-29 October 2001, Newton, USA SPIE. 4569

    • Zuidwijk, R., & de Zeeuw, PM. (1998). Fast algorithm for directional time scale analysis using wavelets. In A. F. Laine, M. A. Unser, & A. Aldroubi (Eds.), SPIE Proceedings 3458, Wavelet. Applications in Signal and Image Processing VI (pp. 222-231). SPIE.

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    • Zuidwijk, R., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2003). Een supply chain die Klict! Over samenwerken en het meten en verrekenen van kosten en prestaties in de keten. In M. Jansen-Vullers, & T. Valstar (Eds.), Op het grensvlak van Logistiek en ICT (pp. 63-77). Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.

    • van Nunen, JAEE., & Zuidwijk, R. (2002). Samenwerken in de keten voor kruidenierswaren. In Ketensynchronisatie in de retail, het antwoord op ECR (pp. 63-76). Deloitte & Touche.

    • Tseng, JCM., van Hillegersberg, J., & Zuidwijk, R. (2002). Monitoring performance in a supply chain for enhancing collaboration through information sharing. In Global Supply Chain Management (pp. 280-284). International Academic Publishers.

Conference contribution (3)

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    • Saeedi, H., Wiegmans, B., & Zuidwijk, R. (2014). An exploration of the inland terminal markets in the EU. 5th International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain, Castle of Breda; Netherlands.

    • Ran, L., Veenstra, A., Yu, A. Y. X., Zhao, L., & Zuidwijk, R. (2010). Information exchange in global logistics chains. 2010 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (1999). Continuous and discrete wavelet X-ray transform. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Conference proceeding (11)

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    • Ypsilantis, P., & Zuidwijk, R. (2013). Joint Design and Pricing of Intermodal Port - Hinterland Network Services: Considering Economies of Scale and Service Time Constraints. In ERIM Report Series Research in Management (No. ERS-2013-011-LIS) http://hdl.handle.net/1765/40670

    • Veenstra, A., Zuidwijk, R., & Oosterhout, M. (2010). Benefit analysis of visibility in global logistics chains. In Conference Proceedings of 2010 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economics International Association of Maritime Economists.

    • Giesen, E., Ketter, W., & Zuidwijk, R. (2009). An Agent-based Approach to Improving Resource Allocation in the Dutch Youth Health Care Sector. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) (pp. 2403-2415).

    • Giesen, E., Ketter, W., & Zuidwijk, R. (2009). An Agent-based Analysis Approach to Resource Allocation in the Dutch Youth Health Care System. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth Workshop on Information Systems and Technology (WITS-09)

    • Mahr, T., Srour, FJ., de Weerdt, M., & Zuidwijk, R. (2008). Agent Performance in Vehicle Routing when the Only Thing Certain is Uncertainty. In Proceedings of the workshop on Agents in Traffic and Transportation (ATT)

    • Srour, FJ., Oosterhout, M., Zuidwijk, R., & Baalen, P. (2008). Port Community System Implementation: Lessons Learned from International Scan. In Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting, Washington DC

    • Veenstra, A., Zuidwijk, R., & Geerling, B. (2006). Maintenance logistics in the Dutch dredging industry. In IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, and Informatics IEEE.

    • Pau, LFJM., Chen, H., van de Coterlet, P., & Zuidwijk, R. (2005). Case of the Port of Rotterdam: Introduction of 3rd generation wireless services in a multienterprise VPN environment. In Xiande Zhao , Baoding Liu (Ed.), Proc. 5 th Intl Conf. on electronic business (pp. 90-92). Chinese University of Hong Kong.

    • Pau, LFJM., Chen, H., van de Coterlet, P., & Zuidwijk, R. (2005). Introduction of 3rd generation wireless services in a multi-enterprise VPN environment : Case of the Port of Rotterdam. In W.Brooks , E.Lawrence (Ed.), Proc. Intl IEEE Conference "Mobile business 2005" (ICMB 2005) (pp. 643-646). IEEE Computer Society.

    • van Hillegersberg, J., Tseng, JCM., Zuidwijk, R., Oosterhout, M., & van Nunen, JAEE. (2003). Hub to higher performance? An internet hub for the VOS logistics supply chain. In R. Jardim-Concalves, J. Cha, & A. Steiger-Garcao (Eds.), Concurrent Engineering: Enhanced interoperable systems (pp. 435-443). A.A. Balkema Publishers.

    • Zuidwijk, R. (2001). Simultaneous similarity of pairs of companions to their transposes. In Operator Theory and Analysis (pp. 417-425). Birkhäuser Verlag (De Gruyter).

Doctoral Thesis (1)

  • Internal (1)

    • Zuidwijk, R. (1994). Complementary trangular forms for pairs of matrices and operators. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR).

Inaugural speech (1)

Paper (3)

  • Academic (3)

    • Veenstra, A., & Zuidwijk, R. (2020). Blog reeks Corona Crisis (10 blogs, the first with Rob Zuidwijk).

    • Romochkina, I., Zuidwijk, R., & Baalen, P. (2014). A Pricing Strategy for inter-organisational information systems: user value meets fair sharing. Paper presented at paper submission ECIS 2014, Tel aviv.

    • Romochnkina, I., Baalen, P., & Zuidwijk, R. (2012). Digital Platforms in Ports: towards the third generfation of port community systems. Paper presented at EURAM 2012, Rotterdam.

Report (7)

  • Academic (3)

    • Zuidwijk, R., & Kroon, LG. (2000). Integer Constraints for Train Series Connections. (ERIM Report Series Research in Management (1586-5283) 05 ed.) ERIM. ERIM Report Series Research in Management (1586-5283) Vol. 05

    • Zuidwijk, R., & de Zeeuw, PM. (1999). The fast wavelet X-ray transform. (CWI-report PNA-R9908 ed.) CWI-report Vol. PNA-R9908

    • Bart, H., Kroon, LG., & Zuidwijk, R. (1996). Quasicomplete factorization and the two machine flow shop problem. (Report Econometric Institute 9632/B ed.) Report Econometric Institute Vol. 9632/B

  • Professional (4)

    • Zuidwijk, R., Veenstra, A., van Dalen, J., & Oosterhout, M. (2009). INTEGRITY benefits analysis and measurement plan, Deliverable 6.1. INTEGRITY consortium.

    • Oosterhout, M., Veenstra, A., & Zuidwijk, R. (2009). INTEGRITY common evaluation criteria, Deliverable 6.2. INTEGRITY consortium.

    • Pau, LFJM., Zuidwijk, R., Chen, H., van de Coterlet, PM., & Oosterhout, M. (2004). Introduction of 3rd generation wireless services at the Port of Rotterdam and its business partners. Contract Final report.

    • Veenstra, A., Zuidwijk, R., & Ronner, J. (2003). Logistieke concepten voor multimodaal vervoer. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR).

Research case (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Zuidwijk, R., (2010). Intelligent Personalized Trading Agents that facilitate Real-time Decisionmaking for Auctioneers and Buyers in the Dutch Flower Auctions http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19367

Working paper (1)

  • Academic (1)

    • Dekker, R., Pince, C. Ç., & Zuidwijk, R. (2011). On the use of installed base information for spare parts logistics: a review of ideas and industry practice. Econometric Institute. Report serie Vol. EI 2010-73

PhD Tracks (24)

Advances in Inventory Management Dynamic Models
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Cerag Pince
  • Time frame: 2005 - 2010
Customer Information Driven After Sales Service Management: Lessons from Spare Parts Logistics
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Muhammad Jalil
  • Time frame: 2006 - 2011
Dissecting Drayage: An Examination of Structure, Information, and Control in Drayage Operations
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Jordan Srour
  • Time frame: 2006 - 2010
End-of-Life Inventory Decisions of Service Parts
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Morteza Pourakbar
  • Time frame: 2006 - 2011
Agent-based Inter-organizational Systems in Advanced Logistics Operations
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Meditya Wasesa
  • Time frame: 2008 - 2017
Data-Driven Decision Making in Auction Markets
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Yixin Lu
  • Time frame: 2009 - 2014
The Design, Planning and Execution of Sustainable Intermodal Port-hinterland Transport Networks
  • Role: Member Supervisory Team, Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Panagiotis Ypsilantis
  • Time frame: 2011 - 2016
When interests collide: Understanding and modeling interests alignment using fair pricing in the context of interorganizational information systems
When interests collide: Understanding and modeling interests alignment using fair pricing in the context of interorganizational information systems
  • Role: Co-promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Irina Romochkina
  • Time frame: 2011 - 2020
Network Design and Robust Scheduling in Liner Shipping
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Judith Mulder
  • Time frame: 2011 - 2016
Dynamic Decision Making under Supply Chain Competition
  • Role: Daily Supervisor
  • PhD Candidate: Xishu Li
  • Time frame: 2013 - 2019
Operational Strategies for On-demand Delivery Services
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Alp Arslan
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2019
Truck Platooning: Planning and behaviour
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Anirudh Kishore Bhoopalam
  • Time frame: 2016 - 2021
Heterogeneous Capacity Planning in Synchromodal Transport
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Hobbs White
  • Time frame: 2016 -
Collaborative planning of reliable intermodal service networks
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Alberto Giudici
  • Time frame: 2016 -
Network performance under emergent behaviour in hinterland container shipping: A complex networks perspective
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Camill Harter
  • Time frame: 2017 -
PhD Positions in Supply Chain Management
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Katharina Badenhausen
  • Time frame: 2017 -
Optimizing the Performance of Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Tim Lamballais Tessensohn
  • Time frame: 2012 - 2019
PhD positions in Supply Chain Management
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Linh Nguyen
  • Time frame: 2020 -
Adoption of Connected & Automated Transport (CAT) Solutions in the Logistics Industry
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Ebrahim Mohammadi Hosein Hajlou
  • Time frame: 2020 -
New models and applications for railway timetabling
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Gert-Jaap Polinder
  • Time frame: 2015 - 2020
Robotized Warehouses: Design and Performance Analysis
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Kaveh Azadeh
  • Time frame: 2014 - 2021
Public Transport and Passengers - Optimization Models that Consider Travel Demand
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Johann Hartleb
  • Time frame: 2016 - 2021
PhD positions in Supply Chain Management
  • Role: Promotor
  • PhD Candidate: Roger Louis de Jong
  • Time frame: 2021 -
Cost Allocation in Collaborative Transportation
  • Role: Member Doctoral Committee
  • PhD Candidate: Mathijs van Zon
  • Time frame: 2017 - 2021

PhD Vacancy (1)

Business model innovation for the electronics industry

The PhD position focuses on developing business models for circular electronics. Many electronic products (e.g., mobile phones and computers) have a rapid innovation cycle which makes products and product components outdated long before the technical end-of-life. This discrepancy between a short innovation cycle and a long technical life cycle prevents product longevity, product re-use, and component re-use. In part, however, the short innovation cycle is also related to the dominant business model in electronics, focusing on sales maximization. In such a business model profit depends on the number of units sold. We see clear examples where it appears to be possible to design products for upgradability or component re-use (e.g., Fairphone), but these solutions often require very different earning models or business models.

We see that current companies struggle with recipes to implement circular solutions in the electronics sector. There is a lack of lifetime-extending solutions. Approaches for product/product service designs that foster product longevity and component re-use are immature and not widely applied. Current mainstream separation and recycling technologies cannot deal optimally with the complex composition of E-waste. And finally, companies and financiers are unfamiliar with business models that focus on use rather than sales, while at the same time the adoption of such business models is uncertain.

The integral approach of this research, which stretches from micro-electronics developments to recycling technology, while simultaneously exploring implementation through circular design and business models and environmental assessments at the system level makes this research unique. Within this research, our collaborations enable us to bridge the gap between manufacturing and recycling. This is done from a technical perspective as well as from a business perspective. Innovative circular business models that stimulate collaboration between recyclers and manufacturers are therefore essential. More information on the research project can be found here.

The PhD position focuses on developing business models for circular electronics. Many electronic products (e.g., mobile phones and computers) have a rapid innovation cycle which makes products and product components outdated long before the technical end-of-life. This discrepancy between a short innovation cycle and a long technical life cycle prevents product longevity, product re-use, and component re-use. In part, however, the short innovation cycle is also related to the dominant business model in electronics, focusing on sales maximization. In such a business model profit depends on the number of units sold. We see clear examples where it appears to be possible to design products for upgradability or component re-use (e.g., Fairphone), but these solutions often require very different earning models or business models.

We see that current companies struggle with recipes to implement circular solutions in the electronics sector. There is a lack of lifetime-extending solutions. Approaches for product/product service designs that foster product longevity and component re-use are immature and not widely applied. Current mainstream separation and recycling technologies cannot deal optimally with the complex composition of E-waste. And finally, companies and financiers are unfamiliar with business models that focus on use rather than sales, while at the same time the adoption of such business models is uncertain.

The integral approach of this research, which stretches from micro-electronics developments to recycling technology, while simultaneously exploring implementation through circular design and business models and environmental assessments at the system level makes this research unique. Within this research, our collaborations enable us to bridge the gap between manufacturing and recycling. This is done from a technical perspective as well as from a business perspective. Innovative circular business models that stimulate collaboration between recyclers and manufacturers are therefore essential. More information on the research project can be found here.

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Events (5)

2016
December
01
A Bilevel Approach for Energy Pricing Problems
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator, Contact
2015
November
13
How Ports Strengthen Global Supply Chains
Inaugural Address
As: Speaker, Contact, Coordinator
2011
April
20
Economic Analysis and Strategic Planning of Innovations in Port-hinterland Container Logistics Networks
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2009
June
23
Environmental Management Expenditures: Assessing the Financial Returns from Structural and Infrastructural Investments
Research Seminar
As: Coordinator
2007
March
20
Assessing the Benefits of Supply Chain Data in Product Lifecycle Management
Research Workshop
As: Speaker

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Giudici, A., Lu, T., Thielen, C., & Zuidwijk, R. (2021). An Analysis of the Stability of Hinterland Container Transport Cooperation. Transportation Science, 55(5), 1170-1186. https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2021.1050