Professor Michael Braungart is ervan overtuigd: ook in warehouse-operations kun je producten en hun materiaalstromen zo ombuigen dat economische groei hand in hand gaat met een gezond ecosysteem. Bekijk de brochure van het MHF-seminar op 24 april, met de samenvatting van zijn lezing en die van anderen.
The 4th International Conference on Logistics and Maritime Systems will be held in Rotterdam 27-29 August 2014. The objective of this conference is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas on the latest developments in the field of logistics and maritime systems among participants from universities and related industries, and to seek opportunities for collaboration among the participants.
Fixed schedules for the delivery of goods make planning easier for distribution centres, but can lead to delays in deliveries and erratic delivery times. Remy Spliet explores various methods of incorporating uncertainty and demand fluctuation variables in vehicle routing models.
An article by Morteza Pourakbar, Rommert Dekker and Hans Frenk came in second place for the Wickham Skinner Award at the Production and Operation Management's annual conference in Denver.
Newly designed compact storage systems can substantially reduce storage space, land and energy consumption and CO2 emissions while shorter response times to the customers can also be achieved, according to PhD research by Nima Zaerpour.
Not physical safety measures, but the role of the manager is crucial when it comes to warehouse safety.
The aim of the Material Handling Forum is to narrow the gap between research and practice by promoting and disseminating academic knowledge, sharing innovative ideas, generating research questions, and co-developing new research themes with industry partners.
ERIM
is the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
