prof. dr. K.J. (Kees Jan) Roodbergen

Students

Supervising students who write their MSc thesis in the following programs:

• MSc Econometrics, Operations Research and Actuarial Studies
• MSc Technology & Operations Management
• MSc Supply Chain Management

Complete list of MSc students and their thesis projects

Current courses

Value Chain Management and E-Logistics (EFMI - Executive MBA)

In order to deliver value to the market, companies must understand their value chain and determine how they manage the supply chain from a demand perspective. Almost all companies are faced with increasing complexity in their supply chains as a result of global competition, more demanding customers, global outsourcing and digital developments. This module examines strategic and operational aspects of the value chain and challenges you to think about the steps to take to turn the supply chain into a sustainable competitive advantage. The module provides an overview of state-of-the-art academic literature in the field of supply chain management. Specifically, we focus on buyer-supplier relationships, the role of outsourcing, the importance of sustainability and corporate social responsibility in shaping supply chains and logistics operations.

Facility Design and Planning (MSc Technology & Operations Management, MSc Supply Chain Management)

Facilities are key elements in the creation of products and services in supply chains. Examples include factories, call centres, warehouses and ports. The aim of this course is to learn how to design such facilities from its physical manifestation to its organisation, aiming at objectives such as efficiency, quality, timeliness and human factors. We focus on topics like facility layout, material flow design, equipment selection, process planning, job assignment, and worker task composition. Both heuristic and algorithmic solution approaches are treated, as well as qualitative aspects.

Design of Combinatorial Algorithms (MSc Econometrics, Operations Research & Actuarial Studies)

In this course students will learn to find solutions for unstructured problems from practice for which no solution methods are available from literature. During the course students will go through all stages of the design process. First creating a proper mathematical representation of the problem, followed by searching literature for solution approaches for related problems, identifying opportunities, designing solution approaches, implementing the approaches in software, benchmarking of performance, and reporting of results. This course format will bring to light various methods from current Operations Research literature that have not been treated in other courses before. Students will learn the skills to identify promising avenues and instrumental usage of available scientific knowledge for solving problems at hand.

Discrete Operations Research (BSc Econometrics and Operations Research)

This course introduces and expands on a number of Operations Research techniques that are pivotal in solving many problems that arise in practice, such as supply chain optimization, design of telecommunication networks, facility layout, freight transportation, and work rostering. Applicable methods include Linear and Integer Programming, Graph Theory, Dynamic Programming, and heuristics.

Courses given in the past