Research stories

Research Stories tell us how students answer questions that arise from our company members. They give a brief overview of the findings, analysis and (re)design. In many cases, the results from these research stories resulted in significant savings for and large operational and supply chain improvements with our companies.

Analysis of the Ripple Effect for a Dow Chemical Supply Chain

Analysis of the Ripple Effect for a Dow Chemical Supply Chain

Packaging process optimization of liquid chemicals by using discrete event simulation at Sachem

Packaging process optimization of liquid chemicals by using discrete event simulation at Sachem

Analyzing the ‘multi-item production-inventory’ model at Lamb Weston /Meijer, via Royal HaskoningDHV

Analyzing the ‘multi-item production-inventory’ model at Lamb Weston /Meijer, via Royal HaskoningDHV

Improving the manufacturing system of anti-scatter grids at Philips

Improving the manufacturing system of anti-scatter grids at Philips

Leveraging Time Aggregated Data and Advanced Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Semiconductor Demand Forecasting at an Anonymized Semiconductor Company

Leveraging Time Aggregated Data and Advanced Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Semiconductor Demand Forecasting at an Anonymized Semiconductor Company

Contextualize and Integrate Multidimensional, Segregated Data in Explaining Unplanned Downtime at Multipurpose Lines

Contextualize and Integrate Multidimensional, Segregated Data in Explaining Unplanned Downtime at Multipurpose Lines

Analyzing unplanned downtime of a pharmaceutical production line

Analyzing unplanned downtime of a pharmaceutical production line

The effect of logistic service quality on customer loyalty

The effect of logistic service quality on customer loyalty

Drivers of Customer Retention in a Software-as-a-Service setting at SAP.

Drivers of Customer Retention in a Software-as-a-Service setting at SAP.

Towards a Pearl Chain

Towards a Pearl Chain

The development of connected services in an ecosystem setting

The development of connected services in an ecosystem setting

Requirements to be successful in the service industry

Requirements to be successful in the service industry

When to acquire new warehouse space?

When to acquire new warehouse space?

Forecasting sales of highly advanced Electron Microscopes

Forecasting sales of highly advanced Electron Microscopes

A simulation tool for testing the use of flexible hubs in tank container networks

A simulation tool for testing the use of flexible hubs in tank container networks

Machine Learning for Inventory Master Data Settings

Machine Learning for Inventory Master Data Settings

Using Carrier Event Log Data to Improve Last-Mile Logistics

Using Carrier Event Log Data to Improve Last-Mile Logistics

Newspaper Distribution Optimization

Newspaper Distribution Optimization

A Transition Model for On-Demand Laundry Processing

A Transition Model for On-Demand Laundry Processing

A decision support for imbalances in container flows

A decision support for imbalances in container flows

VMI effect within Heineken’s Dutch supply chain

VMI effect within Heineken’s Dutch supply chain

Forecasting tank container and trucking capacity

Forecasting tank container and trucking capacity

When does multi-echelon inventory control pay off?

When does multi-echelon inventory control pay off?

Optimizing the rail fleet composition using GPS-data

Optimizing the rail fleet composition using GPS-data

Automated Store Ordering to improve inventory control

Automated Store Ordering to improve inventory control

Improved demand planning in pharmaceuticals

Improved demand planning in pharmaceuticals