Tom Van Woensel

About me

I am a professor in Freight Transport and Logistics at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. I develop models of transport, logistics, and mobility problems using operations research techniques. I established a strong academic foundation in supply chains, transportation, logistics, and mobility. By combining academic expertise with practical…Continue reading “About me”

Demand Seasonality in Retail Inventory Management

23 Mar 201423 Mar 2014

We just received the nice news that our paper "Demand Seasonality in Retail Inventory Management" is accepted for publication in European Journal of Operational Research. This joint work with Joachim…

Wiki for City online

9 Mar 20149 Mar 2014

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that our Wiki for City is online. It is available at wiki4city.eu. The idea is to have this the one stop…

City Logistics…

Share a ride… with a parcel

2 Mar 20142 Mar 2014

We just received the nice news that our paper "The Share-a-Ride Problem: People and Parcels Sharing Taxis" is accepted for publication in European Journal of Operational Research. This joint work…

Manage your hinterland!

20 Feb 201423 Feb 2014

On February 24, 2014, Kristina Sharypova, one of my PhD students (which I jointly advised with my colleague Jan Fransoo) will present her PhD work. Her thesis is entitled: Optimization…

Expansion method…

Optimize your manufacturing system

10 Feb 20149 Feb 2014

Our paper with Frederico Cruz (see here for his homepage) is accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Mathematics. This paper has been lying around for quite some time,…