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”

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,…

Can Students Handle Video?

Interesting blog on the value of video classes.

City Logistics…

Same day delivery, really needed?

22 Jan 201419 Jan 2014

More and more, I see e-stores advertising with next day delivery, and even same day delivery. Numerous examples coming from a fast search on the web are: A 90-minutes processing…

Mathematical models…

The TomTom of the Future

17 Jan 201417 Jan 2014

On January 21, 2014, one of my PhD students, Derya Sever, will defend her thesis: Routing in Stochastic Networks (see here for the full version, available after 22/1/2014) This thesis…