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”

Supply Chain Renaissance – Human capital as a key enabler

6 Jan 20145 Jan 2014

I would like to point you all to the top-level conference we are organising on February 11, 2014: Supply Chain Renaissance - human capital as a key enabler. Interested? Please…

City Logistics…

Let’s reinvent the wheel of city logistics, again?

A few weeks ago, I read the online article about City Distribution 2.0 at Logistiek.nl (see here, in Dutch only): "Stadsdistributie 2.0 is vooral waarde toevoegen" Interesting title, unfortunately little interesting…

Happy New Year!

31 Dec 201324 Dec 2013

Have a fantastic new year 2014! Tom, Linda, Sander and Emma

Crowd Logistics…

The neighbour brings your groceries

28 Dec 201327 Dec 2013

I recently came across the new term "Crowd Logistics", coined by Deutsche Post DHL Solutions & Innovations launching their MyWays service in Stockholm. This platform "facilitates last-mile deliveries throughout Stockholm by…

City Logistics…

Parcel delivery: another league

26 Dec 201325 Dec 2013

Now that the article written by (Enith Vlooswijk, Postdrone? Slim samen vervoeren is beter), is published in Trouw on Tuesday December 24, 2013, I would like to follow up with some extra…