RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Erasmus Research Institute of Management - ERIM
The Rotterdam School of Management / Faculteit Bedrijfskunde
and the School of Economics of the Erasmus University Rotterdam
have brought together their best research and best researchers
within the domain of management in ERIM. The mission of ERIM is
to contribute to scientific research that enables organizations
to assess and improve their business processes in order to perform
in a profitable and responsible way. The research of ERIM is directed
at the management of the firm in its environment, its intra- and
inter-firm relations, its business processes in their interdependent
connections. The objective of ERIM is to carry out first rate
research in management, as recognized by the community of peers
and to offer an advanced PhD program in Management for the education
of new, excellent scholars in the field. ERIM is officially accredited
by the Royal
Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
Ongoing or recently completed PhDs include:
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Design and control of efficient orderpicking
processes.
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Control of material handling systems.
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A framework for reverse logistics.
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Developing Internet based methods and tools
for managing globally distributed work.
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Analysis and development of control concepts
for automated container transport systems.
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Operational control and design of internal transport
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The interaction between the strategic network
design problem and operational planning in physical distribution.
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Global sourcing: Fad or Fact? Defining, measuring
and analysing key developments in international sourcing strategies.
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Railway Planning-Routing of trains and allocation
of Passenger Lines.
