Supply Chain Innovation
Supply Chain Innovation Innovation within the Logistics Sector relates to a great extent to the updating and improvement of services and processes. The logistics chain used to be linear. Today there are more and more circular alliances being formed in which management is also about value creation. Co-creation and multidisciplinary collaboration play a crucial role within logistics chains. Our knowledge of logistics, innovative transportation concepts and chain management contribute to the success of Dutch companies and to foreign companies wishing to set up in our country. This makes knowledge of logistics into a valuable export product. This provides (often high-level) jobs, including in Zeeland. So it is important to continue to set the pace in the field of logistics. The Supply Chain Innovation research group carries out practically-orientated research into sustainable and innovative supply chains in port and industrial logistics and the flows derived from them with the aim of maintaining or improving the position of national and international chains.
New developments, such as e-commerce, block chain, autonomous and electric vehicles, internet-of-things, climate change and trade wars, create major challenges for the design and operations of logistics chains. Companies must translate the opportunities and threats of new technologies and developments into their own supply chains and processes. In this research minor, we investigate a number of specific innovations that companies are running into and analyze how issues arising from these innovations can be resolved to create or restore competitive and efficient supply chains.
Would you like to work on these topics in a minor?
Are you interested in working on and learning in these projects? You can do so by participating in the minor Becoming Fit for the Future (30 ECTS, September - January or February - June). Download the brochure (PDF) or find the same information at the educational platform Learn (access with an HZ account only).
Participants allowed
Participants with a background in or strong affinity with the following subjects can join this minor:
- Business Administration (MER)
- ICT
- Logistics Engineering
- Marine Officer
Contact
For more information about Supply Chain Innovation get in touch with Thierry Verduijn (professor, thierry.verduijn@hz.nl) or Bart Bosma (researcher and lecturer, bart.bosma@hz.nl).