Tom Van Woensel

Tom Van Woensel is Full Professor of Freight Transport and Logistics in the OPAC group (Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control) of the department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He also heads the Smart Logistics Lab, a joint effort of around 15 people doing research in transport and logistics. Van Woensel is also Academic Director of the Global Supply Chain Management at the Antwerp Management school.

His research is mainly focused on Freight Transport and Logistics. He published around 50 papers in academic journals (including Management Science, Transportation Science, Production and Operations Management, Interfaces, Computers and Operations Research, Transportation Research Part B and D, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Analysis, and International Journal of Production Economics) and several chapters in internationally published books.

As the lead scientist from the TU/e, he was involved in securing grants coming from the EU, Dinalog, Transumo, NWO, and several companies. Prof.dr. Van Woensel is also a board member of the European Supply Chain Forum, a collaborative effort with about 30 large multinational companies. He is the account manager for Bausch and Lomb, Kuehne+Nagel and Access Business Group.

Education

• Magna Cum Laude University of Antwerp (1997 — 2000)
• Cum Laude University of Antwerp (1992 — 1997)
• Koninklijk Atheneum Berchem (1990 — 1992)

Companies

• Director of Education Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences Eindhoven University of Technology (2019)
• Graduate Program Director Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences Eindhoven University of Technology (2019)
• Program Chair Bachelor program Industrial Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology (2018)
• Director European Supply Chain Forum - ESCF (2017)
• Collaborating member CIRRELT (2017)
• Academic Director Global Supply Chain Management program Antwerp Management School (2013)
• Full Professor of Freight Transport & Logistics Eindhoven University of Technology (2011)
• Executive Board Member European Supply Chain Forum - ESCF (2006)
• Director Designer Program Industrial Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology (2015 — 2018)

Skills

• SPSS
• Lecturing
• English

Other

Problem Solving, Dutch, Machine Learning, Operational Excellence, Numerical Analysis, Analytical Skills, Business Strategy, Data Mining, Change Management, Applied Mathematics, Science, Artificial Intelligence, Optimizations, Combinatorial Optimization, Matlab, Management Consulting, Innovation Management, Linear Programming, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Optimization, LaTeX, Statistical Modeling, Project Management, Modeling, Algorithms, Industrial Engineering, Data Analysis, Simulations, Teaching, Analysis, Statistics, Optimization, Transportation, Management, Research, Mathematical Modeling, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, Operations Research, Supply Chain Management