TOM faculty members are very active in doing research in collaboration with innovative companies and publish results in academic and business journals to inspire both academics and practitioners.
Business Information Management (BIM) explores the use and impact of information ‒ and information systems ‒ as a strategic asset for customers, firms, supply chains, business networks, and markets. It investigates the opportunities presented by new information technologies such as mobile platforms, cloud computing, business analytics and social media. At Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), BIM is part of the teaching and research activities in the Technology and Operations Management department.
Innovation Management (IM) involves all the actions needed to generate innovative ideas and turn them into attractive new products, services, and business models. Today’s business credo mandates more innovations, and those innovations become substantially more complex, multi-dimensional and risky. At RSM we study the latest developments in innovation and we investigate how to manage them successfully in practice by linking the latest management theories to business practice.
Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) focuses on the effective and efficient management of the products and services lifecycle. Successful SCM is imperative for any competitive business. Our research and teaching is targeted at transportation, sourcing strategies, facility logistics, optimisation, inter-firm relationship management, behavioural operations, and sustainability.
TOM faculty members are internationally oriented and with a diverse background ranging from applied mathematics, engineering, and computer science, to economics and business administration. We are team players that collaborate with top research groups around the world with the purpose of being a force for positive change.
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Professor Jo van Nunen Award
This annual award is to recognise and honour the outstanding quality of the Master thesis.
Prof.Dr.Ir. Jo van Nunen (1945-2010) was Professor of Operations Research and Information Systems and is considered one of the founding fathers of Rotterdam School of management, Erasmus University. He was well known for his energy and enthusiasm for bridging management science and management practice. He inspired many generations of students, faculty, alumni, managers, and entrepreneurs.
The winner of the award is selected by an academic committee consisting of the academic directors and thesis coordinators of the three master programmes and the members assess the theoretical contribution, methodological rigor, and managerial impact.
SCM: Valérie Dop - Weather or Not: A Predictive Modeling Approach to Investigate the Impact of Weather and Air Quality on Cloud Kitchen Demand.
SCM: Mels Arnoldy - Material logistics infrastructure in a circular hospital.
BIM: David Lensen - What is my data worth? The development of a conceptual model for determining pricing of data.
IM: Daniel Sieczkowski – Diffusion of healthcare innovations during crisis - A multiple-case study of general practitioners during the Covid-19 pandemic
SCM: Niels van den Berg - Improving the container stacking strategy using dwell time predictions at Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals BV.
BIM: Martijn Linssen - The Role of Firms’ Data Maturity on Business Agility - An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Design.
IM: Petra Šašić – Increasing idea endorsement through transparency in the creative process
SCM: Julia Scharmann - Optimizing the cold chain of Picnic Technologies for multi-temperature e-grocery transport.
BIM: Dennis van der Lee - The effect of student response systems on learning performance and student motivation in secondary schools: A field experiment.
IM: Corinna Schmitt - Feeling Uncreative? Try it at a Different Time - An Examination of Time-of Day Effects on Creative Thinking
SCM: Didi Kool - The design of product return policies: an optimal balance between customer value and product return rate
BIM: Jarón Rijven - The Role of Advertisement Design and Consumers’ Prosocial Motivation in Green Advertising
IM: Merel Schaap - The fight against AMR: A comparison between the innovation performance of public-private and private-private partnerships
SCM: Lisanne Kempen – Optimizing the pallet flows of Danone Benelux
BIM: Sandra Slotboom – The Influence of Chatbot Conversational Capability on Socially Desirable Responding and Survey Response Rate
IM: Rose Admiraal – Redefining the role of the leader: Understanding how the role of the external leader is redefined during a transmission to self-managing teams
SCM: Markus Lorenz Hahn - Controlling Uncertainty: Optimizing Capacity Management in an Intensive Care Unit
BIM: Thijmen Calis - Multi-homing sellers and loyal buyers on darknet markets
IM: Nicolas Illg - Capturing the Valuation Impact of Investment Delays in Innovation Projects: A Real Options Approach
Business Information Management
The winners of the thesis awards are Christian Sitepu with his thesis entitled "A blockchain based ecosystem Blueprint for International Trade" and Dirk de Raaff with his thesis entitled "The effect of personalized referral policies: A randomised field experience".
Management of Innovation
The winner of the thesis award is Violetta Rodopoulou. Her thesis entitled "Innovation and Technical Efficiency of Crowdsourcing Ideas: A Multimethod Study of the My Starbucks Idea Platform" is about a very important and novel research topic: the difficulty of evaluating and selecting new ideas. In her thesis, Violetta introduces and tests the concept of"idea efficiency" - how much input is necessary to implement a particular idea and what is the expected output once an idea is implemented?
Supply Chain Management
The winner is Christian Kaps for his thesis “Towards better warehouse efficiency distinction through cross-efficiency measurement“. The thesis presents several new DEA cross-efficiency measures that can be used for benchmarking and comparing decision making units.
Business Information Management
The winner of the thesis award is Lizan Bakker. Her thesis deals with the use of personalized product recommendations in the context of e-mail marketing; a novel and relevant topic from an academic and managerial perspective.
Management of Innovation
The winner of the thesis award is Emma Schootstra. Her novel thesis investigated the effect of mindfulness on creativity. Emma meticulously designed an experiment that delivered findings that can be readily applicable to many organisations particularly because mindfulness interventions are quite easily carried out.
Supply Chain Management
The winner of the thesis award is Pascal Kolb, with his thesis: "Tackling Demand Fluctuations in Supply Chains with Lean Management"
Business Information Management
The winner of the thesis award is Linda Weekers with the thesis: "The Effect of Product Benefits, Persuasion Cues and Image Color on Ad Effectiveness in a Social Network Environment", coached by Dimitris Tsekouras.
Management of Innovation
The winner of the thesis award is Joost H. van Houten with the thesis: "When Resource Constraints lead to Innovation Success", coached by Murat Tarakci.
Supply Chain Management
The winner of the thesis award is Esmee Hoondert with the thesis: "Same-Day Delivery at Coolblue" coached by Niels Agatz.
Business Information Management
The winner of the thesis award is Caroline Masart with the thesis: "Rethinking privacy in the Era of Big Data - The Impact of Corporate Privacy Strategies on Customer Behaviour in the Fianancial Services Industry".
Management of Innovation
The winner of the thesis award is Pieter Nijs with the thesis: "The Mutual Impact of Standards and Stakeholders in Sports Business - a longitudinal Case Study of Formula I Motor Racing as a Multi-sided Platform".
Supply Chain Management
The winner of the thesis award is Christoph Klein with the thesis: "Digital Colour Communication in the Textile Supply Chain - a Standards Batttle".
These research entities at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) study the intersection of business and public policy, international affairs, markets and policy. RSM faculty members excel at solving critical business issues and defining best practices across a range of industries that will transform the world of business.
- Data Analytics
- Innovation
- Material Handling Forum
- Optimisation in Public Transport
- Purchasing & Supply Management
- Smart Port
