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New publication “The revival of retail stores via omnichannel operations: A literature review and research framework” accepted at EJOR
Our latest research on omnichannel retail operations was accepted for publication in the European Journal of Operational Research (VHB-Journal rating: A) and is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.021.
Professor Susana Relvas from the University of Lisbon visits TUM Campus Straubing
Recently, Professor Susana Relvas from Instituto Superior Técnico at the University of Lisbon visited us at TUM Campus Straubing and gave a guest lecture in our Bachelor and Master program “Sustainable Management and Technology”.
Overview of Electives at the Chair of Supply and Value Chain Management in Summer 2022
The chair of Supply and Value Chain Management is offering a number of electives for Bachelor as well as Master students in this years’ summer term.
Digital workshop on food supply chain management on Friday, April-22 10am – 2pm
The chair of Supply and Value Chain Management is organizing a digital workshop on food supply chain management on Friday, April-22 10am – 2pm. After the workshop, the companies will offer some career service and will explain job opportunities.
Master’s Thesis Topic: University Course Timetabling at TUM Campus Straubing
Creating good course timetables at a university is a challenging combinatorial optimization problem that has received considerable interest in the optimization and operations research literature (cf. [1]). In principle, the tasks consists of assigning weekly lectures to time slots and rooms while respecting a number of hard constraints. For instance, a lecturer can teach at most one lecture at a time, no two lectures can take place in the same room at the same time and no two lectures of the same curriculum must be scheduled in parallel.
New publication “Reducing Food Waste at Retail Stores – An Explorative Study” published by Sustainability
In recent years, the retail food industry’s handling of excess inventory has increasingly come into the spotlight of society, activists, and politics. The economic pressure of unsold products, the environmental impact of wasted resources, and the ethical questions arising from discarding edible food are an ongoing dilemma for grocery retailers, who constantly face a trade-off between increasing attractiveness via high availability on the one hand, and the environmental, social, and financial impacts of overstocks on the other. One common practice in dealing with overstock is mainly being reactive to mitigate the impact, using initiatives such as price promotions or donations.
New publication “Assortment optimization in omni-channel retailing” accepted at EJOR
Our latest #research on #assortmentoptimization in #omni-channel retailing will be published by the European Journal of Operational Research (VHB-Rating: A). Our approach shows the profit potential of cross-channel demand through #clickandcollect while still emphasizing the opportunities for in-channel demand substitutions.
Thanks to the authors @JonasHense and Alexander Hübner
Avoiding food waste with better planning tools
The purpose of the EURO Working Group on Retail Operations is to advance the development and application of Operational Research (OR) methods, techniques, and tools in the field of Retail Operations. The second digital meeting of the EWG Retail Ops took place on March 26, 2021, with almost 60 participants, from the USA, Asia and Europe, and was organized by Sandra Transchel and Prof. Alexander Huebner.
“You can’t do this kind of planning with pencil and paper”
Prof. Alexander Hübner and Prof. Clemens Thielen are conducting research on resource management and optimization processes at the TUM Campus Straubing. The topic has taken on decisive significance for the healthcare sector in the course of the pandemic. In an interview the two researchers share some insights on their Covid-19 lecture “Personnel Deployment and Bed Planning in the Hospital”, to be held on June 9.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Hübner and Jonas Hense participated in POMS 31st annual conference
Prof. Dr. Alexander Hübner and Jonas Hense represented the Chair of Supply and Value Chain Management during this year’s POMS (Production and Operations Management Society) annual conference. In the retail operations track, Jonas Hense presented his mutual research with Prof. Dr. Hübner on omni-channel assortment planning. In the same track, Jonas also hosted a session on omni-channel marketing and operations.