Het MaastrichtMBA programma van UMIO veroverde een indrukwekkende 16e plek in de onlangs gepubliceerde duurzaamheidsranking ‘Better World MBA Ranking 2020’, georganiseerd door Corporate Knights.
We are happy to announce that SBE’s Andy Mackenzie was awarded a Veni grant worth up to 250,000 euros by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his project on robust decentralized institutions.
While the benefits of using robots may be easy to imagine, it is equally important to explore the flip-side in a nuanced manner. When, and where, do the benefits of robots outweigh their detriments and vice versa? At what point does 'almost human' shift from being endearing to being eerie? These are...
The Netherlands is a country of people with a trade instinct, but also with a moralistic side. However, this seems to be changed because of the COVID-19 crisis. A strong shared purpose would help procurement professionals navigate these ethical challenges accelerated by COVID-19.
A recent study states that for women in procurement, the pay gap is 21% and that even increases to 35% for higher procurement positions. With no difference in performance in terms of quality, companies need to mind this gap!
Our BISCI colleague, Dr Ing Victor Verboeket, shares his experience of successfully defending his PhD titled 'Supply Chain Disruption: The Game-changing Impact of Additive-manufacturing'.
This week, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson 'for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats'. The news of the prize was received with great...
In a groundbreaking study, a team from Maastricht University recently demonstrated the link between indoor climate quality and the health of office users. A healthier building leads to a healthier employee and lower absenteeism.
Hbo’ers met een migratieachtergrond hebben meer moeite om na hun afstuderen werk te vinden dan hbo’ers zonder die achtergrond. De selectieprocedures van werkgevers en discriminatie worden vaak genoemd als belangrijke oorzaken. Recent onderzoek van het Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt...
Verschillende bedrijven, waaronder vidaXL, Moonen Packaging, Seacon Logistics, Arvato Supply Chain Solutions en Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI), hebben de handen ineengeslagen om samen de Supply Chain Valley (SCV) te creëren. De SCV is een samenwerkingsverband tussen...
