【Title】Carbon emissions in transportation: strategies and models for modal choice

【Speaker】Prof. Jan C. Fransoo. School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

【Host】Dr. Lei Zhao

【Time】October 25, 2012（Today）, 13:30 – 14:30

【Location】Room 510, Shun-de Building

【Abstract】

 While regulations on carbon emissions are few and far between, and more and more countries shy back from excessive regulations, an increasing number of companies are self-imposing targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Within the context of operations, a substantial share of emissions are in transportation. Furthermore, while manufacturing emissions are declining due to technological change, transportation emission are still growing substantially. One of the many ways in which transportation emission can be reduced, is by modal shift, for instance by shifting transportation from road to rail. In this talk, professor Fransoo will first give an overview of general developments in carbon emissions management by companies and public authorities, and then present some analytical work that studies transport mode selection in inventory models.

【Brief bio】

 Jan C. Fransoo is a professor of Operations Management and Logistics in the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Operations Management & Logistics from Eindhoven University of Technology. He also serves as Research Director of the European Supply Chain Forum, a collaborative effort with about 25 large multinational companies. He is currently also vice-president of Dinalog (Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics), a national center of excellence in the area of supply chain management. Professor Fransoo held various visiting appointments at US universities, including Clemson University, the University of California at Los Angeles, Stanford University, and most recently, in 2011, he was a visiting professor at MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics. In the last few years, he has developed and extensive research collaboration with Tsinghua University. He currently serves as Associate Editor of Operations Research, as Senior Editor of Production and Operations Management and is editorial board member of six other academic journals in the fields of operations and supply chain management. He has published over 70 papers in academic journals (including Management Science, Production and Operations Management, Journal of Operations Management, and  Manufacturing and Service Operations Management) and presented at many academic and industry conferences, on topics such production planning, supply chain and inventory management, and transportation planning. His most recent work is addressing issues such as synchromodal transportation, distribution in megacities, and carbon-efficient supply chain management. As part from his academic activities, Professor Fransoo has conducted dozens of projects with industry. He also serves on various governmental and nationwide committees in the Netherlands, such as the Strategisch Platform Logistiek (Strategic Platform on Logistics), and internationally on the advisory board of major multi-university research projects in Hong Kong and Canada.

 Looking forward to your attendance.