Biography
René (M.) B.M. de Koster is a professor of logistics and operations management at the Department of Technology and Operations Management, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). After completing his PhD at Eindhoven University of Technology (1988) he worked as a consultant. He joined Erasmus University in 1995. Professor De Koster's research interests are warehousing, material handling, container terminal operations, behavioural operations and sustainable logistics. He is the author and editor of eight books and over 230 papers published in books and journals such as OR, POM, JOM, TS, IISE T, EJOR, and Interfaces. He is in the editorial boards of eight academic journals, a fellow of two reseach schools, member of the European Logistics Association (ELA) R&D board, member of the BVL Scientific Advisory Board, chairman of two Dutch logistics awards, chairman of Stichting Logistica, and founder of the Material Handling Forum. Professor de Koster chairs RSM's Department of Technology and Operations Management. Professor de Koster is involved in teaching at RSM at all levels: bachelor, master, post-experience, and executive development. He also lectures at USTC Hefei (PRC), and the University of Pretoria (South Africa). He held the honorary Francqui chair for Hasselt University in 2018 and was recently mentioned as “the most influential researcher” in material handling.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- rkoster@rsm.nl
- Room
- T09-30
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- Arpan Rijal, Marco Bijvank & Rene de Koster (2023) - Dynamics between Warehouse Operations and Vehicle Routing - Production and Operations Management, 32 (11), 3575-3593 - doi: 10.1111/poms.14051 - [link]
- Wanying (Amanda) Chen, Rene de Koster & Yeming Gong (2023) - Warehouses without aisles: Layout design of a multi-deep rack climbing robotic system - Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 179 (103281) - doi: 10.1016/j.tre.2023.103281 - [link]
- Jingjing Yang, Rene de Koster, X (Xiaolong) Guo & Yugang (Yugang) Yu (2023) - Scheduling shuttles in deep-lane shuttle-based storage systems - European Journal of Operational Research, 308 (2), 696-708 - doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2022.11.037 - [link]
- Michael F. Gorman, John-Paul Clarke, Rene de Koster, Michael Hewitt, Debjit Roy & Mei Zhang (2023) - Emerging practices and research issues for big data analytics in freight transportation - Maritime Economics and Logistics, 25 (1), 28-60 - doi: 10.1057/s41278-023-00255-z - [link]
- Hamed Vafa Arani, Morteza Pourakbar, Erwin van der Laan & René de Koster (2023) - How to charge in servicizing: Per period or per use? - European Journal of Operational Research, 304 (3), 981-996 - doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2022.05.002 - [link]
- X Li, Rob Zuidwijk & Rene de Koster (2023) - Optimal Competitive Capacity Strategies: Evidence from the Container Shipping Market - Omega, 115, 102790 - doi: 10.1016/j.omega.2022.102790 - [link]
- X. Li, Rob Zuidwijk, Rene de Koster & S Sethi (2023) - Time for Upgrades? In Time for Consumers and Competition - International Journal of Production Economics, 256, 108724 - doi: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108724 - [link]
- Alexandros Pasparakis, Jelle de Vries & Rene de Koster (2023) - Assessing the impact of human–robot collaborative order picking systems on warehouse workers - International Journal of Production Research, 61 (22), 7776-7790 - doi: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2183343 - [link]
- Ran Chen, Rene de Koster, Yugang (Yugang) Yu, X (Xiaolong) Guo & Hu Yu (2023) - Blockage-Free Storage Assignment and Storage/Retrieval Scheduling in Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval Systems - Naval Research Logistics, To appear - doi: 10.1002/nav.22166 - [link]
- Lu Zhen, Zheyi Tan, Rene de Koster & Shuaian Wang (2023) - How to Deploy Robotic Mobile Fulfillment Systems - Transportation Science - doi: 10.1287/trsc.2022.0265
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2020) - Production and Operations Management (Journal)
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2019) - Service Science (Journal)
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2017) - Transportation Research, Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (Journal)
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2017) - Transportation Science (Journal)
- Rene Koster (2015) - International Journal of Production Research (Journal)
- Rene Koster (2014) - Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal (Journal)
- Rene Koster (2013) - International Journal of Operations and Production Management (Journal)
- Rene Koster, K Gue & IFA Vis (2013) - Transportation Science (Journal)
- Rene Koster (2012) - Transportation Science (Journal)
- Rene Koster (2012) - Operations Research (Journal)
- Rene de Koster, Nils Boysen & Felix Weidinger (2022) - Best European Journal of Operational Research Review Paper
- Rene de Koster, Mahdi Ghorashi Khalilabadi & Debjit Roy (2022) - POMS OPEX best paper finalist
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2021) - EFMD Case Writing Competition Award 2020, for the case "Managing Lean Success: A Warehouse Balancing Act (A) & (B)”
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2021) - First prize in Humanities and Social Sciences of MOE (Ministry or Education of the PRC) for the paper “Class-based storage with a finite number of items. More classes is not always better”, Production and Operations Management, 2015.
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2021) - Informs TSL 2021 Facility Logistics SIG Outstanding Paper Award, for the paper “Workforce Scheduling with Order-Picking Assignments in Distribution Facilities”, Transportation Science, 2021
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2020) - Best paper award, Honorary Mention in the IISE Transactions 2020
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2020) - Informs TSL 2020 Facility Logistics SIG Outstanding Paper Award, for the paper “Capacity analysis of sequential zone picking systems”, Operations Research, 2020
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2019) - Best paper award Honorary Mention, IISE Transactions 2018
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2019) - Best paper award, honorable mention, Journal of Operations Management
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2019) - Award of excellence, by the SDG Academy & SDSN Network, for the MOOC 'Driving business towards the SDGs'
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2018) - Honorary Francqui Professorshop Hasselt University
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2018) - Mentioned as "Most influential researcher" in Material Handling
- René de Koster, Daan Stam & Jelle de Vries (2014) - Best student paper award TRAIL2014, "Making the Right Pick: Aligning Order Picking Methods, Incentive Systems and Regulatory Focus to Increase Picking Performance"
- René de Koster & Yeming Gong (2010) - Best paper IIE Transactions 2008-2009
- MBM (Rene) de Koster (2010) - Honorary member, VeLA
- René de Koster, Kees-Jan Roodbergen & Jose Larco Martinelli (2009) - 2nd prize in best student paper award POMS 2009, orlando: "Managing Warehouse Efficiency and Worker Discomfort Through Enhanced Storage Assignment Decisions"
- H. Quak & René de Koster (2008) - Finalist best paper award Journal of Operations Management 2007
- René de Koster, Kees-Jan Roodbergen, Jan Dul & Jose Larco Martinelli (2008) - Best paper award TRAIL 2008
- René de Koster & Yeming Gong (2008) - Best paper award IIE Transactions 2008: ?A polling-based dynamic order picking system for online retailers?, 40(11), 1070-1082
- René de Koster & Hans Quak (2007) - Nominated for the best paper award, Journal of Operations Management 2007: "Exploring retailers' sensitivity to local sustainability policies", 25, 1103-1122
- René de Koster & Mengfei Yu (2007) - 2nd prize in student paper competition IESM 2007, Beijing: 'A fast and flexible tool to design order picking systems'
RSM BV
- Start date approval
- mei 2023
- End date approval
- april 2026
- Place
- ROTTERDAM
Starnus Technology BV
- Start date approval
- mei 2023
- End date approval
- mei 2026
- Place
- EINDHOVEN
- Description
- Technical Advisor robot technologies
Stichting Logistica
- Start date approval
- mei 2023
- End date approval
- mei 2026
- Place
- LEIDSCHENDAM
- Description
- voorzitter bestuur, organisatie vakbeurs
IIM Ahmedabad
- Start date approval
- november 2023
- End date approval
- november 2026
- Place
- AHMEDABAD
- Description
- Research Advisory Committee CTL
Facility Logistics Management
- Year Level
- master, IM/CEMS, Exchange, ERIM
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- BM04SCM
Supply Chain Management
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, bachelor 3, pre-master
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- BT2110
Supply chain management
- Year Level
- bachelor 2, pre-master
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- BK2110
Retail Operations
- Year Level
- Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3, Bachelor 3
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- B3EL108