bram knows how to transform a business and how to foster agility with a mix of strategy, advanced analytics, people, process and systems change. he has 10 years’ experience as a management consultant at both möbius and solventure. as a consultant he supports global industrial and retail companies in transforming their supply chains and operations. since 2010 bram is also adjunct professor at vlerick business school. his research interests are in strategy, supply chain and operations management. he aims at bridging the gap between academic research and pragmatic business improvement. he holds a phd in operations…
ma in mathematics, ghent university, 1998;
emba, vlerick, 2004;
phd in indusrial engineering and operations research, ghent university, 2009.
from 1998 till 2003 bram worked as an it systems manager with arcelor-mittal in ghent. he is working as a management consultant for möbius and solventure since 2003. as a consultant he supports global industrial and retail companies in transforming their supply chains and operations.
articles in refereed journals with impact
desmet b. aghezzaf e.h. vanmaele h.2010. a normal approximation model for safety stock optimization in a two-echelon distribution system. journal of the operational research society, 61(1): 156-163.
desmet b. aghezzaf e.h. vanmaele h.2010. safety stock optimization in two-echelon assembly systems: normal approximation models. international journal of production research, 48(19): 5767-5781.
conference proceedings
merkuryev y. merkuryeva g. de haes r. de wispelaere a. desmet b. hatem j.2009. supply chain simulation in the eclips project: real life benefit. bandung, bali:
merkuryev y. hatem j. merkuryeva g. bikosvka j. desmet b.2009. business simulation game for teaching multi-echelon supply chain management.
merkuryev y. merkuryeva g. hatem j. desmet b.2008. supply chain simulation in the eclips project.
merkuryev y. merkuryeva g. desmet b. jacquet-lagrèze e.2007. integrating analytical and simulation techniques in multi-echelon cyclic planning.
doctoral dissertation
desmet b.2009. normal approximations for safety stock optimization in multi-echelon supply chains.
book chapters
desmet b. aghezzaf e.h. vanmaele h.2010. intelligent techniques for safety-stock optimization in networked manufacturing systems. in: springer series in advanced manufacturing: artificial intelligence techniques for networked manufacturing enterprises management