The Beta Research School for Operations Management and Logistics is a national university research school that educates PhD students and in which several scientific disciplines contribute to a deeper understanding of the performance of operational processes. These disciplines range from mathematics and computer science to labor psychology and organizational behavior. Each of these disciplines provides additional scientific knowledge necessary for the analysis, design and control of operational processes. As operational processes only exist in practice, Beta emphasizes science-based engineering of solutions and empirical validation of these solutions. The Beta PhD education program reflects the multidisciplinary nature of research within Beta, while providing the disciplinary depth necessary to contribute to science.
In Beta researchers of two Dutch universities work together. The Beta Research School combines research by several groups of the department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) and the department of Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), and the Center for Telematica and Information Technology (CTIT) of the University of Twente (UT). About 80 researchers and over 70 PhD students participate in Beta.
Beta has officially been recognized by the Royal Dutch Academy for Sciences (KNAW) since 1998.
On Thursday December 3rd 2009 Florian Gottschalk defends his thesis 'Configurable process models'.
This thesis has been approved by supervisor prof.dr.ir. W.M.P. van der Aalst and co-supervisor dr. M.H. Jansen-Vullers.
The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 5 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs.
For a summary of the thesis click here
On Wednesday November 25th 2009 Ingrid Vliegen defends her thesis 'Integrated planning for service tools and spare parts for capital goods'.
This thesis has been approved by supervisors prof.dr.ir. G.J. van Houtum and prof.dr. A.G. de Kok.
The ceremony will take place at the Auditorium, Collegezaal 4 of the TU/e, at 16.00 hrs.
For a summary of the thesis click here