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• ‘An Overemphasis on Efficiency Makes Systems Vulnerable’

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 5/13/2026

  Supply chains are at a turning point. For decades, efficiency was the main focus. But regulations, geopolitical tensions, trade shifts, climate disruptions, and AI are forcing organizations to rethink this approach. In his inaugural lecture, Professor Taher Ahmadi presents a new framework for supply chain management, arguing that future-ready supply chains must be collaborative, intelligent, circular, and resilient. They cannot rely on efficiency alone.

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• Beyond the Organization: The Power of Supply Chain Collaboration

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 5/11/2026

  Trade conflicts, shortages of raw materials, and increasingly stringent sustainability regulations are forcing organizations to rethink their role within the supply chain. After many years in which companies primarily focused on efficiency and cost reduction, collaboration is now increasingly becoming a strategic prerequisite. In his emeritus speech on 8 May, Professor of Supply Chain Management Jack van der Veen therefore argues for a perspective that transcends individual organizations and focuses on the chain as a whole.

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• Driving sustainability across the supply chain: from insight to impact

  Type: Research

  Publication date: 4/22/2026

  Supply chains are under growing pressure from sustainability demands, geopolitical tensions, scarce raw materials, and regulation. Nyenrode researched a practical methodology that maps the sustainability impact of products across the entire supply chain. The key takeaway: perfection is not a requirement.

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• AI process optimization – from bottleneck to blueprint in 6 steps

  Publication date: 12/8/2025

  AI process optimization – from bottleneck to blueprint in 6 stepsAI is the driving force behind modern process optimization. Organizations that digitize their operations and deploy AI for process improvement build agility, efficiency and strategic advantage. Professor Dr. Sam Solaimani — Professor of Digital Technology, Innovation & Operations Management — delivers a clear message: digitization affects not only the infrastructure of organizations, but their core business processes down to the very core. In this article he outlines six essential steps by which organizations can turn bottlenecks into a future-proof blueprint — with AI as the engine of sustainable process optimization.

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