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Lean and Factory Physics: a happy married couple?

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Operation management highly contributes to the success of companies. Effective operations management gives the potential to increase revenues and at the same time reduce costs of production. It may also reduce the amount of investment needed. What are the basic operational control rules to manage inventory and resources?

TiasNimbas only Dutch business school in FT Executive Education Top 50

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When it comes to executive education, TiasNimbas Business School is the best business school in the Netherlands. This is confirmed by the European business school rankings published annually by the Financial Times.

Soren Kaplan about the power of surprise (video)

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you want to surprise the market with a innovative product, you have to be surprised yourself, says Soren Kaplan. He wrote the book Leapfrogging about finding surprises in the market.

‘Inventory planning is the biggest challenge when doing business in Africa’

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Africa region is an emerging market that gives Dutch companies chances when you manage the specific risks. What are the consequences for the supply chain when a company wants to do business in Africa? General Manager International Sales of Philips Consumer Luminaires Sjouke de Vries will talk about this subject during a webinar at TiasNimbas Business School.

Ex-TiasNimbas participant conducts research into office needs of self-employed

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Around half of all self-employed people in the business services sector need external office space. Three-quarters of them have not yet found the space they need because the usual range of office facilities does not match their specific requirements. This is according to Rob van den Besselaar MBA in the thesis that he wrote for the Executive MBA for the TiasNimbas Business School.

Mexican alumnus speaks about doing an MBA abroad

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Why should Mexican companies invest in talent? And why should Mexican employers invest in their eduation. TiasNimbas alumnus Alfredo Moreno MBA talked about the advantages & disadvantages of an international MBA program investment at iiR LearningMex forum, an event for HR directors in Mexico.

Consolidation imminent? Growth strategy of CFOs indicates a recovery in the market

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the economic downturn CFOs have much greater confidence in their own company. In Europe, two thirds of them expect a growth in turnover and profit. Acquisitions are part of the growth strategy.

TiasNimbas introduces students to companies at Company Day

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

On March 22, Career Services of TiasNimbas Business School will organize a Company Day with the aim to introduce MScBA and MBA student to opportunities in the employment market. Hundred talented students will be able to interact with diverse companies, find out about different organizations, jobs or management project opportunities.

TiasNimbas and Capgemini work with Innovam to tackle challenges of the automotive industry

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The automotive industry is facing a lot of changes. Think about marketing innovations driven by new social media, business model innovations with the emerging shift from product (e.g. car) based to service (mobility) based solutions, and also the legal changes as regulation for CO2 emissions, technical changes (e.g. electric cars), social challenges as those posed by continuous growth of cities and urban areas.

Journal of Public Administration issues special edition with TiasNimbas research center CBMO

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Journal of Public Administration releases a special edition. Director Nicolette van Gestel of Centre for the Governance of the Private Public Sector (CMBO) is one of the three guest editors of this special issue.