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Dearreader, 2022hasbeenacrazyyear.Whilethegeopoliticalbondsbetweennationshavegotten muchmoretenseandthepriceoflivinghasrisensignificantly,ourlifehasopenedup againwiththeCOVID-19measuresbeingliftedcompletely(andlet’shopethatstaysthat way).Withsomanychangeshappening,andmanymorecomingupinthefuture,itis incrediblyimportanttostayflexible.Luckily,withourbroadrangeofknowledgedueto oureducationinIndustrialEngineering,wearetrainedforthisandhavetheopportunity tothriveinthefuture.
ThiseditionofSCOPEcontaintsvariousarticlesabout‘2022,TheyearofChange’. RubenSchneiderbergspokewithKPMGabouttherisksandchallengescurrentlyfaced bythecompany.SaraCasadoRodriguezinterviewedRobJacobsfromJumboabouttheir strategiesandthefutureoftheirsupplychains.BaukeWijnandsinvestigatesthefuture ofentrepeneurship,whileMarijnspokewithTarkanTan,aformerlecturerattheTU/e aboutsustainabilityinIndustrialEngineering.
ThisSCOPEcontainsnumeroustravelstories.ThijnMuselaersgivesusaninsightinto histimeinPortoandGwenvanLeeuwenrecapstheInternationalResearchProject’strip totheUSAandMexico.Forthoseinterestedinmoreinternationaltravel,C.I.T.I. introducesitselfandtalksaboutthetwomostrecentESTIEM-travels.Furthermore,the newIRPboard,aswellastheCrewintroducethemselves.ColumnsofFarahSchepens, RosanKolffandBobvanGinkel,aswellastheboardupdatefromAlumnia,andAlumni speakingendthisedition.
Toendwithapoemaspertradition,whichhasnotchanged:
‘Alwaysstriveforthebest, thebestversionofyou. Inthefurtheryearstorest, justlikein2022’
EnjoyreadingthiseditionoftheSCOPE,
ChiefeditorSCOPE
24CITIBoard
TheC.I.T.I.Boardintroducesitself,theirwishes,andtheirgoalsfor thisyear
28Crew
TheCrewintroducesthemselves,whytheywantedtobeapartofthe Crewandtheirdesiresforthecomingyear.
29IRPBoard TheIRPBoardmakesyouacquaintedwiththem,theiractionsthis yearandtheirexcitementforthecomingIRP.
30ColumnsRosan&Farah
RosanKolffandFarahSchepenssharetheirideasofthepastyearina shortcolumn
31ColumnBobvanGinkel BobvanGinkelshareshispastyearinhiscolumn
32AlumniaBoardupdate
TomKoks,chairmanofAlumnia,providesanupdateaboutthepast andupcomingactivitiesofAlumnia.
MaartenVermeulenandCasvanElderentalkabouttheircareer,their activitiesbesidesworkandfuture
‘InspireConfidence.EmpowerChange’;thatiswhereKPMGstartedwithandwhereitstill standsfortoday.Respondingtomodernized,andcontinuouslydeveloping,needsof customersisthemaingoalofthefirm.WhichprojectsisKPMGworkingon?Howare theseprojectsaffectedby2022?SCOPEinterviewedKoenCrooymansandMariskade KortabouttheiryearattheITAssurancedepartmentinEindhoven.
TEXT RubenSchneiderberg DESIGN MarijnKonings
Theyear2022isalmostatitsend.Ayear wherewebouncedbackfromthe pandemic.Thepandemicasitselfhada majorimpactontheworldandplayedas acatalysatorforrapiddigitalization.More andmorecompaniesaimtohavea global,butcentraldriven,ITsystem,to operatefullydigitalizedand synchronized.Animplementationlike thatcreatesalotofrisksandchallenges throughoutthewholeorganization. Fortunately,riskscanbemitigated throughprojectassurance,whichaimsto reducetheriskstoanacceptablelevelby lookingatthecosts,timeandquality factorsthatinfluencetheproject. Nextto,ormaybeinaccordancewith,
digitalization,societydesirestobebetter preparedinthefutureforsimilar pandemics,inspecificwiththeusageof advancedinformationtechnology(IT). Thisisparticularlydifficultsincemany differentcontrolorgans(bothnational andlocal)comeintoplaywithdifferent functionalities,whiletheyhavetousethe sameITinfrastructure.Besides,one shouldnotonlythinkoutofthe perspectiveofthepreviouscrisis, COVID-19,wherethefocuswason preventingcontaminationthroughthe air,accordingtoMariskadeKort.“The nextpandemiccouldconcernfoodfor example,whichresultsindifferent crucialstakeholders.”Thisarticle
discussestwoinfluentialprojects undertakenbyKPMGin2022,bothin theprivateaswellasthepublicsector.
Atthebeginningoftheyear,KPMG employeeswerestillworkingfromhome. Gently,peoplearecomingbacktothe office,whilemanyenjoythebenefitsof telecommuting.Corporatesarestill seekingtheoptimalbalancebetween thesetwo.EmployeesofKPMG,suchas KoenCrooymans,arehighlyaffectedby thepoliciesoftheirclients,regardlessof theapproachfromKPMGitself.TheSAP implementationthathisteamis currentlyworkingon,touchestheclient
fully,whichentailsthatthewhole companyhastoadaptandchange.The goalistoadaptbusinessprocesses towardstheimplementation,requiring employeestobetrainedandinformed aboutthenewsystemtechnologies.Koen Crooymans:“Itisreallyhard,oralmost impossible,topreparesuchan organizationalchangewhenhalfofthe peopleareworkingfromhomeon Monday,whiledifferentpeopleare workingfromhometheotherday.”A UserAcceptanceTestaimstoinvestigate whethertheusersarewillingtoadaptto thisnewimplementation.Tobe successful,itisrequiredofdifferent stakeholderstobeinthesameroomat thesametime.Duetopeoplegetting acquaintedtoworkingathome,thiswas almostimpossibletoaccomplish.In contrast,digitalizationprovides companieswiththeopportunityto quicklyconnectwithoneanother. “Peoplecandotheirdutiesfromhome perfectly.But,inchangemanagement youhavetobeabletolookeachotherin theeye.Areemployeessupportingthis change?Howdotheyfeelaboutitanddo theysupportit?”
ThehealthcareprojectinwhichMariska deKortisinvolved,isexecutedonalarge scaleandoveralongtimespan.Advising modelstoensurepandemic preparednessthroughITinfrastructure isnotsomethingthatisdoneoveraweek. Thedifficultieslieinregulationsand legislationsconcerningwhocanmake specificdecisionsandwhoshould executethem.Forexample,many COVID-19specificissuesconcernthe
municipalhealthcareonanexecutive level.Thinkofvaccinating,whichisnow doneonalocalscale,butstartedmore centralizedforCovid-19.Thevaccinesare providedbyamuchlargernetworkand arepurchasedonanationallevel. Additionally,itshouldbepossibletokeep trackofwhoisvaccinated,infectedand thecontactstheyhad.MariskadeKort: “Asyoucanimagine,manydifferent stakeholdersshouldbeabletotapinto suchinformationwhiletheprivacyofthe citizensshouldbeguaranteed.” Moreover,whenadifferentpandemic occurs,differentstakeholdersshouldbe abletoaccessthesameITsystemand distillthenecessaryinformation,ata muchlargerscale.KoenCrooymans’
clientis,astoldearlier,implementingan SAPsystemindifferentsubcompanies whichwereacquiredoverthelastyearsin ordertoachieveeconomiesofscale.The costsareimmense,reachingvaluesover 20millionperbusinessunit.Justaswith thehealthcareprojectsofMariskade Kort,itisessentialtomapallthe stakeholders,togetherwiththeir interestsandconcerns,inorderto mitigatetherisks.
Clearly,bothprojectshavetheirown challenges.Howdoyougetstartedwith them?MariskadeKort:“Thereare severalstandardmethodsthatcanwork asablueprintforapproachingsuch projects.Butinreality,itisoften
Projectassuranceisamethodthataimstoprovideaclientwithanindependentanalysisof thelikelyfutureperformanceofverybigimplementationsthataffectthecompanyasawhole. Itisdesiredtoprovidethestakeholderswithconfidenceintheirtechnologicallyadvancedand highcapitalrequiringprojectssincemanychallengesandrisksarise.Itisregularlyexecuted beforethepointwhereexceptionalexpensesarise.Bothhardskills(methods,toolsand processes)aswellassoftskills(trainingemployees,people&changemanagementand leadership)areanalysedwithinthedesiredscope.Ausedtooliscalledthe‘Devil’sTriangle’ whichlooksintothecosts,qualityandtimespanoftheproject.
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different.Theresponsibilitylieswitha team,andtheyformulateaplan.” Sometimesitisdesiredtofocuson documentalstudies.Thenexttime,the focusliesonhavingconversationswith employees,teamsandmanagement boards(whichcaninturnbemore difficultwithpeopleworkingfrom home).Whenallinputisgathered,the teamshouldaimtomakeaclearanalysis oftherisksandhowtheyshouldbe tackled.Desiredoutputsoftenchange alongtheway.Therefore,continues conversationswithinvolvedstakeholders isessentialtobringeveryprojectoverthe finishlinesuccessfully.
KoenCrooymansstudiedIndustrial EngineeringattheTUEindhovenabout adecadeagoandisverysatisfiedwiththe applicationsinhisdailyworkinglife. MariskadeKortcouldalsoapprovethe importanceofsomespecificskillsyouget duringthisprogram.Ithasbecome visibleduringthisarticlethatmanybig projectswithinKPMGaffectabusiness asawhole,andthereforetouchmany, differentbusinessprocesses.These
processesareoftenchangingduringthe projectandmustthereforebeunderstood thoroughly.Thefieldsofoperations,HR, andITprocessescanallbecome applicableduringavarietyofprojectsat KPMG.Inordertotacklebigprojectsas theonesmentionedinthisarticle,itis veryinterestingtoknowhowacompany goesfromexecutingitsoperationto makingitfinanciallyfeasible.
Inthiseditionandarticle,SCOPE reflectedbackontheyear2022. Althoughitisimportanttoevaluate,it mightevenbemorecriticaltolookahead. TheEuropeanUnionmadevery ambitiousgoalsfortheyear2030.Goals thatcanbesplitintotwomajorpillars: sustainabilityanddigitalization.They formulatethisastheESG-criteria (Environmental,SocialandGovernance criteria)andtheDigitalAge,wherethe focusisondataprocessingwhile guaranteeingprivacy.Thiscreatesmany newchallengesforcompanies,resulting innewchancesforKMPG.Lastyear,and thenearfuture,seemquiteuncertainfor manysectors,butKPMGmanagedto
facilitatetheirclientswiththecertainty theydemandintheirchangingdesires. Theywelcomethenewsocietaldemands oftheEuropeanUnionandarewillingto aidtheirclientswiththesamequalityin thefutureinthesechallenging,but interestingtimes.
“In change management, you have to be able to look each other in the eye.”
Leadership,VUCAfactors,theomnichannelapproach,sustainability,quality, andexcellencearesomeofthecharacteristicsthatJumboisimplementingthese dayswithintheirsupplychain.OrasRobwouldsay:“Weshouldbereadyforthe futurechallenges.”RobJacobsoverseescreatingandimplementingJumbo Supermarkets'supplychainstrategyandinnovationinhiscapacityasManager SupplyChainDevelopment&Performance:“Weshapethesupplychainofthe futureandimprovethesupplychainoftoday.Wedevelopstrategiesandwepush innovation.”Having16yearsofexperienceatJumbo,Robexplainsthedifferent strategiesJumboisapplying.
VUCA
VUCAisaphrasethatisoftenusedin theUScurrently.Besides,itisrisingin popularityintheNetherlandsaswell. VUCAstandsforvolatility,uncertainty, complexityandambiguity.Thistermis usedtodescribethehighlyuncertain andcomplexenvironmentinwhichwe, asindividualsandorganizations,find ourselvesintoday.Italsoemphasizes thevalueofadaptationatatimewhenit isgettinghardertodevelopdetailed plansforaperiodoffiveortenyears. Rob:“Itisawayofthinkingbywhere youcanassessyoursupplychainon VUCAfactorsandseewhereyouneed totakeextrameasurestomitigatethose factors.”Inotherwords,Jumbo’ssupply chainemploysVUCAfactorstoassess
oridentifyrisks.
Rob:“VUCAhaschangedthewaywe arethinkingaboutworkingtogether withoursuppliers.Wearelookingfor morefixedandlong-termsuppliersto ensuresecurityofsupply,butalsoto improvequalitytogetherandlowercost inthesupplychain.Itisamatteroflow cost,withthebestproduct.Inother words,VUCAinfluencesthestrategy modelintoamorework,grow,improve andfindthebesttogether.”
InthepastJumbohadasocalled‘single channel’,thesupplierdeliverstothe customerviaansinglesalespoint.Since thelastdecadeJumbochangedtoaso
calledomnichannel.Theideaof omnichannelmanagementwas introducedfiveyearsagoinreactionto theexpansionoftheinternetandthe ensuingchangeinconsumerbehaviour. Omnichannelisanewstrategyto improvetheshoppingexperiencefor customersandaddressanyissuewith singlechannelapproachtoretailing.For Jumbothismeanseitherthecustomers shopphysicallyoronline,the experiencemustbeseamlessand consistentacrossallchannelswith specialattentioninpeople’smindsets.
Rob:“Duetothatthesupplychain deliversdirectlytothecustomers buyinggroceriesthroughtheinternet, weneedtothinkevenmoreaboutend customers.Thus,somethingsmustbe
considered,suchustheNetPromotion Score(NPS)whichishowthe customersexperiencetheservicethe companyisproviding.Allstartswiththe customer.Thewholecompanymustbe organizedaroundthecustomertogive themthebestexperience.”
Intheupcomingtime,Jumbointends todeployadditionalexpendituresto emphasizetheexpansionofthe omnichannelstrategyandthe implementationoffurtherquality improvementintheoffer.Inparallel, thebusinessisupgradingits organizationalstructurewithafocuson streamlinedbusinessprocedures, digitization,andimprovedICTanddata processingtechnologies.Moreover, JumbohasunveileditsnewLong-Term Plan,whichcomprisesatighteningof thecourse,basedonathoroughanalysis
“Weshouldbereadyforthefuture challenges.Thatmeanswelookatthe supplychaininVUCAtermswhereis thesupplychainstrongandvulnerable, andthenseveralstrategiesareapplied inordertomakeJumbostronger.”
Sevenstrategiesareappliedthroughout theJumbo’ssupplychain.Thefirst strategyconsistsofkeepingand improvingtheworkforces.Rob:“Thisis theasignificantone.Attractandkeep enthusiastic,energeticandmost valuableemployees.Havingtheright amountofpeopleandtheright competencescandeterminethefuture ofanycompany,thatiswhythisisavery importantstrategy.”Thesecondstrategy isaboutbeingmoresustainableand efficient.Rob:“Wearelookingto decreaseC02emissionsinthesupply
chainwithallkindsofmeasures: implementingsolarpanels,wind turbines,electrictruckstobealsomore costeffectiveinthefuture.Butalso,this affectstheplanningsystems,making surethatthetruckdrivesasfullas possibleandtrainourdriverstodotheir workinanefficientway.Becoming moresustainableatthesametimeof becomingmoreefficient.Jumbodoes muchmore,butinthesupplychain,we focusonthefuture,customersandfind waystobemoresustainable.”Taking controlofthewholesupplychainis anotherstrategythatJumboapplies throughoutthesupplychain.Thefourth strategylooksforamoresustainable andstableschemelandscape.So,allthe systemsthroughoutthecompanymust beinterconnected.Futureimprovement inoperationsandthusquality,to decreasecomplexityandhaveamore stableprocess.Anotherimportant strategyistheomnichannelapproach, whichwasdiscussedbefore. Operationalexcellencewiththecurrent processes.Inotherwords,havingthe rightstandardsofthedifferent processes.“Eleventhousandpeople workingatJumbo’ssupplychainwith multipledistributioncenters,sohaving anoperationalexcellencewillgive feedback,andimprovetheprocesses.”
Toachievethis,diverseprogramsare offeredtoJumboemployeesinorderto increaseorganizationalculture employeemorale,employee productivity,andemployee performance.Forexample,oneofthe programsisabouthealth,inwhich employeesareencouragedtostop smoking,havingtherightjobatthe rightage,eatinghealthy,anddosports withtheaimofimprovingtheemployee
life’squality.Anotherprogramconsists inmakingpeoplefeelthattheyarepart oftheJumbocommunity.AsRobstates, themainobjectiveofthiscourseis taught:“treatotherslikenotasyou wouldliketobetreatedbutasthey wouldbetreated.”Jumboensuresthat theiremployeesarewellcaredandif anypersonalcircumstancearises,that personhasateamwhocanhelp him/her.
RobJacobsalsohascompletedmultiple programs,ofwhichoneofthemwas: theSeniorLeadershipDevelopment Program(SLDP)atNyenrodeBusiness Universiteit,whichbroughthimnew ideasonauthenticleadership.Nextto externalprogramsalotofmanagement programswithdifferentkindoflevels areofferedbyJumbototheiremployees. “WhatIhavenoticedwhenyoustart workingisthatyouhavedifferentneeds thanwhenyouarefurtherinyour career,forexample,howtomanage.The mostimportantthingIhavelearned throughoutalltheseyearsis:beopen forfeedback,askproactivityfor feedbackandunderstandwhatyouwant toachieve.Understandhowyouactand behaveunderpressure,whatmakesyou enthusiastic,whatishardforyou,etc. So,onceyouhavesettledthat perceptionofyou,peoplewillnotbe afraidtogiveyoufeedback.Thatisthe mostimportantthingyoumustworkon asaleader.Furthermore,understand thatyoucannotbeanexpertin everything,youmusttrustyour colleagues,supportthemandchallenge them,makesuretheirambitionsare clearandthusstretchyourselfand others.Thus,myroleisinthecompany, support,stretch,trustanddiscipline.So thatwecreateanenergeticenvironment toworkin.”
AsaseniormemberoftheJumbomanagementteam,JobRacobsreportsthedirectorof supplychain,apartfromworkingontheStrategicBusinessPlanningandDigitalDesign BoardsforJumbo.
InordertoestablishanE2Esupplychainthatisfuture-proof,managechange,improvethe supplychainandfosterinnovation,RobJacobs’roleandthedepartment’sgoalisto integratethecompany’svisionintothesupplychainstrategy.
RobisalsoresponsibleforcreatingandimplementingtheSupplyChainStrategyand Innovation.Asaresult,withhisteam,Robrunsprojectsanddevelopssystemsusingboth themoreconventionalwaterfallmethodaswellasagilemethodsofworking.
Willtideturn?Currently‘heropreneurs’aredominatingtheentrepreneurial world.Butpossiblytheactivatingchangemakerswilltakeoversoon!Whatis requiredtoletthesocialentrepreneursofthefutureflourish?
TEXT BaukeWijnands DESIGN MarijnKonings
InNovember2022the27theditionof theUnitedNationsclimatechange conferencetookplaceinEgypt.Many governmentalrepresentativesfromall overtheworldarguedthattheclimate changeproblemsarereallysevereand thatwereallyshoulddosomethingto tacklethismajorproblemverysoon. Thequestionisnothow,butwhois goingtodoit?
Socialimpactisusuallytheoutputof veryhierarchicaltop-downdecisionmakingwithinlargeorganizations. Butapparently,thenewgenerationof entrepreneursischangingthisstatus quo.Entrepreneursbeingoneofthose
peoplemostaffectedbyacertainissue appeartobemorefocusedoncreating socialimpactbybuildingsolutions themselves,ratherthanfocusingon solvingproblemsforbeneficiaries. Youngpeopleexperiencingthe problemtheywanttosolve themselves,havethebestknowledge tofixtheproblem.Bygivingpeople theopportunitytosolvetheirown problemsbyprovidingrequired resources,problemscanbesolved morelocallyinsteadofusingold impactframeworks.Alsoitisof importancethatsocialentrepreneurs havetheabilityandspaceavailableto solveissuesthemselves.TheTU/ehas aclearvisionontheintegrationof
challengebasedlearninginour coursesby2030,whichisalreadya goodmethodforsolvingproblems locally.However,stilltheproblemis notownedbytheproblemsolverhimorherself.Thenextquestionis,how canwesupportandmotivatepeopleto designsolutionsfortheirown problemsmosteffectively?
Whentalkingaboutsocial entrepreneurshavingaclearvisionfor theircompanydeductedfromown experience,YvonChouinardisagood example.Asamountainclimber,he knewthevalueofthenaturehewas surroundedwithconstantly,andasa businessmanheknewthenegative
sideeffectsofproducinggoodsina non-environmentallyresponsibleway. Therefore,heintroducedtheterm ‘cleanclimbing’andhefoundedthe privatebenefitcompanynamed Patagoniain1973,whichoffers clothingforclimbersandisalsoawellknownbrandintheNetherlands.Itis seenasoneoftheforerunnersof societalresponsibleentrepreneurship. Thecompanyisknownforitsactivist activitiesandroleintheglobalclimate discussions.Patagoniapresentedits visionas“Patagoniaisinbusinessto saveourhomeplanet”andfrom2002 onwardsitspends1%ofitsbudgetto charitiesrelatedtoprotectionof natureandclimate.
The‘betekeniseconomie’ Someonewhostatesthatamore revolutionarychangeisrequiredis KeesKlomp.Heidealizesa fundamentaldifferentwayofthinking inhowbusinessmodelsshouldbe appliedinordertosolvemajor problemslikeclimatechange.Heis lectureratHogeschoolRotterdamand callsfortheadoptionofthe ‘Betekeniseconomie’;thesocietal trendinwhichthehumandesireto meaningfultradingbecomesmore dominant.Thisissocietal entrepreneurship,beingappliedina broadersense.
Overtheyears,economicgrowthhas becometheultimaterecipefora flourishingworld.However,theflip sideofthatworldviewisthatmajor trendsasclimatechange,lossof biodiversity,growinggapbetweenrich andpoor,increaseofpeoplehaving depressionsandsocietalpolarisation arefundamentallydisruptingsociety. FollowingKeesKlomp,thesetrends allleadtoecological,socialand individualcostswhichareevenso highthathespeaksofanexistential crisis.
Thesolutionforincorporatingthese costsinourcurrenteconomicsystem, isacompletelyneweconomic narrative;the‘Betekeniseconomie’. Here,ecologyisthestartingpointof thisnew(to-bedesigned)economic model.Howthiseconomicmodel shouldbedesignedrequiresa completelynewwayofthinkinganda
changeoftheroleofmoneyinour society.Therefore,itisinterestingto thinkabouttheroleofIndustrial Engineersinthisneweconomic model.Oncewehavetosolvea businesscaseinwhichwehaveto modelandquantifytheeffectonthe levelofbiodiversity,thesocietal polarisation,depressionofpeopleand onthegapbetweentherichandthe poor,ourknowledgeasIndustrial Engineershouldbeusedinadifferent way.Ourroleasmodellerand optimizationexpertwon’tchange much,butthevalueofmoneyandthe respectivevalueoftheearlier mentioned‘majortrends’shouldbe reconsideredinourmodels.
Inordertouseus,Industrial Engineers,mosteffectivelyinsolving problemsinthe‘Betekeniseconomie’, firstlytheecological,socialand individualcostsshouldbequantified; thevalueofthebiodiversitylossand theeffectofadepressionisnot quantifiedrightnow.Incasethecosts arenotquantifiedatall,theIndustrial Engineercan’tmodelthebusiness case.Onceallthese‘costs’are quantified,theycanbecompared amongeachother.Secondly,thetradeoffbetweentherespective‘costs’is lacking,whichmakesitdifficultto optimizeabusinesscase.Oncethe trade-offbetweenallthecostsis defined,itbecomespossibleto quantitativelyincorporatethelossof biodiversitywhencuttingforestsfor economicbenefits.
Allthosenumbersandtrade-offsare nicetohave,butwhatistheendgoal? Theterm‘Betekeniseconomie’ providesguidelinesforhowtomake ourrequiredeconomictransition,in ordertocoverallthe–untilnow–undefinedcosts.Itshowsthatwe shouldtransformourcurrentmodel ofconstanteconomicgrowth, efficiencyandcompetitiontoamodel ofco-creation,connectednessand value.
Valueofyoureurocent
Now,howcanwestartthis transformation?Asamanagerora politician;ensurethatyoungsocial entrepreneursareprovidedtheright resourcesandsupporttosolve problemstheyperceiveastheir problems!Encouragethemtobecome activatingchangemakers.Asa problemsolverorentrepreneur; designyourbusinessmodelasifour businessesareoperatinginthe ‘Betekeniseconomie’.Moneyis becominglessvaluablewiththeday andtheecological,biodiversity, polarisationanddepressioncosts becomemoreexpensiveintheirtradeoffwitheconomiccosts.So,action shouldbetakenontheshortterm. Whatisthevalueofyoureurocent?
IndustrialEngineeringhasbeencharacterizedbyonewordinthepastyears; optimization.Thishasoftenbeenassociatedwithminimizingcosts,maximizing profit,maximizingefficiencyorotheroperationalKPI’sthatcanbeoptimizedin variousdifferentways.However,inthischangingsociety,thefocusofoptimization isshiftingtowardsmoresocietalcauses.Withtheneedtoreducecarbonemissions andslowdowntheheatingoftheearth,sustainabilityismoreandmoreimportant inallsectors.Optimizingcompanyoperationsintermsofsustainabilitywillbekey inanybusinessinthefuture.TarkanTan,professorattheUniversityofZurich, tellsusmoreaboutsustainableapproachestobusinessprocesses.
TEXT MarijnKonings DESIGN MarijnKonings
Since2003,Tanwasalectureratthe EindhovenUniversityofTechnologyin thefacultyofIndustrialEngineeringas wellasbeinginvolvedintheExecutive Master’sprogramatTilburgbusiness school.Afterhisstudies,Tanmovedto aPhDinIndustrialEngineering.Inhis PhD,helearnedmoreabouthowto applyknowledgefromamaster’s programforfurtheracademic
purposes.Heappliedadvanced demandinformationininventory control.‘Inthisfield,youcollect interestfrompotentialcustomersand implementthisinyourinventory control’.Thisisstillquitestochasticas itisnotanorderyet,butjustinterest fromacustomerintheformofwebsite clicksorgooglesearchrequests.Along withthesedigitalformsofinternet,
informationcollectedbysales representativesisusedtoo.‘We expandedthistodifferentcontextssuch asadvancedcapacityinformationor advancedsupplyinformation,creating thebasisofwhatIhadbeenworkingon forquitesometime’.Followingthe requesttoformaworking-groupin capacitymanagementproblems,Tan involvedhispriorknowledgeof
inventorycontrolinthisfieldto investigatetheinteractionbetweenthe twophenomena.
FollowinghisPhD,inordertofurther growtheapplicationofhisknowledge, theinterestinsparepartsmanagement wasrecognized,andTanstartedtowork onsparepartsmanagementproblems, whichwasverymuchdrivenbyreal-life industrycases.Auniquefeaturethat theTU/eoffers,sinceotheruniversities acrosstheworlddidnotfocusonthis. ‘Atmyprioruniversity,theMiddleEast TechnicalUniversityofAnkara,noneof thestudentshadindustrialprojects. Themindsetwasaboutcomingupwith athesisthatwouldbehopefully publishedinajournal.Wetooka theoreticalproblemandextendedita little,withisgreatifyouonlyhave academicambitions,buttherearebig advantagesofhavingactual implementationimpact’mentionsTan. Anambitiontohelpthesocietyforthe better,andthegrowingimportanceand interestforsustainabilitycausedTanto switchhisfocusonsustainabilityinhis fieldofinterest.
SustainabilityinIndustrialEngineering ‘Iamnotanenvironmentalengineer, soIdonotknowaboutthechemistryin
HavingstartedcollegeinTurkey,TarkanmovedtotheUnitedStatesforhisPhDat ColumbiaBusinessSchoolinNewYork.AfterrecognizingthattheStateswerenotfor him,TarkanmovedbacktoTurkeyforworkinindustry,aftereventuallyfinishinginPhD athisalmamaterinTurkey.TarkanworkedfortheTU/esince2003,workinginseveral researchgroupsofIndustrialEngineering,doingresearchaswellasteachingseveralmain IndustrialEngineeringcoursessuchasDeterministicOperationsManagementand SustainableSupplyChains.TarkannowmovedtotheuniversityofZurich,wherehe continuestoteachinhisdisciplineof(sustainable)operationsmanagement.
sustainability,Idonotknowwhich materialisbest,butinourfield,tradeoffsinvolvingsustainabilityarevery typicalinmodels’saysTarkan. IndustrialEngineeringisusedtothe trade-offbetweencostandserviceor leadtime,butincorporating sustainabilitymeansintroducingafull newlayer.‘Itbecomesatrade-off betweencost,servicetimeand sustainability.Peopleseesustainability asatopiconitsown,butinvolving sustainabilityisjustaboutadding anotherlayerandexpandingthe problem.’
Focusingonsustainabilitydoesnot meanthat,forexample,emissionsneed tobeminimized,butratherthat sustainabilityisconsideredin industrialapplications.Tan:‘Thereis stillafunctionlikeminimizingcostsor maximizingprofit,butwithadirect referencetotheimpactofsustainability intheformofaconstraint’.Taking sustainabilityasanobjectivefunctionis notthewaytoanalyzesustainability.‘It isquitepossiblethatthecosts associatedwithsustainabilityaresolow thatitendsupnothavingany importanceinyourobjectivefunction, andthusinyoursolution’saysTan.A waytotacklethisproblemisthrough
theuseofconstraintsonvariables associatedtosustainability.
‘Involvingsustainabilityasaconstraint meansyourmodelmustmeetthe requirementsyouset.’.Agreatexample Tangivesisaprojectontransportmode selection.Introducingthecostsof emissionsintheobjectivemeantthat sustainabilityhadarealvalueinthe model.‘However,wefiguredoutthat unlesstheemissioncostsreachatleast hundredsofEurosperton,andinsome casesevenmuchmorethanthat,itdoes notseemtomakeanydifferencein decisionmaking.Ifyouincorporatea constraintinthemodelwhere,for example,theemissionsthisyearmust be10%lessthanlastyear’semissions, youhavetomeetthisconstraint, makingthemodelmoreimpactful.’ Involvingsustainabilityinoperationsis arecenttrend,butisstillnotusedin everycase.Manycasesorsituationsdo notinvolvesustainabilityintheir modelsyet.‘Ithinkthebiggest misperceptionisthatpeopletake sustainabilityasa0/1state.Itisnota state,butratheradirection.Youcan neverlabelasupplychainas sustainable,butratherworktowards mitigatingtheimpactofthesupply chain’.
‘Bigdataanalysisinindustrial engineering,combinedwith sustainability,isgolden.’
Anotherlayeraddingtothedifficultyof involvingsustainabilityinoperations managementarethechangingissues regardingsustainability.Currently, severalactionsaretakentoreducethe impactonthewarmingoftheearth,but manyotherissueswillneedattentionin thefuture.Wastemanagement,water conservation,resourcedepletion,social sustainability,andenergyefficiencyare justacoupleofexampleswhere concernsonsustainabilityarerealand actionsneedtobeundertakentocope withtheseissues.Althoughtheseare bigissues,everysteptakenintheright directioncounts.‘Sustainabilityisa trajectory.Everylittleproject,everylittle actioncounts’.
IndustrialEngineeringtotherescue Environmentalistsmakeusawareofthe urgetoactoncurrentissues,butitis, amongothers,usIndustrialEngineers
thatcanmakeanimpact.Everybody knowsthatswitchingfuelsorsourcesof energyarestepsthatneedtobe undertaken,butthereneedstobeaplan todothis.Tanmentionsquestionsthat needtobeaskedbeforeeventhinking abouttheimplementation;
-Whatarethestepstostartthe transitiontomoresustainablesourcesof fuelorenergy?
-Whathappenstotheexisting supplychainofresources?
-Whattrade-offdoyouapplyin termsofcosts?
-Howisthebudgetmadeup, andhowismoneydividedoverdifferent costposts?
-Wheredoyoufirstinvest, wheredoyougetthemoneyandwhich partnersarerequired?
Amongwiththese,therearetens,
maybeevenhundredsmorequestions thatneedtobeaskedbeforethestartof transition.Allthesequestionsrequirea broadknowledgeoffinance,project management,personnelmanagement, stakeholderanalysis,contract negotiationandmuchmorethatis coveredinthefieldofindustrial engineering.Fromexperience,theories andapplications,thesequestionshave beencombinedinamodelthatcovers the5generalsustainablesupplychain principleoneshouldtakeintoaccount asanindustrialengineerinassessing suchaproblem.
1.Theeconomicaspect; ambitionsaregood,buttherealityof financialsustainabilitymustbe prioritized.
2.Measurement;donotonlyact, butalsomeasureyourenvironmental andsocialimpact.
3.Serviceiskey;wedon’tneed thelamp,weneedthelight.
4.Sustainabilityisadirection, notastate.
5.Worktogetherwithall stakeholders,onlythendoyougointo therightdirection.
‘Ofcourse,prioritieshavetobeset’, mentionsTan,‘buttakingallthese principlesintoaccountwillmakeyou seethefullperspectiveoftheproblem andallowyoutomoveintotheright direction’.
UseCase Theorieshavetobeputintopracticefor themtoactuallybevalidandcontribute toliteratureandtosociety.Agood
exampleofhowtheprinciples mentionedbeforehavebeenusedina real-worldcaseisastudyby,among others,TanatPhilips.Tan:‘Through mycontactsinacademiaIcameinto contactwithaprojectonsustainability atPhilips.Philipswasworkingheavily toassessthesustainabilitylevelsofits suppliers’.Supplierswouldbeassessed ontheirsustainability,andviolationsor improvementpointswouldcomeup, whichcouldthenbeimprovedbythe supplier.However,asonemight imagine,notallofthiswastakeninby thesupplierandre-auditswouldpoint outthatthesameissuesarestill present.‘Philipswasfedup,and wantedtofindanefficientsystemon howtoassessthelevelsofalltheir 15000suppliers’.
Sincenotallsupplierscouldbevisited, intensivedatacollectionandon-site visitsforthemostinterestingand importantsupplierswasperformedin ordertoproduceamachine-learning model.‘Welookedatthecharacteristics thatdefinesustainabilityissuesat suppliers,suchasthelocation,thesize ofthecompany,theownership,and otherfactors,inordertocomeupwith amodelthattellsyouwhatsimilar supplierscouldfaceassustainability issues’.Basedonthecharacteristics, certainsolutionswouldbeprovided, whichhasovertimeledtoa50% improvementattheparticipating suppliers.‘Themodeliscontinuously supportedwithreal-lifedata,making themodelsmarter,andPhilipshas beenimplementingit,eventually becominganindustryleader.’This projectatPhilipsshowsgreatlyhowan industrial-engineeringmindsetcanbe usedforvariouspurposes,suchas sustainabilityinthegivencase.
Sustainabilityneedsawarenessforitto befullyintegratedinthefieldofwork. Whenaskedwhetherthelevelof awarenessissufficient,Tanrepliedthe following;‘Absolutelynot.Oneofthe biggestissuesistheawarenessasno awarenessmeansnoaction.However,I havebeenobservingashift,especially intheyoungergeneration’. Sustainabilityshiftedfromaside-goal thatwasnicetobeachievedtoagoalfor most,andapriorityforsome.Notonly
aresuppliersgettingamoresustainable mindset,soareconsumers.’10to15 yearsago,therewasnowillingnessto payforsustainability,whilepeopleare nowreadytopaymore,whichmeans thereismoreroomforthebusiness sideofsustainabilitytooperatefroma costpointofview.Thesenseofurgency howeverisnotthereyet’.Tanmentions theconcernsaroundtheParis agreement,wherethegoaltokeepthe increaseoftemperatureonearthto1.5 degreesisnotlikelytobemet.
Awarenessshouldthereforebeboosted, whichstartsineducation.Together withcolleagues,Tanopenedthecourse ‘SustainableSupplyChains’,which incorporatestheviewsmentionedin thisarticletosupplychains.‘Itshould howevernotbejustonecourse,butpart ofeverysinglecourse.Youdonothave tobeanexpertinsustainabilityto incorporateusecaseswithparticular objectives.’Thistransitionstartsatthe professor,whereTansuggestsmore efforttobespentonprovidingmore workshopsandseminarstoactively pushprojectsandcoursestoinclude sustainability.
Notonlyarestudentsmoreawareof sustainabilityconcerns,theirmodels alsobecomemorerepresentativeof reality.‘Customersareaskingforthe incorporationofresourcescarcity, stakeholderpressure,customerand consumerpressure,andthecostsand risksassociatedtothat.Models involvingallthesefactorswillshow betterreplicationsofrealityandthus improveresultsandcustomer satisfaction’.Asidefromconsumers,
regulatoryorgansareputtingpressure
ontheinvolvementofsustainability factorsinmodels,aswellasthe competitivenessofothercompaniesto belabeled‘sustainable’.‘Peoplemight saywearenotoptimizinganymore,but weareoptimizing,maybeevenmore thanwithoutinvolvingthesefactors’.
Sustainabilityontherise
Asidefromthebenefitsprovidedbya climate-awareviewonbusiness,thereis personaladvantageinthisfieldofwork too.‘Sustainableoperationsareonthe riseinthejobmarket.Bigdataanalysis combinedwithsustainability,likethe projectatPhilips,isgoldenandifyou candodataandsustainabilitywitha master’sdegreeinindustrial engineering,youwillnothavea problemfindingajob’.Withmoreand moreopportunitiesintechnologyfor theswitchtomoresustainableformsof energy,lighting,transport,service,and generaluseofcommodities,this sustainableviewonprojectsand operationswillbecrucialandoffergreat chancesforjobapplications.
Well,aspredictableasTheoordering1 beeratTheVilla,coronahadother plans.Result:anotherlockdownandstill nopossibilitytogotoTaiwan.However, bynow,everyonehadlearnedtheir lessonstopredicttheunpredictable.So, Ihadthoughtofabackupplanthistime. ScandinaviaseemedgreatandIwould lovetovisittheareaoneday,butI preferredwearingshortsatleastonce duringthosesixmonths.Southern Europethen?Spain,ItalyandFrance, fantasticcountriesonebyone,but placesthatIalreadyvisitedbefore.What aboutPortugalthen?Besidessome
drunknightsinAlbufeira,Ihadnever setfootinthatcountry.Inaddition, anyoneIhadeverspokenaboutPorto hadbeensolelypositive.So,basically withoutknowinganythingaboutthe place,Idecidedtogoforit.Andtobe honest,knowinglessabouttheplace makesitsomuchbetter.Perfectlyin linewiththisScope’stheme,Iam convincedthatthegreatestchange happenswhenyouseethenecessityof it.Inotherwords,becausethereisno onetorelyon,youneedtoandwillsort thingsoutforyourself.Yes,Iwassuper excitedaboutthatprospect!
InFebruary2022,after3weeksofCosta Ricansunshine(sorryformentioningit, butIjustcan'tstoptalkingaboutthat journeyeither),themomentfinally arrived.My(ex)changewasaboutto start.Facemaskon,passportand belongingspacked,IboardedUncle Ryan’sironbird.Thefirstnightout,I stillremembervividly.OntheErasmus page,aparty(thefirstofmany)was plannedinAdega.Forthosewhohave neverbeentoPorto,Adega(Leonor)is surelythebeststudentpubinPorto.3 woodenfloorsfullofcheapbeer,crazy internationals,andfunlocals.Although
don’tletthenumber3trickyou,cause intermsofsurfacearea,Ithinkeven TheVillaisbigger.Notthatitmatters though,itisSouthernEurope,lifetakes placeoutdoors.Surelyenough,every nightalargecrowdgathersaroundthe squareatAdega.Pre-drinkingtill2 a.m.,becausetherealpartyonlystarts afterthattimeintheSouth.
Anyways,withoutanyexpectations,I arrived.There,onethingbecameclear veryquickly,thiswastheplacewhereI wasgoingtospendsomanynights.The atmospherewasgreat,butwhatstruck memostthatnightwastheopennessof everyone.Tocompareitwith something,itfeltverymuchlikethe introweekofourstudentlife,but withoutallthe'lookatmestanding here'.Don'tgetmewrong,therewas definitelygreatpartyinganddrinking (andyes,alsosomeshowingoff),but therewasthisnice,relaxedvibe. Everyonejustacceptedeachotherand wasinterestedinyouandyour background.Itwasreallytheideal settingtomeetalotofpeopleinashort time.them.
IfIwantedthat2022wasreallygoingto bemyyearofchange,agoodplaceto livewasimportanttoo.So,aftertwo weeksoflivinginabeautifulapartment inthecitycenter,Idecidedtochange
mylocation.NotthatIdidn’tlikethe place,butIdidnotcometoPortotosit inmyroombymyself.IrealizedthatI likedlivingwithotherpeople,especially inanewcity.Findinganewroommight soundimpossibleforusDutchies,but inPorto,onesinglepostonFacebook didthetrick.250eurosamonthand roominagreataccommodationwith12 internationalsisyours.Really,for anyonestillgoingonexchange semester,makesureyoulivewithafew internationals.It'sgreattoseeallthese differentculturesandhabitssideby side.Supportedbyswingingfunk music,ourBraziliansroommateswould preparethemostamazingmealsevery Sunday.Theyalwaysaskedustojoin becausetherewasplenty.Yeah,the Dutchcouldlearnathingortwofrom thatkindofhospitality.Andactually,the samecanbesaidofSimon,my Moroccanhousebro.Evereatentajine? Justdoit,it’samazing,especiallyifhe preparesit.Lastly,whentalkingabout myhouse,Icannotforgettomention GabiandWika.ThesetwoPolishgirls reallyknewhowtopartyandquite franklymademerealizethatIdon’t knowanythingaboutEasternEurope.
Ijustrealizedthatthisstoryisalready morethanonepagelong,butIstilldid
notreallytellanythingaboutPorto itself.Well,thatisthebeautyof exchangeIwouldsay.Everyday somethingnewhappensandeveryday newstoriesarewritten.But,sinceIhave thetendencytotalkalotoratleasttobe long-winded,forthepeoplestillreading (youhavemyrespect),Iwilltryto summarizeitabit.
Firstofall,partyinginPortoiscrazy. Thereisthisbeautifulmixofstudent bars,reggaetonplaces(it’sSouthern Europe,whatdidyouexpect?)and technoclubs.Adegawastheplaceto startyournight,whichcouldbeanyday oftheweek,butIwouldsaythatour studentThursdayistheirWednesday. Pre-dinkingatAdegaoftenmeant orderingaSommersbywithAbsinth,a crazydrinkthattasteslikeapplejuice… Aftersuchadrink,wenormallywanted topartyforreal.Well,justgotoGare, PlanoB,BaixaBar,CaféauLait,Perola NegraorFerrobar.Funnilyenough, therewasevenatechnoclubcalled Industria(although,Ihavetosay,the Portuguesedon’treallyunderstandyet that‘Industriaisthebest’).
Onnightsthatwedidnotgoout,we normallywenttoJardimdoMorroto watchthesunset.Justacrossthefamous PonteLuisbridge,thisamazinggarden
providesyouthebestspotofthecityto watchthesunset.Wellactually,strictly spoken,theothersideofthebridgeis VilaNovadeGaia,buteveryonejust callsitPortotoo.Afterthesunsetat9 p.m.,weusuallywentforaplacetoeat. Yes,that’strue,eatingat6or7o’clockis laugheduponintheSouth.Althoughto behonest,itmakessomuchmore sense.Justhaveanextralunchat5and youwillsurvivetill9.Concerningthe Scopethemeofchange,IreallythinkI havedinerlatersinceI’mbackinthe Netherlands.
Anyways,Portohasaninsaneamount ofrestaurantstochoosefrom.Tobe completelyhonest,theirowncuisineconsistingofBacalhau,Francesinha, BifanasandPolvoàlaLagareiro–is niceforonetime,butonetimeonly. Although,themostamazingpastryyou willeventastehastobetheirPastelde Nata.Man,Iwouldlovetohaveone rightnow. Butsureenough,becausetheirown cuisineisn’tlikeSpainorItaly,the varietyinrestaurantsisawesome.My favoriteoneofall?TapaBentoorRo,or maybeBoaBao,RuaorSiktak?Well, youseemypoint.
Thecityitselfhasalsoalottooffer.It’s beautifulparcslikeParquedasVirtudes, thefamousDouroRiver,includingall thePortWinecellarsattheGaiaside, CaistheRibeiraandCaistheGaia,oh andofcourseAliadossquare,werewe celebratedPortobecomingthenational champions,Portugaldayandthe craziestweekofalltime:Queimadas Fitas!Thelatterwasawholeweekof partyinginthebeginningofMay(there werenolecturesbecauseofit).The atmospherewaslikeCarnavalandthe IntroductionweekattheTU/e, combined.60.000studentscelebrating foroneweekstraight,itisreally somethingelse.
Allthesethingsareniceandsound amazing,butitisonlygreatifyouhave greatgroupoffriendstoexperienceit with.Becauseofallthecircumstances, youmakefriendsinnotime.WhatI especiallylikedaboutit,wasthefactthat youcouldplandifferentthingswith differentgroups.Theonlytimepeople saidnotoacertainactivityorholiday, wasbecausetheyhadalreadyplanned somethingelse.IfoundagroupofF1 fans,soyeah,whynotgotoBarcelonato
watchtherace?OrcombineSevilleand Morocco,causesomewanttogotothe oneandothertotheotherone.Or Madeira,Lisbon,theAlgarveregion, Sintra,thelistgoesonandon.IhopeI don’tsoundbraggyoranything,because thisisreallytheexchangelifeeveryone canhave.
Ohshoot,beforeIforget,Ididactually studytheretoo.UniversidadedoPorto mademerealizethathereattheTU/e, everythingissowell-organized.The universityinPortowasnice,Iliked studyingthereandIlikedworkingon assignmentswithpeoplefromallover theworld.Buttheinefficiencyofcertain thingsissometimesjustabit,well, interesting.Postponingdeadlineswas themostnormalthingtodo,justasit wasverycommontonotknowyour lectureroomorexamroomuptillone daybefore.However,allthosethings didn’treallymatter,thevibewasgoodso whybother?Intheend,everythinghas itscharmandsometimesyoujustlearn toappreciatethethingsyouhaveherein theNetherlandstoo(whichweshould domoreoftentobehonest).
Okay,that’saboutenough,Ithink.I couldreallygoonforeveraboutmy exchange.Lookingbackatit,Irealize howluckywearetohavethese opportunitiesandhowmuchweshould appreciatethat.So,was2022ayearof changeforme?Well,changeornot,at leastIhadagreattime;)
MuitoObridagoPorto
Thijn
Lastsummer,wetravelledwith22studentstotheWestCoastoftheUSA.Paul Grefen,PaulWiegmann,RobbertReijnenandLuukvanIperenwerejoiningus fromtheTU/e.Afterawholeyearofactivities,suchastheIRPMasterclassabout thetopicReal-TimeEconomyandacaseevening,itwastimefortheamazing studytrip.Thisstudytripwasofcoursenotpossiblewithoutalltheparticipating companieswhereweallperformeda100hourconsultingproject.Butwhathave wedoneduringourtrip,andwhichamazingcompanieshavewebeenvisiting? Here,wewillgiveanoverviewofactivitiesandcompanyvisitsduringourtrip. TEXT GwenvanLeeuwen DESIGN MarijnKonings
Seattle
ThefirststopwasSeattle.Duetothe problemsatSchiphol,weallarrivedat 05.30amattheairport,andhadour flightat11.00.Luckily,thequeues werenotthatbigforthe intercontinentalflights,andwehad3 hoursleftbeforeourflight.Welanded at11.30aminSeattle,sowestillhada wholeday.Duringthe4dayswesaw beautifulskylines,becausethereare manyskyscrapersandofcoursethe spaceneedle!WevisitedtheAmazon HQ(read:90skyscrapersinthe center)includingtheSpheres,and theyhavelearntusaboutcustomer needsbeforetheyevenknewit themselves.Furthermore,wevisited
PACCARPartsandsawtheassembly ofthehugeclassicalAmericankind oftrucks.
AfterourtimeinSeattle,weflewto ournextdestination:SanFrancisco. Thatafternoon,westartedwitha baseballgameoftheGiants.Thenext day,wevisitedAlcatrazIsland,a prisonwiththemostdangerous prisonerswhereitwas(almost) impossibletoescapefrom.Finally,we wentcyclingontheGoldenGate Bridge,whichwasveryhigh,butthe viewwasdefinitelyworthit! WevisitedtheDutchconsulateand theUniversityofBerkeleyinSan
Francisco.Duringthevisit,wemet studentsoftheRotterdamSchoolof Management.AtBerkeley,we receivedalectureondifferent researchtopicsofaprofessorin HealthcareManagement.
Moreover,wevisitedthecompanies AryakaandPhilipsHue.AtAryaka welearnedsomethingaboutcloud solutionsasaserviceandcyber security.AtPhilipsHue,wetalked aboutinnovationsina‘startupvibe’ andhadtodosomepitchesaboutour ideasforfutureproducts.Afterwards, theyinvitedustoareallychicbar.
InSanFrancisco,werentedfourcars for7persons,withwhichcontinued ourtrip.FromSanFranciscotoLos Angeles,wemadearoadtripon HighwayOne,withfantasticviews andnationalparks.Wehikedatthe BigSur,surfedinPismoBeachand observedsomesealions.Wealsohad aninformalcompanyvisitat FirestoneBrewery,whichwasahuge BeerBrewerywithtotallyautomized processes.
LosAngeleshadacoupleofreally interestingcompanyvisitsonthe planning.ThefirstwasthePortofLA, wherewehadaboattourandgot someexplainingaboutthelogisticsin aport.Afterwards,wewenttothe WarnerBrosStudios,wherewedrove onthesetofdifferentmoviesand series.Attheendoftheday,wewent totheSantaMonicaPier,wheresome ofuswentonarollercoaster! Thedayafter,wehadtwocompany visits:SprintRayandNASAJPL. SprintRaymakes3Dprintersfor dentists,whichwasreallyinteresting toseebecauseitisquiteanew innovation.AtNASAJPL,theytoldus somethingabouttheirfindingsin space,weevensatinthecontrol room,andwesawhowtheyassemble asatelliteinacleanroom.Onour waytoSanDiego,wevisitedDisney, wheretheytoldusalltheinsandouts
ofIndustrialEngineeringintheir park.
AfterLosAngeles,ourjourney continuedtothefinalAmericancity ofourstudytrip.Neartheborderof Mexico,youwillfindthebeautifulcity ofSanDiego.Wearrivedquitelatein SanDiegobecauseofourvisitto Disneyalongtheway.Thenextday startedearlybecausewehadtwo excitingcompanyvisits:ASMLCymer,andPfizer.AtASML-Cymer welearnedmoreaboutthewaydeepultraviolet(DUV)lightsourceswork andwentontoconductsome
interestingreal-worldcases.Pfizer showedusaroundtheirresearchand developmentfacilityandgaveusthe chancetoaskquestionstosomeof thebigplayerswithinPfizer.We finishedofourjourneyinSanDiego bygoingsnorkelingwithsealions anddoingsomesightseeingforthe lasttime.
Afterthisamazingthreeweeksinthe USA,itwastimeforsomerelaxation intheholidayweek.Withall22 students,weflewtoMexicowherewe didalotofsightseeing,snorkeling, diving,andofcoursesomepartying.
HeytherelovelyreaderofSCOPE! WelcometothepageofC.I.T.I.where youcanexpecttoreadgreattravel storiesfromyourfellowIndustria members,canlearnmoreaboutthe EuropeannetworkofIndustrial Engineers,ESTIEMorcanhavea glimpseatwhatwearepreparingfor allofyouintheupcomingmonths!
Butfirstthingsfirst,whoarewe?We aretheboardofinternationalpillarof Industriaandthedirectresponsible foranythingESTIEMrelated.Our goalistoprovidetheopportunityfor allIndustriamembersto“Experience Europe”viaeventsweorganize.You
city’sbrightestIEstudentsoryoucan simplygetachancetosolotravel aroundEuropeattendingeventsthat willimproveyouacademically, personally,culturallyorcareer oriented!Theopportunitiesare limitlessandastheboardwestriveto provideyouthoseeventsforthe minimumcost!
Nowthatyou,dearreaderhavea betterunderstandingofwhatwedo, let’sstartwiththisSCOPE’sstories. Youwillfirstreadaboutasolotripto
FinlandforEurope3Deventandlater onreadaboutESTIEM’sbiggest event,councilmeetingthatwas hostedinthelovelycityofIstanbul, Turkey.Hopeyouenjoythesetravel storiesandwehopetoseeyou somewhereinEurope!Wearethere foryouanddon’thesitatetoaskfor anyquestionsyoumighthavefrom us!
Withkindregards, SarpDeger
ChairmanofC.I.T.I.
TEXT BjornBouwman DESIGN MarijnKonings
AsafreshC.I.T.I.boardmember withoutanyESTIEMexperience,the Europe3DinTampereand Lappeenrantawastheperfect opportunityformetotakemyfirst stepsintothewonderfulworldof ESTIEM.Therollercoasterride alreadybeganbeforetheeventeven started.Thedaybeforetheflightto HelsinkiIreceivedamessagefrom myfellowhostee:‘Heyman,atwhat timewillyouarriveinTampereand areyoualsotakingthetrainfrom Helsinki?’.Lessthan24hourslater wemetatthetrainstationofHelsinki airport,readyfora2-hourjourney throughthebeautifulFinnishnature.
Laterthatevening,wegottoknowthe organizers,ourhostandtheother participants.Itshouldnotbea surprisethatthefirstnightendedina bar.Weplayedpool,sangkaraokeand endedupeatingsomelate-night snacksaltogether:thefirst impressionsweremade.
Thenextmorning,ourfirstlecture wasscheduled.Whiledrinking severalcoffees,welearnedaboutthe Finnishpoliticalsystemand politicians.However,theinteractive sessionattheendwasevenmore interesting.Wegottheassignmentto proposeaplantobecomethenext Finnishprimeminister.People showedawholedifferentsideof themselvescomparedtolastnight. DuringtheICAT,whichisatraining aboutdifferentculturesandthe differencesbetweenthem,Ilearned somuchaboutallmyfellow participantsandtheirpersonal situations.Fromthedifferences betweenallGermanparticipantsto thesimilaritiesbetweenItalian, TurkishandSwedishparticipants,it allsurprisedme.
ThentheshowpieceofeveryESTIEM event:theInternationalNight.Every participantbroughtandpresented somesnacksanddrinksfromtheir countryoforigin.Often,thereiseven
aspecialwayorproceduretodrinkthe drinksoreatthesnacks.After enjoyingthecultureofthe participants,itwastimetodo somethingtypicalFinnish;Relaxing inthesaunaandafterwards swimminginthelake.Something Finnishstudentsdofrequently. Imaginebeinginthesaunawitha bunchofstudentsandsuddenly runningoutsideintoanalmostfrozen lake,thatbeanamazingexperience. Andindeed,itwas.
Withintheweek,Igottoknow amazingpeopleinsomanyways.We formedanamazinggrouptilltheend oftheeventandafterwards.We travelledbacktoHelsinkiairport together,hungoutthere,dranksome lastFinnishbeersandallheadedback toourownhomes.IstronglybelieveI havemetpeopletherewhoIwillsee muchmoreofteninthefutureandat theendoftheeventnoonesaid goodbye,everyonesaid:‘tillwemeet again’.
ThebeginningofNovemberofthis yearmarkedthe65thCouncil MeetingofESTIEMwhichtookplace inIstanbul.Thiseditionwasboundto beaspecialonesincethereis someonefromEindhoveninthe ESTIEMboardagain,Max Sturkenboomandfortheveryfirst timeaIndustriaboardmember joined,namelyJensAdriaanse.In total9peoplefromLocalGroup Eindhovenhadthechancetobepart ofthisyear’sCouncilMeeting.
Everyonewasreallyexcitedtodiscover Istanbul,thecityofmosques,palaces, parksandmansionswithitshuge historicalandculturaltextureonthe continentsofEuropeandAsia.The richhistoryofIstanbulhasseen120 kaisersandemperorsthroughout history.Ithashostedthethreegreat civilizationsoftheRoman,Byzantian andOttomanempireandwillbethe centerpieceofthisCouncilMeeting. TheCouncilMeetingisthestatutory meetingofESTIEMandtakesplace twiceayear.Itiscomposedoftwo parts:TheGeneralAssembly,where everyoneisupdatedonwhatisgoing oninESTIEManddecisionsaremade throughvotingandTheWorking Groups,TrainingSessionsand CompanyWorkshops,wheresmaller
groupseitherworktodevelop ESTIEM,orimprovetheirsoftskills. Intotaltherewereabout250 participantsfromover30different countriesalongwithover150 organizers.
TogetherwithJensAdriaanseand JorritvanIersel,ItravelledtoIstanbul. BothhadnotparticipatedinaCouncil Meetingandthereforehadverylittle ideawhatexperienceswouldwaitfor them.Jens,JorritandI,quickly referredtoasthe3J’s,landedonthe AsiansideofIstanbuladaybeforethe eventstarted.Sinceourapartmentfor thenightwasontheothersideofthe river,wehadtotakeataxioverthe BosphorustotheEuropeansideofthe city.Thiswaswithoutadoubtoneof thesketchiestbutfuncarrides everyonehashadbutluckilyweall survived.Themomentwegotoutof thetaxiwegotconfrontedbyoneof thebusiestandhecticcitiesinthe world.Aftermakingaquickstopat ourapartmentweheadedintoTaksim Square,amajortouristandleisure districtandseenasthemoderncenter ofthecity.Whentryingtofindaplace tohavedinnerwewereconstantly approachedbypeoplewhowantedus toentertheirrestaurantandwhoall turnedouttohavefriendsorfamily
fromtheNetherlandswhenhearing wewereDutch.orbypeoplewhowere sellingitemsvaryingfrompacksof tissuestoafunnelyoucould convenientlyalsouseasahat. Whenwefinallyfoundasuitable restaurant,wesoondiscoveredwe weretheonlyonesintheentire buildingwithoutaGalatasarayshirt on.Fortunately,theyjustwonthe derbyagainstBesiktas,soeveryone wasinagoodmood.Afterwardswe wentforadrinkatacaféwherewe triedthetypicalTurkishdrinkRaki.
UnfortunatelyforJens,thedrinkhas astronganisetasteandsinceJenshas hadsomebadexperienceswith sambucahehadahardtimefinishing hisdrink.Inthemeantimetherewere constantlypeoplecomingbywho weresellingitemsvaryingfrompacks oftissuestoafunnelyoucouldvery convenientlyalsouseasahatwhicha guykindlydemonstrated.Afterafew drinksandwiththefactthattheentire eventwasstillaheadofusinour mindswewentbacktoourapartment toatleasthaveonegoodnightofsleep whichwasharderthanexpectedsince Turkishpeopleapparentlythink playingloudmusicandscreaming outsidearegreatactivitiestodoat5 AMinthemorning.
Thefollowingmorningwewent toasmallbarinourstreetand afterfindingoutnoonecould speakEnglishwepointedtothe disheswewantedonlytofind outweorderedeverythingfrom themenu.Afterourextensive breakfastweheadedtothefive starhotelthathostedallthe participantsoftheevent.The hotel,situatedinthesouthwest ofIstanbul,wealreadymetquite someESTIEMersandchoseto investigatetheneighborhood afterwedroppedourluggage. ThisareaofIstanbulwasnotthe mosttouristicpartso consequentlythehighlightsof theafternoonwerealocal graveyardandamuseumwhere almosteverythingwasin Turkish.Whenwegotbackto thehotelwegotsomedinner andmetthepeopleofourvery ownfamily. Sincetherearesomanypeople ataCMitishardtomeet everyonesoyouareputin families-smallgroupsof ESTIEMersfromdifferentLGs anddifferentexperiencelevel, thatyouwillbeabletomeet duringthesomeactivitiesand familygatherings.Duringthe nightaclubwasrentedoutfor allparticipantsandthissparked thebeginningofaweekfullof reallyfunculturalactivities,alot ofbigpartiesandsome importantdiscussionsand votingsthatwouldshapethe futureoftheESTIEMnetwork.
Everymorning,multiplebusses wouldtakeallparticipantstothe placeofthegeneralassemblyat around8inthemorningfrom thehoteltothecampusofYildiz University.Thegeneral assemblywasinahuge conferenceroomthatcould easilyhostthecouplehundred participants.ForIstanbul standardstheuniversitywas reallyclosealthoughthetotal transportationtimestilltook about45minutes.Inorderto makethegeneralassemblyas fluentaspossibleachairperson
iselected.Heorsheisresponsibleto leadthegeneralassemblyandensure thattheagendaisfollowedwhile stickingtothetime.Threesecretaries areelectedaswellwhoareresponsible fortakingtheminutesandlastbutnot leastavotingcommitteeiselected whichwereactuallymeanda Portuguesegirl.Togetherwehadto explainthevotingproceduresand presentthevotingresults.Duringthe dayswemostlydiscussedandvoted uponthenewbudget,motionsraised bymembersandchosenewleaders. Boardmembersanddepartment leaderspresentedwhattheyhadbeen thedoingthelastyearandmembers hadthechancetoaskquestionsto them.Asyoucanimagine,itishardto keepfullattentionduringadayfullof presentationsandupdatessothere wereplentyofenergizersand punishmentsforpeoplewhofell asleep.Thesepunishmentsconsisted mainlyofdoingsillydancesonstage sothiswasabigincentivetoeveryone tostayawake.
Lunchanddinnerwasalsoprovided oncampusinhugecanteens. Everyonehadtostandinlinewith theirironplatetogettheirfoodwhich alwaysconsistedofingredientsthat wecouldneverreallyidentify.After thegeneralassemblytherewastime forworkingclassesandgroupsand evenabigcompanyfair.Afterwards wewouldallbetransportedbackto thehotelwherewehadaroundhalfan houroffreetimewherewecould prepareourselvesforthenightactivity
ofthatday.Thiswasalwaysa hugethemedpartysomewherein acluborbarinIstanbul.These includedaHalloweenparty,neon lightsparty,agalaandofcourse aninternationalnight.During thispeoplebringtypicaldrinks andsnacksfromtheirhome country.Everycountrythengets theirowntablewhereyoucan displaywhatyoubrought. Everyonethenhasthechanceto gobythetablesandtrywhatever drinksandsnackspeoplehave brought.Sincetherewerearound 300participantsandover30 nationalities,onecanimagine howthesenightsendup.
Withsomanyparticipantsfrom somanydifferentcountries,the councilmeetingisareallyunique opportunitytomeetnewpeople andcultures.Youcanmeet studentsofFinlandtostudents livinginatouristiccityinCyprus. Youcangettoknowwhatitislike tocurrentlystudyincitiesas SaintPetersburg,Moscowand Kyivandhowsevereyourdaily lifewouldhavechanged.Itis reallyrefreshingandcanreally openyourmindabouthowyou canbereallystuckinyourhabits andwayofliving.Butmostofall, itisjustreallyfuntomeetso manypeoplefromsomany differentcountries.Afteralmosta weekfullofgeneralassembly, experiencingalotofwhatthe Istanbulhastooffer,tonsofcool partiesandatotalamountof sleepofabout10hoursitwas timetoheadhomeagainfullof amazingexperiencesandgreat memories.
MynameisNoaVogel,bornaround20 yearsagoinavillagenamedVeldhoven. IstartedplayingfootballwhenIwas about6yearsold,andtodayIamstill playingtherewithalotoffriends.Iwent tosecondaryschoolinEindhoven,atthe VanMaerlantlyceum.Itonlytakes20 minutestocyclefromtheuniversityto myparents’home,whichisverynice andconvenient.Whenlookingfora bachelorprogramtodoaftermy secondaryschoolIstartedlookingin Eindhoven,andinthatwayIvery quicklyfoundIndustrialEngineering. Theprogramimmediatelyappealedto me,sinceitconsidersalotofdifferent aspectsinoptimizingbusinessesand organizations.Inmyfirstyear,Iwasn’t reallyactiveatIndustria,sinceIwas moreactiveelsewhereandCovid limitedthepossibilitytojoinother events.AttheendofmyfirstyearI decidedtosignupfortheTappers committee.Thisreallymadememore involvedinIndustria,asIjoinedmany eventsandalsodidtheCIAcommittee inmysecondyear,whichwasveryfun. Inaddition,IamdoingtheInduskia committee,whichstartedinmysecond year,theKCCandsomeTappers committees.WhenIfirstheardofthe Crew,Iimmediatelywasinterestedand knewthatIwantedtosignupforthis sub-boardaswell.Inparticular,Iam responsibleforallthepurchasesas ‘ChefInkoop’.Thisconsistmainlyof beer,butalsoofarrangingthebaratall ourpartiesandforexamplethebigtent forPullûhrijk.IenjoyTheCrewvery much,asitisveryfuntoorganizeand beresponsibleforallthosebigparties anddrinks.LastSeptember,we tenderedMomenTUm;apartyfor around3500people.Thiswasaverybig andbusyevent,andweputalotofeffort init,butitwasamazingtobe responsibleforsuchabighappeningat theMarkthal.Allinall,Iamenjoying myfunctionwithinTheCrewvery much,andIamverymuchlooking forwardtotherestoftheyear.Ihopeto seeyouverysooninTheVillaona ThursdayoratPullûhrijk! NoaVogel
Hi!I’mAnniekJekelandIam fulfillingtheroleofPlanning managerthisyear.I’mbornand raisedinthebeautifulcityZeist, whereIwenttoschoolandplayed sportslikeathletics,gymnasticsand horseriding(ifyoucountthatasa sport).WhenIfinishedhighschoolI firstenjoyedmyextrafreetime, thankstoCovid,atthebeachall summer,afterwhichImovedto Eindhovenformystudies.AtfirstI triedsigningupforanotherstudybut asthatdidnotworkoutIdecidedto giveIndustrialEngineeringatry, sinceIlikedeconomics,mathand innovationalot.Thisturnedouttobe agreatchoice,andI’mnotplanning ongoingbacktomyfirstoption. Inmyfirstyear,Idecidedtojointhe Introductionweekendcommittee, whereImetalotofnicepeopleI’m stillverygoodfriendswith.Ienjoyed beingpartofthiscommitteeand organizinganactivityverymuch,soI decidedtojoinothercommittees;I organizedthesailingtripandmade theyearbookof2021/2022.Attheend ofmyfirstyearIalsojoinedthe Tappers,andit’sanhonortobetheir Crewthisyear.Nexttoorganizing activitiesanddrinksIalsoliketogo iceskatingandskiingandifyoulost meI’mprobablysomewheredrinking somebeerswithfriends.
I’mreallylookingforwardtotherest oftheyeartogetherwithmyfellow CrewtiesandIhopetoseeyouata Thursdaydrinkanytimesoon!
AnniekJekel PlanningmanagerHiIamJasmijnSevarts,bornand raisedinHeerlen.Afterdoinghigh schoolthereIhadtomakeadecision aboutwhichstudytodo.Lookingat allthedifferentstudiesIcameacross IndustrialEngineering,focusingon thesocial,economic,and mathematicalcoursesthisseemed likeagoodfitforme.
Unfortunately,duringthefirstyearI didnotgettoknowmanypeopleat thestudyduetoCovid19.Tomake upforthatIjoinedmultiple committeesinmysecondyearat Industria,thiswassomethingIreally enjoyed.Whichledtomeapplying formycurrentfunctionas PromotionalManageroftheCrew.
AspromotionalManagerIgettobe verycreativeasI,literally,makethe callingcardsforourbarTheVilla.I alsolikethesocialpartoftheroleasI amincontactwithmostofthe Industriacommitteeswhenwe collaborateonpromotionaldrinksfor theircommitteeactivities.Thoseare thethingsIlikemostaboutthe function.
Besidesthat,Iamreallygratefulfor theothercrewmembersNoaand Anniekwithwhomweorganizethe bestdrinksandparties.Ihopewecan continuegrowingtogetherandmake themostofourcrewyear.
PromotionalManager
IamWesleydeVriesandthe ChairmanoftheInternational ResearchProjectthisyear.Likemany, Ilovetotravelandfromanearlyage, Itriedtotravelasmuchaspossible. Evenmylongest-standingmemoryis amemoryofmeplayingunderthe staircaseinahouseonholiday(being threeyearsold).Butwhatisitthat makestravelingsointeresting?I alwaysthinkthattravelingisoneof thegreatestlearningexperienceswe canhave.Whentravelingtoother countries,withothercultures, behaviours,beliefs,andevenfood,we becomemoreawareofhowother peopleliveandthink.Inmyopinion, thisisaveryvaluablethingasthe worldbecomesmoreandmore internationallyoriented,shifting fromthehighestpowersinthewest toamoreglobalizedworldwith multiplegeopoliticalplayers. IjoinedIRPtobeabletoorganizea greattripandtogetherwith21others learnnewthings,enjoyunknown food,andhaveagreattime.Iam confidentthatduringthisyearwe willbebroadeningourhorizonsand bebreakingboundaries!
IamAnnikaSpijker,andIam responsiblefortheExternalRelations ofIRP.IalreadyknewIwantedto jointheIRPtripasaparticipantfora while,becauseIthinktheIRPisa onceinalifetimeopportunityto exploreanewcultureinsuchaway. Mypart-timeboardyearofCongress 2020wassuchasuccessthatI decidedtodothepart-timeboardof IRPaswell.Iamreallylooking forwardtoorganizeinteresting companyvisits,universityvisitsand anembassyvisitinSouthKoreaand SingaporewiththeExternalRelations committee.InmyfreetimeIliketo playsoccerandhavesomedrinks withmyfriends.
IamFemkeKrapandIamcurrently responsiblefortheCATofIRP (Culture,activitiesandtransport).I alreadyknewIwantedtojoinIRP earlyonasaroommateofminealso waspartoftheboardofIRPandwas veryenthusiasticandIthinkitisa onceinalifetimeexperience.Ireally lookingforwardtoorganizingallthe funactivitiesinSingaporeandSouthKorea.Furthermore,besidesjoining theIRP,Iamabartenderat PremiumStudentBarTheVillaand liketohavesomedrinkswithmy friends.Additionallyinmyfreetime Ireallyenjoytoplaythepianoand sail,especiallywhentheweatheris sunny!
CAT
MynameisMyrnaBiermanandthis yearIhavethefunctionof contractingmanageroftheIRPboard 2023.ThismeansIamresponsible forthe100hourprojectswhichall participantshavetoperformbefore wegoonthetriptogetexperiencein thebusinessworld.
IthinkIRPisagreatinitiativetoboth explorejobpossibilitiesforindustrial engineersinTheNetherlandsaswell asinotherculturesandcountries. Furthermore,yougettoknowalotof newpeoplewhohavethesame interestintravelingasyou.
Bybeingaboardmember,Ihopeto strengthenmymanagingskillsand
togetherwithmycommittee,Ihope tofindthebestfittingprojectsforall participatingstudents,suchthatall participantshaveagreatIRP experienceinlinewiththeirskills andinterests.
Iamlookingforwardtoallprojects anddeliverablesoftheparticipants, andofcoursetoourtriptosouth koreaandsingapore!
InmyfreetimeIliketogetsome drinkswithfriends,orjusthavea chilleveningwithsomegoodseries.
Travellingandbroadeningyourview is,Ithink,oneofthemostimportant thingstodowhenyouhavethe opportunity.Itletsyouputthingsin perspective,butalsomightinspireyou todothingsmore.Ialwaysimagined thatgoingoutsideofthewesternworld wouldmakemerethinksomeofmy choices,butupuntilIwasaskedfor IRPIwasnotyetabletodothis. However,asfinancialmanager,next tomyjobaccounting,Iamfinallyable totraveltoanunknownculture.I,in thebeginning,didnotknowaboutIRP asafterbeingpartoftheparentday committeeduringcovidbecameless activeatIndustria.Afterlongmonths sittingathomeIstartedsome committeesattheta,butwas sometimesstillwonderingiftherewas somethingtodoatIndustriaand luckilyIwasaskedtodothisproject thisyear.Ithinkitisoneofthemost interestingandrewardingcommittees todoasyoudevelopyourselfbygetting incontactwithcompaniesinthe Netherlands,butalsobyexperiencing another(work)culture.Likeall previousparticipantsofIRPhavetold me,Iwouldliketotellyou:ifyoucan, joinIRP,youwon’tregretit.
FinancialManagerandContracting
ThethemeofthisSCOPE,‘2022,theyear ofchange’isaveryrelevantone;whata yearithasbeen.Theyearstartedoffin themiddleoftheCoronapandemic. Christmaswasonceagaincelebrated differentlythanwewouldhavelikeditto be,andthestartoftheyearwasstillfull ofCovid-19restrictions.Theeducation wasoftenonlineagain,andeventscould nottakeplace.Whenfinally,those restrictionsweredisappearingagain,and wewereallhopingthatthingscouldgo backtothewayitwas,attheendof FebruaryRussiadeclaredwaronUkraine. Itgoeswithoutsayingthatitwas,andstill is,ahugeshockforeveryonetoseewhat isgoingonthere.Andstillatthismoment, thewarisnotover.
Thewaralsohadmanyother consequences,suchastheinflation. AccordingtohetCentraalBureauvoor deStatistiek,theinflationwasmost
recently11.2%(inNovember),whichis bizarre.Theenergypricesareinsanely high,andmanypeopleworryabout gettingthroughthiswinter. Onamorepositivenote,thisyearalso hashadgreatchanges.Finally,afterafew months,thepandemicwasnotpartof ourdailylivesanymore,andwecould enjoyspendingtimewithourfamilyand friends.WithinIndustria,I–and hopefullymanyotherswithme–have madeamazingmemorieslastyear.For example,wewentonaskiingtrip,we couldenjoyTheVillainitsfullcapacity againandtheGalacouldfinallytake place.Butmostimportantofall,we weretogetheragain.Ilookforwardto 2023,werehopefullymanynew memorieswillbemade!
EducationalOfficer
Theyear2022wasabigoneforme. Withchangesinmypersonal,academic, andprofessionallife,Ihaveseenitall. Oneofthebiggestchangeswas finishingmyBachelor'sandstartinga boardyearatIndustria!InMay2022,I receivedthenewsthatIwouldbethe nextchairmanofourlovelystudy association.Iwasecstatictohearthis, especiallysinceIdidnothaveaclear backupplan.IfIwasnotselectedforthe board,IwouldapplyfortheOML Master,withoutlookingintothisor otherpossibilities.THATwouldhave beenaninterestingchangefortheyear. Nowthat2022isalmostover,itistime toreflectonthechangesandhowyou handledthem.Theseinsightscanthen beusedagainfor2023.Forexample,my lifebecameincreasinglybusywhenI
wascombiningtheendofmy Bachelor'sandthebeginningof becomingaboardmember.Thistaught metoprioritizetasksandplantaskspecificmomentsinmyagenda,instead ofjustwingingitwheneverIhadsome time.Thisisavaluablelesson,brought aboutbychange,thatIwilluseforthe restofmylife.Ihopethatallofyouhave alsosuccessfullygonethroughchanges thisyear,eitherpersonallyorthrough externalinfluences,thathaveleftyou withvaluableknowledgeandskills. Let'sendtheyear2022withabangof fireworks,andgetreadyforthelast change:2022->2023!
Thisyearstartedoffinastrangeway. Togetherwiththenewyearresolutions of2022,thenewomicronvariantwas presentfromthestart.Contrarytoone’s newyear'sresolutions,omicron remained.Ourcountrywasinstrict lockdown.Acurfewkeptusoffthestreets. Lifeattheuniversityproceededonline. Peopleexpressedtheirdispleasureon largescale.
AttheendofJanuary,thelightslowly startedtobecomevisibleattheendofthe tunnel.Stratumwasopenedtill22:00. TheTU/eopeneditsphysicaldoorsagain. AmeetingviaTeamsbecameanoption insteadofthedefault.Testingbefore enteringapartybecamesomethingto lookbackat,insteadofbeingdreaded about.Thursdaydrinksbecameathing
again.Lifestartedtoreturnbacktowhat itwasbefore2020.Although,not completelyasitusedtobe.
Shouldwenotcelebratemorewhatwe cannowdoagain?Lookbackattheperiod whenwecouldnotdothethingsweliked todo.Toappreciatethefreedomwenow haveagain.Shouldwenotcomplaina littlebitless?ThoughImustadmit, complainingsometimesjustrelieves. Sharingwhatbothersyou.Ithelpsto ventilateyourthoughts.Nevertheless, lookingbackatthenegativethings sometimesletsusforgetourreference ofwherewecamefrom.
Seeingthingsfromthepositivesideis notalwayseasy.Comingupwith10things thatcurrentlydonotgowellisingeneral
apieceofcake.Moreover,wealsotend torememberthenegativethingsbetter andmoreindetailthanthepositive things.
However,comingupwith10thingsthat gowellissignificantlyharder.Itrequires moreenergytodoso.Butthereturnyou getismuchmore,comparedtoseeing thingsfromthenegativeside.Thatiswhy myrecommendationtoyouwouldbeto lookbackat2022.Which4thingswent wellthisyear?Whatwaspositivein2022?
SCOPEisalwayslookingforpeoplewho areinterestedinwritingarticles,columns orpersonalstories,oringraphicediting anddesignoftheSCOPE.
Areyoulookingtobroadenyourskillset andtellyourstoriestomanyreaders?
Areyoulookingtoextendyournetwork andconnectwiththelargestcompanies, aswellashavinginteresting conversationswithpeopleinafunction achievedthroughIndustrial Engineering?
ContactourProjectManagervia pm@industria.tue.nl!
2022:Theyearofchange.Itgoes withoutsayingthatalothaschanged in2022.NewEuropeanmeasures againstthecoronavirusand extremelyincreasingenergypricesas aresultofanewcrisis.Thewar betweenUkraineandRussiais havingahugeimpactontherestof theworld.
Moreover,thedigitalwarbetween theUnitedStatesandChinais rising,whereEuropewantstostepin aswell.Theseworldpowersallsign chipactstoensuretheirpartofthe marketshare.Itseemsthatchange willcontinueinthecomingyearin manyoftheaboveareas.
AtAlumniawecan’teasilysolve theseworldproblems.Therefore,we juststicktoourthreepillarsInspire, Connect&Play.Manyofyouknow theregularactivitiesthatwehave, but2022wasayearofchangeforus aswell.Duringthewinterperiodwe normallyhaveseverallecturesonthe agenda.Thisyearwechangedour portfoliobyreplacingtheselectures bythebrandnew“AlumniaThesis Award”.Incollaborationwiththe facultyboardofIE&ISandIndustria, theveryfirsteditionofthiseventwas organizedonNovember9th.The enthusiasmofparticipantsand
nomineestellsusitwasagreat success!Infrontofamixed audience,composedofstudents, professors,andalumni,5nominees from4differentresearchgroups, battledforthepriceofbestMaster Thesisoftheacademicyear 2021-2022.Differentfromother thesisawards,thefocusofthisnight wasonthesocialimpactand applicabilityofthedesignedsolution. Weareveryproudtoannouncethe winnerRemcoCoppenswithhis thesis“Learningtoimprove evolutionarycomputationfora
Althoughthiswasayearofchange thesaying“neverchangethe winningteam”stillappliesformany oftheactivitiesinourportfolio. Therefore,wedelightedmanyofour membersbyorganizingthegoodold SocialDrinkagainonNovember 18th.Thiseventwashostedin‘t TaphuysinUtrecht,whereeverybody wasabletoenjoysomesnacksand self-draftedbeersoftheirown choice.
Inthefirstquarterofnextyearwe haveourGeneralAssemblyplanned forFebruary1st.Comeshareyo ideas onwhatshouldandshouldchange in2023.Furthermore,aMaster DrinkinPSBTheVillaisplannedon ThursdayMarch9th(bothfor alumniandmasterstudents)and TBKxisscheduledforMarch29th. Pleasebesuretosubscribeyourself fortheeventsandwehopeto welcomeyoushortlyononeofthese activities!
OnbehalfofAlumniawewishyou wonderfulholidaysandallthebest for2023!
ChairmanAlumnia
In‘Alumnispeaking’,eachSCOPEtwomembersofalumniaassociation
Alumniaareinterviewed.Theytalkabouttheircareers,currentactivitiesandthe relationshipwiththeirstudies.
TEXT MaartenVermeulen&CasvanElderen DESIGN MarijnKonings
Whathasyourcareerbeenlikesofar?
MycareerstartedatNedTrainwhereI developedamathematicalmodelwhich scheduledpreventivemaintenance activitiessuchthatlifecyclecostsare minimized.Thismodelhelpedme graduate,butithelpedmeaswellto discoveredthatI’mnotafull-timecoder. Aftergraduation,IjoinedEYasasupply chain&operationsadvisor,whereI helpedmultinationalsinre-defining theirsupplychainoperatingmodel. Thiswasatimewithlotsoffun,asteep learningcurveandlotsoftravel.Butin theendIwantedtounderstandthe supplychainfrominsideout,that’swhy IjoinedFrieslandCampina,acompany withauniqueandcomplexsupply chain.WithinFrieslandCampinaIam currentlyresponsibleforthesupply chain&networkstrategyofbusiness groupIngredients,afterhavinghad2 planningfunctionswithintheS&OP department.
Whatmakesyouhappyinyourwork? Mymaindriveratworkisthe opportunitytomakeadifferenceand addvalue.InmycurrentroleIwork closelytogetherwithtechnology, logisticalandmarketexpertsthatonly seeapartofthepuzzle.Theyareexperts intheirfieldandhavealotofideasto improve,butneedhelptobringtheir ideastogetherandpreparefordecision
making.That’sexactlymyplayingfield andwhereIhopetoaddvalue: translatingcomplexchallengesintoeasy digestibleinformationthatisreadyfor decisionmaking.
Whatwasthemostimportantmoment inyourcareerandwhy?
Asanindustrialengineeryou’re almostdesignedtothinkandmake decisionsinarationalwayandin manysituationsthatwillworkout justfine.Butinsomesituationsitis bettertolistencloselytowhatyour gut-feelingistellingyou.Mydecision toleaveEYwassuchasituation. Givingadvicetomultiple multinationals,lotsoftravellingand havingfuncolleagues,Iwasliving thedreamright?Becauseofthis rationalimageofreality,Ihadquitea hardtimetomakethedecisionto leaveEY.IntheendIamveryhappy thatIlistenedtomygutfeelingandI haven’tlookedbacksince.
Whatactivitiesdidyoudobesides yourstudies?Andhowhasthat affectedyourcareer?
DuringmystudiesIhavebeenpart oftheIntroduction,Gala,Tappers, CrewandRaceoftheClassics committeesandparticipatedinthe IndustrialResearchProject.I enjoyedthesecommitteessomuch
Age:30 Graduationyear:2016
Role:SupplyChain&Network Manager
becausewebecamequitecloseasa groupanditcreatedacohesive environmentwhereeveryonecould addvalue.Inessencethatisexactly theclimateIwanttocreateinmy projectteams.SoIalwaysmakesure thattheteamgetstoknoweachother wellupfrontandmakesurewe alwayscelebratesuccessesasateam.
Whatsubjectorskillyouwishyou wouldhavelearnedinuniversityand why?
Duringourstudieswelearnedto searchfortheoptimalsolution,but whathappenswhenwehavefound thatoptimalsolution?Howandwhere doIsellthisidea,whoaremy stakeholders,whatdrivesthemand whatisimportantforthemtobe convinced?Thesequestionsarereally importanttoaskyourselfanddedicate sometimefor.Inanidealworld,I wouldhavelikedtolearntheseskillsin university.
Newquestion: Whichfunction/jobdidyoudreamof whilebeingastudent,andhowand whydidthatchangeovertime?
Why: Whatyoufoundimportantinthepast mightdifferfromwhatyoufind importanttodaybecauseofthe experiencesyougathered.
PeterSchram SCOPE1, 2023 BreakthroughAdvisory
LoekBotman SCOPE3,2022
SeniorDataScientist OperationsResearchat Bol.com
Whathasyourcareerbeenlikesofar?
Aftergraduating,Istartedworkingat ASMLasaBusinessEngineer.For thefirstfouryearsIhadthisrolein theNetherlands.Oneyearago,I movedtotheUSonalongterm assignmenttobuildasimilar BusinessEngineeringteaminour factoryinWilton,Connecticut.My team’sgoalistomakedecision makinginthefactorymoredata driven.Wedothisbybuilding capacitymodelsanddata visualizationsandprovidingdatadrivenadvicetoourmanagement.A typicalOMLrole,Iwouldsay. Although,arguably,theactualmain goalofmyroleistobringsome BrabantsegezelligheidtotheUS.
Whydidyouchoosetheindustryyou workinnow?
Well,duringmystudiesIrepeatedly havesaidthatIneverwantedtowork atASML.Myassumptionwasthat ASMLalreadyhadenoughsmart peopleworkingforthemandgave relativelysimplerolesto overqualifieduniversitygraduates. Duringmyjobsearch,Ifoundout thoserolesdoexist,howeverthere aremanymoreinterestingand challengingrolesinASMLfor IndustrialEngineers.Ilikethefast paceofworkinginafactory, especiallyatacompanythatis impactingtheworld.Furthermore,it isagrowingcompanyinthegrowing semiconductorindustry,which meansthereareplentyof opportunitiestogrowandgetyour
ideasintopractice.Bytheway,more thanfiveyearslatermyfriendsand familystillliketoremindmeevery nowandthenofmesayingInever wantedtoworkhere.
Wheredoyougetthemostenergy fromduringandafteryourwork?
Atwork,threethings:making impact,learningnewthings,and workingwithateam.Igetenergy fromthetangibleimpactofmy teamondecisionsinourfactory. Thesteepnessofthelearningcurve isakeydriverformewhenIchoose whattoworkon.Onworkingwith ateam,oneofthethingsIlearned inthisroleisthatoftenthemost effectivewaytogetworkdoneor solveaproblemissimplyputting peopletogetherinaroomfrom differentdepartments,whooften don’ttalktoeachotherthatmuch. Nexttothat,Ifoundoutthisyearit givesmealotofenergytobeableto buildateamfromthegroundup. Afterwork,asatypicalDutchguy frommyageIlikeridingmyroad bike.Besidesthat,readingfiction, businessbooksandbiographiesand occasionallywriting,whichhelps metostructuremythoughts.
Whatisthekeythingthatyouhave learnedduringyourstudiesthatyou usealotandappreciate?
Thehelicopterview(orbirdseye view):theabilitytoelevateyourself overaprocessoraproblem.Onstudy materials,thefactoryphysicsbookis oneofthefewstudybooksthatcomes inreallyhandyatwork.The committeesIdidforIndustriaalso formedme:afull-timeboardyear, organizingmultipleeventsand writingarticlesandcolumnsfor SCOPE!
Whatadvicewouldyougivecurrent students? Don’ttakeyourselftooseriouslyand trytoenjoythisgreatphaseinyour life.
Oldquestion: Whydidyouchoose theindustryyouworkinnow?
Newquestion: Whichcoursewould youaddtotheIEcurriculumtosetup studentsforsuccess?
Why: Lookingback,Ithinkalotofthe coursespreparedusasstudentsfora potentialcareerinacademics,notso muchforworkinginabigcompany.
Age:30
Graduationyear:2016
Role:TeamLeadBusinessEngineering Company:ASMLWiltonFactory
Maartenvan Asseldonk
SCOPE1,2023
FounderofWaves ProcessIntelligence Emmyvan Schijndel SCOPE3,2022 ProjectManagerat DSMFood&Beverages
