Areas of expertise and interest:

• New worlds of Work (Nieuwe Werken) & Knowledge Management

• Business agility and Information Technology in Service Organizations

• Smart Business Networks

• The Adoption, Use and Impact of Innovative IT solutions in Global Supply Chains and Sea Ports

PROJECTS

1. Microsoft Netherlands - Project on the New Way of Working – development of measurement instrument to measure different aspects of work, personal working styles and effects on productivity, flexibility, job satisfaction and innovation; development case study (2007-2010) * ®
2. Essent - Project @nders Werken - Analysis Pilot project - Questionnaire to assessment impact of distance working/teleworking on productivity, flexibility, job satisfaction and innovation (2009) * ®
3. Royal Haskoning - Knowledge Sharing, Social Capital and Het Nieuwe Werken - Assessment among 2 business units of Royal Haskoning (2009) *
4. Topforce– Development measurement instrument for the High Performance Workplace (2009-2010) *
5. Rabobank– Project on Nieuwe Werken / Rabo Unplugged – Survey and assessment effects on productivity, flexibility, job satisfaction and innovation (2007-2010) * ®
6. Sogeti– Project on Nieuwe Werken – Survey and assessment effects on productivity, flexibility, job satisfaction and innovation (2008) * ®
7. Ministry of Economic Affairs & Ministry of Agriculture - Maritime learning environment (2002-2003) ®
8. ERBS - Development of web-based infrastructure, consisting of public website, Content Management System, Intranet and Extranet/Docushare(2002) *
9. Rotterdam Transport Schools - Definition study Port Management Game (2002)®
10. Bewetour/CapGemini Ernst&Young – Development of BtoB portal web-site Tourism Knowledge Portal (2000-2001)*
11. ECP-EP.NL - Electronic Commerce Education & Research Web-site (www.ecp.nl) (1999) *
12. Gemeente Rotterdam / ENECO - Feasibility study Distance learning via cable infrastructure for SME’s (1998) * ®
13. European Commission /Cap Gemini – Development of eLearning Internet-based multimedia casestudy Virtual Classroom (1998) ®

PROJECTS

1. IBM BeNeLux– Research on business agility and IT agility within four business units: Maintenance & Technology Services, Business Continuity & Resiliency Services, Workforce Deployment and Watermanagement (2008-2009) * ®
2. Hewlett-Packard - Market research on the agility of the Dutch Public Sector (2005) * ®
3. Hewlett-Packard - Market research on the agility of the Dutch business community, analyses in Finance, Energy, Logistics & Mobile Telecom (2004) * ®

PROJECTS

1. Smart Mobility Network - Presentation on Smart Business Networks (2009) ¶
2. SBNi - Smart Business Networks [public website]
3. Delta Lloyd- Workshops aimed at recruitment, using the Business Networking Game II (2005-2008) *
4. European Commission/LogicaCMG/Rabobank/AlmereGrid - BEINGRID: Business experiments with grid technology - Research on market requirements, business models, impact assessment and exploitation for a Data Recovery Service enabled by grid technology (2006-2008) * ® [public website / extranet / extranet 2 ]
5. NS – Workshop with simulation on RFID in combination with Electronic ticketing (2004) *
6. ABZ/Delta Lloyd- Workshops on the future of the smart (insurance) business network - using the Business Networking Game II (2004) ®
7. Erasmus/Media Plaza/AT Kearney – Development of Business Networking Game I, application in automotive branche (2001-2002) * ®
8. TNT - Analysis modularisation in the logistics chain and opportunities for ICT-enabled network redesign for PTT Post / Postkantoren / Postbank and PTT Post / EPO (1999) ®
9. European Commission – PRIME: Research on Privacy & Identity Management * (2004-2008) [public website / extranet]
10. KPN Mobile – Market research / definition study and seminar on Mobile services based on UMTS for the Rotterdam Port (2004) * ®
11. Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam – Economic impact study on Fibre Optic Infrastructure (2003) ®
12. ETSI - Organisation of seminar on Mobile Commerce and e-Banking (2002-2003) *
13. European Commission – eFactors: e-business models: classifications, adoption factors, case studies & workshops (2002-2003) * ®
14. CBI – Presentation on E-Commerce for international Export Promotion Officers & Chambres of Commerce (2001) ¶
15. Bewetour – Trendwatch study Tourism in the new Economy (2000) ®
16. Telematics Institute - GigaPort Definition study / consortia development for pilot-projects (www.gigaport.nl) (1999-2000) *
17. Oracle - Electronic Commerce Strategy course development (1998-1999) ¶

PROJECTS

1. European Commission/Hutchinson/DHL/ISL and others- INTEGRITY: supply chain visibility and its effects on logistical performance and supply chain security. Project with field tests from China to Europe where containers are equipped with electronic seals and a global IT platform enables supply chain visibility. http://www.integrity-supplychain.eu/ (2008-2011) ®
2. TRANSUMO / Port of Rotterdam / Port Infolink/ Customs / NDL / EVO / TLN / TNO / BCI / DNV: PROTECT – Supply Chain Security – Research, pilot projects and Dissemination activities. Focus on information architecture, certification, supply chain resilience strategies, costs/benefit analysis (2005-2008) ® [public website / extranet]
3. AC TRansPORT - IOS for Port Supply Chains: Analysis of organizational and management issues in implementing IOS, development vision on IOS for port supply chains of the future, resulting in a book (2007-2009) * ®
4. European Commission/Rand Europe - POET: The impact of the e-economy on passenger and freight transport in global supply chains (2003-2004) ®
5. PortBase(PCR-RIL)/ABN Amro/ECT/CMG/Telematica Instituut/Ministerie EZ - Virtual Port Rotterdam - analyses eCollaboration BtoB Scenarios using the Next Generation Internet (www.virtuelehaven.nl) (2000-2002) * ®
6. Connekt - Logistics Datahub Vos Logistics: research on hub model (2002) *
7. Syntens / Chambre of Commerce / Gemeente Rotterdam – Development of Business Plan for Media Plaza Trade, Transport & Logistics (2001-2002) ®
8. Efforrt - Information analyses intermodal transport road-rail-road Amsterdam - Milan (2000) * ®
9. European Commission/Cable&Wireless/TNO/NEI - Martrans SITS -simple intermodal tracking & tracing solution (1999-2000) ®
10. PortBase (PCR-RIL) - EDI-LAND - EDI for in-land transport of containers - evaluation (1999-2000) * ®
11. DeltaLinqs / KMR / Port of Rotterdam / NEI - EWALD - Early Warning Analysis Logistical Developments (1998-2000) ®
12. DeltaLinqs / KMR - Market research user requirements on e-business applications for import process of veterinary goods (1998-1999)*®
13. DeltaLinqs - E-commerce in the Rotterdam Port – Definition of pilot projects (1998) ®
14. MEDIA PLAZA - development presentation Internet in the transport sector (1998) ¶
15. PortBase (PCR-RIL) / MKB Nederland / SYNTENS - MISTER-project - development IT-guide (book) for SMEs (1997) ®
16. KINGPIN - Vers onder Weg - information analyses fresh goods transport (1997-1998) ®
17. KMR – Development of eLearning Internet-based case-studies on transport, logistics and ICT (1997) ®
18. Port of Rotterdam - Cifers – Analyses container information flows and statistics. Interviews and data analysis.(1996) ®
19. European Commission-DG VII - Martrans-project - Analyses EDI adoption in transport chains and port communities (1995-1997) ®
20. Various -Organization and leading one day EDI-game workshops (1998-1999) ¶

© Marcel van Oosterhout 2002-2010