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prof. dr. J. (Jan) de Vries

Professor
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Telephone:
+31 50 36 33859 (direct)
+31 50 36 37020 (secretary department)
E-mail:
jan.de.vries rug.nl

Regular Teaching activities

Since 1985, a contribution has been made to several programmes of the Faculty of Economics and Business. Besides lecturing Jan de Vries also participated in various educational development committees.  Some of the courses that are/were lectured are:

  • Production management and Logistics,
  • Purchase and supply chain management
  • Control of primary processes
  • Specialisation course Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Fieldcourse Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Strategy and Technology

Jan de Vries furthermore participated in several graduation workshops, a course on small business management, a second year course on production and operations management, some integrative courses in Business Administration (BIO), the course Logistical information systems and in the course Evaluation and Design of Production and Service systems. 

 

Additional professional activities

2014-2023

Member of educational accreditation committees in the field of Business and Management - The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)

1999-now

Visiting Professor Business Logistics and Operations Management at the Curacao Institute for Social and Economic Studies (Curises – now ICUC).

1998-2023

Visiting Professor Operations Management at the Academic Institute of Groningen (AOG)

2012-2018

Member Board of Examiners, Academic Institute  of Groningen (AOG)

2004-2010

Visiting Professor of Operations Management, Wenckebach Institute, Groningen University Hospital, programme on Good Manufacturing Practices

2001-2012

Professor of Operations management/Supply chain management, Part-time executive MSc BA, University of Groningen/AOG.

1990-now

Contributions such as master-classes, seminars, workshops and practical courses in the area of supply chain management, business logistics and healthcare management.

2012-2014
Visiting Professor Operations Management, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki 
1999-2003

Associate Professor Production management and Logistics - Master in Business Management-program, Twente School of Management (TSM)

1999-2003

Supervisor graduation projects/Associate Professor of Operations Management Twente School of Management, International Executive MBA (TSM)

1997-1999

Senior Lecturer Production management at the Academy of Maastricht

1993-1996

Visiting Professor Production and Operations Management at the University of the Netherlands Antilles

1985-1995

Lecturer Quality Management at the Quality Service department for the Industry (KDI)  in Rotterdam

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