LUK VAN WASSENHOVE

Klasse: Technische wetenschappen

Sinds: 25/11/2010

Lidmaatschap: Buitenlands lid

Titel: Prof.

Discipline: Bedrijfskunde

Functies:

• Buitenlands lid van de Klasse Technische wetenschappen (KVAB)
• Verbonden aan INSEAD

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operationeel onderzoeker

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Activiteit: Academisch Directeur van het INSEAD Humanitarian Research Group

Prijzen:

• The EURO Gold Medal 2006 (European Association of Operational Research Societies) The EURO Gold Medal is the highest distinction of the Association of European Operational Research Societies (30 countries and 10000 members). It is awarded every time there is a EURO Conference (every 1.5 years). It is a lifetime achievement award given to an individual who has had a significant impact on the field.
• Received on January 2007: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Special Categories for “Capital Markets or Alms? An Emerging Paradigm Shift in Disaster Funding”
• Received on January 2007: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Production and Operations Management Series Cases “Managing Product Returns at Hewlett Packard”
• Received on September 2007: Wickham Skinner Best Unpublished Paper Award for “Efficient Take-back Legislation”
• Received on 30 June 2009 the MSOM Fellow Award (28-30 June 2009, Cambridge, USA) for impact on the field of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. - The 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education partners with the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) to recognise European Faculty Pioneers
• Received in 2009: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in African Business Case for “Paving the Road to Healthy Highways – A Partnership to Scale up HIV/AIDS Clinics in Africa”
• Received in 2009: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Public Sector Innovations for “Safety in Numbers Reducing Road Risk with Danida’s Multi-Sector Partnership”
• Received in 2009: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Corporate Social Responsibility for “Hayleys PLC: Focusing on Corporate Responsibility”
• Received in 2009: Best Paper Award, Production Planning & Control Conceptual Framework for “Conceptual Framework for the Design and Management of Value Loops – Application to a Wheelchair Allocation Context”
• Runner-up in September 2010: Oikos Case Writing Award for “Farmstar Goes Global: Corporate Entrepreneurship Bringing Sustainable Value Innovation to Agribusinesses”
• Received in 2010: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Supply Chain Management for “The Yogyakarta Earthquake: IFRC's Experiences with the Regionalized Supply Chain”
• Received in 2010: EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) Best Case Study Award in Corporate Social Responsibility for the “Agility: A Global Logistics Company and Local Humanitarian Partner”
• Received on May 2010: Wickham Skinner Teaching Achievements Award at the 21st annual POMS Conference in Vancouver
• Named Francqui Chair in March 2011 by the Université Catholique de Louvain
• Presidency of Production and Operations Management Society for 2011
• Inducted in The Royal Flemish Academy of Sciences and named Francqui chair at UCL for 2011 both are among the highest academic distinction in my country, respectively in Flanders and Wallonia
• Received in April 2012: Production & Operation Management Society Best Paper Award, Humanitarian Operations & Crisis Management Track for “Decentralization and Earmarked Funding in Humanitarian Logistics for Relief and Development” at the 23rd Annual POMS Conference
• Received in June 2013: Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to Operations Management and to EurOMA and OM in Europe at 20th EUROMA conference, 7-12 June Dublin, Ireland
• Received in May 2015: Recognition for Outstanding Service as past President 2012-2014 at the 26th Annual POMS conference, May 8-11, Washington, USA
• Received in May 2015: Recognition for Outstanding work performed as a Department Editor for Research Journal Production and Operations Management at the 26th Annual POMS conference, May 8-11, Washington, USA
• Received in April 2016 the Distinguished Scholar recognition at 2016 Dean’s Distinguished Scholar Series event at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, USA

Opleiding: Doctor in de Toegepast Wetenschapgen (KUL)