Bram knows how to transform a business and how to foster agility with a mix of strategy, advanced analytics, people, process and systems change. He has 10 years’ experience as a management consultant at both MÖBIUS and Solventure. As a consultant he suppor...
MA in Mathematics, Ghent University, 1998;
EMBA, Vlerick, 2004;
PhD in Indusrial Engineering and Operations Research, Ghent University, 2009.
From 1998 till 2003 Bram worked as an IT Systems Manager with Arcelor-Mittal in Ghent. He is working as a management consultant for MÖBIUS and Solventure since 2003. As a consultant he supports global industrial and retail companies in transforming their supply chains and operations.
Articles in refereed journals with impact
Desmet B. Aghezzaf E.H. Vanmaele H.2010. A normal approximation model for safety stock optimization in a two-echelon distribution system. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(1): 156-163.
Desmet B. Aghezzaf E.H. Vanmaele H.2010. Safety Stock Optimization in Two-Echelon Assembly systems: Normal Approximation Models. International Journal of Production Research, 48(19): 5767-5781.
Conference Proceedings
Merkuryev Y. Merkuryeva G. De Haes R. De Wispelaere A. Desmet B. Hatem J.2009. Supply chain simulation in the ECLIPS project: real life benefit. Bandung, Bali:
Merkuryev Y. Hatem J. Merkuryeva G. Bikosvka J. Desmet B.2009. Business simulation game for teaching multi-echelon supply chain management.
Merkuryev Y. Merkuryeva G. Hatem J. Desmet B.2008. Supply chain simulation in the ECLIPS project.
Merkuryev Y. Merkuryeva G. Desmet B. Jacquet-Lagrèze E.2007. Integrating analytical and simulation techniques in multi-echelon cyclic planning.
Doctoral dissertation
Desmet B.2009. Normal approximations for safety stock optimization in multi-echelon supply chains.
Book Chapters
Desmet B. Aghezzaf E.H. Vanmaele H.2010. Intelligent Techniques for Safety-Stock Optimization in Networked Manufacturing Systems. In: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing: Artificial intelligence techniques for networked manufacturing enterprises management