معرفی
Arild Hoff is a Professor of Quantitative Logistics at Molde University College, Faculty of Logistics. He teaches courses including LOG500 Management Models and Operations Research (Bachelor - Fall semester) and LOG530 Distribution Planning (Bachelor - Spring semester). Previously, he has taught several subjects within informatics, inventory and production management and exact optimization methods, both at bachelor and master level.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Logistics – Molde University College (2006)
- Cand. Scient. – University of Bergen (1998)
- Cand. Mag. – Molde University College (1994)
- Marketing – Trondheim Business School (1991)
- Business Economist – Trondheim Business School (1987)
Professor Hoff's research focuses on operations research, planning, optimization and decision support, with particular emphasis on solution methods for combinatorial optimization problems, such as vehicle routing and hub location. His PhD thesis addressed "Heuristics for Rich Vehicle Routing Problems," exploring search methods for solving advanced vehicle routing problems with special constraints.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on maritime logistics, inventory routing problems, and optimization methods under uncertainty. His work spans applications in aquaculture, disaster relief, waste collection, and transportation planning, with a consistent emphasis on developing and applying advanced optimization techniques to complex real-world problems.
Professor Hoff is actively involved in research groups including Energy Logistics (EneLog) and Planning, Optimization and Decision Support, with additional interests in aquaculture and other marine industries.
