Steef van de Velde

Steef van de Velde is a Full Professor at the Department of Technology and Operations Management within the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on operations excellence, service operations, and supply chain management, with contributions in optimization, scheduling, and algorithm design. He holds an MSc in Econometrics from Erasmus School of Economics and a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science from Eindhoven University of Technology.

His research interests span dynamic programming, approximation algorithms, and computational experiments in operations research. Notable work includes studies on flow shop scheduling, lot streaming, and supply chain optimization in self-storage warehouses. His publications appear in top journals like Management Science, Operations Research, and European Journal of Operational Research.

• Awards: Received the CSC Project Award (2016) for research on China's One Belt-One-Road Strategy.
• Editorial Roles: Editor of Operations Research Letters and former editor of Journal of Scheduling.
• Public Engagement: Contributed to media discussions on SDG integration in business and RSM's AMBA accreditation.

He has supervised 26 academic works, though specific student names are not listed. His expertise bridges theoretical optimization with practical applications in logistics and manufacturing.