Biography
Niels Agatz is a professor of last-mile supply chain analytics at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the scientific director of TKI Dinalog, the Dutch national institute for collaborative logistics research. He also serves as an area editor for Transportation Science. His research focuses on developing innovative and sustainable last-mile supply chains through advanced analytics. He collaborates closely with industry partners to translate academic insights into practical solutions. His work has been featured in leading academic journals and (inter)national media outlets. Professor Agatz has received several major grants and awards, including the NWO Rubicon Grant and the INFORMS TSL Stella Dafermos Achievement Award. He teaches courses on distribution networks and management science. He holds a Ph.D. from RSM and an M.Sc. in industrial engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology. Agatz has also held visiting positions at Georgia Tech and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
- nagatz@rsm.nl
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Work
- Niels Agatz, Jan C. Fransoo, Elliot Rabinovich & Rui Sousa (2025) - - Journal of Operations Management, 71 (2), 166-175 - doi: -
- Thomas R. Visser, Niels Agatz & Remy Spliet (2024) - - Transportation Science, 58 (5), 1056-1075 - doi: -
- Niels Agatz & M (Moritz) Fleischmann (2024) - - doi:
- Alp Arslan, Niels Agatz & F Jordan Srour (2024) - - Computers and Operations Research, 164 - doi: -
- Niels Agatz, Soo Haeng Cho, Hao Sun & Hai Wang (2024) - - Service Science, 16 (1), 1-21 - doi: -
- Niels Agatz & Moritz Fleischmann (2024) - - doi: -
- Liana van der Hagen, Niels Agatz, Remy Spliet, Thomas R. Visser & Adrianus L. Kok (2024) - - Transportation Science, 58 (1), 94-109 - doi: -
- Shadi Sharif Azadeh, Remy Spliet, Niels Agatz & Martin Savelsbergh (2023) - - Transportation Science, 57 (6), 1404-1405 - doi: -
- Anirudh Kishore Bhoopalam, Roy van den Berg, Niels Agatz & Caspar G. Chorus (2023) - - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 156 - doi: -
- Katrin Waßmuth, Charlotte Köhler, Niels Agatz & Moritz Fleischmann (2023) - - European Journal of Operational Research, 311 (3), 801-815 - doi: -
- Niels Agatz & Anirudh Bhoopalam (21 November 2023) - New Technology Data Have Been Reported by Investigators at Erasmus University (The Long Road To Automated Trucking: Insights From Driver Focus Groups)
- Daan Stam & Niels Agatz (10 May 2021) - Green Labels Can Steer Shoppers Towards More Sustainable Delivery Options
- NAH (Niels) Agatz (2021) - Transportation Science (Journal) (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Editorial work › Academic - NAH (Niels) Agatz (2019) - Networks (Journal) (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Editorial work › Academic
- Katrin Wassmuth, Niels Agatz & M (Moritz) Fleischmann (2025) - POMS College of Supply Chain Management 2025 Best Student Paper
- Niels Agatz (2023) - Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award
- Niels Agatz (2022) - Stella Dafermos achievement award
- Niels Agatz (2021) - Transportation Science Meritorious Service Award
- Year Level
- master, IM/CEMS, Exchange, ERIM
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- BM06SCM
- Level
- master
- Year Level
- master
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- BMMTSCM
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- MBA26-M3-MS
Scientific Director
- Start date approval
- July 2022
- End date approval
- July 2026
