Geert-Jan Van Houtum

Dean of Department Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

I am professor in Maintenance, Reliability and Quality. The focus of my research is on Spare Parts Management, Availability Management, and Total Cost of Ownership of capital goods. On those topics I work together with several companies, among which ASML, DAF, Marel Stork, Nedtrain, Oce, Philips, and Vanderlande. My aim is to generate research results with both a high scientific and a high practical relevance. Specialties: spare parts management, availability management, effect of design decisions on Total Cost of Ownership of capital goods

Experience

  • Eindhoven University of Technology (27 yrs 6 mos)
    • Dean of Dept. Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    • Professor
      Mar 2008 - Present · 18 yrs 4 mos

      I am professor in Reliability, Quality, and Maintenance. The focus of my research is on maintenance and availability management of capital goods, and the effect of design decisions on Life Cycle Costs.

    • Vice-dean IE of Dept. Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences
      Sep 2017 - Oct 2023 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Board Member at European Supply Chain Forum
    Oct 2001 - Present · 24 yrs 9 mos

  • Board Member at Service Logistics Forum
    1999 - Present · 27 yrs 6 mos

  • Scientific Director at Research School Beta
    Jul 2008 - Oct 2017 · 9 yrs 4 mos

  • Assistant professor at University of Twente
    1994 - 1998 · 4 yrs