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Research profile
Alex Alblas is an Assistant Professor of Product and Process Innovation in the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship & Marketing (ITEM) group of the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology. Alex’s research activity focused on how organizations can successfully manage the invention, development and launch of new products. His ambition is to contribute to the challenges and mechanisms related to enhancing and speeding up learning curves in new product development. In this quest he is currently investigating the learning curve effects of design change, caused by design iteration, design debugging, and evolving insights, and the resulting process changes.
He has a special interest in the operational practices of new product development that lead to enhanced performance. In one research project he investigates the learning mechanisms in which agile operations and iterative product development can lead to performance improvement. In another big industry funded research project, of which Alex is the project leader, he investigates together with a team of researchers the practices in which product development and customer service processes enable service improvements.
Academic background
Alex Alblas received his PhD in Innovation Management from the University of Groningen, in 2011, and an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a BSc in Technology Management from the same University (2006). He has previously worked as a Process Improvement Specialist with ASML, where he was involved in a challenging project about learning curve improvement in the new product introduction phase. At the University of Groningen, he worked as a researcher and advisor in the ‘Deployment of Sustainability Metrics (DoSyM)’ project. The objective of this is to respond to the challenges companies face in selecting and then embedding sustainability metrics in new product development projects. The project focuses on supply chain and innovation network issues when using these metrics.
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Projects
- 1 Active
ASML 2.0
Alblas, A. A., Alblas, A. A., Zijlstra, F., van Broeckhoven, B. & Sens, F.
1/01/17 → 14/06/22
Project: Research direct
Research Output
Do empowered employees boost organizational resilience? a case study in the Dutch home care industry
van den Berg, J., Romme, A. G. L. S., Le Blanc, P. M. & Alblas, A. A., Aug 2019. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
Open Access
The resilient organization: the impact of circular management on organizational performance
van den Berg, J., Alblas, A. A., Le Blanc, P. M. & Romme, A. G. L., 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 LAEMOS Conference: Organizing for Resilience. LAM-409Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Insight driven design : balancing production speed and development learning in smart industries
Alblas, A. A., Zwaans, F. & Schepens, S., Jan 2017, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 66 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
Open Access
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Design resilience in the fuzzy front end (FFE) context : an empirical examination
Alblas, A. A. & Jayaram, J., 17 Nov 2015, In : International Journal of Production Research. 53, 22, p. 6820-6838 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Citations
(Scopus)
5
Downloads
(Pure)
Managing product variety in turbulent environments
Alblas, A. A. & Jayaram, J., 2015, POMS 26th Annual Conference, 8-11 May 2015, Washington D.C..Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic
Activities
- 2 Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition
Servitization
Néomie Raassens (Organiser), Ed J. Nijssen (Organiser), Alex A. Alblas (Organiser)29 Oct 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional
Servitization
Néomie Raassens (Organiser), Ed J. Nijssen (Organiser), Alex A. Alblas (Organiser)28 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Professional
Courses
Press / Media
Servitization: Participants have better insights into servitization readiness [Servitization: Platformdeelnemers hebben beter beeld van hoe servitization ready ze zijn]
Néomie Raassens, Ed J. Nijssen & Alex A. Alblas
12/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Overcome barriers to servitization [Barrières voor servitization overwinnen]
Néomie Raassens, Ed J. Nijssen & Alex A. Alblas
9/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
Accelerating the learning curve at ASML: the effect of increased opportunities to learn
Author: de Kadt, N., 31 Dec 2015Supervisor: Peeters, T. (Supervisor 1), Langerak, F. (Supervisor 2) & Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Circular organizing and organizational resilience in the home care sector
Author: van Hamburg, S., 31 Oct 2017Supervisor: Romme, A. (Supervisor 1), Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2) & Le Blanc, P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Continuous improvement for autonomous development teams: a science-based design research on the continuous improvement process of CM
Author: Damen, O., 28 Feb 2019Supervisor: Eling, K. (Supervisor 1) & Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Cross-functional collaboration in the fuzzy front-end
Author: Gravesteijn, W., 30 Nov 2016Supervisor: Langerak, F. (Supervisor 1), Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2) & Eling, K. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Customer acceptance of interactive recommendation agents: the personalization-privacy paradox, perceived control and the influence of human-like appearance
Author: Koppenol, I., 21 Dec 2018Supervisor: Schepers, J. (Supervisor 1), Walrave, B. (Supervisor 2) & Alblas, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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