Alex A. Alblas

Persoonlijk profiel

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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Projecten

1 Actief

ASML 2.0

Alblas, A. A., Alblas, A. A., Zijlstra, F., van Broeckhoven, B. & Sens, F.

1/01/17 → 14/06/22

Project: Onderzoek direct

Onderzoeksoutput

126 Citaties
21 Conferentiebijdrage
8 Tijdschriftartikel
1 Boek
1 Abstract
1 Meer
- 1 Dissertatie 4 (Onderzoek NIET TU/e / Promotie NIET TU/e)

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 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan congres › 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-409

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › 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 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Boek/rapport › Boek › Academic

Open Access

Bestand

4 Downloads (Pure)

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, blz. 6820-6838 19 blz.

Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review

8 Citaten (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..

Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › Academic

Activiteiten

2 Workshop, seminar, cursus of expositie

Servitization

Néomie Raassens (Organisator), Ed J. Nijssen (Organisator), Alex A. Alblas (Organisator)

29 okt 2019

Activiteit: Types deelname aan of organisatie van een evenement › Workshop, seminar, cursus of expositie › Professioneel

Servitization

Néomie Raassens (Organisator), Ed J. Nijssen (Organisator), Alex A. Alblas (Organisator)

28 jun 2019

Activiteit: Types deelname aan of organisatie van een evenement › Workshop, seminar, cursus of expositie › Professioneel

Cursussen

Fundamentals of Product Innovation

1/09/19 → …

Cursus

Product innovation processes

1/09/13 → …

Cursus

Knipsels

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 Mediabijdrage

Pers / media: PR activiteiten

Overcome barriers to servitization [Barrières voor servitization overwinnen]

Néomie Raassens, Ed J. Nijssen & Alex A. Alblas

Auteur: Koppenol, I., 21 dec 2018

Begeleider: Schepers, J. (Afstudeerdocent 1), Walrave, B. (Afstudeerdocent 2) & Alblas, A. (Afstudeerdocent 2)

Scriptie/masterproef: Master

Bestand