Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - PDEng In cooperation with ASML N.V.

The School of Industrial Engineering is one of the longest-established IE Schools in Europe, with a strong presence in the international research, design, and education community, especially in the field of Operations Management and Operations Research. OM and OR are at the core of the undergraduate IE program. The graduate programs (MSc, PDEng, and PhD) in Operations Management & Logistics attract top-level candidates from all over the world. PDEng candidates enroll in the two-year Logistics Management Systems designers program and participate in industrial activities, among others with members of the European Supply Chain Forum.

ASML N.V. is the world-leading provider of lithographical systems for the semiconductor industry. ASML's customers are pace setting companies. At ASML, volumes are low, but complexity and time pressure are high. For each system, ASML manages around 200 supply chains, going up to 10 tiers deep, to accelerate delivery of thousands of customized components, while managing up to 5000 system redesigns per year at its factory, suppliers, and customers. ASML manages a worldwide inventory of 2.5 billion Euros. System downtime costs ASML's customers 72,000 Euro per hour, so service level agreements allow just 20 minutes to deliver spare parts and tools to the customers. Within the global work force of over 12,000, nearly 400 highly educated professional manage ASML's supply and service processes.

The OPAC group of the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology is looking for PDEng candidates to perform a top-level science based design project at ASML N.V. The OPAC group conducts design projects in industry, with specific emphasis on
Planning and Control in Manufacturing, Services, and Supply Chains;
Distribution Logistics;
Maintenance and Reliability;
Finance and Accounting, oriented towards operational processes.

Design projects are result-oriented and require the development, testing and implementation of tools or techniques that improve the performance of an operational system in practice. All design projects are embedded in SAI, the 3TU Institute for Design, and in Beta, the KNAW-recognized research school for Operations Management & Logistics.

Tasks
The PDEng candidate is expected to follow 10 months of courses in which design capabilities are developed, and to perform a design project in one of the above mentioned focus areas at ASML N.V. under the supervision of prof. dr. A.G. de Kok or prof.dr.ir. G. J. van Houtum.
Project Background
Innovation and speed are deeply engrained in the ASML DNA. Over the last decades, ASML has been able to outcompete its competitors by focusing on developing new systems which allow customers to make more powerful integrated circuits, and speed of delivering systems, both new and existing, which allows customers to respond quickly to developments in the market. The systems for controlling product innovation and production at ASML are quite unique and ahead of competition. ASML wants to stay in that position and therefore continuously looks for ways to improve its control systems. Highly promising improvement opportunities have been identified in the ASML supply chain, with the goal to increase the responsiveness of suppliers to the dynamics in the ASML market, and in the ASML service delivery system, with the aim to increase the profitability of the service business.

The projects will be carried out in the department Planning Excellence & Inventory Control of ASML, under the responsibility of Dr. F. Janssen.

Closing Date: 15-11-2015

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