Dr Patrick Beullens PhD
Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer in Operational Research and Management Science

Dr Patrick Beullens is an Associate Professor in Operational Research and Management Science within Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton.
Education
PhD in Engineering (Industrial Management), K.U. Leuven, 2001, with a thesis on location, process selection, and vehicle routing models for reverse logistics, supervised by Prof. Dirk Van Oudheusden.
Advanced Studies Master in Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, 1994.
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 1993.
Professional Employment
Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer, Business School and Mathematics, University of Southampton, England, September 2011 – present.
Reader in Operational Research, Department of Mathematics, University of Portsmouth, England, June 2009 – August 2011 (*).
Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operational Research, Department of Mathematics, University of Portsmouth, England, September 2004 – June 2009. (*)
Post-doc research associate, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, 2002- September 2004 (**).
PhD student / research associate, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, 1998-2001 (***)
Research assistant, Centre for Industrial Management, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, 1994-98.
(*) Guest professor in Integrated Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Dept. of Economics, University of Hasselt, Belgium, March - April 2009, 2010, and 2011.
(**) Post-doc research associate, Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, September - December 2002.
(***) Visiting research associate, Production Technology Area, the International School of Business Administration INSEAD, France, April - September 1998