Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
H.J. (Hans) Quak Ph.D. is ‘lector’ (professor of applied sciences) @ BUas (Breda University of Applied Sciences) on Smart Cities and Logistics. Next, he has been working at TNO from 2007 on, currently as senior scientist in the Sustainable Transport and Logistics group.
He especially focuses on logistics in urban areas, sustainable transport, innovations in logistics, sustainable logistics, the impacts of automation on transport and logistics as well as opportunities due to self-organising logistics.
Hans was / is involved in several (inter)national projects on city logistics, projects on urban freight transport and the electrification of urban freight transport vehicles, sustainable logistics and the influences of external or disruptive factors on the logistics organisation in companies. He (co)authored several reports, papers and book chapters on freight transport, logistics and (local) policy in these areas.
Subjects
city logistics, urban freight transport, sustainable logistics, innovation in logistics, supply chain management, last mile logistics, smart cities
Research Output
Het exploiteren van een stadsdistributiecentrum : 7 lessen uit 10 jaar ervaring met Binnenstadservice
Van Duin, R., Quak, H. & Hendriks, B., 2019, In : Logistiek + Tijdschrift voor toegepaste logistiek . 8, p. 36-45Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Public procurement as driver for more sustainable urban freight transport
Quak, H., Nesterova, N., Kok, R., R.G., T. (ed.), S., I. (ed.) & K., K. (ed.), 2019, 3rd International Conference "Green Cities – Green Logistics for Greener Cities", Szczecin, 13-14 September 2018. Vol. 39. p. 428-439 12 p. (Transportation Research Procedia).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Towards more sustainable city logistics through applied research
Quak, H., 1 Oct 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Economics of electric vehicles for city logistics
Van Rooijen, T. & Quak, H., 2018, 31st International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, EVS 2018 and International Electric Vehicle Technology Conference 2018, EVTeC 2018.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Identifying dominant stakeholder perspectives on urban freight policies: A q-analysis on urban consolidation centres in The Netherlands
Van Duin, R., Slabbekoorn, M., Tavasszy, L. & Quak, H., 2018, In : Transport Reviews. 33, 4, p. 867-880 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Citations
(Scopus)
Activities
Towards more sustainable cities : logistics challenges
Hans Quak (Invited speaker)26 Sep 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
What role for rail in urban freight distribution?
Hans Quak (Member)24 Sep 2019
Activity: Examination › PhD supervisor / committee
Press / Media
Zo wil Cilolab voor doorbraak duurzame stadslogistiek zorgen (Interview in De Ondernemer)
8/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media