On the morning of June 17, 2015, the signing ceremony and inauguration ceremony for the establishment of the Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics (GISCL) between Beijing Jiaotong University and Erasmus University of Rotterdam (EUR), the Netherlands was held at the Siyuan Building. The School of Economics and Management, BJTU and Rotterdam School of Management, EUR are the founding members of the Institute. More world-class logistics research institutes will be included according to the regulations.

Mr. CAO Guoyong, Chairman of the University Council, attended the signing ceremony and inaugurated for the establishment of the Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics. Steef van de Velde (Dean, Rotterdam School of Management) and ZHANG Mingyu (Chairman of the School Council, School of Economics and Management), on behalf of each collaborative institution, signed the cooperative agreement.

CAO Guoyong said the implementation of the national key strategies of “Belt and Road Initiative” and “Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area” will strongly stimulate the development of global supply chain, which in turn requires the basis support of the efficient and convenient logistics system. The research work of supply chain and logistics with global view would provide intellectual support for the policy-making of supply chain and logistics in the new circumstances. With the feature and advantage of the logistics research on rail transit, the Logistics Management of Beijing Jiaotong University is leading domestically and also has an important influence across the globe. The Rotterdam School of Management, ErasmusUniversity is a world-class business school, leading the world in the field of cargo shipping. The powerful combination of both sides would definitely give full play to the respective academic advantages on logistics research, develop the Institute into the scientific research platform with characteristics and high level as well as become the important think tank for the governments, industries and enterprises.

The Global Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics positions itself as the open and world-class research institute. Apart from the excellent scholars from BJTU and EUR, it will also bring together first-class experts from all over the world to aim at the research front of global supply chain and logistics management, international logistics under China’s new economic situation and issues regarding cross-border E-commerce, big data and sustainable development. It is dedicated to achieving research breakthroughs, enriching fundamental theories of supply chain and logistics and promoting the practice development and theory innovation of logistics management.

The Institute centers on the implementation of national strategies and conducts in-depth research on the significant issues of the current development of logistics that need urgent solution. Currently, the Institute will focus on the construction and optimization of the transportation and distribution network for the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area as well as the research work of such frontier subjects as cargo shipping, port logistics, multimodal transport system design of high-speed railway transportation, operation optimization and risk management.

After the signing ceremony, CAO Guoyong also conferred the letter of appointment to Ms. ZHANG Ying (Vice Dean, Rotterdam School of Management) as the honorary professor of the School of Economics and Management.

Vice President LIU Jun and principals from the Office of International Affairs and School of Economics and Management were also present at the signing ceremony.

签约与就职典礼

2015年6月17日上午，北京交通大学和荷兰伊拉斯姆斯大学建立全球供应链和物流研究所签约仪式和就职典礼在思源楼举行。北京交通大学经济管理学院和荷兰伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院是创始成员。

校理事会主席曹国永出席了全球供应链和物流研究所成立的签约仪式和揭牌仪式。鹿特丹管理学院院长Steef van de Velde和经济与管理学院理事会主席张明玉代表各合作机构签署合作协议。

曹国永说，落实“一带一路倡议”和“京津冀协同发展”国家重点战略，将大力刺激全球供应链的发展，反过来又要求高效、便捷的物流系统的基础支持。供应链和物流在全球视野下的研究工作将为新形势下的供应链和物流决策提供智力支持。北京交通大学物流管理具有轨道交通物流研究的特点和优势，在国内处于领先地位，也在全球具有重要影响。伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院是世界级的商学院，在货物运输领域处于世界领先地位。双方强大的结合，必将充分发挥各自物流研究的学术优势，将研究所发展成具有特色、高水平的科研平台，成为政府、行业和企业的重要智库。

全球供应链和物流研究所将自己定位为开放和世界级的研究机构。除了来自北京交通大学和伊拉斯姆斯大学的优秀学者之外，还将汇集来自世界各地的一流专家，以全球供应链和物流管理的研究前沿、中国新经济形势下的国际物流及关于跨境电子商务、大数据和可持续发展的问题为目标。致力于实现研究突破，丰富供应链和物流的基础理论，促进物流管理的实践发展和理论创新。

研究所着力实施国家战略，对当前需要紧急解决的物流发展的重大问题进行深入研究。 目前，研究所将着力建设和优化京津冀协同发展的运输配送网络，以及货运、港口物流、高速铁路运输的多式联运系统设计、经营优化和风险管理等前沿科研工作。

签约仪式后，曹国永为张颖博士（鹿特丹管理学院副院长）聘书颁发，聘请张颖教授为经济管理学院名誉教授。