ReseaRch Quality assuRance foR the futuRe a ... - Lund University

Panel 15 – LTH | product development
Strengths
• Department governance
• Competence that cover a wide range of the energy area.
Weaknesses
• Research funding (decreasing)
• Undergraduate teaching
• Gender
Future potential
• Develop European research community
• Scope for development of research activities and funding in clean
energy and climate change related issues (e.g. renewable energies)
• Strengthen networking in Education
• Increase participation of Enterprises in education programmes
• Strong Department with plenty of potential but it is critical that
research funding is put on a firmer footing and that all academic staff
engage with the scientific research community
4. Department of Industrial Management
and Logistic
4.1 Overall Assessment Very good (4)
The Department of Industrial Management and Logistics is heavily
involved in undergraduate teaching, which seems to be a major activity
and source of revenue. The department has also been successful in
research and has published in top journals, both in production management
and logistics. However, the overall scientific research productivity
in spite of increased revenue has been stagnant. Although it has been
selected as a member of a new Excellence Center in Logistics, with
important grants, these achievements have been too dependent on a
small number of scholars who are going to retire soon. Moreover, during
the last years the productivity, vitality, and the capacity to attract PhD
students or international scholars, have been below the potential of the
department. All this suggests that future plans are too uncertain and the
viability issue is a concern. The quality of past academic records suggests
that strategic planning issues and actions need critical attention of the
faculty.
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