Category: Research
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Understanding Alpha Decay with Prof. Julien Pénasse
Learn more“Past performance does not guarantee future results.” It is a common disclaimer used by asset managers, wealth planners and other finance professionals to inform their clientele of the uncertainty of investing. However, the textbook method of studying investment strategies doesn’t account for the market effect that this often-used phrase embodies, what analysts refer to as…
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Anomaly or Possible Risk Factor? Simple-To-Use Tests
Learn moreContrary to basic asset pricing theory, this new work by University of Luxembourg Department of Finance Assistant Professor Benjamin Holcblat, Abraham Lioui (EDHEC Business School) and Michael Weber (Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, CEPR, and NBER) finds that risk alone cannot explain a large majority of variables predicting differences in expected returns.
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LCL celebrates its fifth Anniversary
Learn moreIn 2022, the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) celebrates its fifth Anniversary! The LCL would like to thank the Luxembourg Ministry of Higher Education for its founding support and the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy for supporting the establishment of the new Digital Procurement Chair and track within the LSCM Master programme.
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University Open Day – 19.03.2022
Learn moreWhat an exciting event! We presented the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University of Luxembourg Open Day 2022 – such a pleasure to exchange with all the participants in person.From left to right, Master students supporting our Daria Pawlowska, Study Programme Administrator:Anurag SARKAR:”…
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Examining dual-channel supply chains with visiting PhD Qiaoke Zhang
Learn moreQiaoke Zhang is a visiting Ph.D. student from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics who currently works with Prof. Benny Mantin. Her research centers around operational management in online retailing, including channel and selling format choice problem, and pricing, etc., by using game theory framework. Ms. Zhang explores questions of quality differentiation in dual-channel supply chains in a…
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A look back at the LCL pre-eXplore event
Learn moreOn 9 March the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management hosted a MIT SCALE-wide online event with representatives of the other four MIT SCALE centres worldwide: MIT CTL in the US, NISCI in China, CLI in Colombia and ZLC in Spain. Panellists shared their own experiences and discussed the topic: “The Covid pandemic…
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Make-or-buy decisions for industrial additive manufacturing
Learn moreAnne Friedrich joined the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management as a Research and Development Specialist in 2021. At the LCL, she conducted joint research with Prof. Anne Lange on additive manufacturing technologies in the context of industrial supply chains. Her research has focused on the impact of additive manufacturing on strategic supply…
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Pricing of Renewable Power Purchase Agreements for Energy Procurement
Learn moreCompanies with large energy consumption are under pressure to reduce their carbon footprints. More than half of Fortune 500 companies have committed a fraction of their energy demand to be served by renewable energy sources. However, most companies cannot (or prefer not to) install renewable production on site, for example roof-top solar installations, but prefer…
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Job Opening in Supply Chain Management
Learn moreThe Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to conduct research in Supply Chain Management and who will be working under the supervision of Prof. Benny Mantin.
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Where is my stuff? Supply chains in turbulent times II
Learn moreShortages, delays, empty shelves, higher prices, stockpiling. The supply chain problems are mounting since the beginning of the pandemic and the effects are felt by almost every sector of the economy. Construction for instance was severely affected by drastic shortages of materials coupled with high steel and wood prices. The automotive sector still cannot deliver…