Supply chain focus: our members are students who chose operations and supply chain as their field.
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Work with ESCA.
Work with Erasmus University students on your supply chain questions, from a single workshop to a multi-week research project. We keep the setup light on your side.
Clear scope
Little setup
Erasmus students
Clear plans: every project has an agreed scope, a timeline and one student lead as your contact.
Three faculties: students from the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) and Erasmus School of Law (ESL).
Engagement FormatsThree ways to work
Three ways to work
with us.
From a half-day workshop to an 8 to 12 week research project. Each format has a clear scope and one contact person.
01For getting to know students
Connect
Meet our members
Meet our supply chain students through a workshop, company visit or guest lecture. ESCA handles the logistics and promotion, so there's little to organise on your side.
How it works
- 1.Pick a topic, format and date.
- 2.We promote it to students at RSM, ESE and ESL and handle sign-ups.
- 3.Your team runs the session or workshop.
- 4.We send you a short summary and the participant list.
What you receive
- Meet interested Erasmus students in person.
- Visibility on our channels at RSM, ESE and ESL.
- An early look at students looking for internships and graduate roles.
02For a specific problem
Collaborate
Several teams, one challenge
A 2 to 4 week challenge where student teams work on a problem from your operations, ending with a pitch to your team.
How it works
- 1.You send us a short brief on the problem.
- 2.We select and brief the student teams.
- 3.Teams work on it independently for 2 to 4 weeks.
- 4.Teams pitch their recommendations to you.
What you receive
- Several different approaches to the same problem.
- You keep all models and presentations the teams produce.
- A chance to see promising candidates work under pressure.
03For in-depth research
Innovate
An 8 to 12 week research project
A team of five students works on a longer research question for you, with support from Erasmus University faculty. You get the research, the analysis and a recommended plan.
How it works
- 1.We agree on the question, the milestones and what you need at the end.
- 2.We put together a team of five that fits your sector.
- 3.The team does the research, with check-ins at fixed milestones.
- 4.The team hands over its final recommendations, optionally with RSM faculty supervision.
What you receive
- A final report with a recommended plan based on the data.
- The analysis models, benchmarks and process maps the team built.
- The option to continue the work as a master's thesis project.
Not sure which fits? Book a discovery call and we'll match the format to your question and timeline.
Contact ESCAPartnership Formats
Different formats, the same standard.
Whether it's one workshop or a multi-week project, you get a clear plan and regular updates.
Direct Access
One contact, no recruitment hassle.
Instead of a generic campus event, you work with one ESCA contact who organises everything and brings the right students.
Challenge Formats
Pick the depth that fits.
Choose based on your timeline: a short challenge of a few weeks, or a research project over a semester.
Deliverable Quality
Something your team can use.
Projects end with concrete recommendations, backed by data and benchmarks, that your team can pick up and act on.
Selected Cases
Past projects.
Research consulting projects we've completed: what they covered, when, and what came out of them.
OC
The Ocean Cleanup
Research Consulting
012026
SCALABLE STRATEGY FOR GLOBAL LOGISTICS EXPANSION
Together with The Ocean Cleanup and 180 Degrees Consulting, we worked on how their logistics could scale across 30 priority cities in Southeast Asia, India and Latin America. Three teams covered local regulation, stakeholder engagement and supply chain design.
Reviewed local regulations across three continents.
Built a supply chain model covering resilience and supplier diversification.
YL
Yusen Logistics
Research Consulting
022025
ASSESSING CARBON MARKET MECHANISMS IN SHIPPING
A five-person team looked at how carbon markets and carbon credits can work in maritime shipping, and which decarbonisation options make sense for a logistics company.
Mapped carbon credit systems relevant to global shipping lines.
Proposed ways to reduce emissions through market-based mechanisms.
CI
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Research Consulting
032025
Building Europe's green energy supply chains
We assessed what it would take to build a clean-energy manufacturing and recycling value chain in Europe, looking at policy, upcoming regulation, and where recycling and end-of-life handling could fit in.
Identified gaps in Europe's recycling capacity.
Built a model for where future recycling sites should be located.
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Contact ESCALet's talk.
Book a 30-minute call to talk through your question, your timeline and which format fits.