Dr. ir. J.G. Vogtländer (Joost)

Associate Professor
Design Engineering, Design for Sustainability

Biography

Dr. Ir. Joost G. Vogtländer was born on June 24, 1947, in The Netherlands. He is married and has 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
Joost studied physics at the Delft University of Technology (graduated 'cum laude' in 1971), and attended the Top Executive Program of IMD, Lausanne (1990).
His business career was focussed on manufacturing technology, logistics, innovation and ICT.
He was member of the board (Group Vice President) of a European production company in the field of paper and packaging (8 billion $ multinational; 1990-1996), responsible for operational excellence and product innovation.
In 1996 he decided "to start something new", and founded his own consulting company Aiming Better, Amsterdam. He was also co-founder of www.matchingpoint.com, later sold to Ernst&Young.
In 2001, he finished his PhD thesis on sustainable business strategies and the delinking of economy and ecology: "the model of the Eco-costs / Value Ratio".
He is part time Associate Professor at the Delft University of Technology, Design for Sustainability (since 2007, focus: eco-efficient value creation and valorisation of sustainable products and services).

Education

• 1964-1971
  MSc (Ingenieur) Physics, Delft University of Technology
• 1990
  Top Executive Program, IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1998-2001
  PhD, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering and Faculty of Civil Engineering, TUD

Experience

General Management

Specialisation / Field of research

• Sustainable business strategies
• Governmental policies

Lectures and/or coaches students on:

• Life Cycle Assessment (in TPO)
• EVR and eco-efficient value creation (in LECD)
• Product Service Systems

Publications

Click here for an overview of my publications.