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Working Papers

2019

1. Solution procedures for lost sales base-stock inventory systems with compound Poisson demand
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Solution procedures for lost sales base-stock inventory systems with compound Poisson demand, International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
2. Two-stage supply chain design with safety stock placement decisions
   LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (11)
   Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2017)
   See also Journal Article Two-stage supply chain design with safety stock placement decisions, International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2016

3. A coordinated multi-item inventory system for perishables with random lifetime
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article A coordinated multi-item inventory system for perishables with random lifetime, International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (15) (2016)

2003

4. Reverse logistics in a pharmaceutical company: a case study
   Econometric Institute Research Papers, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Econometric Institute View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2025

1. From features to benefits: a data-driven approach for the economic design of adaptive quality control
   International Journal of Production Research, 2025, 63, (13), 4669-4693
2. It’s All in the Mix: Technology choice between driverless and human-driven vehicles in sharing systems
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2025, 324, (3), 969-980
3. Probabilistic forecast-based procurement in seaborne forward freight markets under demand and price uncertainty
   Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2025, 193, (C)
4. Reduce-then-Optimize for the Fixed-Charge Transportation Problem
   Transportation Science, 2025, 59, (3), 540-564

2024

5. A data-driven approach for optimal operational and financial commodity hedging
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, 316, (1), 341-360 View citations (1)
6. Bilevel optimization for feature selection in the data-driven newsvendor problem
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, 315, (2), 703-714 View citations (2)
7. ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence: an exploratory study of key benefits and challenges in operations and supply chain management
   International Journal of Production Research, 2024, 62, (16), 5676-5696 View citations (7)
8. Deep reinforcement learning for demand fulfillment in online retail
   International Journal of Production Economics, 2024, 269, (C) View citations (2)
9. Equilibrium Identification and Selection in Finite Games
   Operations Research, 2024, 72, (2), 816-831
10. How power structure and markup schemes impact supply chain channel efficiency under price-dependent stochastic demand
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, 318, (1), 297-309 View citations (1)
11. Inverse optimization of integer programming games for parameter estimation arising from competitive retail location selection
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2024, 312, (3), 938-953
12. Is it beneficial to invest in flexible capacity for hybrid remanufacturing?
    International Journal of Production Research, 2024, 62, (21), 7836-7859

2023

13. A Branch-and-Repair Method for Three-Dimensional Bin Selection and Packing in E-Commerce
    Operations Research, 2023, 71, (1), 273-288 View citations (2)
14. A matheuristic for tactical locomotive and driver scheduling for the Swiss national railway company SBB Cargo AG
    OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, 2023, 45, (4), 1113-1151
15. Ambulance dispatching during a pandemic: Tradeoffs of categorizing patients and allocating ambulances
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 304, (1), 239-254 View citations (2)
16. Data-Driven Optimization for Commodity Procurement Under Price Uncertainty
    Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2023, 25, (2), 371-390 View citations (3)
17. On the value of multi-echelon inventory management strategies for perishable items with on-/off-line channels
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2023, 180, (C) View citations (2)
18. Optimal inventory control with cyclic fixed order costs
    Production and Operations Management, 2023, 32, (10), 3286-3294 View citations (1)
19. Recent advances in vehicle routing with stochastic demands: Bayesian learning for correlated demands and elementary branch-price-and-cut
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 306, (3), 1081-1093 View citations (5)
20. Smart and sustainable city logistics: Design, consolidation, and regulation
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2023, 307, (3), 1071-1084 View citations (7)
21. The multi-manned joint assembly line balancing and feeding problem
    International Journal of Production Research, 2023, 61, (16), 5543-5565

2022

22. A hedging policy for seaborne forward freight markets based on probabilistic forecasts
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2022, 166, (C) View citations (1)
23. Combating Copycats in the Supply Chain with Permissioned Blockchain Technology
    Production and Operations Management, 2022, 31, (1), 138-154 View citations (88)
24. Data‐driven storage operations: Cross‐commodity backtest and structured policies
    Production and Operations Management, 2022, 31, (6), 2438-2456 View citations (4)
25. Empirical newsvendor biases: Are target service levels achieved effectively and efficiently?
    Production and Operations Management, 2022, 31, (4), 1839-1855
26. Optimizing automotive inbound logistics: A mixed-integer linear programming approach
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2022, 163, (C) View citations (3)
27. Tailoring inventory classification to industry applications: the benefits of understandable machine learning
    International Journal of Production Research, 2022, 60, (1), 388-401 View citations (1)
28. The value of stochastic crowd resources and strategic location of mini-depots for last-mile delivery: A Benders decomposition approach
    Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2022, 157, (C), 62-79 View citations (10)

2021

29. A Branch-and-Price Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands and Probabilistic Duration Constraints
    Transportation Science, 2021, 55, (1), 122-138 View citations (6)
30. A supervised machine learning approach for the optimisation of the assembly line feeding mode selection
    International Journal of Production Research, 2021, 59, (16), 4881-4902 View citations (2)
31. Dynamic compensation and contingent sourcing strategies for supply disruption
    International Journal of Production Research, 2021, 59, (5), 1511-1533 View citations (6)
32. Feature-based selection of carsharing relocation modes
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2021, 149, (C) View citations (7)
33. Planning approaches for stochastic capacitated lot-sizing with service level constraints
    International Journal of Production Research, 2021, 59, (17), 5087-5107 View citations (3)
34. The Competitive Pickup and Delivery Orienteering Problem for Balancing Car-Sharing Systems
    Transportation Science, 2021, 55, (6), 1232-1259
35. Typology and literature review on multiple supplier inventory control models
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2021, 293, (1), 1-23 View citations (24)

2020

36. A linearisation approach to the stochastic dynamic capacitated lotsizing problem with sequence-dependent changeovers
    International Journal of Production Research, 2020, 58, (16), 4980-5005 View citations (1)
37. Logistics and supply chain management in the luxury industry
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2020, 143, (C) View citations (6)
38. New Exact Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands
    Transportation Science, 2020, 54, (4), 1073-1090 View citations (7)
39. Non-monetary coordination mechanisms for time slot allocation in warehouse delivery
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2020, 286, (3), 897-907 View citations (8)
40. Optimal a priori tour and restocking policy for the single-vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2020, 285, (1), 172-182 View citations (6)
41. Population-based risk equilibration for the multimode hazmat transport network design problem
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2020, 284, (1), 188-200 View citations (12)

2019

42. A review on supply chain contracting with information considerations: information updating and information asymmetry
    International Journal of Production Research, 2019, 57, (15-16), 4898-4936 View citations (67)
43. Coordination Is Hard: Electronic Auction Mechanisms for Increased Efficiency in Transportation Logistics
    Management Science, 2019, 65, (12), 5884-5900 View citations (14)
44. Improved ordering of perishables: The value of stock-age information
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2019, 209, (C), 316-324 View citations (22)
45. Solution procedures for lost sales base-stock inventory systems with compound Poisson demand
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2019, 209, (C), 172-182 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Solution procedures for lost sales base-stock inventory systems with compound Poisson demand, Post-Print (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
46. Two-stage supply chain design with safety stock placement decisions
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2019, 209, (C), 183-193 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Two-stage supply chain design with safety stock placement decisions, LIDAM Reprints CORE (2019) View citations (11) (2019)

2018

47. A typology and literature review on stochastic multi-echelon inventory models
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, 269, (3), 955-983 View citations (34)
48. Benders decomposition for the Hazmat Transport Network Design Problem
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, 267, (3), 996-1002 View citations (22)
49. Data-driven retail inventory management with backroom effect
    OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, 2018, 40, (4), 945-968 View citations (7)
50. Dynamic pricing, leadtime quotation and due date based priority dispatching
    International Journal of Production Research, 2018, 56, (15), 5118-5130 View citations (3)
51. On the benefit of dual-sourcing in managing perishable inventory
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2018, 204, (C), 1-17 View citations (15)
52. Performance analysis of a hybrid bike sharing system: A service-level-based approach under censored demand observations
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2018, 116, (C), 59-69 View citations (20)
53. Resequencing mixed-model assembly lines with restoration to customer orders
    Omega, 2018, 78, (C), 99-111 View citations (3)
54. Retail operations
    OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, 2018, 40, (4), 831-835

2017

55. A dynamic discrete network design problem for maintenance planning in traffic networks
    Annals of Operations Research, 2017, 253, (2), 757-772 View citations (9)
56. Benders decomposition for a strategic network design problem under NAFTA local content requirements
    Omega, 2017, 68, (C), 62-75 View citations (9)
57. Impact of priority sequencing decisions on on-time probability and expected tardiness of orders in make-to-order production systems with external due-dates
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2017, 263, (2), 524-539 View citations (4)
58. Order variability in perishable product supply chains
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2017, 260, (1), 93-107 View citations (18)
59. Supply chain risk management for critical commodities: A system dynamics model for the case of the rare earth elements
    Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2017, 125, (C), 349-362 View citations (8)

2016

60. A coordinated multi-item inventory system for perishables with random lifetime
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2016, 181, (PA), 226-237 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper A coordinated multi-item inventory system for perishables with random lifetime, Post-Print (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
61. Dual sourcing under disruption risk and cost improvement through learning
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 250, (1), 226-238 View citations (21)
62. Meta-heuristics for placing strategic safety stock in multi-echelon inventory with differentiated service times
    Annals of Operations Research, 2016, 242, (2), 489-504 View citations (11)
63. Stock-level dependent ordering of perishables: A comparison of hybrid base-stock and constant order policies
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2016, 181, (PA), 215-225 View citations (20)

2015

64. A contract for coordinating capacity decisions in a business-to-business (B2B) supply chain
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, 165, (C), 158-171 View citations (6)
65. A lost sales (r, Q) inventory control model for perishables with fixed lifetime and lead time
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, 168, (C), 143-157 View citations (17)
66. Influence of order acceptance policies on optimal capacity investment with stochastic customer required lead times
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2015, 243, (2), 555-565 View citations (6)
67. Optimal capacity provision for service providers with subsequent auctioning of projects
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, 170, (PB), 652-662 View citations (3)
68. Strategic capacity planning in automotive production networks under duties and duty drawbacks
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, 170, (PB), 687-700 View citations (4)

2014

69. A comparison of make-to-stock and make-to-order in multi-product manufacturing systems with variable due dates
    IISE Transactions, 2014, 46, (3), 197-212 View citations (6)
70. A multiple sourcing inventory model under disruption risk
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2014, 149, (C), 37-46 View citations (30)
71. Benders Decomposition for Discrete–Continuous Linear Bilevel Problems with application to traffic network design
    Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2014, 70, (C), 163-172 View citations (32)
72. First- and second-price sealed-bid auctions applied to push and pull supply contracts
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2014, 237, (1), 370-382 View citations (11)
73. Simulation optimization for the stochastic economic lot scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2014, 157, (C), 170-176 View citations (3)
74. Strategic Safety Stock Placement in Supply Networks with Static Dual Supply
    Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2014, 16, (2), 204-219 View citations (12)
75. The data-driven newsvendor with censored demand observations
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2014, 149, (C), 28-36 View citations (14)
76. Time-phased safety stocks planning and its financial impacts: Empirical evidence based on European econometric data
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2014, 149, (C), 47-55 View citations (3)

2013

77. A Semi-Markov decision problem for proactive and reactive transshipments between multiple warehouses
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, 230, (1), 42-52 View citations (19)
78. An integrated guaranteed- and stochastic-service approach to inventory optimization in supply chains
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, 231, (1), 109-119 View citations (11)
79. Optimizing Trading Decisions for Hydro Storage Systems Using Approximate Dual Dynamic Programming
    Operations Research, 2013, 61, (4), 810-823 View citations (32)
80. Simulation optimization for the stochastic economic lot scheduling problem
    IISE Transactions, 2013, 45, (7), 796-810 View citations (4)

2012

81. An (r, nQ) inventory model for packaged deteriorating products with compound Poisson demand
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2012, 63, (11), 1499-1507 View citations (2)
82. Safety stock planning under causal demand forecasting
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2012, 140, (2), 637-645 View citations (48)

2011

83. A comparison of the constant-order and dual-index policy for dual sourcing
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, 133, (1), 302-311 View citations (12)
84. Economic lot-sizing and dynamic quantity competition
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, 133, (1), 416-422 View citations (1)
85. Financial and operational instruments for commodity procurement in quantity competition
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, 131, (1), 96-106 View citations (7)
86. Machine and labor flexibility in manufacturing networks
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2011, 131, (1), 165-174 View citations (11)
87. Simultaneous optimization of capacity and planned lead time in a two-stage production system with different customer due dates
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2011, 213, (1), 134-146 View citations (6)

2009

88. A comparison of simple heuristics for multi-product dynamic demand lot-sizing with limited warehouse capacity
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, 118, (1), 305-310 View citations (11)
89. Buyer-supplier cooperation and negotiation support with random yield consideration
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, 118, (1), 152-159 View citations (8)
90. Dynamic pricing and replenishment in the warehouse scheduling problem--A common cycle approach
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, 118, (1), 331-338 View citations (4)
91. Manufacturing network configuration in supply chains with product recovery
    Omega, 2009, 37, (4), 757-769 View citations (25)
92. Raw material procurement with fluctuating prices
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, 121, (2), 353-364 View citations (9)
93. Strategic process flexibility under lifecycle demand
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2009, 121, (2), 427-440 View citations (12)
94. The impact of dynamic pricing on the economic order decision
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, 198, (3), 773-789 View citations (15)

2007

95. A note on how to compute economic order quantities without derivatives by cost comparisons
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2007, 105, (1), 293-296 View citations (7)
96. Replenishment policies for multiple products with compound-Poisson demand that share a common warehouse
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2007, 108, (1-2), 388-398 View citations (8)

2005

97. Evaluation of two simple extreme transshipment strategies
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2005, 93-94, (1), 1-11 View citations (12)

2003

98. An improved heuristic for deciding on emergency transshipments
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2003, 148, (2), 384-400 View citations (25)
99. Multiple-supplier inventory models in supply chain management: A review
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2003, 81-82, (1), 265-279 View citations (155)
100. Simple expressions for finding recovery system inventory control parameter values
     Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2003, 54, (1), 83-88 View citations (19)

2002

101. A continuous time inventory model for a product recovery system with multiple options
     International Journal of Production Economics, 2002, 79, (2), 121-141 View citations (10)

2001

102. Strategic safety stocks in reverse logistics supply chains
     International Journal of Production Economics, 2001, 71, (1-3), 417-428 View citations (23)

1998

103. Safety stocks in multi-stage inventory systems under different service measures
     European Journal of Operational Research, 1998, 106, (1), 57-73 View citations (31)

Chapters

2024

1. Unveiling the supply chain: the interaction of sustainability, transparency and digital technologies
   Chapter 8 in Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation, 2024, pp 141-164

2021

2. Neuere Ansätze und Methoden zur Festlegung von Sicherheitsbeständen
   Springer

2017

3. Optimal Transportation Mode Decision for Deterministic Transportation Times, Stochastic Container Arrivals and an Intermodal Option
   Springer

2016

4. Dynamic Pricing Under Economic Ordering and Strategic Customers with Forward Buying and Postponement
   Springer View citations (1)

2008

5. Capacity Investment and Pricing Decisions in a Single-Period, Two-Product-Problem
   Springer

2007

6. Comparison of Stochastic- and Guaranteed-Service Approaches to Safety Stock Optimization in Supply Chains
   Springer View citations (1)

2006

7. Simultaneous Dynamic Pricing and Lot-sizing Decision for a Discrete Number of Price Variations
   Springer

2005

8. Reverse logistics in a pharmaceutical company: the Schering case
   Springer

Editor

1. International Journal of Production Economics
   Elsevier