Robert N. Boute

According to our database, Robert N. Boute authored at least 34 papers between 2007 and 2024.

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2024

Dual sourcing under non-stationary demand and partial observability.

Hannah Yee, Heletjé E. van Staden, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., April, 2024

Simplifying tree-based methods for retail sales forecasting with explanatory variables.

Arnoud P. Wellens, Robert N. Boute, Maximiliano Udenio

Eur. J. Oper. Res., April, 2024

Cluster-based lateral transshipments for the Zambian health supply chain.

Nathalie Vanvuchelen, Kim De Boeck, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., February, 2024

2023

Data-driven preventive maintenance for a heterogeneous machine portfolio.

Laurens Deprez, Katrien Antonio, Joachim J. Arts, Robert N. Boute

Oper. Res. Lett., March, 2023

Empirical risk assessment of maintenance costs under full-service contracts.

Laurens Deprez, Katrien Antonio, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2023

2022

Can Deep Reinforcement Learning Improve Inventory Management? Performance on Lost Sales, Dual-Sourcing, and Multi-Echelon Problems.

Joren Gijsbrechts, Robert N. Boute, Jan A. Van Mieghem, Dennis J. Zhang

Manuf. Serv. Oper. Manag., 2022

Dual Sourcing and Smoothing Under Nonstationary Demand Time Series: Reshoring with SpeedFactories.

Robert N. Boute, Stephen M. Disney, Joren Gijsbrechts, Jan A. Van Mieghem

Manag. Sci., 2022

A dynamic "predict, then optimize" preventive maintenance approach using operational intervention data.

Heletjé E. van Staden, Laurens Deprez, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2022

Reward shaping to improve the performance of deep reinforcement learning in perishable inventory management.

Bram J. De Moor, Joren Gijsbrechts, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2022

The joint replenishment problem: Optimal policy and exact evaluation method.

Stefan Creemers, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2022

Deep reinforcement learning for inventory control: A roadmap.

Robert N. Boute, Joren Gijsbrechts, Willem van Jaarsveld, Nathalie Vanvuchelen

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2022

Prescriptive maintenance with causal machine learning.

Toon Vanderschueren, Robert N. Boute, Tim Verdonck, Bart Baesens, Wouter Verbeke

CoRR, 2022

2021

Product platform replacement: impact of performance objectives, innovation speed, and competition.

Maud Van den Broeke, Bart Devoldere, Stefan Creemers, Robert N. Boute

Int. J. Technol. Manag., 2021

The effect of multi-sensor data on condition-based maintenance policies.

Heletjé E. van Staden, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2021

Pricing service maintenance contracts using predictive analytics.

Laurens Deprez, Katrien Antonio, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2021

Synchromodal transportation planning using travel time information.

Hannah Yee, Joren Gijsbrechts, Robert N. Boute

Comput. Ind., 2021

2020

Game - The Beer Transportation Game: How to Decarbonize Logistics by Moving Freight to Sustainable Transport Modes.

Chuanwen Dong, Robert N. Boute

INFORMS Trans. Educ., 2020

Use of Proximal Policy Optimization for the Joint Replenishment Problem.

Nathalie Vanvuchelen, Joren Gijsbrechts, Robert N. Boute

Comput. Ind., 2020

2019

Quality and pricing decisions in production/inventory systems.

Hamed Jalali, Raïsa Carmen, Inneke Van Nieuwenhuyse, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2019

Analysis of lead time correlation under a base-stock policy.

Tim Hellemans, Robert N. Boute, Benny Van Houdt

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2019

2018

Barco Implements Platform-Based Product Development in Its Healthcare Division.

Robert N. Boute, Maud Van den Broeke, Kristof A. Deneire

Interfaces, 2018

A hybrid condition-based maintenance policy for continuously monitored components with two degradation thresholds.

Joeri Poppe, Robert N. Boute, Marc R. Lambrecht

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2018

Platform flexibility strategies: R&D investment versus production customization tradeoff.

Maud Van den Broeke, Robert N. Boute, Jan A. Van Mieghem

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2018

2017

Numerical study of inventory management under various maintenance policies.

Joeri Poppe, Rob J. I. Basten, Robert N. Boute, Marc R. Lambrecht

Reliab. Eng. Syst. Saf., 2017

Tri-Vizor Uses an Efficient Algorithm to Identify Collaborative Shipping Opportunities.

Stefan Creemers, Gert Woumans, Robert N. Boute, Jeroen Beliën

Interfaces, 2017

Collaborative shipping under different cost-sharing agreements.

Silvia Valeria Padilla Tinoco, Stefan Creemers, Robert N. Boute

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2017

An efficient solution method to design the cost-minimizing platform portfolio.

Maud Van den Broeke, Robert N. Boute, Brecht Cardoen, Amir-Behzad Samii

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2017

2016

Collaborative Shipping Under Information Distortion.

Silvia Valeria Padilla Tinoco, Eirini Spiliotopoulou, Robert N. Boute

Proceedings of the Information Systems, Logistics, and Supply Chain, 2016

2015

Global Dual Sourcing and Order Smoothing: The Impact of Capacity and Lead Times.

Robert N. Boute, Jan A. Van Mieghem

Manag. Sci., 2015

2014

Characterizing order processes of continuous review (s, S) and (r, nQ) policies.

Ann M. Noblesse, Robert N. Boute, Marc Lambrecht, Benny Van Houdt

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2014

Coordinating lead times and safety stocks under autocorrelated demand.

Robert N. Boute, Stephen M. Disney, Marc Lambrecht, Benny Van Houdt

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2014

2009

Exploring the Bullwhip Effect by Means of Spreadsheet Simulation.

Robert N. Boute, Marc Lambrecht

INFORMS Trans. Educ., 2009

2007

An integrated production and inventory model to dampen upstream demand variability in the supply chain.

Robert N. Boute, Stephen M. Disney, Marc Lambrecht, Benny Van Houdt

Eur. J. Oper. Res., 2007

Impact of replenishment rules with endogenous lead times on supply chain performance.

Robert N. Boute

4OR, 2007