Dissertations

2025

University of Twente

Machine Learning for Sequential Decisions in Logistics

University of Twente

Decision Making Under Uncertainty in Healthcare

University of Twente

Smart Logistics Nodes: Connected Automated Transport for Future-Proof Ports and Business Parks

Eindhoven University of Technology

Advances in Inventory Routing Problems: New Models and Algorithms

Hasselt University

Warehousing with a human touch: Exploring and leveraging the role of human factors in order picking

Hasselt University

Optimising home healthcare scheduling: integrated medium-term planning and re-planning with roster stability

Stochastic Modeling and Optimization: Methods and Applications

Eindhoven University of Technology

Performance Evaluation of Manual Picker-To-Parts Order Picking Systems: A stochastic Perspective

Tilburg University

Stochastic approaches for production-inventory planning: Applications to high-tech supply chains

Eindhoven University of Technology

Optimizing Transportation Through Demand Management

Eindhoven University of Technology

Decision Support for Integrated Production, Maintenance, and Resource Optimization

Gündüz Mengübaş

University of Antwerp

Metaheuristics for assembly line feeding optimization and tow train routing in the automotive industry

Ghent University

Towards a Digital Twin Framework for Integrated Production Planning and Scheduling in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems

Eindhoven University of Technology

Robust Spare Parts Inventory Management

Eindhoven University of Technology

Last Mile Logistics

Eindhoven University of Technology

Logistics service sharing in cross-border e-commerce

Eindhoven University of Technology

Sustainable maintenance strategies for multi-component systems

Ghent University

Shaping the Factory of the Future: Towards Zero-Waste, Net-Zero Manufacturing with Hybrid Assembly and Carbon-Aware Scheduling

Eindhoven University of Technology

Smart and Shared Intralogistics for Modern Manufacturing

Eindhoven University of Technology

Product Exploration and Exchange in Omni-channel Retail

Eindhoven University of Technology

Human-Centric Predictive Maintenance

Eindhoven University of Technology

Real-Time Integrated Maintenance Scheduling in Asset Networks

2024

Hasselt University

Constrained Bayesian Optimization with Barrier Functions; Impact of heteroscedastic noise on the search and identification phases

Constrained Bayesian Optimization with Barrier Functions; Impact of heteroscedastic noise on the search and identification phases

University of Twente

Autonomous Multimodal Last-Mile Delivery Systems

Eindhoven University of Technology

Performance of Power Flow Models in Stochastic Distribution Networks

Eindhoven University of Technology

Integrated Master Planning and Control

Eindhoven University of Technology

Advances in Asset Management: Maintenance Optimization under Incomplete Information and Sustainable Technology Selection

Eindhoven University of Technology

University of Twente

Condition-Based Logistics: Internet of Things Solutions for Resilient Supply Chains

Maastricht University

Improving supply chain performance: order picking and service network design

van Steenbergen

University of Twente

Evaluation and Coordination of UAVs in Humanitarian Logistics

2023

Hasselt University

Heuristic algorithms for the online integrated optimisation of order picking and vehicle routing decisions

Eindhoven University of Technology

Maintenance optimization and spare parts management in data-integrated environments

Tilburg University

Managing the nanostore supply chain: Base-of-the-pyramid retail in emerging markets

Wageningen University & Research

Inventory Management and Demand Fulfilment in Omni-channel Retail: The Role of the Store

Wageningen University & Research

The economic value of sustainable soil management

Hasselt University

Logistics decision-making under uncertainty: Real-life applications

Morales Hernández

Hasselt University

Essays on machine learning : advances in forecasting and optimization

Eindhoven University of Technology

Optimization Models for Faster and Affordable Access to Rare Disease Treatments

Eindhoven University of Technology

Data-Driven Decision Making in Last-Mile Logistics

Eindhoven University of Technology

Extreme-Value Theory for Large Fork-Join Queues

Eindhoven University of Technology

From Chaos to Control: Effective Approaches for Addressing Demand Uncertainty in Vehicle Routing

Eindhoven University of Technology

Optimization of Information Acquisition for Decision-Intensive Processes

Tree-based Sales Forecasting for Retail Operations

Synchromodal transport planning using real-time information

2022

Eindhoven University of Technology

Operational Decision Making in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Childhood vaccine supply chains in low- and middle-income countries

Hernández Martínez

Eindhoven University of Technology

Socially responsible operations in smallholder farmer agri-food supply chains

Median Routing Problems: Integrated optimisation of network maintenance and emergency response

Eindhoven University of Technology

Optimal Decision Making under Uncertainty in Biomanufacturing

A Machine Learning Approach to Understanding Transportation Mode Behavior

A Machine Learning Approach to Understanding Transportation Mode Behavior

Eindhoven University of Technology

Optimization and Coordination in High-tech Supply Chains

Eindhoven University of Technology

Performance analysis at the crossroad of queueing theory and road traffic

Deep reinforcement learning for inventory control

2021

Pricing full-service maintenance contracts

Wageningen University & Research

Managing reefer logistics in cold chains: Decision support in a multi-actor setting

Eindhoven University of Technology

Uncertainty and the Value of Information in Hinterland Transport Planning

Eindhoven University of Technology

Revenue Management and Strategy for the Refurbishing Economy

Eindhoven University of Technology

Production Planning and Control of Poultry Processing Plants

Eindhoven University of Technology

Analysis and Optimization of Resources in Business Processes

Eindhoven University of Technology

Job-Replication Trade-Offs: Performance Analysis of Redundancy Systems

Sampaio Oliveira

Eindhoven University of Technology

Innovative business-to-business last-mile solutions: models and algorithms

Eindhoven University of Technology

Adjust or accept suggestions by algorithms: Uncovering human behavior in forecasting and inventory planning

Optimization of hinterland container transportation and terminal operations