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professor at vlerick business school, university college london and ugent

operations & supply chain management

he is partner of or-as (www.or-as.be) and developer of the pm software tool protrack (www.protrack.be) and the online pm knowledge center (www.pmknowledgecenter.com).

articles in refereed journals with impact

• sels v. 2014. a hybrid electromagnetism-like mechanism/tabu search procedure for the single machine scheduling problem with a maximum lateness objective. computers and industrial engineering, 67(january): 44-55.

• van peteghem v. 2014. an experimental investigation of metaheuristics for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem on new dataset instances. european journal of operational research, 235(1): 62-72.

• van peteghem v. 2013. an artificial immune system algorithm for the resource availability cost problem. flexible services and manufacturing, 25(1-2): 122-144.

• maenhout b. 2013. reconstructing nurse schedules: computational insights in the problem size parameters. omega - international journal of management science, 41(5): 903-918.

• maenhout b. 2013. an integrated nurse staffing and scheduling analysis for longer-term nursing staff allocation problems. omega - international journal of management science, 41: 485-499.

• sels v. 2012. a hybrid genetic algorithm for the single machine maximum lateness problem with release times and family setups. computers and operations research, 39 (october 2012)(10): 2346-2358.

• sels v. craeymeersch k. 2011. a hybrid single and dual population search procedure for the job shop scheduling problem. european journal of operational research, 215: 512-523.

• coelho j. 2011. multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling using rcpsp and sat solvers. european journal of operational research, 213: 73-82.

• sels v. 2011. a hybrid dual-population genetic algorithm for the single machine maximum lateness problem. lecture notes in computer science, 6622: 14-25.

• sels v. steen f. 2011. applying a hybrid job shop procedure to a belgian manufacturing company producing industrial wheels and castors in rubber. computers and industrial engineering, 61(3): 697-708.

• maenhout b. 2011. an evolutionary approach for the nurse rerostering problem. computers and operations research, 38: 1400-1411.

• 2011. on the dynamic use of project performance and schedule risk information during project tracking. omega - international journal of management science, 39: 416-426.

• maenhout b. 2010. a hybrid scatter search heuristic for personalized crew rostering in the airline industry. european journal of operational research, 206(1): 155-167.

• van peteghem v. 2010. a genetic algorithm for the preemptive and non-preemptive multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem. european journal of operational research, 201(2): 409-418.

• 2010. a scatter search heuristic for maximizing the net present value of a resource-constrained project with fixed activity cash flows. international journal of production research, 48(7): 1983-2001.

• 2010. using activity sensitivity and network topology information to monitor project time performance. omega - international journal of management science, 38(5 (oct)): 359-370.

• maenhout b. 2010. branching strategies in a branch-and-price approach for multiple objective nurse scheduling problem. journal of scheduling, 13(1): 77-93.

• maenhout b. 2009. the impact of incorporating nurse-specific characteristics in a cyclical scheduling aproach. journal of the operational research society, 60(12): 1683-1698.

• maenhout b.2009. on the characterization and generation of nurse scheduling problem instances. european journal of operational research, 196(2): 457-467.

• debels d.2009. a finite capacity production scheduling procedure for a belgian steel company. international journal of production research, 47(3): 561-584.

• 2009. a genetic algorithm for net present value maximization for resource constrained projects. lecture notes in computer science, 5482: 13-24.

• van peteghem v. 2009. an artificial immune system for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem. lecture notes in computer science, 5482: 85-96.

• labro e. 2008. diversity in resource consumption patterns and costing system robustness to errors. management science, 54(10): 1715-1730.

• coelho j. debels d. maenhout b. tavares l.2008. an evaluation of the adequacy of project network generators with systematically sampled networks. european journal of operational research, 187(2): 511-524.

• 2008. setup times and fast tracking in resource-constrained project scheduling. computers & industrial engineering, (54): 1062-1070.

• maenhout b. 2008. comparison and hybridization of crossover operators for the nurse scheduling problem. annals of operations research, 159(1): 333-353.

• 2008. set up times and fast tracking in resource-constrained project scheduling. computers & industrial engineering, 54(4): 1062-1070.

• debels d.2008. the impact of various activity assumptions on the lead-time and resource utilization of resource-constrained projects. computers & industrial engineering, 54(1): 140-154.

• labro e. 2007. a simulation analysis of errors in the design of costing systems. the accounting review, 82(4): 939-962.

• debels d. 2007. a decomposition-based genetic algorithm for the resource-constrained project-scheduling problem. operations research, 55(3): 457-469.

• vandevoorde s.2007. a simulation and evaluation of earned value metrics to forecast the project duration. journal of the operational research society, 58(10): 1361-1374.

• maenhout b. 2007. an electromagnetic meta-heuristic for the nurse scheduling problem. journal of heuristics, 13(4): 359-385.

• maenhout b. 2007. a comparison and hybridization of crossover operators for the nurse scheduling problem. annals of operations research, 159: 333-353.

• debels d.2007. the discrete time/cost trade-off problem: extensions and heuristic procedures. journal of scheduling, 10(4-5): 311-326.

• debels d. de reyck b. leus r. 2006. a hybrid scatter search / electromagnetism meta-heuristic for project scheduling. european journal of operational research, 169(2): 638-653.

• 2006. scheduling an r&d project with quality-dependent time-slots. lecture notes in computer science, (3982): 621-630.

• maenhout b. 2006. new computational results for the nurse scheduling problem: a scatter search algorithm. lecture notes in computer science, (3906): 159-170.

• 2006. an efficient hybrid search procedure for various optimization problems. lecture notes in computer science, (3906): 272-283.

• debels d. 2006. an electromagnetism meta-heuristic for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. lecture notes on computer science, 3871: 259-270.

• 2005. new computational results for the discrete time/cost trade-off problem with time-switch constraints. european journal of operational research, 165(2): 359-374.

• debels d. 2005. a bi-population based genetic algorithm for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. lecture notes in computer science, (3483): 378-387.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2003. progress payments in project scheduling problems. european journal of operational research, 148(3): 604-620.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2003. a random network generator for activity-on-the-node networks. journal of scheduling, 6(1): 13-34.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2002. discrete time/cost trade-offs in project scheduling with time-switch constraints. journal of the operational research society, 53(7): 741-751.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2001. scheduling projects with linearly time-dependent cash flows to maximize the net present value. international journal of production research, 39: 3159-3181.

• sels v. gheysen n. . a comparison of priority rules for the job shop scheduling problem under different flow time- and tardiness-related objective functions. international journal of production research,

• van petegem p. . using resource scarceness characteristics to solve the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem. journal of heuristics,

• sels v. . a dual-population genetic algorithm for the single machine maximum lateness problem. lecture notes in computer science,

articles in other (un)refereed journals

• 2013. an overview of recent research results and future research avenues using simulation studies in project management. isrn computational mathematics, : 1-19.

• 2013. measuring schedule adherence. the measurable news, (4): 21-26.

• 2013. project baseline scheduling: an overview of past experiences. journal of modern project management, 1(2): 18-27.

• 2013. project management using dynamic scheduling: baseline scheduling, risk analysis and project control. the measurable news, (4): 21-26.

• 2012. measuring the efficiency of project control using fictitious and empirical project data. international journal of project management, 30: 252-263.

• 2012. dynamic scheduling: integrating schedule risk analysis with earned value management. the measurable news, (2): 11-13.

• shtub a.2011. adding value to earned value analysis. pm world today, xiii(i)

• 2010. introducing optimization techniques to students: an exam case distribution model. informs transactions on education, 10(2): 53-61.

• 2010. measuring time: an earned value performance management study. the measurable news, (1): 10-14.

• vandevoorde s.2009. forecasting a project's duration under various topological structures. the measurable news, (1): 26-30.

• vandevoorde s.2008. earned value forecast accuracy and activity criticality. the measurable news, : 13-16.

• 2008. project tracking and control: can we measure the time?. projects and profits, : 35-40.

• vandevoorde s.2007. measuring the accuracy of earned value/earned schedule forecasting predictors. the measurable news, (winter): 26-30.

• 2007. work continuity optimization for the westerscheldetunnel project in the netherlands. tijdschrift voor economie en management, 52(3): 435-449.

• 2006. work continuity constraints in project scheduling. journal of construction engineering and management, 132(1): 14-25.

• vandevoorde s. 2006. a comparison of different project duration forecasting methods using earned value metrics. international journal of project management, 24(4): 289-302.

• 2005. the project scheduling game (psg): simulating time/ cost trade-offs in projects. project management journal, 36(1): 51-59.

• demeulemeester e.2003. the application of project scheduling techniques in a real-life environment. project management journal, 34(1): 30-42.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2001. on maximizing the net present value of a project under renewable resource constraints. management science, 47(8): 113-1121.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2001. an exact procedure for the resource-constrained weighted earliness-tardiness project scheduling problem. annals of operations research, 102: 179-196.

• demeulemeester e. de reyck b. foubert b. herroelen w. 1998. new computational results on the discrete time/cost trade-off problem in project networks. journal of the operational research society, 49(11): 1153-1163.

• sels v. . genetic algorithms for single machine scheduling problems: a trade-off between intensifications and diversification.

• maenhout b.. solution representation, diversity and space reduction: a computational experiment with metaheuristics.

book chapters

• 2013. the impact of project schedule adherence and rework on the duration forecast accuracy of earned value metrics. challenges and developments. in: hoffmann e. ed. project management: practices, challenges and developments (pp. 95-132). nova publishers.

• maenhout b. 2011. days on and days off scheduling of pilots under a variable workload. in: walsh c. airline industry: strategies, operations and safety (pp. 193-212).

• 2009. static and dynamic determinants of earned value based time forecast accuracy. in: handbook of research on technology management's planning and operations (pp. 361-374).

• 2007. de studie naar kwaliteit: een levenslange garantie?. (pp. 51-53).

• 2006. waarschuwingssystemen: veel te vroeg of net te laat. (pp. 121-124). roularta media group.

• vandevoorde s. 2006. waar zit het tijdsaspect in een 'earned value'-meetsysteem?. (pp. 131-137). roularta media group.

• deschoolmeester d.2005. supply chain management: waar de klant nog steeds koning is. (pp. 113-115).

• 2003. projectplanning - niet alleen tijd is belangrijk. (pp. 118-124).

books

• 2014. integrated project management and control: first comes the theory, then the practice. springer.

• 2013. project management with dynamic scheduling. springer.

• 2013. the art of project management: a story about work and passion. or-as.

• 2012. project management with dynamic scheduling: baseline scheduling, risk analysis and project control. springer.

• 2009. measuring time - improving project performance using earned value management. springer.

conference presentations

• 2013. integrated project controls: using operations research methods to improve the efficiency of project control.

• maenhout b. 2011. reactive personel scheduling: insights and policy decisions. paper presented at 25th annual conference of the belgian operations research society, february 10-11, ghent, belgium.

• maenhout b. 2011. project scheduling and staffing with a multi-skilled workforce. paper presented at annual informs 2011 meeting, november 13-16, charlotte, north carolina, united states.

• colin j. 2011. statistical project control in project management: what can simulations teach us. paper presented at annual informs 2011 meeting, november 13-16, charlotte, north carolina, united states.

• van huele c. 2011. combined surgery scheduling and physician rostering. paper presented at annual informs 2011 meeting, november 13-16, charlotte, north carolina, united states.

• sels v. 2011. a hybrid heuristic for the machine scheduling problem with parallel machines. paper presented at annual informs 2011 meeting, november 13-16, charlotte, north carolina, united states.

• de jonghe t. 2011. an efficient solution method for the resource availability cost problem. paper presented at annual informs 2011 meeting, november 13-16, charlotte, north carolina, united states.

• 2010. on the design of custom packs: grouping of medical disposable items for surgical procedures. paper presented at 2010 euro xxiv conference, july 11-14, lisbon, portugal.

• maenhout b. 2009. pilot crew rostering at brussels airlines: feasibility study and policy decisions. paper presented at 23rd euro conference, july 7-9, bonn, germany.

• maenhout b. 2009. reactive nurse scheduling in hospitals. paper presented at 4th multidisciplinary international conference on scheduling: theory and applications, august 10-12, dublin, ireland.

• van peteghem v. 2009. introduction of learning effects in resource constrained projects. paper presented at 23rd euro conference, july 7-9, bonn, germany.

• sels v. 2009. comparison of meta-heuristics for the single machine scheduling problem. paper presented at 23rd euro conference, july 7-9, bonn, germany.

• 2009. a genetic algorithm for net present value maximization for resource constrained projects. paper presented at 9th european conference on evolutionary computation in combinatorial optimization, april 15-17, tübingen, germany.

• van peteghem v. 2009. an artificial immune system for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem. paper presented at 9th european conference on evolutionary computation in combinatorial optimization, april 15-17, tübingen, germany.

• van peteghem v. 2008. hybridized scatter search heuristic for the multi-mode rcpsp. paper presented at 11th international workshop on project management and scheduling (pms), april 25-30, istanbul, turkey.

• 2008. measuring time using novel earned value management metrics. paper presented at 22nd ipma world congress, november 9-11, rome, italy.

• 2008. measuring time: an earned value simulation study. paper presented at meeting of the working group project management and scheduling of the german or society, april 4-4, münchen, germany.

• 2008. measuring time: a simulation study of earned value metrics to forecast the total project duration. paper presented at annual earned value conference for the uk, june 9-11, london, united kingdom.

• 2008. measuring time - static and dynamic determinants of earned value based time forecast accuracy. paper presented at 9th edition of the pmi benelux day, september 27-27, sint laureins, belgium.

• 2006. scheduling an r&d project with quality-dependent time-slots. paper presented at technical workshop on optimization: theories and applications, may 8-11, glasgow, united kingdom.

• maenhout b. 2006. new computational results for the nurse scheduling problem: a scatter search algorithm. paper presented at 6th european conference on evolutionary computation in combinatorial optimization, april 10-12, budapest, hungary.

• debels d. 2006. the impact of parallel processing and set-up times on pre-emptive resource-constrained project scheduling. paper presented at 21st european conference on operational research (euro xxi), july 2-5, reykjavik, iceland.

• maenhout b. 2006. comparison of meta-heuristic procedures for the nurse scheduling problem. paper presented at 21st european conference on operational research (euro xxi), july 2-5, reykjavik, iceland.

• 2006. an efficient hybrid search procedure for various optimization problems. paper presented at 6th european conference on evolutionary computation in combinatorial optimization, april 10-12, budapest, hungary.

• debels d. 2006. future research avenues for resource-constrained project scheduling: search space restriction or neighbourhood search extension?. paper presented at 10th international workshop on project management and scheduling, april 26-28, poznan, poland.

• maenhout b.2005. nsplib - a nurse scheduling problem library: a tool to evaluate (meta-)heuristic procedures. paper presented at euro working group on or applied to health services, july 31-august 5, southampton, united kingdom.

• debels d. 2005. the electromagnetism meta-heuristic applied to the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. paper presented at artificial evolution conference, october 26-28, lille, france.

• debels d. 2005. a bi-population based genetic algorithm for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. paper presented at technical workshop on optimization: theories and applications, may 9-12, suntec city, singapore, singapore.

• maenhout b. 2005. an electromagnetic meta-heuristic for the nurse scheduling problem. paper presented at 2nd multidisciplinary international conference on scheduling: theory and applications, july 18-21, new york, united states.

• 2003. discrete time/cost trade-offs in project scheduling with time-switch constraints. paper presented at euro/informs joint international meeting, july 6-10, istanbul, turkey.

• coelho j. tavares l. debels d.2003. on the morphological structure of a network. paper presented at euro/informs joint international meeting, july 6-10, istanbul, turkey.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2002. an enumeration algorithm for the max-npv problem with linear time-dependent cash flows.

• demeulemeester e. herroelen w.2001. scheduling projects with progress payments. paper presented at euro 2001 conference, july 9-11, rotterdam, the netherlands.