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The capacitated directed cycle hub location and routing problem under congestion (2020)
Journal Article
Bütün, C., Petrovic, S., & Muyldermans, L. (2021). The capacitated directed cycle hub location and routing problem under congestion. European Journal of Operational Research, 292(2), 714-734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.021

This paper deals with hub-and-spoke network design in the liner shipping sector. It introduces a capacitated directed cycle hub location and cargo routing problem under congestion. The problem involves four decisions: location of hub ports; allocatio... Read More about The capacitated directed cycle hub location and routing problem under congestion.

The complementarity of green supply chain management practices and the impact on environmental performance (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Sheyadi, A., Muyldermans, L., & Kauppi, K. (2019). The complementarity of green supply chain management practices and the impact on environmental performance. Journal of Environmental Management, 242, 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.078

Although the importance of integrating different Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) activities has been highlighted in the literature, the potential interdependencies between these practices and their performance impacts have not been investigated.... Read More about The complementarity of green supply chain management practices and the impact on environmental performance.

Managing high-end ex-demonstration product returns (2019)
Journal Article
Muyldermans, L., Van Wassenhove, L., & Guide, V. (2019). Managing high-end ex-demonstration product returns. European Journal of Operational Research, 277(1), 195-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.02.031

Some manufacturers demonstrate their products so that customers can gain experience before making a purchase. We present a novel application of a closed-loop supply chain where product returns from demonstrations of high-end IT equipment are substant... Read More about Managing high-end ex-demonstration product returns.

Best Performance Frontiers for Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store order fulfilment (2019)
Journal Article
MacCarthy, B. L., Zhang, L., & Muyldermans, L. (2019). Best Performance Frontiers for Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store order fulfilment. International Journal of Production Economics, 211, 251-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.01.037

With the proliferation of omni-channel retailing, Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store (BOPS) retail services have gained increasing popularity as they have benefits for both customers and retailers. However, using conventional retail stores to fulfil orders r... Read More about Best Performance Frontiers for Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store order fulfilment.