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Raf Jans

Professor,  Department of Logistics and Operations Management

Raf Jans

Contact information

HEC Montréal
3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H3T 2A7

Email : raf.jans@hec.ca
Phone : 514-340-7256
Secretary: 514-340-6274
Fax : 514-340-6834
Office : 5.842

Other title(s)

Education

  • B. Sc. (Business Engineering), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • M. Sc. (Business Engineering), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Ph. D. (Applied Economics and Operations Research), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Expertise

  • Operations Management
  • Production Planning
  • Applications of Operations Research
  • Integer Programming
  • Combinatorial Optimization

Current research

Curriculum vitae (PDF)


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This publication selection covers the last five years.


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Journal articles (26)


SERESHTI, Narges, ADULYASAK, Yossiri, JANS, Raf; « Managing flexibility in stochastic multi-level lot sizing problem with service level constraints », Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, vol. 122, 2024, p. 1-17.

TOMAZELLA, Caio, SANTOS, Maristela, ALEM, Douglas, JANS, Raf; « Service-level-driven procurement and production lot-sizing problem with demand fulfilment », International Journal of Production Research, vol. 62, no 6, 2024, p. 1977-1998.

MALDONADO CARVALHO, Desiree, JANS, Raf, DE ARAUJO, Silvio Alexandre, JACINTO FIOROTTO, Diego; « A heuristic approach for the integrated production–transportation problem with process flexibility », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 163, 2024, p. 1-16.

GRUSON, Matthieu, ZHONG, Qihua, JABALI, Ola, JANS, Raf; « A heuristic algorithm to solve the one-warehouse multiretailer problem with an emission constraint », International Transactions in Operational Research, vol. 31, no 2, 2024, p. 629-657.

GRUSON, Matthieu, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « Split demand and deliveries in an integrated three-level lot sizing and replenishment problem », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 161, 2024, p. 1-18.

MELEGA, Gislaine Mara, DE ARAUJO, Silvio Alexandre, JANS, Raf, MORABITO, Reinaldo; « Formulations and exact solution approaches for a coupled bin-packing and lot-sizing problem with sequence-dependent setups », Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, vol. 35, no 4, 2023, p. 1276-1312.

ALVAREZ DIAZ, Aldair Alberto, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « The consistent production routing problem », Networks: An International Journal, vol. 80, no 3, 2022, p. 356-381.

SHAHNEJAT BUSHEHRI, Sina, KERMANI, Ali, ARSLAN, Okan, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « A Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Workload Balancing for COVID-19 Testers: A Case Study », IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol. 55, no 10, 2022, p. 2920-2925.

PÉREZ MARTINEZ, Karim, ADULYASAK, Yossiri, JANS, Raf; « Logic-Based Benders Decomposition for Integrated Process Configuration and Production Planning Problems », INFORMS Journal on Computing, vol. 34, no 4, 2022, p. 2177-2191.

FRAGKOS, Ioannis, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « Decomposition methods for large-scale network expansion problems », Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, vol. 144, 2021, p. 60-80.

SERESHTI, Narges, ADULYASAK, Yossiri, JANS, Raf; « The value of aggregate service levels in stochastic lot sizing problems », Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, vol. 102, 2021, p. 1-23.

GRUSON, Matthieu, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « Benders decomposition for a stochastic three-level lot sizing and replenishment problem with a distribution structure », European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 291, no 1, 2021, p. 206-217.

JACINTO FIOROTTO, Diego, JANS, Raf, DE ARAUJO, Silvio Alexandre; « Integrated lot sizing and blending problems », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 131, 2021, p. 1-21.

ALVAREZ DIAZ, Aldair Alberto, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf, MUNARI JUNIOR, Pedro Augusto, MORABITO, Reinaldo; « Inventory routing under stochastic supply and demand », Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, vol. 102, 2021, p. 1-20.

CHITSAZ, Masoud, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « A branch-and-cut algorithm for an assembly routing problem », European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 282, no 3, 2020, p. 896-910.

ALVAREZ DIAZ, Aldair Alberto, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf, MUNARI JUNIOR, Pedro Augusto, MORABITO, Reinaldo; « Formulations, branch-and-cut and a hybrid heuristic algorithm for an inventory routing problem with perishable products », European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 283, no 2, 2020, p. 511-529.

NEVES-MOREIRA, Fabio, ALMADA-LOBO, Bernardo, CORDEAU, Jean-François, GUIMARÃES, Luís, JANS, Raf; « Solving a large multi-product production-routing problem with delivery time windows », Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, vol. 86, 2019, p. 154-172.

CHITSAZ, Masoud, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « A Unified Decomposition Matheuristic for Assembly, Production, and Inventory Routing », INFORMS Journal on Computing, vol. 31, no 1, 2019, p. 134-152.

PÉREZ MARTINEZ, Karim, ADULYASAK, Yossiri, JANS, Raf, MORABITO, Reinaldo, VITOR TOSO, Eli Angela; « An exact optimization approach for an integrated process configuration, lot-sizing, and scheduling problem », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 103, 2019, p. 310-323.

GRUSON, Matthieu, BAZRAFSHAN, Majid, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « A comparison of formulations for a three-level lot sizing and replenishment problem with a distribution structure », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 111, 2019, p. 297-310.

TAS, Duygu, GENDREAU, Michel, JABALI, Ola, JANS, Raf; « A capacitated lot sizing problem with stochastic setup times and overtime », European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 273, no 1, 2019, p. 146-159.

GRUSON, Matthieu, CORDEAU, Jean-François, JANS, Raf; « The impact of service level constraints in deterministic lot sizing with backlogging », Omega: The International Journal of Management Science, vol. 79, 2018, p. 91-103.

MIRANDA LUGO, Pedro Luis, CORDEAU, Jean-François, FERREIRA, Deisemara, JANS, Raf, MORABITO, Reinaldo; « A decomposition heuristic for a rich production routing problem », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 98, 2018, p. 211-230.

VO-THANH, Nha, JANS, Raf, SCHOEN, Eric D., GOOS, Peter; « Symmetry breaking in mixed integer linear programming formulations for blocking two-level orthogonal experimental designs », Computers & Operations Research, vol. 97, 2018, p. 96-110.

MELEGA, Gislaine Mara, DE ARAUJO, Silvio Alexandre, JANS, Raf; « Classification and literature review of integrated lot-sizing and cutting stock problems », European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 271, no 1, 2018, p. 1-19.

JACINTO FIOROTTO, Diego, JANS, Raf, DE ARAUJO, Silvio Alexandre; « Process flexibility and the chaining principle in lot sizing problems », International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 204, 2018, p. 244-263.


This selection of supervision activities covers the last five years.

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Dissertation direction – PhD in Administration (4)

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Newsvendor Problem with Inventory Costs for Data-Driven Supply Chain Optimization, by Mehdi Ghaniabadi
May 2024

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Stochastic lot sizing problems with service level constraints, by Narges Sereshti
October 2022

In codirection with : CORDEAU, Jean-François
Modélisation et résolution de problèmes de planification de production et de distribution à trois niveaux, by Matthieu Gruson
March 2021

In codirection with : CORDEAU, Jean-François
Integrated Production and Transportation Planning, by Masoud Chitsaz
October 2020

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Supervised project supervision – MSc in Management (24)

In codirection with : XIA, Wenyi
The implementation of Supply Chain Transformation in a Large Enterprise , by Yuli Zhang
January 2024

Process Optimization for a Garment Equipment Manufacturer , by Jianian Hua
October 2023

Scheduling Complexities in Job Shop Environments: a Case Study of Tecnickrome Aeronautique , by Marta Mercuri
October 2023

Sales Forecasting in the Presence of Promotional Events at Loblaw Companies Ltd , by Karan Joseph
August 2023

Impact of Warehouse Utilization Rate on Inbound Logistics Productivity and Improvement of Kitting , by Yijing Sun
August 2023

In codirection with : COUSINEAU, Martin
Cost Predictions for Pratt & Whitney Canada's Supply Chain Management: a Comparative Analysis of Forecasting Methods , by Ruiqi Zhang
August 2023

In codirection with : JOBIN, Marie-Hélène
Cannabis Propagation Production Planning at EXKA , by Georges Chalouhi
August 2023

In codirection with : XIA, Wenyi
Design and Improvement of Forecasting System for Frozen Category at Agropur , by Yinqi Wu
May 2023

Value Stream Mapping of Outbound Operations - Volvo Distribution Center Toronto , by Saahil Kumar
March 2023

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Inventory Management: Inventory segmentation and inventory level calculations for a Consumer Product Goods company , by Sachin Abraham Varghese
March 2023

In codirection with : ROHMER, Sonja Ursula Katharina
Capacity Planning at a Rice Manufacturing Firm , by Ragul Adhithya Rakkiappasamy Raadha
March 2023

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Integrated material flow risk management at P&WC , by Farzad Esmaeili Shirvanshah
August 2022

Operational and information processes development at Atwill-Morin , by Ivan Leng Fung Lee
March 2022

In codirection with : LANDRY, Sylvain
A scheduling tool for the Baptist Management System Review process , by Hoang Viet Trinh Truong
November 2021

In codirection with : LANDRY, Sylvain
TWI Implementation in the Healthcare Industry , by Tianshu Gong
November 2021

Dual-Sourcing and Risk Management in the Aircraft Industry: A case study at Bombardier , by Xiaoye Ma
September 2020

Retail Stores Catalog & Assortment Management in Reduction of Excess and Obsolete Inventory , by Ching Jung Liu
September 2020

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Business process improvement of Pratt & Whitney Canada leasing -- Rental transaction tracking process optimization , by Jing Guo
September 2020

In codirection with : MENDOZA GIMENEZ, Jorge
Pricing strategy to compete with PMA companies in the aerospace industry , by Arsalaan Khan
September 2020

Amélioration des processus du Centre Logistique de Pratt et Whitney Canada , by Mohamed Al Manssouri
March 2020

Margin Analysis Process Improvement Project for Component Repair Business at Pratt & Whitney Canada , by Jitao Zhou
November 2019

Projet de consultation pour optimisation des opérations dans une pharmacie , by Elie El-Kareh
March 2019

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Supply Chain Process Digital Transformation in Pratt & Whitney Canada , by Linghan Zhu
January 2019

In codirection with : ADULYASAK, Yossiri
Engine Component Should-Cost at Pratt & Whitney Canada , by Alex Delisle
September 2018