F. Robert Jacobs

3.7k total citations
48 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

F. Robert Jacobs is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Information Systems and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Robert Jacobs has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 12 papers in Management Information Systems and 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in F. Robert Jacobs's work include Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (13 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (7 papers) and Assembly Line Balancing Optimization (6 papers). F. Robert Jacobs is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (13 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (7 papers) and Assembly Line Balancing Optimization (6 papers). F. Robert Jacobs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Singapore. F. Robert Jacobs's co-authors include Richard B. Chase, Nicholas J. Aquilano, Barbara B. Flynn, F. Weston, Elliot Bendoly, D. Clay Whybark, Robert A. Ruben, Thomas E. Vollmann, William L. Berry and M.A. Venkataramanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Operations Management.

In The Last Decade

F. Robert Jacobs

48 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. Robert Jacobs United States 24 1.2k 938 647 445 201 48 2.5k
Marc J. Schniederjans United States 29 929 0.8× 415 0.4× 689 1.1× 860 1.9× 219 1.1× 133 2.9k
Thomas E. Vollmann United States 19 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 714 1.1× 547 1.2× 302 1.5× 39 3.1k
Olli‐Pekka Hilmola Finland 23 715 0.6× 671 0.7× 815 1.3× 386 0.9× 124 0.6× 202 2.1k
George Ioannou Greece 24 477 0.4× 855 0.9× 705 1.1× 245 0.6× 178 0.9× 79 2.3k
Vincent A. Mabert United States 29 1.8k 1.5× 879 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 806 1.8× 199 1.0× 74 3.2k
Lee J. Krajewski United States 22 1.7k 1.4× 827 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 586 1.3× 439 2.2× 46 3.0k
Robert Millen United States 24 1.3k 1.1× 693 0.7× 515 0.8× 260 0.6× 253 1.3× 42 2.0k
J.C. Wortmann Netherlands 26 808 0.7× 786 0.8× 456 0.7× 365 0.8× 519 2.6× 131 2.4k
Peter Meindl United States 5 1.1k 1.0× 340 0.4× 884 1.4× 354 0.8× 136 0.7× 8 1.9k
Scott M. Shafer United States 19 414 0.4× 650 0.7× 760 1.2× 291 0.7× 262 1.3× 35 2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Robert Jacobs

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jacobs, F. Robert & Johan Steelant. (2025). Developments in the ESA boundary layer identification and transition zone detection code. CEAS Space Journal. 17(4). 561–582. 1 indexed citations
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Flynn, Barbara B., et al.. (2015). The effect of a toy industry product recall announcement on shareholder wealth. International Journal of Production Research. 54(18). 5404–5415. 38 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert & Richard B. Chase. (2013). Operations And Supply Chain Management The Core. 27 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert & Richard B. Chase. (2012). Operations and Supply Chain Management -13/E.. 4 indexed citations
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Cattani, Kyle, F. Robert Jacobs, & Jan Schoenfelder. (2010). Common inventory modeling assumptions that fall short: Arborescent networks, Poisson demand, and single‐echelon approximations. Journal of Operations Management. 29(5). 488–499. 44 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert & F. Weston. (2006). Enterprise resource planning (ERP)—A brief history. Journal of Operations Management. 25(2). 357–363. 225 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert, et al.. (2004). Impact of work teams: a comparison study of assembly cells and assembly line for a variety of operating environments. International Journal of Production Research. 42(19). 4173–4193. 39 indexed citations
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Vollmann, Thomas E., William L. Berry, D. Clay Whybark, & F. Robert Jacobs. (2004). Manufacturing planning and control systems for supply chain management. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 148 indexed citations
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Chase, Richard B., Nicholas J. Aquilano, & F. Robert Jacobs. (2003). Study Guide for use with Operations Management for Competitive Advantage. 7 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert & Elliot Bendoly. (2002). Enterprise resource planning: Developments and directions for operations management research. European Journal of Operational Research. 146(2). 233–240. 162 indexed citations
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Cummings, Jack A., Curtis J. Bonk, & F. Robert Jacobs. (2002). Twenty-first century college syllabi. The Internet and Higher Education. 5(1). 1–19. 18 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert. (2000). PLAYING THE BEER DISTRIBUTION GAME OVER THE INTERNET. Production and Operations Management. 9(1). 31–39. 72 indexed citations
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Yang, Kum Khiong & F. Robert Jacobs. (1999). Replanning the Master Production Schedule for a Capacity‐Constrained Job Shop. Decision Sciences. 30(3). 719–748. 10 indexed citations
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White, Gregory P. & F. Robert Jacobs. (1998). Perceived importance of the Internet as an information channel for OM professionals. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 18(12). 1245–1262. 3 indexed citations
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Chase, Richard B., Nicholas J. Aquilano, & F. Robert Jacobs. (1995). Production and operations management manufacturing and services. 238 indexed citations
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Knudsen, Daniel C., F. Robert Jacobs, Dennis Conway, & Megan Blake. (1994). A Survey of Group Technology Adoption in the American Midwest. Growth and Change. 25(2). 183–205. 23 indexed citations
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Yang, Kum Khiong & F. Robert Jacobs. (1992). Comparison of make-to-order job shops with different machine layouts and production control systems. International Journal of Production Research. 30(6). 1269–1283. 9 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert, et al.. (1988). REPETITIVE LOTS: FLOW‐TIME REDUCTIONS THROUGH SEQUENCING AND DYNAMIC BATCH SIZING. Decision Sciences. 19(2). 281–294. 100 indexed citations
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Flynn, Barbara B. & F. Robert Jacobs. (1987). Applications and Implementation: AN EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON OF CELLULAR (GROUP TECHNOLOGY) LAYOUT WITH PROCESS LAYOUT. Decision Sciences. 18(4). 562–581. 83 indexed citations
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Jacobs, F. Robert. (1979). A multi-criteria, multi-constrained layout planning system. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 3 indexed citations

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