Robert Boute

2.5k total citations
93 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Boute is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Boute has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Management Information Systems, 28 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 26 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Robert Boute's work include Supply Chain and Inventory Management (45 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (16 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (11 papers). Robert Boute is often cited by papers focused on Supply Chain and Inventory Management (45 papers), Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (16 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (11 papers). Robert Boute collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Robert Boute's co-authors include Joren Gijsbrechts, Marc Lambrecht, Jan A. Van Mieghem, Stephen Michael Disney, Benny Van Houdt, Willem van Jaarsveld, Stefan Creemers, Dennis Zhang, Chuanwen Dong and Marc Verelst and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Boute

88 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Boute Belgium 22 847 471 434 338 124 93 1.6k
Rajesh Piplani Singapore 22 696 0.8× 604 1.3× 681 1.6× 264 0.8× 59 0.5× 55 1.6k
Hamed Fazlollahtabar Iran 24 339 0.4× 501 1.1× 762 1.8× 412 1.2× 102 0.8× 191 1.9k
Bernard Grabot France 22 701 0.8× 377 0.8× 721 1.7× 273 0.8× 109 0.9× 79 2.0k
Tarkan Tan Netherlands 21 656 0.8× 500 1.1× 300 0.7× 266 0.8× 136 1.1× 48 1.3k
Hesham K. Alfares Saudi Arabia 19 599 0.7× 416 0.9× 561 1.3× 669 2.0× 62 0.5× 58 1.8k
M. Zied Babaï France 29 1.0k 1.2× 493 1.0× 275 0.6× 1.1k 3.2× 108 0.9× 77 2.1k
Cathal Heavey Ireland 28 1.2k 1.4× 888 1.9× 1.0k 2.4× 708 2.1× 95 0.8× 110 2.6k
Enzo Morosini Frazzon Brazil 22 599 0.7× 603 1.3× 1.1k 2.4× 182 0.5× 54 0.4× 123 1.9k
Lakshman S. Thakur United States 17 459 0.5× 672 1.4× 509 1.2× 419 1.2× 43 0.3× 39 1.7k
Seyed Reza Hejazi Iran 28 418 0.5× 495 1.1× 637 1.5× 562 1.7× 47 0.4× 64 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Boute

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Boute

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2024). Synchromodal replenishment under non-stationary demand: An illustrative case study. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 19. 101342–101342. 1 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2024). Supervised learning for integrated forecasting and inventory control. European Journal of Operational Research. 319(2). 573–586. 5 indexed citations
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Antonio, Katrien, et al.. (2023). Data-driven preventive maintenance for a heterogeneous machine portfolio. Operations Research Letters. 51(2). 163–170. 5 indexed citations
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Bock, Koen W. De, Kristof Coussement, Arno De Caigny, et al.. (2023). Explainable AI for Operational Research: A defining framework, methods, applications, and a research agenda. European Journal of Operational Research. 317(2). 249–272. 61 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2023). Optimizing the preventive maintenance frequency with causal machine learning. International Journal of Production Economics. 258. 108798–108798. 10 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2023). Supervised Learning for Integrated Forecasting and Inventory Control. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2023). Dual sourcing under non-stationary demand and partial observability. European Journal of Operational Research. 314(1). 94–110. 3 indexed citations
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Gijsbrechts, Joren, et al.. (2023). Optimal robust inventory management with volume flexibility: Matching capacity and demand with the lookahead peak‐shaving policy. Production and Operations Management. 32(11). 3357–3373. 2 indexed citations
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Gijsbrechts, Joren, Robert Boute, Jan A. Van Mieghem, & Dennis Zhang. (2022). Can Deep Reinforcement Learning Improve Inventory Management? Performance on Lost Sales, Dual-Sourcing, and Multi-Echelon Problems. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 24(3). 1349–1368. 91 indexed citations
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Gijsbrechts, Joren, Robert Boute, Stephen Michael Disney, & Jan A. Van Mieghem. (2022). Volume Flexibility at Responsive Suppliers in Reshoring Decisions: Analysis of a Dual Sourcing Inventory Model. Production and Operations Management. 34(5). 1114–1133. 9 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert & Jan A. Van Mieghem. (2021). Digital Operations: Autonomous Automation and the Smart Execution of Work. 1(1). 177–186. 21 indexed citations
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Dong, Chuanwen & Robert Boute. (2020). Game—The Beer Transportation Game: How to Decarbonize Logistics by Moving Freight to Sustainable Transport Modes. INFORMS Transactions on Education. 20(2). 102–112. 6 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2018). A better way to share the gains of collaborative shipping. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Chuanwen, Robert Boute, Alan Campbell McKinnon, & Marc Verelst. (2017). Investigating synchromodality from a supply chain perspective. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 61. 42–57. 72 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2014). Analysis of a production/inventory system with multiple retailers. Lirias (KU Leuven). 2. 365–377. 1 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, Werner Bruggeman, & Ann Vereecke. (2014). Cost management in the supply chain : an integrated approach : part 1. Journal of cost management. 11–16. 1 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, et al.. (2014). Advantages and disadvantages of product platforms: insights from literature. Lirias (KU Leuven). 58(3). 186–210. 2 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, Jeroen Dejonckheere, Stephen Michael Disney, & Wim Van de Velde. (2012). Bullwhip in a multi-product production setting. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 57(3). 354–380. 8 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert & Marc Lambrecht. (2007). Altruistic Behavior in Supply Chain Management. Lirias (KU Leuven). 499–513. 5 indexed citations
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Boute, Robert, Marc Lambrecht, & Olivier Lambrechts. (2004). Did just-in-time management effectively decrease inventory ratios in Belgium?. Lirias (KU Leuven). 441–456. 11 indexed citations

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