In this paper, we present a robust operational planning procedure for a make-to-order environment, which aims at minimising set-ups, while taking into account order deadlines and allowing for capacity flexibility. In addition, the procedure tries to overcome some shortcomings in the planning...

Organ transplants have always suffered from long waiting lists. This has led to time playing a crucial role in the organ transplant process. Therefore, from the moment a potential donor is notified, it is important to get the organ as quickly as possible to its recipient. The ultimate goal of...

Our research focuses on improving the output rate of a single product CONWIP system. The system has zero intermediate buffer capacity but may use time buffers which result from minimum and maximum processing times on each workstation. The transport between the different workstations is...

Up to now, there has been some controversy about green certificates (a form of subsidy) that are granted for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels in the Flemish residential sector. The Flemish government has already reduced the value of future green certificates, because they appeared to...

We provide a contingent valuation of a major cycling event, viz. the Tour of Flanders. Starting from survey data, we use a Bayesian method to derive the distribution of Flemish individuals’ willingness to pay for the event. We relate the individual figures to explanatory factors and find that...

Enhancing energy performance of buildings remains key in order to achieve the European Union climate and energy objectives. In this context, Europe produced the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). This directive is converted in Flanders into the “Energy Performance and Interior...

This paper presents a review of the available literature on solid waste management problems, with a particular focus on vehicle routing problems. The available papers are classified into different catego-ries with the purpose of providing the reader with a guide that facilitates his/her search...

Improving energy performance of buildings has become a key goal in managing energy demand. In this context, Europe produced the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Flanders (Belgium) converted this directive into the ‘Energy Performance and Interior Climate’ (EPB). Taking into...

The assembly of components is a key element in manufacturing facilities. Nevertheless, literature analysing them remains scarce. The paper narrows this gap by studying a generic first-come first-serve assembly system, consisting of two generally-distributed component input streams. The field of...

This paper presents an application of optimization modeling to win a popular cycling game. The application involves real-life data of today's cyclists and challenges the students because of the competition aspect. Since the developed optimization model contains features of knapsack problems,...