Publications

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International peer-reviewed publications (latest update here)

  2. Snauwaert, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “Mathematical formulations for project scheduling problems with categorical and hierarchical skills”, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 169, 108147 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2022.108147)
  3. Rahman, H.F., Servranckx, T., Chakrabortty, R.K., Vanhoucke, M., and El Sawah, S., 2022, “Manufacturing project scheduling considering human factors to minimize total cost and carbon footprints”, Applied Soft Computing, 131, 109764 (doi: 10.1016/j.asoc.2022.109764)
  4. Luo, J., Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J. and Guo, W., 2022, “An efficient genetic programming approach to design priority rules for resource-constrained project scheduling problem”, Expert Systems With Applications, 198, 116753 (doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2022.116753)
  5. Van Eynde, R., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “A reduction tree approach for the discrete time/cost trade-off problem”, Computers and Operations Research, 143, 105750 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2022.105750)
  6. Zohrehvandi, S., Vanhoucke, M., Khalilzadeh, M., Amirin M. and Shadrokh, S., 2022, ”A fuzzy project buffer management algorithm: a case study in the construction of a renewable project”, International Journal of Construction Management, 1-10 (doi: 10.1080/15623599.2022.2045860)
  7. Van Eynde, R., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “A theoretical framework for instance complexity of the resource-constrained project scheduling problem”, Mathematics of Operations Research, 47(4), 3156-3183. (doi: 10.1287/moor.2021.1237)
  8. Van Eynde, R., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “New summary measures and datasets for the multi-project scheduling problem”, European Journal of Operational Research, 299(3), 853–868 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.10.006)
  9. Song, J., Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “Using Earned Value Management and Schedule Risk Analysis with resource constraints for project control”, European Journal of Operational Research, 297(2), 451–466 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.05.036)
  10. Milička, P., Šůcha, P., Vanhoucke, M., and Maenhout, B., 2022, “The bilevel optimisation of a multi-agent project scheduling and staffing problem”, European Journal of Operational Research, 296(1), 72-86 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.03.028)
  11. Servranckx, T., Coelho, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “Various extensions in resource-constrained project scheduling with alternative subgraphs”, International Journal of Production Research, 60(11), 3501–3520 (doi: 10.1080/00207543.2021.1924411)
  12. Barrientos-Orellana, A., Ballesteros-Pérez, P., Mora, D., González-Cruz, M. C., and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “Stability and accuracy of deterministic project duration forecasting method in Earned Value Management” Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 9(3), 1449–1469 (doi: 10.1108/ECAM-12-2020-1045)
  13. Li, X., He, Z., Wang, N. and Vanhoucke, M., 2022, “Multimode time-cost-robustness trade-off project scheduling problem under uncertainty”, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 43, 1173-1202 (doi: 10.1007/s10878-020-00636-7)
  14. Guan, X., Servranckx, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2021, “An analytical model for budget allocation in risk prevention and risk protection”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 161, 107657 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2021.107657)
  15. Vanhoucke, M., and Coelho, J., 2021, “An analysis of network and resource indicators for resource-constrained project scheduling problem instances”, Computers and Operations Research, 132, 105260 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105260)
  16. Snauwaert, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2021, “A new algorithm for resource-constrained project scheduling with breadth and depth of skills”, European Journal of Operational Research, 292, 43–59 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.10.032)
  17. Servranckx, T., Vanhoucke, M., and Aouam, T., 2021, “Practical application of Reference Class Forecasting for cost and time estimations: Identifying the properties of similarity”, European Journal of Operational Research, 295(3), 1161–1179 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.03.063)
  18. Vaseghi, F., Ahmadi, M., Sharifi, M., & Vanhoucke, M., 2021, “Generalized multi-scale stochastic reservoir opportunity index for enhanced well placement optimization under uncertainty in green and brown fields”, Oil & Gas Science and Technology, 76, 41 (doi: 10.2516/ogst/2021014)
  19. Aouam, T., Ghadimi, F., and Vanhoucke, M., 2021, “Finite inventory budgets in production capacity and safety stock placement under the guaranteed service approach”, Computers and Operations Research, 131, 105266 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105266)
  20. Guo, W., Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J., and Luo, J., 2021, “Automatic detection of the best performing priority rule for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem”, Expert Systems with Applications, 167, 114116 (doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114116)
  21. Van Den Eeckhout, M., Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke M., 2021, “A column generation based diving heuristic to solve the multi-project personnel staffing problem with calendar constraints and resource sharing”, Computers and Operations Research, 128, 105163 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2020)
  22. Song, J., Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2021, “Using schedule risk analysis with resource constraints for project control”, European Journal of Operational Research, 288, 736–752 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.06.015)
  23. Zohrehvandi, S., Vanhoucke, M., and Khalilzadeh, M., 2020, “A project buffer and resource management model in energy sector; a case study in construction of a wind farm project”, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 14(6), 1123–1142 (doi:10.1108/IJESM-10-2019-0025)
  24. Servranckx, T., Vanhoucke, M., and Vanhouwaert, G., 2020, “Analysing the impact of alternative network structures on resource-constrained schedules: Artificial and empirical experiments“, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 148, 106706 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2020.106706)
  25. Coelho, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “Going to the core of hard resource-constrained project scheduling instances”, Computers and Operations Research, 121, 104976 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2020.104976)
  26. Song, J., Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “The impact of a limited budget on the corrective action taking process”, European Journal of Operational Research, 286, 1070–1086 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.03.069)
  27. Van Eynde, R., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, "Resource-constrained multi-project scheduling: Benchmark datasets and decoupled scheduling”, Journal of Scheduling, 23, 301–325 (doi: 10.1007/s10951-020-00651-w)
  28. Van Den Eeckhout, M., Vanhoucke, M., and Maenhout, B., 2020, “Mode generation rules to define activity flexibility for the integrated project staffing problem with discrete time/resource trade-offs”, Annals of Operations Research, 292, 133–160 (doi: 10.1007/s10479-020-03619-3)
  29. Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, "Integrating corrective actions in project time forecasting using exponential smoothing”, Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(5), 04020044 (doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000806)
  30. Ghadimi, F., Aouam, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “Optimizing production capacity and safety stocks in general acyclic supply chains”, Computers and Operations Research, 120, 104938 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2020.104938)
  31. Kerkhove, L.-P., and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “Multi-mode schedule optimisation for incentivised projects”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 142, 106321 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2020.106321)
  32. Burgelman, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “Project schedule performance under general mode implementation disruptions”, European Journal of Operational Research", 280, 295–311 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2019.06.050)
  33. Van Den Eeckhout, M., Vanhoucke, M., and Maenhout, B., 2020, “A decomposed branch-and-price procedure for integrating demand planning in personnel staffing problems”, European Journal of Operational Research, 280, 845–859. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2019.07.069)
  34. Ballesteros-Pérez, A., Cerezo-Narváez, A., Otero-Mateo, M., Pastor-Fernandez, A., Zhang, J, and Vanhoucke, M., 2020, “Forecasting the project duration average and standard deviation from deterministic schedule information”, Applied Sciences, 10, 654 (doi:10.3390/app10020654)
  35. Zohrehvandi, S., Vanhoucke, M., Soltani, R., and Javadi, M., 2020, “A reconfigurable model for implementation in the closing phase of a wind turbines project construction”, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27, 502–524 (doi: 10.1108/ECAM-01-2019-0065)
  36. Vanhoucke, M., and Batselier, J., 2019, “A statistical method for estimating activity uncertainty parameters to improve project forecasting”, Entropy, 21(10), 952 (doi: 10.3390/e21100952)
  37. Ballesteros-Pérez, P., Cerezo-Narváez, A., Otero-Mateo, M., Pastor-Fernandez, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “Performance comparison of activity sensitivity metrics in schedule risk analysis”, Automation in Construction, 106, 102906 (doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102906)
    Vanhoucke, M., and Coelho, J., 2019, “Resource-constrained project scheduling with activity splitting and setup times", Computers & Operations Research, 109, 230–249 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2019.05.004)
  38. Servranckx, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “Strategies for project scheduling with alternative subgraphs under uncertainty: similar and dissimilar sets of schedules”, European Journal of Operational Research, 279, 38–53 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2019.05.023)
  39. Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “The impact of applying effort to reduce activity variability on the project time and cost performance”, European Journal of Operational Research, 277(2), 442–453 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2019.03.020)
  40. Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “Tolerance limits for project control: An overview of different approaches”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 127, 467–479 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2018.10.035)
  41. Aouam, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “An agency perspective for the multi-mode project scheduling with time/cost trade-offs”, Computers and Operations Research, 105, 167–186 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2019.01.012)
  42. Andrade, P., Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, ”Using real project schedule data to compare earned schedule and earned duration management project time forecasting capabilities”, Automation in Construction, 99, 68–79 (doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.11.030)
  43. Vanhoucke, M., and Batselier, J., 2019, “Fitting activity distributions using human partitioning and statistical calibration”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 129, 126–135 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2019.01.037)
  44. Cooper Ordoñez, R. E., Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J., Anholon, R., and Novaski, O., 2019, “A study of the critical chain project management method applied to a multiproject system”, Project Management Journal, 50(3), 322–334 (doi: 10.1177/8756972819832203)
  45. Servranckx, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, "A tabu search procedure for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem with alternative subgraphs”, European Journal of Operational Research, 273(3), 841–860 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2018.09.005)
  46. Burgelman, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “Computing project makespan distributions: Markovian PERT networks revisited”, Computers and Operations Research, 103, 123–133 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2018.10.017)
  47. Leyman, P., Van Driessche, N., Vanhoucke, M., and De Causmaecker, P., 2019, "The impact of solution representations on heuristic net present value optimization in discrete time/cost trade-off project scheduling with multiple cash flow and payment models”, Computers and Operations Research, 103, 184–197 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2018.11.011)
  48. Van Den Eeckhout, M., Maenhout, B., and Vanhoucke, M., 2019, “A heuristic procedure to solve the project staffing problem with discrete time/resource trade-offs and personnel scheduling constraints”, Computers and Operations Research, 101, 144–161 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2018.09.008)
  49. Burgelman, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “Maximising the weighted number of activity execution modes in project schedules”, European Journal of Operational Research, 207(3), 999–1013 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2018.04.035)
  50. Vanacker, L., Van Raemdonck, O., Servranckx, T., and Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “The influence of project resource allocation on the resource capacity of the business processes”, Journal of Modern Project Management, 6(2), 6–17 (doi: 10.19255/jmpm01701)
  51. Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “Planning projects with scarce resources: Yesterday, today and tomorrow’s research challenge”, Frontiers of Engineering Management, 5(2), 133–149 (doi: 10.15302/J-FEM-2018088)
  52. Vanhoucke, M., and Coelho, J., 2018, “A tool to test and validate algorithms for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 118, 251–265 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2018.02.001)
  53. Coelho, J., and Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “An exact composite lower bound strategy for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem”, Computers and Operations Research, 93, 135–150 (doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2018.01.017)
  54. Maenhout, B., and Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “A perturbation matheuristic for the integrated personnel and task re-scheduling problem”, European Journal of Operational Research, To Appear.
  55. Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “An empirical validation of the performance of project control tolerance limits”, Automation in Construction, 89, 71–85 (doi: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.01.002).
  56. Andrade, P., and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, “Combining EDM and EVM : A proposed simplification for project time and cost management”, Journal of Modern Project Management, 5(2), 94-107 (doi: 10.19255/JMPM01410).
  57. Wang, Y., He, Z., Kerkhove, L.-P., and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "On the performance of priority rules for the stochastic resource constrained multi-project scheduling problem", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 114, 223-234 (doi: 10.​1016/​j.​cie.​2017.​10.​021).
  58. Kerkhove, L.-P., Vanhoucke, M. and Maenhout, B., 2017, “On the resource renting problem with overtime”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 111, 303–319 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2017.07.024).
  59. Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, “The integration of constrained resources into top-down project control”, Computers and Industrial Engineering, 110, 277–288 (doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2017.05.020).
  60. Martens, A., and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "A buffer control method for top-down project control", European Journal of Operational Research, 262(1), 274–286 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.03.034).
  61. Kerkhove, L.-P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "A parallel multi-objective parallel scatter search for optimising incentive contract design in projects", European Journal of Operational Research, 261(3), 1066–1084 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.02.043).
  62. Kerkhove, L.-P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Optimised scheduling for weather sensitive offshore construction projects", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 66, 58–78 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2016.01.011).
  63. Wauters, M., and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, “A nearest neighbour extension to project duration forecasting with artificial intelligence”, European Journal of Operational Research, 259(3), 1097–1111 (doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.11.018).
  64. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Improving project forecast accuracy by integrating earned value management with exponential smoothing and reference class forecasting", International Journal of Project Management, 35, 28–43 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.10.003).
  65. Kerkhove, L.-P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Extensions of earned value management: Using the earned incentive metric to improve signal quality", International Journal of Project Management, 35, 148–168 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.10.014).
  66. Verbeeck, C., Van Peteghem, V., Vanhoucke, M., Vansteenwegen, P., and Aghezzaf, E.-H., 2017, "A metaheuristic solution approach for the time-constrained project scheduling problem”, OR Spectrum, 39(2), 353–371 (doi:10.1007/s00291-016-0458-7).
  67. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Project regularity: Development and evaluation of a new project characteristic", Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, 26(1), 100–120 (doi:10.1007/s11518-016-5312-6).
  68. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "A resource type analysis of the integrated project scheduling and personnel staffing problem", Annals of Operations Research, 252(2), 407–433 (doi:10.1007/s10479-015-2033-z).
  69. Leyman, P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Capital– and resource–constrained project scheduling with net present value optimization", European Journal of Operational Research, 256, 757–776 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2016.07.019).
  70. Vanhoucke, M. and Coelho, J., 2016, "An approach using SAT solvers for the RCPSP with logical constraints", European Journal of Operational Research, 249(2), 577–591 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2015.08.044).
  71. Hajdu, M., Skibniewski, M., Vanhoucke, M., Arpad, H. and Ioannis, B., 2016, "How many types of critical activities exist? A conjecture in need of proof", Procedia Engineering, 164, 3–11 (doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.585).
  72. Kerkhove, L.-P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Incentive contract design for projects: The owner’s perspective", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 62, 93–114 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2015.09.002).
  73. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Practical application and empirical evaluation of reference class forecasting for project management", Project Management Journal, 47(5), 36–51 (download).
  74. De Koning, P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Stability of earned value management: Do project characteristics influence the stability moment of the cost and schedule performance index", Journal of Modern Project Management, 4(1), 8–25 (download).
  75. Leyman, P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Payment models and net present value optimization for resource-constrained project scheduling", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 91, 139–153 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2015.11.008).
  76. Vanhoucke, M. and Coelho, J., 2016, "A new solution approach to solve the resource-constrained project scheduling problem with logical constraints", European Journal of Operational Research, 249(2), 577–591 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2015.08.044).
  77. Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J. and Batselier, J., 2016, "An overview of project data for integrated project management and control", Journal of Modern Project Management, 3(2), 6–21 (download).
  78. Wauters, M. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "A comparative study of Artificial Intelligence methods for project duration forecasting", Expert Systems with Applications, 46, 249–261 (doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2015.10.008).
  79. Wauters, M. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "A study on complexity and uncertainty perception and solution strategies for the time/cost trade-off problem", Project Management Journal, 47(4), 29–50.
  80. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "An exact algorithm for an integrated project staffing problem with a homogeneous workforce", Journal of Scheduling, 19, 107–133 (doi:10.1007/s10951-015-0443-z).
  81. Vanhoucke, M. and Colin, J., 2016, "On the use of multivariate regression methods for longest path calculations from earned value management observations", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 61, 127–140 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2015.07.013).
  82. Vandenheede, L., Vanhoucke, M. and Maenhout, B., 2016, "A scatter search for the extended resource renting problem", International Journal of Production Research, 54(16), 4723–4743 (doi:10.1080/00207543.2015.1064177).
  83. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Construction and evaluation framework for a real-life project database", International Journal of Project Management, 33(3), 697–710 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.09.004).
  84. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Empirical evaluation of earned value management forecasting accuracy for time and cost", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(11), 1–13 (doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001008).
  85. Batselier, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Evaluation of deterministic state-of-the-art forecasting approaches for project duration based on earned value management", International Journal of Project Management, 33(7), 1588–1596 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.04.003).
  86. Cardoen, B., Beliën, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "On the design of custom packs: Grouping of medical disposable items for surgeries", International Journal of Production Research, 53(24), 7343–7359 (doi:10.1080/00207543.2015.1061221).
  87. Colin, J., Martens, A., Vanhoucke, M. and Wauters, M., 2015, "A multivariate approach to top down project control using earned value management", Decision Support Systems, 79, 65–76 (doi:10.1016/j.dss.2015.08.002).
  88. Colin, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "A comparison of the performance of various project control methods using earned value management systems", Expert Systems with Applications, 42(6), 3159–3175 (doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2014.12.007).
  89. Colin, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Developing a framework for statistical process control approaches in project management", International Journal of Project Management, 33(6), 1289–1300 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.03.014).
  90. Colin, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Empirical perspective on activity durations for project management simulation studies", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 04015047, 1–13 (doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001022).
  91. Van Huele, C. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Decomposition-based heuristics for the integrated physician rostering and surgery scheduling problem", Health Systems, 4(3), 159–175 (doi:10.1057/hs.2014.27).
  92. Van Huele, C. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Operating theatre modelling: integrating social measures", Journal of Simulation, 9, 121–128 (doi:10.1057/jos.2014.32).
  93. Leyman, P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "A new scheduling technique for the resource–constrained project scheduling problem with discounted cash flows", International Journal of Production Research, 53(9), 2771–2786 (doi:10.1080/00207543.2014.980463).
  94. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Influence of learning in resource-constrained project scheduling", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 87, 569–579 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2015.06.007).
  95. Sels, V., Coelho, J., Dias, A.M. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Hybrid tabu search and a truncated branch-and-bound for the unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem", Computers and Operations Research, 53, 107–117 (doi:10.1016/j.cor.2014.08.002).
  96. Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Controlling projects", Journal of Modern Project Management, 3(1), 5–5 (download).
  97. Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "On the use of Schedule Risk Analysis for Project Management", Journal of Modern Project Management, 2(3), 108–117 (download).
  98. Wauters, M. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "A study of the stability of Earned Value Management forecasting", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(4), 1–10 (doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000947).
  99. Willems, L. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Classification of articles and journals on project control and earned value management", International Journal of Project Management, 33(7), 1610–1634 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.06.003).
  100. Colin, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Setting tolerance limits for statistical project control Using Earned Value Management", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 49, 107–122 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2014.06.001).
  101. Van Huele, C. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Analysis of the integration of the physician rostering problem and the surgery scheduling problem", Journal of Medical Systems, 38(6), 1–16 (doi:10.1007/s10916-014-0043-z).
  102. Kerkhove, L.-P. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Scheduling of unrelated parallel machines with limited server availability on multiple production locations: a case study in knitted fabrics", International Journal of Production Research, 52(9), 2630–2653 (doi:10.1080/00207543.2013.865855).
  103. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "An experimental investigation of metaheuristics for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem on new dataset instances", European Journal of Operational Research, 235(1), 62–72 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2013.10.012).
  104. Sels, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "A hybrid Electromagnetism-like Mechanism/tabu search procedure for the single machine scheduling problem with a maximum lateness objective", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 67, 44–55 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2013.10.013).
  105. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Blended learning in Project Management: An overview of the Operations Research & Scheduling group", Journal of Modern Project Management, 1(3), 108–121 (download).
  106. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Praise youth and it will prosper: PMI Belgium’s recognition of young PM Potential", Journal of Modern Project Management, 2(2), 112–117 (download).
  107. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Teaching Integrated Project Management and Control: Enhancing student learning and engagement", Journal of Modern Project Management, 1(4), 99–107 (download).
  108. Wauters, M. and Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Support Vector Machine regression for project control forecasting", Automation in Construction, 47, 92–106 (doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2014.07.014).
  109. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "An integrated nurse staffing and scheduling analysis for longer-term nursing staff allocation problems", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 41(2), 485–499 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2012.01.002).
  110. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Analyzing the nursing organizational structure and process from a scheduling perspective", Health Care Management Science, 16(3), 177–196 (doi:10.1007/s10729-013-9222-6).
  111. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Reconstructing nurse schedules: computational insights in the problem size parameters", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 41(5), 903–918 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2012.10.010).
  112. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "An artificial immune system algorithm for the resource availability cost problem", Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 25(1-2), 122–144 (doi:10.1007/s10696-011-9117-0).
  113. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "An overview of recent research results and future research avenues using simulation studies in project management", ISRN Computational Mathematics, 1–19 (doi:10.1155/2013/513549).
  114. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Project baseline scheduling: An overview of past experiences", Journal of Modern Project Management, 1(2), 18–27 (download).
  115. Sels, V., Gheysen, N. and Vanhoucke, M., 2012, "A comparison of priority rules for the job shop scheduling problem under different flow time- and tardiness-related objective functions", International Journal of Production Research, 50(15), 4255–4270 (doi:10.1080/00207543.2011.611539).
  116. Sels, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2012, "A hybrid genetic algorithm for the single machine maximum lateness problem with release times and family setups", Computers and Operations Research, 39(10), 2346–2358 (doi:10.1016/j.cor.2011.12.014).
  117. Vanhoucke, M., 2012, "Measuring the efficiency of project control using fictitious and empirical project data", International Journal of Project Management, 30(2), 252–263 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2011.05.006).
  118. Coelho, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "Multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling using RCPSP and SAT solvers", European Journal of Operational Research, 213(1), 73–82 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2011.03.019).
  119. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "An evolutionary approach for the nurse rerostering problem", Computers and Operations Research, 38(10), 1400–1411 (doi:10.1016/j.cor.2010.12.012).
  120. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "Using resource scarceness characteristics to solve the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem", Journal of Heuristics, 17(6), 705–728 (doi:10.1007/s10732-010-9152-0).
  121. Sels, V., Craeymeersch, K. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "A hybrid single and dual population search procedure for the job shop scheduling problem", European Journal of Operational Research, 215(3), 512–523 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2011.06.031).
  122. Sels, V., Steen, F. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "Applying a hybrid job shop procedure to a Belgian manufacturing company producing industrial wheels and castors in rubber", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 61(3), 697–708 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2011.04.023).
  123. Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "On the dynamic use of project performance and schedule risk information during project tracking", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 39(4), 416–426 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2010.09.006).
  124. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "A hybrid scatter search heuristic for personalized crew rostering in the airline industry.", European Journal of Operational Research, 206(1), 155–167 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2010.01.040).
  125. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Branching strategies in a branch-and-price approach for a multiple objective nurse scheduling problem", Journal of Scheduling, 13(1), 77–93 (doi:10.1007/s10951-009-0108-x).
  126. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "A genetic algorithm for the preemptive and non-preemptive multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem", European Journal of Operational Research, 201(2), 409–418 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2009.03.034).
  127. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "A scatter search heuristic for maximising the net present value of a resource-constrained project with fixed activity cash flows", International Journal of Production Research, 48(7), 1983–2001 (doi:10.1080/00207540802010781).
  128. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Introducing optimization techniques to students: An exam case distribution model", INFORMS Transactions on Education, 10(2), 53–61 (doi:10.1287/ited.1090.0040).
  129. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Using activity sensitivity and network topology information to monitor project time performance.", Omega - The International Journal of Management Science, 38(5), 359–370 (doi:10.1016/j.omega.2009.10.001).
  130. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2009, "The impact of incorporating nurse-specific characteristics in a cyclical scheduling approach", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(12), 1683–1698 (doi:10.1057/jors.2008.131).
  131. Vanhoucke, M. and Debels, D., 2009, "A finite-capacity production scheduling procedure for a Belgian steel company", International Journal of Production Research, 47(3), 561–584 (doi:10.1080/00207540701441970).
  132. Vanhoucke, M. and Maenhout, B., 2009, "On the characterization and generation of nurse scheduling problem instances", European Journal of Operational Research, 196(2), 457–467 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2008.03.044).
  133. Labro, E. and Vanhoucke, M., 2008, "Diversity in resource consumption patterns and robustness of costing systems to errors", Management Science, 54(10), 1715–1730 (doi:10.1287/mnsc.1080.0885).
  134. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2008, "Comparison and hybridization of crossover operators for the nurse scheduling problem", Annals of Operations Research, 159(1), 333–353 (doi:10.1007/s10479-007-0268-z).
  135. Vanhoucke, M., Coelho, J., Debels, D., Maenhout, B. and Tavares, L.V., 2008, "An evaluation of the adequacy of project network generators with systematically sampled networks", European Journal of Operational Research, 187(2), 511–524 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2007.03.032).
  136. Vanhoucke, M., 2008, "Setup times and fast tracking in resource-constrained project scheduling", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 54(4), 1062–1070 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2007.11.008).
  137. Vanhoucke, M. and Debels, D., 2008, "The impact of various activity assumptions on the lead time and resource utilization of resource-constrained projects", Computers and Industrial Engineering, 54(1), 140–154 (doi:10.1016/j.cie.2007.07.001).
  138. Debels, D. and Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "A decomposition-based genetic algorithm for the resource-constrained project-scheduling problem", Operations Research, 55(3), 457–469 (doi:10.1287/opre.1060.0358).
  139. Labro, E. and Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "A simulation analysis of interactions among errors in costing systems", The Accounting Review, 82(4), 939–962 (doi:10.2308/accr.2007.82.4.939).
  140. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "An electromagnetic meta-heuristic for the nurse scheduling problem", Journal of Heuristics, 13(4), 359–385 (doi:10.1007/s10732-007-9013-7).
  141. Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "Work continuity optimization for the Westerscheldetunnel project in the Netherlands", Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management, 52, 435–449.
  142. Vanhoucke, M. and Debels, D., 2007, "The discrete time/cost trade-off problem: extensions and heuristic procedures", Journal of Scheduling, 10(4), 311–326 (doi:10.1007/s10951-007-0031-y).
  143. Vanhoucke, M. and Vandevoorde, S., 2007, "A simulation and evaluation of earned value metrics to forecast the project duration", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 58, 1361–1374 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.10.004).
  144. Debels, D., De Reyck, B., Leus, R. and Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "A hybrid scatter search/electromagnetism meta-heuristic for project scheduling", European Journal of Operational Research, 169(2), 638–653 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2004.08.020).
  145. Debels, D. and Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "The electromagnetism meta-heuristic applied to the resource-constrained project scheduling problem", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3871, 259–270 (doi:10.1007/11740698_23).
  146. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "New computational results for the nurse scheduling problem: A scatter search algorithm", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3906, 159–170 (doi:10.1007/11730095_14).
  147. Vandevoorde, S. and Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "A comparison of different project duration forecasting methods using earned value metrics", International Journal of Project Management, 24, 289–302 (doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.10.004).
  148. Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "An efficient hybrid search algorithm for various optimization problems", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3906, 272–283 (doi:10.1007/11730095_23).
  149. Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "Scheduling an R&D project with quality-dependent time slots", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3982, 621–630 (doi:10.1007/11751595_66).
  150. Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "Work continuity constraints in project scheduling", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(1), 14–25 (doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2006)132:1(14)).
  151. Debels, D. and Vanhoucke, M., 2005, "A bi-population based genetic algorithm for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3483, 378–387 (doi:10.1007/11424925_41).
  152. Vanhoucke, M., 2005, "New computational results for the discrete time/cost trade-off problem with time-switch constraints", European Journal of Operational Research, 165(2), 359–374 (doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2004.04.007).
  153. Vanhoucke, M., Vereecke, A. and Gemmel, P., 2005, "The project scheduling game (PSG): simulating time/cost trade-offs in projects", Project Management Journal, 36(1), 51–59 (doi: 10.1177/875697280503600106).
  154. Demeulemeester, E., Vanhoucke, M. and Herroelen, W., 2003, "RanGen: A random network generator for activity-on-the-node networks", Journal of Scheduling, 6(1), 17–38 (doi:10.1023/a:1022283403119).
  155. Vanhoucke, M. and Demeulemeester, E., 2003, "The application of project scheduling techniques in a real-life environment", Project Management Journal, 34, 30–42.
  156. Vanhoucke, M., Demeulemeester, E. and Herroelen, W., 2003, "Progress payments in project scheduling problems", European Journal of Operational Research, 148(3), 604–620 (doi:10.1016/s0377-2217(02)00452-6).
  157. Vanhoucke, M., Demeulemeester, E. and Herroelen, W., 2002, "Discrete time/cost trade-offs in project scheduling with time-switch constraints", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 53(7), 741–751 (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601351).
  158. Vanhoucke, M., Demeulemeester, E. and Herroelen, W., 2001, "An exact procedure for the resource-constrained weighted earliness-tardiness project scheduling problem", Annals of Operations Research, 102, 179–196 (doi:10.1023/a:1010958200070).
  159. Vanhoucke, M., Demeulemeester, E. and Herroelen, W., 2001, "Maximizing the net present value of a project with linear time-dependent cash flows", International Journal of Production Research, 39(14), 3159–3181 (doi:10.1080/00207540110056919).
  160. Vanhoucke, M., Demeulemeester, E. and Herroelen, W., 2001, "On maximizing the net present value of a project under renewable resource constraints", Management Science, 47(8), 1113–1121 (doi:10.1287/mnsc.47.8.1113.10226).
  161. Demeulemeester, E., De Reyck, B., Foubert, B., Herroelen, W. and Vanhoucke, M., 1998, "New computational results on the discrete time/cost trade-off problem in project networks", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 49(11), 1153–1163 (doi:10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600634).

Other international publications

  1. Vanhoucke, M., Boelens, A., D’hondt, H., Hoornaert, E., Mareels, E., Martens, J., and Servranckx, T., 2017, “Earned duration management for a student association project”, The Measurable News, 3, 40–45.
  2. Vanhoucke, M., 2017, “About academic research on earned value management inspired by the college of performance management”, The Measurable News, 3, 28–35.
  3. Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "On the use of empirical or artificial project data", The Measurable News, 2, 25–29.
  4. Vanhoucke, M. and Wauters, M., 2015, "Classroom experiments on project management communication", The Measurable News, (4), 29–33 (download).
  5. Vanhoucke, M., André, P., Salvaterra, F. and Batselier, J., 2015, "Introduction to earned duration”, The Measurable News, 2, 15–27 (download).
  6. André, P., Vanhoucke, M. and Salvaterra, F., 2015, "Introdução à duração agregada", Mundo Project Management, 62, 56–65.
  7. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Gerenciamento integrado de controles de projetos: Primeiro vem a teoria, e então a prática", Mundo Project Management, 59, 52–56.
  8. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Measuring schedule adherence", The Measurable News, 4, 21–26 (download).
  9. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Project Management using dynamic scheduling: Baseline scheduling, risk analysis and project control", The Measurable News, 2, 45–50 (download).
  10. Vanhoucke, M., 2012, "Dynamic scheduling: Integrating schedule risk analysis with earned value management", The Measurable News, (2), 11–13 (download).
  11. Vanhoucke, M. and Shtub, A., 2011, "Adding value to earned value analysis", PM World Today, 13(1).
  12. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Measuring Time: An earned value performance management study”", The Measurable News, 1, 10–14 (download).
  13. Vanhoucke, M. and Vandevoorde, S., 2009, "Forecasting a project’s duration under various topological structures", The Measurable News, (Spring), 26–30 (download).
  14. Vanhoucke, M. and Vandevoorde, S., 2008, "Earned value forecast accuracy and activity criticality", The Measurable News, (Summer), 13–16 (download).
  15. Vanhoucke, M. and Vandevoorde, S., 2007, "Measuring the accuracy of earned value/earned schedule forecasting predictors", The Measurable News, Winter, 26–30 (download).

National publications

  1. Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "De studie naar kwaliteit: een levenslange garantie", Management Jaarboek, 51–53.
  2. Vanhoucke, M., 2007, "Work continuity optimization for the Westerscheldetunnel project in the Netherlands", Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management, 52, 435–449.
  3. Vanhoucke, M., 2006, "Waarschuwingssystemen: veel te vroeg of net te laat?", Management Jaarboek, 121–124.
  4. Vanhoucke, M. and Vandevoorde, S., 2006, "Waar zit het tijdsaspect in een ‘earned value’-meetsysteem?", Management Jaarboek, 131–137.
  5. Vanhoucke, M. and Deschoolmeester, D., 2005, "Supply chain management: waar de klant nog steeds koning is", Management Jaarboek, 113–115.
  6. Vanhoucke, M., 2003, "Projectplanning – niet alleen tijd is belangrijk", Management Jaarboek, 118–124.

Book chapters

  1. Coelho, J. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "The multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem", in C. Schwindt & J. Zimmermann, eds. Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol.1. Springer, pp. 491–511.
  2. Van Peteghem, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Heuristic methods for the resource availability cost problem", in C. Schwindt & J. Zimmermann, eds. Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol.1. Springer, pp. 339–359.
  3. Vanhoucke, M., 2015, "Generalized discrete time-cost tradeoff problems", in C. Schwindt & J. Zimmermann, eds. Handbook on Project Management and Scheduling Vol.1. Springer, pp. 639–658.
  4. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Managing cost and earned value", in R. Turner, ed. Gower Handbook of Project Management. Gower Publishing, pp. 247–261.
  5. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "The impact of project schedule adherence and rework on the duration forecast accuracy of earned value metrics", in E. C. Hoffmann, ed. Project Management: Practices, Challenges and Developments. Nova Science Publishers, pp. 95–131.
  6. Vanhoucke, M. and Maenhout, B., 2013, "An empirical investigation of different solution strategies for meta-heuristic optimization: Solution representation, diversity and space reduction", in P. Siarry, ed. Heuristics: Theory and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, pp. 53–68.
  7. Sels, V. and Vanhoucke, M., 2012, "Genetic algorithms for single machine scheduling problems: a trade-off between intensifications and diversification", in A. R. Muñoz & I. G. Rodriguez, eds. Handbook of Genetic Algorithms: New Research. Nova Science Publishers, pp. 265–293.
  8. Maenhout, B. and Vanhoucke, M., 2011, "Days on and days off scheduling of pilots under a variable workload", in C. R. Walsh, ed. Airline industry: Strategies, Operations and Safety. Nova Science Publishers, pp. 193–212.
  9. Vanhoucke, M., 2009, "Static and dynamic determinants of earned value based time forecast accuracy", in T. T. Kidd, ed. Handbook of Research on Technology Management’s Planning and Operations. IGI Global, pp. 361–374.

Books

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  1. Vanhoucke, M., 2018, “The data-driven project manager: A statistical battle against project obstacles”, Apress: In Press.
  2. Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "Taking sound business decisions: From rich data to better solutions", OR-AS: 94 pages (2nd edition). 
  3. Vanhoucke, M., 2017, "The art of project management: A story about work and passion", OR-AS: 106 pages (4th edition).
  4. Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Integrated project management sourcebook: A technical guide to project scheduling, risk and control”, Springer: 287 pages (1st edition).
  5. Vanhoucke, M., 2016, "Do research, create knowledge, feed your talent: An overview of research at Operations Research & Scheduling", OR-AS: 131 pages (1st edition).
  6. Vanhoucke, M., 2014, "Integrated project management and control: First comes the theory, then the practice", Springer: 141 pages (1st edition)
  7. Vanhoucke, M., 2013, "Project management with dynamic scheduling: Baseline scheduling, risk analysis and project control", Springer: 318 pages (2nd edition).
  8. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Measuring time: Improving project performance using earned value management", Springer: 164 pages (1st edition)
  9. Vanhoucke, M., 2010, "Dynamic scheduling on your desktop", OR-AS: 63 pages (1st edition)