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  1. When practice catches up with planning - analysing the operational effects of deviating from picker routing guidelines in realistic warehouse settings

    Article • Operations Management Research, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  2. An event-based model and hybrid genetic search algorithm for an inland multi-size container transportation problem

    Article • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, April 2026, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  3. Bi-objective re-planning of home healthcare services with roster stability

    Article • Operations Research Data Analytics and Logistics, March 2026, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers, Prof. Marie-Anne Guerry

  4. Eliciting and integrating order picker preferences in the evaluation of job assignment mechanisms in warehousing

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, January 2026, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  5. Joint design of fixed-route and demand-responsive transit systems through a bi-level metaheuristic framework

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  6. A Matheuristic Method for a Time-Dependent Heterogeneous Vehicle Routing Problem with Delivery Options

    Article • January 2026, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  7. Optimizing transport operations in a hybrid mobility system for rural-urban transport

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, December 2025, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  8. Three-stage service network design in rail-road networks with demand and capacity uncertainty

    Article • Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  9. A case study on order picking schedule deviations and their contributing factors

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, March 2025, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  10. Granting more decision autonomy to warehouse workers

    Article • International Journal of Operations & Production Management, September 2024, Emerald

    Kris Braekers, Thomas De Lombaert

  11. A matheuristic for integrated medium-term home healthcare planning

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, July 2024, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers, Prof. Dr. Patrick Hirsch

  12. Integrating order picking and vehicle routing decisions in a dynamic e-commerce setting

    Article • Computers & Operations Research, July 2024, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  13. A real‐life study on the value of integrated optimization in order picking operations under dynamic order arrivals

    Article • Networks, June 2024, Wiley

    Kris Braekers

  14. Analyzing the benefits of a city hub: An inventory and routing perspective

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, November 2023, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  15. The Electric Dial-a-Ride Problem on a Fixed Circuit

    Article • Transportation Science, May 2023, INFORMS

    Kris Braekers

  16. In pursuit of humanised order picking planning: methodological review, literature classification and input from practice

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Kris Braekers

  17. Integrated scheduling of order picking operations under dynamic order arrivals

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Kris Braekers

  18. Bi-objective optimization of e-grocery deliveries considering food quality losses

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, January 2022, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  19. Uncertainty in Intermodal and Synchromodal Transport: Review and Future Research Directions

    Article • Sustainability, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Kris Braekers

  20. Analyzing the benefits of an integrated mobility system using a matheuristic routing algorithm

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, April 2021, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers, Prof. Dr. Patrick Hirsch

  21. Analysing the effectiveness of workload balancing measures in order picking operations

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Kris Braekers

  22. Parameter tuning of a local search heuristic for a vehicle routing problem with loading constraints

    Article • Information Technology and Management Science, December 2020, Riga Technical University

    Kris Braekers

  23. Improving emergency department performance by revising the patient–physician assignment process

    Article • Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  24. Operational workload balancing in manual order picking

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, March 2020, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  25. Formulating and solving the integrated batching, routing, and picker scheduling problem in a real-life spare parts warehouse

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  26. Designing efficient order picking systems: The effect of real-life features on the relationship among planning problems

    Article • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, May 2019, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  27. Simulation of emergency department operations: A comprehensive review of KPIs and operational improvements

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, May 2019, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  28. Intermodal Container Routing: Integrating Long-Haul Routing and Local Drayage Decisions

    Article • Sustainability, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Kris Braekers

  29. Quality of input data in emergency department simulations: Framework and assessment techniques

    Article • Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, February 2019, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  30. The value of integrating order picking and vehicle routing decisions in a B2C e-commerce environment

    Article • International Journal of Production Research, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Kris Braekers

  31. Increasing order picking efficiency by integrating storage, batching, zone picking, and routing policy decisions

    Article • International Journal of Production Economics, March 2018, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  32. A Fuzzy Measure of Vulnerability for the Optimization of Vehicle Routing Problems With Time Windows

    Article • January 2018, IGI Global

    Kris Braekers

  33. A multi-objective approach for intermodal train load planning

    Article • OR Spectrum, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  34. Benefits of horizontal cooperation in dial-a-ride services

    Article • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, November 2017, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  35. Typology and literature review for dial-a-ride problems

    Article • Annals of Operations Research, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  36. A hybrid Genetic Algorithm for the Heterogeneous Dial-A-Ride Problem

    Article • Computers & Operations Research, May 2017, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  37. Iterated local search for the capacitated vehicle routing problem with sequence-based pallet loading and axle weight constraints

    Article • Networks, March 2017, Wiley

    Sabine Limbourg, Kris Braekers

  38. Multi-directional local search for a bi-objective dial-a-ride problem in patient transportation

    Article • Computers & Operations Research, January 2017, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  39. A multi-period dial-a-ride problem with driver consistency

    Article • Transportation Research Part B Methodological, December 2016, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  40. Three effective metaheuristics to solve the multi-depot multi-trip heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem

    Article • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, December 2016, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  41. The vehicle routing problem: State of the art classification and review

    Article • Computers & Industrial Engineering, September 2016, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  42. A bi-objective home care scheduling problem: Analyzing the trade-off between costs and client inconvenience

    Article • European Journal of Operational Research, January 2016, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  43. Improving Order Picking Efficiency by Analyzing Combinations of Storage, Batching, Zoning, and Routing Policies

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  44. Optimizing Train Load Planning: Review and Decision Support for Train Planners

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  45. Assessing the impact of different policy decisions on the resource requirements of a Demand Responsive Transport system for persons with disabilities

    Article • Transport Policy, November 2015, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  46. Operational effects of service level variations for the dial-a-ride problem

    Article • Central European Journal of Operations Research, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  47. An exact algorithm for the full truckload pick-up and delivery problem with time windows: concept and implementation details

    Article • International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, January 2015, Inderscience Publishers

    Kris Braekers

  48. Vehicle routing problems with loading constraints: state-of-the-art and future directions

    Article • OR Spectrum, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sabine Limbourg, Kris Braekers

  49. Capacitated vehicle routing problem with sequence-based pallet loading and axle weight constraints

    Article • EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sabine Limbourg, Kris Braekers

  50. Exact and meta-heuristic approach for a general heterogeneous dial-a-ride problem with multiple depots

    Article • Transportation Research Part B Methodological, September 2014, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  51. Bi-objective optimization of drayage operations in the service area of intermodal terminals

    Article • Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review, May 2014, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  52. Optimal shipping routes and vessel size for intermodal barge transport with empty container repositioning

    Article • Computers in Industry, February 2013, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers

  53. Optimization of empty container movements in intermodal transport

    Article • 4OR, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  54. Integrated planning of loaded and empty container movements

    Article • OR Spectrum, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kris Braekers

  55. Challenges in Managing Empty Container Movements at Multiple Planning Levels

    Article • Transport Reviews, November 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Kris Braekers

  56. A Deterministic Annealing Algorithm for a Bi-Objective Full Truckload Vehicle Routing Problem in Drayage Operations

    Article • Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, January 2011, Elsevier

    Kris Braekers