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“Over the years, I have found that our research helps translate today’s exceptions into tomorrow’s routines. That leaves more time for people in practice to reflect and work on challenging projects.”
Research profile
Ton de Kok is a Full Professor holding the chair of Quantitative analysis of logistical management problems in the section Operations, Planning, Accounting and Control at TU/e. His primary research areas are Supply Chain Management and Concurrent Engineering with an emphasis on quantitative analysis. His research results have been successfully tested and implemented in a multitude of projects with industry. Algorithms for computing inventory control parameters have been implemented at over 20 companies as an outcome of MSc projects. A simple formula to determine the output of an assembly line has been used at Nedcar to redesign the final assembly of cars. Over the next five years his research focus will be on SCM in Configure-To-Order supply chains and SCM in process industry.
Academic background
Ton de Kok received his PhD from the Free University of Amsterdam in 1985, after which he joined the Philips Electronics Centre for Quantitative Methods (CQM. In 1990, he became Manager Logistics Innovation of Philips and a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM) of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). In 1991 he was appointed part-time professor in Industrial Mathematics at TU/e and he has been a full time professor Operations Management since 1992. Previously, he was also head of Operations Planning, Accounting, and Control at TU/e.
Ton has been a teaching professor at Boston University Brussels from 1990-1992, VLM (Logistics Management Association) board member and Scientific Director of research school Beta. He has published numerous articles and has been a (keynote) speaker at a wide variety of schools and events.
Affiliated with
- TIASNimbas Academic Director Executive Master Operational Excellence / Academic Council member
- International Society for Inventory Research (ISIR) Fellow
- European Supply Chain Forum (eSCF) Director
- Research school Beta (Fellow)
Partners in (semi-)industry
- ChainScope (CTO)
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Projects 2005 2014
- 4 Finished
Sustainable Organisation between Clusters Of Optimised Logistics @ Europe
de Kok, A. G. (., van Woensel, T., van Woensel, T., Chang Chang, C., Jansen, R. & Jansen, R.
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
Project: Research direct
Bundelen bij de Bron
de Kok, A. G. (., Slikker, M., van Woensel, T., van Woensel, T., Chang Chang, C., Jansen, R. & Jansen, R.
1/01/12 → 30/11/13
Project: Research direct
Collaboration Concepts for Comodality CO3
de Kok, A. G. (., de Kok, A. G. (., van Hout, J., Slikker, M., van Woensel, T., Jansen, R. & Jansen, R.
1/09/11 → 31/08/14
Project: Research direct
BSIk-Transumo: ketensynchronisatie in logistieke netwerken
de Kok, A. G. (., de Kok, A. G. (., van Breugel - Krijnen, M., van Woensel, T., Pijs - van Zon, M. & Pijs - van Zon, M.
1/09/05 → 31/10/10
Project: Research direct
Research Output 1984 2019
Assemble-to-order systems: a review
Atan, Z., Ahmadi, T., Stegehuis, C., de Kok, A. G. & Adan, I. J. B. F., 2017, In : European Journal of Operational Research. 261, 3, p. 866-879Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Management science
Operations research
Customers
Operations Management
Service Levels
Setting planned leadtimes in customer-order-driven assembly systems
Atan, Z., Kok, de, A. G., Dellaert, N. P., Janssen, F. B. S. L. P. & Boxel, van, R., 2016, In : Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 18, 1, p. 122-140Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Costs
Assembly systems
Lead time
Heuristics
Tardiness
Exact analysis of divergent inventory systems with time-based shipment consolidation and compound poisson demand
Stenius, O., Karaarslan, A. G., Marklund, J. & de Kok, A. G., 31 Jul 2016, In : Operations Research. 64, 4, p. 906-921Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Warehouses
Consolidation
Inventory control
Probability distributions
Costs
Self-imposed time windows in vehicle routing
Jabali, O., Leus, R., Woensel, van, T. & Kok, de, A. G., 2015, In : OR Spektrum. 37, 2, p. 331-352Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Time windows
Vehicle routing
Vehicle routing problem
Heuristics
Uncertainty
Optimal FCFS allocation rules for periodic-review assemble-to-order systems
Huang, K. & Kok, de, A. G., 2015, In : Naval Research Logistics. 62, 2, p. 158-169Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Periodic Review
Heuristic methods
Costs
Optimal Allocation
Experiments
Activities 2003 2006
- 3 Editorial activity
Operations Research Letters (Journal)
A.G. de Kok (Editorial board member)2006 → 2009
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
IIE Transactions (Journal)
A.G. de Kok (Editorial board member)2003 → 2006
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
IMA Journal of Management Mathematics (Journal)
A.G. de Kok (Editorial board member)2003 → 2015
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
"Value Transformation launches new business Configuration Management book with a global impact"
25/01/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Value Transformation launches new business Configuration Management book with a global impact
25/01/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Mini symposium on March 23rd, 2018
A.G. (Ton) de Kok & Vincent Wiers
2/03/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
A behavioral model for rationing : decision rules with situational bounds to incentivize forecasting performance in an integrated planning environment: a case study: designing the allocation planning process for Hilti's internal end-to-end supply chain
Author: Verburg, S., 31 Aug 2015Supervisor: Fransoo, J. (Supervisor 1) & de Kok, A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A concept for an exception handling decision support tool for line assemblies aiding in the mitigation of material shortages: a case study within the large-scale, high-tech, manufactering industry
Author: Maenen, L., 29 Nov 2019Supervisor: van Ooijen, H. P. (Supervisor 1), de Kok, A. (. (Supervisor 2) & Dellaert, N. P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A control mechanism on outbound logistics
Author: Verhaert, V., 31 Jul 2019Supervisor: Veelenturf, L. (Supervisor 1) & de Kok, T. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A framework for supply chain planning in make-to-forecast environments
Author: Kraaij, M., 31 Oct 2016Supervisor: de Kok, A. (Supervisor 1) & Atan, Z. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A framework to support the design of an effective performance measurement system for an integrated sales & operations planning process: a case study at HILTI AG, Liechtenstein
Author: Urlings, E., 29 Sep 2017Supervisor: Dabadghao, S. (Supervisor 1), de Kok, A. (Supervisor 2) & Udenio, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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