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“Every user of a capital good wishes to have a high system availability and a low Total Cost of Ownership. My research is about innovations leading to a higher system availability against a lower TCO.”
Research profile
Geert-Jan van Houtum is Full Professor and chair of Maintenance andReliability at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) since 2008. Since September 2017, he is also vice-dean IE of the Department IE &IS. His areas of expertise include maintenance optimization, spare parts inventory control, inventory theory in general, and operations research.
Geert-Jan carries out research on the maintenance and reliability of capital goods. In particular, his focus is on design and control of spare parts networks, predictive maintenance concepts, and product design choices that have a strong effect on system availability and TCO. In this research, also the value of remote monitoring data and other degradation data is investigated. Much of this research is carried out in cooperation with the industry, working with companies such as ASML, Dutch Railways, Philips, Océ, Marel, the Royal Dutch Airforce and Navy, and Vanderlande.
Academic background
Geert-Jan obtained his MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics from TU/e, in 1990 and 1995, respectively. After that, he held positions as assistant/associate professor at Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente and at Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, and he was visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University in 2001. In 2008, he was appointed as full professor. Geert-Jan has more than 80 publications in international refereed journals such as Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, IISE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, OR Spectrum, and International Journal of Production Economics. With Bram Kranenburg, he authored ‘Spare Parts Inventory Control under System Availability Constraints’.
In addition, Geert-Jan is department editor at Service Science and associate editor at Manufacturing and Service Operations Management and the Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. Further, he is a board member of the Service Logistics Forum. He was the scientific director of research school Beta from 2008-2017.
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Projects
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'MAritime Remote CONtrol tower for service logisticsInnovation (MARCONI)'
van Houtum, G. J. A. N., van Houtum, G. J. A. N., Dilaver, M. & Sloothaak, F.
1/04/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research direct
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Real-time data-driven maintenance logistics
van Houtum, G. J. A. N., van Houtum, G. J. A. N., Voorberg, S., van Jaarsveld, W. L. & van Jaarsveld, W. L.
1/09/17 → 30/06/23
Project: Research direct
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Emergency Service Logistics (NDaDD) (438-15-506)
van Houtum, G. J. A. N. & van Houtum, G. J. A. N.
1/10/15 → 20/01/21
Project: Research direct
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MANTIS (662189 ECSEL-2014-1) Cyber Physical System based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance
van Houtum, G. J. A. N., Akçay, A. E. & Akçay, A. E.
1/05/15 → 31/07/18
Project: Research direct
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Service Logistics for Advanced Capital Goods (Doss.nr. 407-12-001)
van Houtum, G. J. A. N. & Driessen, J. P. C.
1/09/13 → 14/02/18
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Machine tools with hidden defects: optimal usage for maximum lifetime value
Akcay, A., Topan, E. & Van Houtum, G., 2 Jan 2021, In : IISE Transactions. 53, 1, p. 74-87 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Capacity and inventory management: review, trends, and projections
Song, J-S., van Houtum, G-J. & Van Mieghem, J., 11 Jan 2020, In : Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 22, 1, p. 36-46 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Capacity assignment in repair shops with high material uncertainty
Driessen, M., van Houtum, G-J., Zijm, H. & Rustenburg, W. D. J. W., 5 Mar 2020, In : International Journal of Production Economics. 221, 1, 11 p., 107484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Core nonemptiness of stratified pooling games: a structured markov decision process approach
Schlicher, L. P. J., Slikker, M., van Jaarsveld, W. L. & van Houtum, G. J. J. A. N., Nov 2020, In : Mathematics of Operations Research. 45, 4, p. 1445-1465 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Dynamic dispatching and repositioning policies for fast-response service networks
Drent, C., Olde Keizer, M. C. A. & van Houtum, G-J., 1 Sep 2020, In : European Journal of Operational Research. 285, 2, p. 583-598 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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IISE Transactions 2019 Design & Manufacturing Best Paper Award
Engin Topan (Recipient), Tan, Tarkan (Recipient), van Houtum, Geert-Jan J.A.N. (Recipient) & Rommert Dekker (Recipient), 18 May 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ISIR Fellow
van Houtum, Geert-Jan J.A.N. (Recipient), 24 Aug 2018
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
Activities
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Data-Driven Maintenance of Capital Goods: Theory and What is Needed in Practice
Geert-Jan van Houtum (Speaker)
2 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote talk › Scientific
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Service Science (Journal)
Geert-Jan van Houtum (Editor)
1 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
Geert-Jan van Houtum (Visiting researcher)
3 Dec 2018 → 11 Dec 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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Cornell University
Geert-Jan van Houtum (Visiting researcher)
14 Nov 2017 → 18 Nov 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
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Texas A and M University
Geert-Jan van Houtum (Visiting researcher)
20 Oct 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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Data maakt de wereld kleiner; Zet predictive maintenance in voor toekomstig onderhoud
14/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Data driven maintenance bij bedrijven met kapitaalgoederen
31/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Digitale supply chain zet productieproces op zijn kop
30/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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IE scholar 'for all the wrong reasons' earns institute's top honor
Geert-Jan van Houtum & Tarkan Tan
1/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interview BNR nieuwsradio
Bram Westerweel, Rob Basten & Geert-Jan van Houtum
17/05/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
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Theoretische en numerieke analyse van multi-echelon voorraadsystemen met lijn of assemblagestruktuur
Author: van Houtum, G., 31 Oct 1990Supervisor: Zijm, W. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master