Marco Schutten is an Associate Professor within the department Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. Moreover, he is the Programme Director for the bachelor and master programmes Industrial Engineering and Management. He holds an MSc in Applied Mathematics (1992) and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Twente (1996). His research interests include planning and scheduling in transportation, project, and production environments, with a particular interest in synchromodal freight transportation, urban logistics, and crowd-based transportation.
BACKGROUND
Scientific:
- Master in Applied Mathematics (Master’s thesis on transportation planning)
- PhD in Industrial Engineering (PhD thesis on practical job shop scheduling)
Professional:
- Senior Consultant at ORTEC bv (until 2006)
Current position:
- Programme Director BSc and MSc Industrial Engineering and Management
- Associate Professor
Expertise
Computer Science
- Algorithms
- Heuristics
- Vehicle Routing
- Dynamic Programming
- Models
Social Sciences
- Problem
- Time
Economics, Econometrics and Finance
- Costs
Organisations
My research interests include:
- Planning and scheduling in industry environments
- Transportation planning
- Algorithm design
Publications
2022
Weighted earliness/tardiness parallel machine scheduling problem with a common due date (2022)Expert systems with applications, 187. Article 115916. Arik, O. A., Schutten, M. & Topan, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115916
2020
Evaluating urban logistics schemes using agent-based simulation (2020)Transportation science, 54(3), 651-675. van Heeswijk, W. J. A., Mes, M., Schutten, M. & Zijm, H.https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2019.0971
Other contributions
PhD thesis
J.M.J. Schutten. Shop Floor Scheduling with Setup Times: Efficiency versus Leadtime Performance. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 1996.
Accepted papers
- W. Chen, M.R.K. Mes, J.M.J. Schutten, and J. Quint. A ride-sharing problem with meeting points and return restrictions. Transportation Science, 53(2): 401-426, 2019.
- W.J.A. van Heeswijk, M.R.K. Mes, and J.M.J. Schutten. The delivery dispatching problem with time windows for urban consolidation centers. Transportation Science, 53(1): 203-221, 2019.
- W. van Heeswijk, M. Mes, and M. Schutten. Transportation Management. In: Zijm H., Klumpp M., Regattieri A., Heragu S. (eds) Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Lecture Notes in Logistics, pp. 469-491. Springer, Cham, 2019.
- H. Zijm and M. Schutten. Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling Systems. In: Zijm H., Klumpp M., Regattieri A., Heragu S. (eds) Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Lecture Notes in Logistics, pp. 417-439. Springer, Cham, 2019.
- W. Chen, M. Mes, and M. Schutten. Multi-hop driver-parcel matching problem with time windows. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 30: 517-553, 2018.
- W.J.A. van Heeswijk, M.R.K. Mes, J.M.J. Schutten, and W.H.M. Zijm. Freight consolidation in intermodal networks with reloads. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 30: 452-485, 2018.
- W. van Heeswijk, M.R.K. Mes, and M. Schutten. An Agent-Based Simulation Framework to Evaluate Urban Logistics Schemes. In: Paias, A., Ruthmair, M., and Voβ, S. (Eds.), Computational Logistics – ICCL 2016, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 369-383. Springer, 2016.
- E. van der Veen, J.L. Hurink, J.M.J. Schutten, and S.T. Uijland. A flexible iterative improvement heuristic to support creation of feasible shift rosters in self-rostering. Annals of Operations Research, 239(1): 189-206, 2016.
- W. van Heeswijk, M.R.K. Mes, and M. Schutten. An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach to Urban Freight Distribution with Batch Arrivals. In: Corman, F., Voβ, S., Negenborn, R.R. (Eds.), Computational Logistics – ICCL 2015, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 61-75. Springer, 2015.
- R.J.I. Basten, M.C. van der Heijden, J.M.J. Schutten, and E. Kutanoglu. An approximate approach for the joint problem of level of repair analysis and spare parts stocking. Annals of Operations Research, 224(1): 121-145, 2015.
- T. van Dijk, M. Mes, M. Schutten, and J. Gromicho. A Unified Race Algorithm for Offline Parameter Tuning. In: Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, pages 3971-3982, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2014.
- M. Mes, M. Schutten, and A. Pérez Rivera. Inventory routing for dynamic waste collection. Waste Management, 34(9): 1564-1576, 2014.
- Haneyah, S.W.A. and Schutten, J.M.J. and Fikse, K. (2013) Throughput maximization of parcel sorter systems by scheduling inbound containers. In: U. Clausen, M. ten Hompel, and J.F. Meier, Efficiency and Innovation in Logistics, Proceedings of the International Logistics Science Conference (ILSC) 2013, Part IV, pages 147-159, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2013.
- Haneyah, S.W.A. and Schutten, J.M.J. and Schuur, P.C. and Zijm, W.H.M. Application of a generic control architecture for automated material handling system. In: 10th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), Reykjavik, 2013.
- S.W.A. Haneyah, J.M.J. Schutten, P.C. Schuur, and W.H.M. Zijm. A generic material flow control model applied in two industrial sectors. Computers in Industry, 64(6): 663-677, 2013.
- M.C. van der Heijden, E.M. Alvarez, and J.M.J. Schutten. Inventory reduction in spare part networks by selective throughput time reduction. International Journal of Production Economics, 143: 509-517, 2013.
- S.W.A. Haneyah, J.M.J. Schutten, P.C. Schuur, and W.H.M. Zijm. Generic Planning and Control of Automated Material Handling Systems: Practical Requirements Versus Existing Theory. Computers in Industry, 64(3): 177-190, 2013.
- R.J.I. Basten, M.C. van der Heijden, and J.M.J. Schutten. Joint optimization of level of repair analysis and spare parts stocks. European Journal of Operational Research, 222: 474-483, 2012.
- A.L. Kok, E.W. Hans, and J.M.J. Schutten. Vehicle routing under time-dependent travel times: The impact of congestion avoidance. Computers and Operations Research, 39: 910-918, 2012.
- J. Gromicho, J.J. van Hoorn, A.L. Kok, and J.M.J. Schutten. Restricted dynamic programming: A flexible framework for solving realistic VRPs. Computers and Operations Research, 39: 902-909, 2012.
- S. Uijland, E. van der Veen, J.L. Hurink, and J.M.J. Schutten. Self-rostering applied to case studies - An ILP method to construct a feasible schedule. In D. Kjenstad, A. Riise, T.E. Nordlander, B. McCollum & E. Burke (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT 2012), pages 384-387. Oslo, Norway, 2012.
- A.M. Douma, P.C. Schuur, and J.M.J. Schutten. Aligning barge and terminal operations using service-time profiles. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 23(4): 385-421, 2011.
- S.W.A. Haneyah, J.L. Hurink, J.M.J. Schutten, W.H.M. Zijm, and P.C. Schuur. Planning and Control of Automated Material Handling Systems: The Merge Module. In: B. Hu, K. Morasch, S. Pickl, and M. Siegle, editors. Operations Research Proceedings 2010, Part 8, pages 281-286, Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York, 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-20008-3.
- R.J.I. Basten, M.C. van der Heijden, and J.M.J. Schutten. A minimum cost flow model for level of repair analysis. International Journal of Production Economics, 133: 233-242, 2011.
- R.J.I. Basten, M.C. van der Heijden, and J.M.J. Schutten. Practical extensions to the level of repair analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, 211: 333-342, 2011.
- C.M. Meyer, H. Kopfer, A.L. Kok, and J.M.J. Schutten. Distributed Decision Making in Combined Vehicle Routing and Break Scheduling. In: H.J. Kreowski, B. Scholz-Reiter, and K.D. Thoben, editors. Dynamics in Logistics, Part 2, pages 125-133, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. ISBN 978-3-642-11996-5.
- A.L. Kok, E.W. Hans, and J.M.J. Schutten. Optimizing Departure Times in Vehicle Routing. European Journal of Operational Research, 210(3): 579-587, 2011.
- J.L. Hurink, A.L. Kok, J.J. Paulus, and J.M.J. Schutten. Time-constrained project scheduling with adjacent resources. Computers and Operations Research, 38(1): 310-319, 2011.
- A.L. Kok, E.W. Hans, J.M.J. Schutten, and W.H.M. Zijm. A Dynamic Programming Heuristic for Vehicle Routing with Time-Dependent Travel Times and Required Breaks. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 22:83-108, 2010.
- A.L. Kok, C.M. Meyer, H. Kopfer, and J.M.J. Schutten. A dynamic programming heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with time windows and European Community social legislation. Transportation Science, 44(4): 442-454, 2010.
- R.J.I. Basten, J.M.J. Schutten, and M.C. van der Heijden. An Efficient Model Formulation for Level Of Repair Analysis. Annals of Operations Research, 172: 119-142, 2009.
- A. Douma, M. Schutten, and P. Schuur. Waiting profiles: an efficient protocol for enabling distributed planning of container barge rotations along terminals in the port of Rotterdam. Transportation Research Part C, 17: 133-148, 2009.
- T.A. Guldemond, J.L. Hurink, J.J. Paulus, and J.M.J. Schutten. Time-constrained project scheduling. Journal of Scheduling, 11(2): 137-148, 2008.
- A. Douma, H. Moonen, B. van de Rakt, J. van Hillegersberg, M. Schutten. Designing and agent-based inter-organizational coordination system for planning and control of container barges in the port of Rotterdam. In: P. Vervest, E. van Heck, and K. Preiss, editors, Smart Business Networks – A new business paradigm, pages 382-407, 2008. ISBN 978-90-5892-159-8.
- M. Ebben, M. van der Heijden, J. Hurink, and M. Schutten. Modeling of capacitated transportation systems for integral scheduling. In: H.O. Günther and K.H. Kim, editors, Container Terminals and Automated Transport Systems, pages 287-306, Springer-Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-540-22328-2.
- N. Gademann and M. Schutten. Linear-programming-based heuristics for project capacity planning. IIE Transactions, 37: 153-165, 2005.
- M. Ebben, M. van der Heijden, J. Hurink, and M. Schutten. Modeling of capacitated transportation systems for integral scheduling. OR Spectrum, 26: 263-282, 2004.
- R. van Dijk, N. Gademann, G. Schouten, and M. Schutten. Multi-project planning in shipbuilding. In: K. Johansson, editor, 11th International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding, pages 429-444, 2002. ISBN 91-631-2726-1.
- R. de Boer and J.M.J. Schutten. Multi-project rough-cut capacity planning. In J. Ashayeri, W.G. Sullivan, and M.M. Ahmad, editors, Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, pages 631-644, New York, Wallingford (U.K.), 1999. Begell House, Inc. ISBN 1-56700-133-5.
- G.J. Meester, J.M.J. Schutten, S.L. van de Velde, and W.H.M. Zijm. Shop floor scheduling in discrete parts manufacturing. In P. Brandimarte and A. Villa, editors, Modeling Manufacturing Systems: From Aggregate Planning to Real-Time Control, pages 25-44. Springer-Verlag, 1999. ISBN 3-540-65500-x.
- J.M.J. Schutten. Practical job shop scheduling. Annals of Operations Research, 83:161-177, 1998.
- R. de Boer, J.M.J. Schutten, and W.H.M. Zijm. A decision support system for ship maintenance capacity planning. Annals of the CIRP, 46:391-396, 1997.
- J.M.J. Schutten and R.A.M. Leussink. Parallel machine scheduling with release dates, due dates and family setup times. International Journal of Production Economics, 46-47: 119-125, 1996.
- J.M.J. Schutten. List scheduling Revisited. Operations Research Letters, 18: 167-170, 1996.
- J.M.J. Schutten, S.L. van de Velde, and W.H.M. Zijm. Single-machine scheduling with release dates, due dates and family setup times. Management Science, 42(8): 1165-1174, 1996.
Research profiles
My teaching activities are:
- Heuristic Methods in Operations Research (National course, Master level)
- Discrete Optimization of Business Processes (Master level)
- Advanced Production Planning (Master level)
- IEM Research Orientation (Master Level)
- Production Planning and Scheduling (Bachelor level, until 2015)
- Heuristics (Bachelor level, part of TBK module 8)
- Planning course for planning professionals at the Royal Netherlands Airforce (2012) and the Royal Netherlands Navy (2015).
Affiliated study programs
Courses academic year 2024/2025
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2023/2024
Address
University of Twente
Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 3341
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Ravelijn 3341
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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