Profile
Stef Lemmens is Assistant Professor at the Technology and Operations Management department at RSM. His current research focuses on designing and modeling sustainable supply chains, more specifically humanitarian and closed-loop supply chains. He relies on queueing networks, mixed integer programming and dynamic programming to analyze and improve their performance. His work is practice-based and in collaboration with companies in the consumer electronics and biopharmaceutical industry. He published several academic papers in scientific journals, including Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, and Chemical Engineering Research and Design. Before joining RSM, Stef obtained his PhD in Applied Economics at KU Leuven (Belgium) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at INSEAD’s Technology and Operations Management (France).
Publications
Article (7)
Academic (3)
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Calmon, A. P., Graves, S. C., & Lemmens, S. (2021). Warranty Matching in a Consumer Electronics Closed-loop Supply Chain. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 23(5), 1314-1331. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2020.0889
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Vermuyten, H., Lemmens, S., Marques, I., & Beliën, J. (2016). Developing Compact Course Timetables with Optimized Student Flows. European Journal of Operational Research, 251(2), 651-661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.11.028
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Lemmens, S., Decouttere, C., Vandaele, N., & Bernuzzi, M. (2016). A Review of Integrated Supply Chain Network Design Models: Key Issues for Vaccine Supply Chains. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 109, 366-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2016.02.015
Professional (4)
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Lemmens, S., & Vandaele, N. (2018). Pushing the Boundaries of Supply Chain Design. ECONnect, 6, 33-34.
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Vandaele, N., Decouttere, C., Lemmens, S., De Boeck, K., Bernuzzi, M., & Reichman, A. (2017). Supply Chain Design in a Humanitarian Context: How to improve Access-to-Medicines? ECONnect, 5, 34-35.
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Decouttere, C., Lemmens, S., & Vandaele, N. (2015). Supply Chain Design: the Story of Many and Much. ECONnect, 4, 28-30.
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Vandaele, N., Decouttere, C., & Lemmens, S. (2014). Naar een waarde(n)volle supply chain. Value Chain, 19, 12-15. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/124637
Chapter (2)
Academic (2)
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Lemmens, S., Decouttere, C., Vandaele, N., De Boeck, K., Banzimana, S., & Hassane, S. (2019). The Integration of Flow Modeling into a Stakeholder-based Framework for Vaccine Supply Chain Design. In A. P. Barbosa-Povoa, H. Jenzer, & J. L. Miranda (Eds.), Pharmaceutical Supply Chains - Medicines Shortages (pp. 193-201). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15398-4_14
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Decouttere, C., Vandaele, N., Lemmens, S., & Bernuzzi, M. (2016). The Vaccine Supply Chain Multathlon: the Reconciliation of Technology, Economy and Access to Medicines. In C. Zobel, N. Altay, & M. Haselkorn (Eds.), Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations (pp. 205-227). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24418-1
Doctoral Thesis (1)
Internal (1)
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Lemmens, S. (2018). The Trade-off between Inventories, Lead Time and Capacity: Application to Vaccine Supply Chain Design. [Doctoral Thesis, KU Leuven]. KULeuven.
Courses
Supply chain management
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BK2110
- Level: Bachelor 2, Pre-master
Supply Chain Fundamentals
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BM01SCM
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
Purchasing & Supply Management
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BM05SCM
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
SCM Honours Class
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2020/2021
- Code: BMHONSCM
- Level: Master
Supply chain forecasting
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024
- Code: BMME075
- Level: Master, Master, Master, Master
Closed loop supply chains
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023
- Code: BMME180
- Level: ERIM, Exchange, IM/CEMS, Master
MiM Master Thesis
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023
- Code: BMMTMIM
- ECTS: 16 Level: Master
Supply Chain Decision Analytics
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020
- Code: BMRM1SCM
- Level: Master
Supply Chain Management
- Study year: 2024/2025, 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BT2110
- Level: Bachelor 2, Bachelor 3, Pre-master
Past courses
OLD STYLE - Research Methods and Skills
- Study year: 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022, 2020/2021
- Code: BMRM3SCM
- Level: Master
Circular Economy and implementing “Positive Impact”
- Study year: 2021/2022
- Code: BMME050-4
- Level: Master, Master, Master, Master, Master, Master
Circular Economy and implementing “Positive Impact”
- Study year: 2021/2022
- Code: BMME050-5
- Level: Master, Master, Master, Master, Master, Master
Supply Chain Management
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
- Code: BAD13
- Level: Bachelor 3, Pre-master
Supply chain management
- Study year: 2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020, 2018/2019
- Code: BKB1015
- Level: Bachelor 3, Pre-master
IM Research clinic
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BM-IM-RC
- Level: Master
IM Research clinic
- Study year: 2020/2021
- Code: BM-IMRC
- Level: Master
Closed-loop Supply Chains
- Study year: 2018/2019, 2016/2017, 2015/2016
- Code: BMME068
- ECTS: 6 Level: Master
Featured in the media
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Insead Knowledge Improving Access to Drugs: The Critical Role of Supply Chain Risk
A simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable solutions for drug shortages.. References research by Harwin de Vries and Stef Lemmens as part of a…
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 -
Improving access to drugs: The critical role of supply chain risk
Article based on research from five universities including RSM and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health: a simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable…
Friday, 30 August 2024 -
New Research Highlights Supply Chain Risk As Key To Addressing Drug Shortages
Article about the four-year research project by INSEAD and five other institutions (incl RSM) what reveals that understanding the interaction between medical criticality and supply chain risk is crucial for addressing drug…
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 -
Assessment of supply chain risk key to improving medicine access
Research co-authored by Harwin de Vries and Stef Lemmens and published by INSEAD has been selected and distributed by this news agency. *A four-year research project by INSEAD and five other institutions sheds light on how…
Saturday, 20 July 2024 -
Assessment Of Supply Chain Risk Key To Improving Medicine Access
A four-year research project to study drug shortages in six European countries by INSEAD and five other institutions including RSM sheds light on how understanding medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 -
Assessment of supply chain risk key to improving medicine access
Summary of research by INSEAD and five other universities (including RSM's Harwin de Vries and Stef Lemmens) into how understanding medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions could help us better address drug…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 -
Assessment of supply chain risk key to improving medicine access
Research co-written by Stef Lemmens and Harwin de Vries and issued by INSEAD features in a news release distributed by this agency. 'A four-year research project by INSEAD and five other institutions sheds light on how…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 -
Assessment of supply chain risk key to improving medicine access
A four-year research project by INSEAD and five other institutions (incl RSM) sheds light on how understanding medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions could help us better address drug shortages. Research…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 -
Assessment of supply chain risk key to improving medicine access
RSM's Harwin de Vries and Stef Lemmens co-authored this research: A four-year research project by INSEAD and five other institutions sheds light on how understanding medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions…
Thursday, 18 July 2024
Featured on RSM Discovery
The latest issue of RSM Discovery magazine highlights the importance of transparency and accountability in supply chain management, as well as the need for timely and reliable availability of components.
Discover how Flare is transforming emergency response in Kenya, making ambulance services accessible and affordable. Learn about innovative solutions that improve response times and save lives, with insights from RSM's ongoing research.