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Eleftherios Iakovou

Eleftherios Iakovou

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
32
Citations
5881
World Ranking
2628
National Ranking
1031

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
33
Citations
5941
World Ranking
9353
National Ranking
2626

Overview

Eleftherios Iakovou is currently affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Business, Management and Accounting, with a notable focus on interdisciplinary applications within these areas.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including Strategy and Management, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering. These subfields reflect a comprehensive engagement with both technical and managerial aspects of engineering systems.

Research topics prominently addressed by Iakovou include:

  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Process Optimization and Integration
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Recent papers by this researcher demonstrate contributions to sustainable and resilient supply chains, renewable energy systems, and process system design. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Data-driven secure, resilient and sustainable supply chains: gaps, opportunities, and a new generalised data sharing and data monetisation framework" (2021) published in International Journal of Production Research
  • "Multi-scale integration for enhanced resilience of sustainable energy supply chains: Perspectives and challenges" (2022) published in Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • "Next-generation reverse logistics networks of photovoltaic recycling: Perspectives and challenges" (2024) published in Solar Energy
  • "Metrics and methods for resilience-aware design of process systems: advances and challenges" (2023) published in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • "Planning strategies in the energy sector: Integrating bayesian neural networks and uncertainty quantification in scenario analysis & optimization" (2025) published in Computers & Chemical Engineering

Publications have appeared frequently in several academic venues, including:

  • Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • Systems and Control Transactions
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • Solar Energy
  • Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Collaborative research is also an element of Iakovou's profile, with frequent co-authors such as Natasha J. Chrisandina, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Funda Iseri, and Halil Iseri. These partnerships reflect a network of engagement across related disciplines and topics.

Best Publications

  • Blockchain in global supply chains and cross border trade: a critical synthesis of the state-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities

    Yanling Chang;Eleftherios Iakovou;Weidong Shi

  • A system dynamics model for dynamic capacity planning of remanufacturing in closed-loop supply chains

    Dimitrios Vlachos;Patroklos Georgiadis;Eleftherios Iakovou

  • Waste biomass-to-energy supply chain management: A critical synthesis

    E. Iakovou;A. Karagiannidis;D. Vlachos;A. Toka

  • A system dynamics modeling framework for the strategic supply chain management of food chains

    Patroklos Georgiadis;Dimitrios Vlachos;Eleftherios Iakovou

  • Agrifood supply chain management: A comprehensive hierarchical decision-making framework and a critical taxonomy

    Naoum K. Tsolakis;Christos A. Keramydas;Agorasti K. Toka;Dimitrios A. Aidonis

  • A methodological framework for the inclusion of modern additive manufacturing into the production portfolio of a focused factory

    Ch. Achillas;D. Aidonis;E. Iakovou;M. Thymianidis

  • Sustainable supply chain management in the digitalisation era: The impact of Automated Guided Vehicles

    Dimitrios Bechtsis;Dimitrios Bechtsis;Naoum Tsolakis;Dimitrios Vlachos;Eleftherios Iakovou

  • Optimising reverse logistics network to support policy-making in the case of Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

    Ch. Achillas;Ch. Vlachokostas;D. Aidonis;N. Moussiopoulos

  • Optimal newsvendor policies for dual-sourcing supply chains

    Anastasios Xanthopoulos;Dimitrios Vlachos;Eleftherios Iakovou

  • On the optimal design of the disassembly and recovery processes

    A. Xanthopoulos;E. Iakovou

  • Data-driven secure, resilient and sustainable supply chains: gaps, opportunities, and a new generalised data sharing and data monetisation framework

    Dimitrios Bechtsis;Dimitrios Bechtsis;Naoum Tsolakis;Eleftherios Iakovou;Dimitrios Vlachos

  • An interactive multiobjective model for the strategic maritime transportation of petroleum products: risk analysis and routing

    Eleftherios T. Iakovou

  • An analytical methodological framework for the optimal design of resilient supply chains

    Eleftherios Iakovou;Dimitrios Vlachos;Anastasios Xanthopoulos

  • Development of a multi-objective model for the design of sustainable supply chains: the case of perishable food products

    Volha Yakavenka;Ioannis Mallidis;Dimitrios Vlachos;Eleftherios Iakovou

  • The emerging role of water footprint in supply chain management: A critical literature synthesis and a hierarchical decision-making framework

    Eirini Aivazidou;Naoum Tsolakis;Eleftherios Iakovou;Dimitrios Vlachos

  • A methodological framework for end-of-life management of electronic products

    E. Iakovou;N. Moussiopoulos;A. Xanthopoulos;Ch. Achillas

  • Optimal location and capacity of emergency cleanup equipment for oil spill response

    Eleftherios Iakovou;Chi M. Ip;Christos Douligeris;Ashutosh Korde

  • A stochastic inventory management model for a dual sourcing supply chain with disruptions

    Eleftherios Iakovou;Dimitrios Vlachos;Anastasios Xanthopoulos

  • An information management system for the emergency management of hurricane disasters

    Eleftherios Iakovou;Christos Douligeris

  • A Maritime Global Route Planning Model for Hazardous Materials Transportation

    Eleftherios Iakovou;Christos Douligeris;Huan Li;Chi Ip

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Vlachos
Dimitrios Vlachos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Christos Douligeris
Christos Douligeris University of Piraeus
Rommert Dekker
Rommert Dekker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Weidong Shi
Weidong Shi Jiangsu University
Zissis Samaras
Zissis Samaras Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dionysis Bochtis
Dionysis Bochtis Aarhus University
Nicolas Moussiopoulos
Nicolas Moussiopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Agis M. Papadopoulos
Agis M. Papadopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Joseph Sharit
Joseph Sharit University of Miami
Sara J. Czaja
Sara J. Czaja Cornell University

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