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Robert W. Grubbström

Robert W. Grubbström

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
33
Citations
3296
World Ranking
9480
National Ranking
96

Overview

Robert W. Grubbström is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research primarily spans Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several key subfields including Management Science and Operations Research, Management Information Systems, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Statistics and Probability.

Their scholarly output includes articles published predominantly in noted journals such as the International Journal of Production Economics, Tehnički glasnik, and the International Journal of Production Research. Additionally, there is a publication in Sustainability Analytics and Modeling. These publication venues reflect engagement with a range of topics in production economics, operations research, and sustainability analytics.

Recent papers authored by Grubbström include:

  • Production decisions based on absolute vs. relative risk aversion and their extensions, 2021, International Journal of Production Economics
  • On the net present value distribution affected by a random walk process, 2022, International Journal of Production Economics
  • Transient Aspects of MRP Theory - Abridged, 2021, Tehnički glasnik
  • Incorporating non-empty initial states into MRP Theory, 2022, International Journal of Production Research

Their work covers a variety of research topics, which include:

  • Supply Chain and Inventory Management
  • Risk and Portfolio Optimization
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Fuzzy Systems and Optimization
  • Economic theories and models
  • Stochastic processes and financial applications
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Grubbström has collaborated with several frequent co-authors including Attila Chikán, Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé, Thomas Kull, and John G. Wacker. These collaborations correspond with their interdisciplinary research focus within production economics and operations management.

Best Publications

  • The EOQ with backlogging derived without derivatives

    Robert W. Grubbström;Asli Erdem

  • A century of evolution from Harris׳s basic lot size model: Survey and research agenda

    Alessandro Andriolo;Daria Battini;Robert W. Grubbström;Alessandro Persona

  • On The Application of the Laplace Transform to Certain Economic Problems

    Robert W. Grubbström

  • A principle for determining the correct capital costs of work-in-progress and inventory

    Robert W. Grubbström

  • Planning and replanning the master production schedule under demand uncertainty

    Ou Tang;Robert W. Grubbström

  • An Overview of Input-Output Analysis Applied to Production-Inventory Systems

    Robert W. Grubbström;Ou Tang

  • Considering stochastic lead times in a manufacturing/remanufacturing system with deterministic demands and returns

    Ou Tang;Robert W. Grubbström

  • Planned lead time determination in a make-to-order remanufacturing system

    Ou Tang;Robert W. Grubbström;Simone Zanoni

  • A net present value approach to safety stocks in planned production

    Robert W. Grubbström

  • A note on an industrial strategy for stock management in supply chains: modelling and performance evaluation

    Simone Zanoni;Robert W. Grubbstrom

  • The detailed coordination problem in a two-level assembly system with stochastic lead times

    Ou Tang;Robert W. Grubbström

  • Efficient location of industrial activity cells in a global supply chain

    Marija Bogataj;Robert W. Grubbström;Ludvik Bogataj

  • Modelling production opportunities — an historical overview☆

    Robert W. Grubbström

  • Economic consequences of a production and inventory control policy

    Stephen Michael Disney;R. W. Grubbström

  • A net present value approach to safety stocks in a multi-level MRP system

    Robert W. Grubbström

  • A stochastic model of multi-level/multi-stage capacity-constrained production–inventory systems

    Robert W. Grubbström;Zhiping Wang

  • Inventory Trigger Control Policies Developed in Terms of Control Theory

    Robert W Grubbström;Joakim Wikner

  • Transportation delays in reverse logistics

    Marija Bogataj;Robert W. Grubbström

  • Safety production plans in MRP-systems using transform methodology

    Robert W. Grubbström;Anders Molinder

  • Further theoretical considerations on the relationship between MRP, input-output analysis and multi-echelon inventory systems

    Robert W Grubbström;Anders Molinder

  • On the representation of timing for different structures within MRP theory

    Marija Bogataj;Robert W. Grubbström

  • Stochastic properties of a production—inventory process with planned production using transform methodology

    Robert W Grubbström

Frequent Co-Authors

Ou Tang
Ou Tang Linköping University
Simone Zanoni
Simone Zanoni University of Brescia
Stephen Michael Disney
Stephen Michael Disney University of Exeter
Sven Axsäter
Sven Axsäter Lund University
Jan Olhager
Jan Olhager Lund University
Daria Battini
Daria Battini University of Padua
Alessandro Persona
Alessandro Persona University of Padua
S.D. Probert
S.D. Probert Cranfield University
Geoffrey P. Hammond
Geoffrey P. Hammond University of Bath
Fabio Sgarbossa
Fabio Sgarbossa Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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