Publications by Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Optimization of sample size and order size in an inventory model with quality inspection and return of defective items

To ensure all products as perfect, inspection is essential, even though it is not possible to inspect all products after producing them like some special type products as plastic joint for the water pipe. In this direction, this paper develops an inventory ...

SPRINGER2018

Equilibrium analysis in multi-echelon supply chain with multi-dimensional utilities of inertial players

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Matthias Gurtner, Gajanan Bhanudas Panchal

In a supply chain, the importance of information elicitation from the supply chain players is vital to design supply chain network. The rationality and self-centredness of these players causes the information asymmetry in the supply chain and thus situatio ...

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd2017

On the role of trust types and levels on inventory replenishment decision

Rémy Glardon, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Amin Kaboli, Maryam Darvish

Using a participatory simulation platform, this paper investigates the inventory replenishment decisions made under different trust categories. Depending on the type of trust (trust in supplier versus trust in customer) and level of trust (high versus low) ...

2014

A multi criteria group decision making approach for collaborative software selection problem

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Today, operational managers are experiencing difficulties in selecting the software that best suits their increasing number of requirements. These decision makers need to clarify what their needs are, what these packages offer and which software packages b ...

Ios Press2014

A decision support system assessing the trust level in supply chains based on information sharing dimensions

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Omar Ayadi

Assessing customer trust in suppliers with regards to its influencing factors is an important open issue in supply chain management literature. In this paper, a customer trust index is designed as the trust level arising from the information sharing degree ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2013

A rewarding-punishing coordination mechanism based on Trust in a divergent supply chain

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Coordination of decentralized supply chains using contract design is a problem that has been widely addressed in the literature. We consider a divergent supply chain including a supplier and several retailers producing fashion products with short sale seas ...

Elsevier Science Bv2013

Modelling hybrid demand (e-commerce " plus " traditional) evolution: A scenario planning approach

Rémy Glardon, Luca Canetta, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

This work presents a "3 steps-2 aggregation levels" methodological approach for modelling the evolution of the hybrid demand order flow pattern over long time horizons. The hybrid demand is the result of the mutual interaction between the e-commerce and th ...

Elsevier Science Bv2013

Optimal process plan selection in networked based manufacturing using game-theoretic approach

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

This paper proposes a scheme for generating optimal process plans for multi jobs in a networked based manufacturing system. Networked manufacturing offers several advantages in the current competitive atmosphere such as reducing short manufacturing cycle t ...

2012

An Extensive Group Decision Methodology for Alliance Partner Selection Problem in Collaborative Networked Organisations

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Omar Ayadi

More and more companies address collaborations and cooperation as strategic topics to build competitive networks and broaden the global competences provided by the community thus created. These companies can cooperate with partners to share resources, comp ...

2012

A multi-criteria decision making approach for the comparison of hybrid production planning and control strategies for supply chain management

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

2012

Tabu search using variable amplitude for dimensioning an assembly/ disassembly production system

Nicolas Zufferey, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

2012

Lessons learned from the lifecycle management of collaborative enterprises networks: The case of Swiss Microtech

Michel Pouly, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Purpose – Research on the dynamics of Collaborative Enterprises Networks (CEN) lacks consistency and industrial feedback. The purpose of this paper is to present insights and lessons learned from an industrial case study dealing with the practical experien ...

2012

Comparison of hybrid production planning and control strategies for supply chain management: A multi-criteria approach

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

In most of the cases, a supply chain management strategy addressing material flows control consists of push, pull or hybrid controlled system. This paper presents the development of a multi-criteria decision making approach for the comparison of hybrid str ...

2012

The Relationship between Trust and Inventory Replenishment in Supplier-Customer Dyad: An Experimental Study

Rémy Glardon, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Amin Kaboli

2012

A new formulation of the two-dimensional cutting-stock problem with consideration of demand planning

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Omar Ayadi

This paper focuses on the two dimensional rectangular non-oriented guillotine cutting stock problem (TDRCSP) in which many pieces with different dimensions need to be cut with different quantities in order to satisfy customers' orders. In order to maximise ...

2012

Trust categories and their impacts on information exchange processes in vertical collaborative networked organisations

Michel Pouly, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Garikoitz Madinabeitia

Whereas small and medium enterprises can answer the different business challenges through cooperation within collaborative networked organisations (CNOs), human aspects constitute a fundamental issue in these networks since it is neither organisations nor ...

Taylor & Francis2012

Trust-based coordination mechanism in a divergent supply chain

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

2012

Modelling competence-based virtual organisations using the unified enterprise competence modelling language

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Virtual organisations are non-conventional structures aiming at sharing the same goals, developing common practices or creating wealth in a collaborative manner. Accordingly, competence issues are important topics to be addressed in order to ensure coheren ...

Taylor & Francis2012

Human and organisational factors in planning and control

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

2010

A fuzzy approach for the evaluation of competences

Rémy Glardon, Grégoire Pepiot, Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Maintaining and developing competitive advantages in a constantly changing market require the creation and exploitation of a network of adequate competences. Competence management necessitates both clean formalization and evaluation of the pertinence of co ...

Elsevier2008