Jean-Marc Frayret, _{P.eng, Ph.D.}

My completed research projects include:

• Industrial Ecology and closed-loop supply webs
• Supply chain operations planning coordination
• Logistics and operations management in the forest products industry
• Operations management (manufacturing)
• Decision support systems in the service 

Industrial Ecology and closed-loop supply chain

Reverse logistics network optimization with Renaissance Montréal

This project aims at supporting Renaissance Montreal (not-for-profit organization) optimization its collect and distribution network using an agent-based simulation of their operations. This strategic decision support system will eventually be used to assess the logistic performance of various network designs.

• Farmer J.-G., Frayret Jean-Marc, Reverse logistics simulation in a second-hand goods company, CIRRELT, CIRRELT-2015-46, 2015.

Decision support tool for the design of industrial symbiosis

This project is a collaboration with and supported by the Centre de Transfert Technologique en Écologie Industrielle (CTTéi). The aim is to develop a set of tools, including a data structure, a mathematical model and a decision support process in order to support the identification of industrial synergies in industrial parks and regions.

• Maillé, M., Frayret, J.-M., 2012. Decision Support Tool to Identify Industrial Waste Reuse Opportunities in an Industrial Symbiosis Context (PDF), in proceedings of the Conférence Interdisciplinaire sur l’Ecologie Industrielle et Territoriale, 17-18 octobre 2012, Troyes, France.
• Maillé, M., Frayret, J.-M., 2013. Decision Model to Identify Optimal Industrial Waste Reuse Opportunities, submitted to Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Supply Chain Operations Planning Coordination

Operations coordination in supply chains with incentive models

This project aimed to develop a set of tools to coordinate operations planning in a simple supply chain made of two manufacturing partners. The problem consists in the coordination of two multi-level capacitated lot-sizing problems using financial incentive to address simultaneously operations coordination and revenue sharing. This project was supported by an NSERC Discovery grant.

• Taghipour, A., Frayret, J.-M., 2013. Coordination of operations planning in supply chains: a review, International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modeling. 5(3), pp 272-307.
• Taghipour, A., Frayret, J.-M., 2013. Dynamic Mutual Adjustment Search for Supply Chain Operations Planning Coordination. International Journal of Production Research, 51(9), pp 2715-2739.
• Taghipour, A., Frayret, J.-M., 2012. Mutual adjustment search with incentive for supply chain planning coordination, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 25(10), pp 946-962.

Distributed optimization using a search strategy based on discrepancies

This project aimed to develop a distributed mechanism to coordinate operations planning in a linear supply chain made of several partners. This approach is based on a tree representation of the coordination space that is systematically searched to find a good coordination solution. An advanced form of coordination include a learning mechanism to focus the search for a solution within interesting branches of the coordination tree. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Gaudreault, J., Pesant, G., Frayret, J.-M., D'Amours, S., 2012. Supply Chains Coordination Using an Adaptive Search Strategy. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part C: Applications and Reviews, 42(6), pp 1424-1438.
• Gaudreault, J., Frayret, J.-M., Pesant, G., 2009. Distributed Search for Supply Chain Coordination,Computers in Industry, 60(6), pp 441-451.
• Gaudreault, J., Forget, P., Frayret, J.-M., Rousseau, A., D’Amours, S. Distributed Operations Planning for the Softwood Lumber Supply Chain: Optimization and coordination, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 17(3), pp 168-189.

Multi-behaviour agent architecture for supply chain planning

This project aimed to develop a framework for the design of multi-behaviour supply chain planning agents capable of adjusting their behaviour in order to improve their collaborative response to a collective supply chain planning effort. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Forget, P., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., 2010. Coordination Mechanism Design in Supply Chains Using Multi-Behavior Agents, International Journal of Electronic Business, 8(3), pp 281-297. 
• Forget, P., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., Gaudreault, G., 2009. Study of the Performance of Multi-behaviour Agents for Supply Chain Planning, Computers in Industry, 60(9), pp 698-708.
• Forget, P., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., 2008. Multi-Behavior Agent Model for Planning in Supply Chains An Application to the Lumber Industry, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Journal, 24(5), pp 664-679.

Supply chain simulation with advanced planning and scheduling capabilities

This project aimed to develop a framework for the analysis phase of the design of supply chain simulation experiments in order to develop and configure efficient advanced planning and scheduling tools in supply chains. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Santa-Eulalia, L. A., D'Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., 2012. Agent-Based Simulations for Advanced Supply Chain Planning: The FAMASS Methodological Framework for Requirements Analysis and Deployment, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 25(10), pp 963–980.
• Santa-Eulalia, L.A., Aït-Kadi, D., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., Lemieux, S., 2011. Agent-based experimental investigations about the robustness of tactical planning and control policies in a softwood lumber supply chain, Production Planning and Control. 22(8), pp 782-799.
• Santa-Eulalia, L.A., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., 2011. An Agent-based Strategy for Deploying Analysis Models into Specification and Design for Distributed APS Systems. International Journal of Computer Science Issues, 8(3).
• Santa-Eulalia, L.A., Halladjian, G., D’Amours, S., Frayret, J.-M., 2011. Integrated methodological frameworks for modelling agent-based advanced supply chain planning systems: a systematic literature review. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 4(4), pp 624-668.
• Santa-Eulalia, L.A., Frayret, J.-M., D’Amours, S., 2008. Essay on conceptual modeling, analysis and illustration of agent-based simulations for distributed supply chain planning, INFOR, 46(2), pp 97-116.

Logistics and operations management in the forest products industry

Auction-based wood procurement: simulation and distributed scheduling

This project aims, first, to create a simulation platform of the wood auction mechanism in public forest to be implemented in 2012 in the province of Québec. Next, this project will propose a combinatorial auction mechanism that will allow the government to control both wood allocation and harvest operations scheduling within a single process of auction. A winner determination problem is specifically developed and a solution heuristic will be designed to solve it. This approach will be tested with simulation. This project is carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Farnia, F., Frayret, J.-M., Lebel, L., Beaudry, C., 2013. Multiple-Round Timber Auction Design and Simulation, International Journal of Production Economics, 146(1), pp 129-141. 
• Farnia, F., Frayret, J.-M., Beaudry, C., Lebel, L., 2014. Time-based combinatorial auction for timber allocation and delivery coordination. Forest Policy and Economics, 50(1), pp 143-152.
• Farnia, F., Frayret, J.-M., Lebel, L., Beaudry, C., 2016. Agent-based Simulation of multi-round timber combinatorial auction. accepted in Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 

Log management for secondary transformation yield optimization in the hardwood sawing industry

This project is a partnership with FPInnovations and is supported by the NSERC VCO Network. The aim is to develop log management and classification rules in order to plan first transformation operations with the objective of maximizing secondary transformation yields. This project uses agent-based simulation to assess various classification rules previously computed using advanced statistical tools.   

• Gil, A., Frayret, J.-M., 2014. Log Classification in the Hardwood Timber Industry: Method and Value Analysis. submitted to International Journal of Production Research.

Road construction optimization for forest operations and interaction decision systems

This project aims to develop methods to optimize forest road construction plans subject to the annual harvest operations plans, maximum skidding distance, and other operational constraints, in order to minimize road construction cost, harvest (skidding) cost and transportation cost. This project proposes an automated GRASP-based approach, as well as an interactive heuristic that allows the user to guide the search for a solution. This project is supported by a MITACS team grantand a FQRNT Team Grant. 

• Meignan, D., Frayret, J.-M., Pesant, G., Blouin, M., 2012. An Automated Heuristic Approach to Forest Road Location, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42(12), pp 2130-2141.
• Meignan, D., Frayret, J.-M., Pesant, G., 2013. Interactive Planning System for Forest Road Location, submitted to Journal of Heuristics.
• Meignan, D., Knust, S., Frayret, J.-M., Pesant, G., Gaud, N., 2013. A Review and Taxonomy of Interactive Optimization Methods. submitted to ACM Transaction on Interactive Intelligent Systems.

Integrated forest cross-cutting and transportation operations planning

This project aims to develop decision models to support cut-to-length forest operations planning. Several models are developed from short term single period cross-cutting operations planning to integrated tactical cross-cutting and harvest operations planning. This project was initially carried out within the FORAC Consortium. The most recent development are supported by a MITACS team grant and a FQRNT Team Grant. 

• Chauhan, S.S., Frayret, J.-M., Lebel, L., 2009. Multi-Commodity Supply Network Planning in the Forest Supply Chain, European Journal of Operational Research, 196(2), pp 688-696.
• Chauhan, S.S., Frayret, J.-M., LeBel, L., 2011. Supply network planning in the forest supply chain with bucking decisions anticipation, Annals of Operations Research. 190(1), pp 93-115.
• Dems, A., Rousseau, L.-M., Frayret, J.-M., 2013. Effects of different Cut-To-Length Harvest Structures on the Economic Value of a Wood Procurement Planning Problem. Annals of Operations research.
• Dems, A., Rousseau, L.-M., Frayret, J.-M., 2014. Annual Timber Procurment Planning with Bucking Decisions. submitted to European Journal of Operational Research.
• Dems, A., Rousseau, L.-M., Frayret, J.-M., 2014. A Hybrid Constraint Programming Approach to a Wood Procurement Problem with Bucking Decisions. Constraint, 21(2), pp 303-317.

Tactical planning of forest operations

This project aimed to develop a set of tools based on mathematical programming for the tactical planning of harvest operations in the context of mixed forest and multiple stakeholder. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Beaudoin, D., Frayret, J.-M., LeBel, L., 2010. Negotiation-based distributed wood procurement planning within a multi firm environment, Forest Policy and Economics, 12(2),  pp 79-93.
• Beaudoin, D., Frayret, J.-M., LeBel, L., 2008. Hierarchical Forest Management with Anticipation : an application to tactical-operational planning integration, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38(8), pp 2198-2211.
• Beaudoin, D., Lebel, L., Frayret, J.-M., 2007. Tactical supply chain planning in the forest products industry through optimization and scenario-based analysis, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 37(1), pp 128–140.

Analysis of the decoupling point position in the lumber supply chain

This project aimed to study the impacts of various decoupling point positions (point where demand information is used to pull operations) in the context of a softwood lumber production centre. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Cid Yanez, F., Frayret, J.-M., Léger, F., Rousseau, A. 2009. Agent-Based Simulation and Analysis of Demand-Driven Production Strategies in the Lumber Industry, International Journal of Production Research, 47(22), pp 6295–6319.

Sawing and drying operations planning

This project aimed to develop a set of tools to support operations planning for the sawing, drying and planing operations in a softwood lumber production centre. This project was carried out within the FORAC Consortium.

• Gaudreault, J., Frayret, J.-M., Rousseau, A., D’Amours, S., 2011. Combined planning and scheduling in a divergent production system with co-production, Computers and Operations Research, 38(1), pp 1238-1250.
• Gaudreault, J., Forget, P., Frayret, J.-M., Rousseau, A., D’Amours, S. Distributed Operations Planning for the Softwood Lumber Supply Chain: Optimization and coordination, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 17(3), pp 168-189.

Operations Management (manufacturing)

Integrated production capacity and transportation planning in a house components manufacturing company

This project is a collaboration with Toiture Mauricienne and is supported by MITACS. The aim is to develop an optimization tool to integrate production planning and delivery route planning in a context of non-trivial trailer loading constraints in order to quantify the cost saving potential of such a practice.

Agent-based human resources management in a complex products assembly line

This project aimed to develop a tool to support human resource management in the context of a complex product assembly line. This project was carried out within the Chaire en design d’affaires de Benoit Montreuil..

• Sabar, M., Montreuil, B., Frayret, J.-M., 2012. An Agent-Based Algorithm for Personnel Shift-Scheduling and Rescheduling in Flexible Assembly Lines. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 23(6), pp 2623-2634.
• Sabar, M., Montreuil, B., Frayret, J.-M., 2009. A multi-agent based approach for personnel scheduling in assembly centers, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 22(7), pp 1080-1088.
• Sabar, M., Montreuil, B., Frayret, J.-M., 2008. Competency and preference based personnel scheduling in large assembly lines. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 21(4), pp 468-479.

Load balancing for an aircraft building assembly line

This project aimed to develop a line balancing support tool in the context of an aircraft assembly line. The project was a collaboration with Bombardier and supported by a NSERC Discovery grant.

Decision support systems in the service industry

Flight delay management

This project is a partnership with Air Canada and supported by MITACS. The aim of the project is to support short term decisions concerning the delay of a flight by taking into account the possibility to accelerate the delayed flight as well as the possibility to delay connection flights, and various costs related to these decisions.  

Integration road and electricity networks repair in emergency situation

This project aims to study the value of information in a context of repair route planning with multiple repair trucks and crews. In this project, we use simulation to study the impact of various levels of information concerning repairs to be done on the quality of repair route planning. This project was supported by a NSERC team grant.

• Perrier, N., Agard, B., Baptiste, P., Frayret, J.-M., Langevin, A., Pellerin, R., Riopel, D., Trépanier, M., 2013. A survey of models and algorithms for emergency response logistics in electric distribution systems - Part I: Reliability planning with fault considerations. Computers and Operations Research, 40(7), pp 1895-1906.
• Perrier, N., Agard, B., Baptiste, P., Frayret, J.-M., Langevin, A., Pellerin, R., Riopel, D., Trépanier, M., 2013. A survey of models and algorithms for emergency response logistics in electric distribution systems - Part II: Contingency planning level. Computers and Operations Research, 40(7), pp 1907-1922.