Annals of Operations Research

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Volume 351, month 8, 2025

New trends of combinatorial optimization and applications pp. 1-2

Imed Kacem, Safa Bhar Layeb, Nelson Maculan and A. Ridha Mahjoub

Performance analytics for the value chain process of international airports: a dynamic network measure with the shared and unsplittable links pp. 3-33

Anyu Yu, Fan Zhou and Zuduo Zheng

Solving the winner determination problem with discounted bids in transportation auctions pp. 35-58

Chefi Triki, Md. Rakibul Hasan and Adel Elomri

Vehicle routing with multiple UAVs for the last-mile logistics distribution problem: hybrid distributed optimization pp. 59-99

Abdeljawed Sadok, Jalel Euchi and Patrick Siarry

Analysis and improvement of the binary particle swarm optimization pp. 101-131

Sameh Kessentini

Volume-based branch-and-cut algorithm for large-scale fixed-charge multicommodity network design pp. 133-166

Rui S. Shibasaki, Mourad Baïou, Francisco Barahona, Philippe Mahey and Maurício C. de Souza

A two stage approach for order and rack allocation with order backlog in a mobile rack environment pp. 167-201

Cristiano Arbex Valle and John Beasley

Dispatching point selection for a drone-based delivery system operating in a mixed Euclidean–Manhattan grid pp. 203-222

Francesco Betti Sorbelli, Federico Corò, Sajal K. Das, Cristina M. Pinotti and Anil Shende

An R2R approach for stock prediction and portfolio optimization pp. 223-251

Dandan Li and Wei Xu

A novel MILP formulation and an efficient heuristic for the vehicle routing problem with lunch break pp. 253-278

Mohammed Bazirha

A robust, resilience machine learning with risk approach: a case study of gas consumption pp. 279-302

Reza Lotfi, Mehdi Changizi, Pedram MohajerAnsari, Alireza Hosseini, Zahra Javaheri and Sadia Samar Ali

Enhancing the best-first-search F with incremental search and restarts for large-scale single machine scheduling with release dates and deadlines pp. 303-332

Yacine Laalaoui and Rym M’Hallah

Two simplex-based approximate stochastic dynamic programming schemes for a real hydropower management problem pp. 333-364

Luckny Zephyr, Bernard F. Lamond, Kenjy Demeester and Marco Latraverse

A polyhedral analysis of the synchronous management of energy production and consumption problem pp. 365-387

Fatiha Bendali, Eloise Yollande Mole Kamga, Jean Mailfert, Alain Quilliot and Hélène Toussaint

The urban air mobility problem pp. 389-429

Bruce Golden, Eric Oden and S. Raghavan

Migratory beekeeping routing: a combinatorial optimization problem in apiculture pp. 431-453

Xintong Qiu, Yuvraj Gajpal, Vivek Roy and Srimantoorao Appadoo

Enhanced migrating birds optimization algorithm for optimization problems in different domains pp. 455-488

Ramazan Algin, Ali Fuat Alkaya and Mustafa Agaoglu

A fully parallel multi-objective genetic algorithm for optimization of flexible shop floor production performance and schedule stability under dynamic environments pp. 489-524

Jia Luo, Didier El Baz, Rui Xue, Jinglu Hu and Lei Shi

An intelligent approach to adapting Kanban cards with fuzzy controller for pull production control pp. 525-542

Khouloud Elloumi, Chaouki Saidi, Nesrine Azouz and Mounir Benaissa

Modelling and approximate approaches to organising horse race schedules pp. 543-561

Antoine Houdayer, Agnès Plateau and Eric Soutil

Partition of graphs with maximum degree ratio pp. 563-574

Valentin Bouquet, François Delbot and Christophe Picouleau

A biased random-key genetic algorithm for the minimum quasi-clique partitioning problem pp. 575-607

Rafael A. Melo, Celso C. Ribeiro and Jose A. Riveaux

Exact and approximation algorithms for covering timeline in temporal graphs pp. 609-628

Riccardo Dondi and Alexandru Popa

Balancing the cardinality of clusters with a distance constraint: a fast algorithm pp. 629-651

Herminia I. Calvete, Carmen Galé and José A. Iranzo

On the benefits of a new continuous reformulation for QUBO problems pp. 653-665

Petra Maria Bartmeyer and Christiano Lyra

On the optimization of green multimodal transportation: a case study of the West German canal system pp. 667-726

Tom Binsfeld, Sadeque Hamdan, Oualid Jouini and Johannes Gast

A matheuristic for the joint replenishment problem with and without resource constraints pp. 727-749

Milad Elyasi, Ali Ekici, Başak Altan and Okan Örsan Özener

Min–max relative regret for scheduling to minimize maximum lateness pp. 751-778

Imad Assayakh, Imed Kacem and Giorgio Lucarelli

Towards sustainable dialysis modality selection: a multi-expert fuzzy analytical hierarchy process based approach for guided decision making pp. 779-807

Safa Chabouh, Sondes Hammami, Hafedh Fessi and Abdellatif Achour

Hybrid metaheuristic for the dial-a-ride problem with private fleet and common carrier integrated with public transportation pp. 809-847

Cleder M. Schenekemberg, Antonio A. Chaves, Thiago A. Guimarães and Leandro C. Coelho

On the k-maximally-disjoint weighted spanning trees problem: variants, complexity and algorithms pp. 849-881

Walid Astaoui, Youcef Magnouche and Sébastien Martin

A guaranteed service model with continuous review (r,Q) policy pp. 883-901

Abderrahim Bendadou, Yacine Rekik, Rim Kalaï and Zied Jemai

An efficient hybridization of ant colony optimization and genetic algorithm for an assembly line balancing problem of type II under zoning constraints pp. 903-935

Ahmed Mellouli, Racem Mellouli, Hager Triki and Faouzi Masmoudi

Predicting bank inactivity: A comparative analysis of machine learning techniques for imbalanced data pp. 937-963

Ali Ben Mrad, Amine Lahiani, Salma Mefteh-Wali and Nada Mselmi

Extended formulation and Branch-and-Cut-and-Price algorithm for the two connected subgraph problem with disjunctive constraints pp. 965-991

Fatmah Almathkour, Ibrahima Diarrassouba and Youssouf Hadhbi

A Branch-and-Cut algorithm for the multiple Steiner TSP with order constraints pp. 993-1021

Raouia Taktak

Project cost forecasting based on earned value management and Markov chain pp. 1023-1048

Majid Damavandi, Mahdieh Tavakoli and Fariborz Jolai

Environmental challenge of vehicle dispatching in marine container drayage pp. 1049-1107

Etsuko Nishimura, Stratos Papadimitriou, Koichi Shintani and Akio Imai

Efficient algorithms for the bucket wheel reclaimer scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times pp. 1109-1154

Oualid Benbrik, Rachid Benmansour, Abdelhak Elidrissi and Raca Todosijević

An open-source framework for solving shop scheduling problems in manufacturing environments pp. 1155-1183

Carlos R. H. Márquez, Vanessa Braganholo and Celso C. Ribeiro

An integrated model for the production planning and the allocation of locations to items in a warehouse pp. 1185-1219

Mojtaba Arab Momeni and Vipul Jain

In memoriam of Professor Rajiv Banker: New developments in data envelopment analysis and its applications pp. 1221-1224

Ali Emrouznejad and Victor Podinovski

Rajiv Banker’s lasting impact on data envelopment analysis pp. 1225-1264

Ali Emrouznejad, Victor Podinovski, Vincent Charles, Chixiao Lu and Amir Moradi-Motlagh

Malmquist Productivity Index from a regulator’s perspective pp. 1265-1292

Laura Carosi, Giovanna D’Inverno and Maria Molinos Senante

Centralized allocations in free disposal hull technologies pp. 1293-1317

Giovanni Cesaroni

Exploring horizontal mergers in Swedish district courts using technical and scale efficiency: rejecting convexity in favour of nonconvexity pp. 1319-1351

Xiaoqing Chen, Kristiaan Kerstens and Qingyuan Zhu

Data envelopment analysis and accounting measures pp. 1353-1376

Claire Cui, Julie Harrison, Frederick Ng and Paul Rouse

Climbing university rankings under resources constraints: a combined approach integrating DEA and directed Louvain community detection pp. 1377-1402

Simone Di Leo, Alessandro Avenali, Cinzia Daraio and Joanna Wolszczak-Derlacz

Benchmarking in data envelopment analysis: balanced efforts to achieve realistic targets pp. 1403-1426

Hernán P. Guevel, Nuria Ramón and Juan Aparicio

Comparing groups of units through composite indicators in a non-convex approach: corporate social responsibility for the food and beverage manufacturing industry pp. 1427-1450

Magdalena Kapelko, Lidia Ortiz and Juan Aparicio

Navigating Efficiency: Insights from One-Stage and Two-Stage DEA Modeling in the Airline Industry pp. 1451-1487

Dariush Khezrimotlagh and Sepideh Kaffash

Evolution of performance in the water and sewage sector in Brazil: a robust directional Benefit-of-the-Doubt assessment of municipalities from Santa Catarina state pp. 1489-1535

Andréia May, Carlos Ernani Fries, Hermilio Vilarinho and Ana S. Camanho

Testing for heterogeneity in data envelopment analysis pp. 1537-1558

Saman Mohsenirad and Konstantinos Triantis

Free disposal hull models of multicomponent technologies pp. 1559-1587

Grammatoula Papaioannou and Victor V. Podinovski

Learning mobility in European higher education: How has the Union’s flagship initiative progressed? pp. 1589-1619

Miguel Alves Pereira, Giovanna D’Inverno and Ana Santos Camanho

Protocols for MPS choices in VEA models with variable returns to scale pp. 1621-1649

Panagiotis Ravanos and Giannis Karagiannis

Evaluating economies of scope and potential merger: an alternative approach pp. 1651-1673

Jafar Sadeghi, Mehdi Toloo and Biresh K. Sahoo

Statistical inference for Hicks–Moorsteen productivity indices pp. 1675-1703

Leopold Simar, Valentin Zelenyuk and Shirong Zhao

Path-based DEA models in multiplier form and returns-to-scale analysis pp. 1705-1741

Mária Trnovská, Margaréta Halická and Jakub Hrdina