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Volume 285, month 2, 2020

Project management and scheduling pp. 1-8

Massimiliano Caramia

Project portfolio selection and scheduling optimization based on risk measure: a conditional value at risk approach pp. 9-33

Vijaya Dixit and Manoj Kumar Tiwari

Elucidation of IS project success factors: an interpretive structural modelling approach pp. 35-66

D. Laurie Hughes, Nripendra P. Rana and Yogesh K. Dwivedi

A two-stage approach for the critical chain project rescheduling pp. 67-95

Yan Zhao, Nanfang Cui and Wendi Tian

Price of anarchy and price of stability in multi-agent project scheduling pp. 97-119

Alessandro Agnetis, Cyril Briand, Sandra Ulrich Ngueveu and Přemysl Šůcha

Value of information sharing in a multiple producers–distributor supply chain pp. 121-148

Changchun Liu, Xi Xiang and Li Zheng

Heuristics for scheduling data gathering with limited base station memory pp. 149-159

Joanna Berlińska

A multi-objective optimization approach to project scheduling with resiliency criteria under uncertain activity duration pp. 161-196

Farnaz Torabi Yeganeh and Seyed Hessameddin Zegordi

Modeling single machine preemptive scheduling problems for computational efficiency pp. 197-222

Fernando Jaramillo, Busra Keles and Murat Erkoc

Modeling and solving for bi-objective cutting parallel machine scheduling problem pp. 223-245

Ronghua Meng, Yunqing Rao and Qiang Luo

A cutting plane approach for the multi-machine precedence-constrained scheduling problem pp. 247-271

Prahalad Venkateshan, Joseph Szmerekovsky and George Vairaktarakis

A worm optimization algorithm to minimize the makespan on unrelated parallel machines with sequence-dependent setup times pp. 273-293

Jean-Paul Arnaout

Scheduling equal length jobs with eligibility restrictions pp. 295-314

Juntaek Hong, Kangbok Lee and Michael L. Pinedo

Solving parallel machine problems with delivery times and tardiness objectives pp. 315-334

Söhnke Maecker and Liji Shen

A mixed integer linear programming modelling for the flexible cyclic jobshop problem pp. 335-352

Félix Quinton, Idir Hamaz and Laurent Houssin

Scheduling a forge with due dates and die deterioration pp. 353-367

Olivér Ősz, Balázs Ferenczi and Máté Hegyháti

Approximation algorithms for minimizing the maximum lateness and makespan on parallel machines pp. 369-395

Gais Alhadi, Imed Kacem, Pierre Laroche and Izzeldin M. Osman

A new approximation algorithm for unrelated parallel machine scheduling with release dates pp. 397-425

Zhi Pei, Mingzhong Wan and Ziteng Wang

Modeling and solving the multi-period disruptions scheduling problem on urban networks pp. 427-443

Amadeu A. Coco, Christophe Duhamel and Andréa Cynthia Santos

Volume 284, month 1, 2020

An innovative super-efficiency data envelopment analysis, semi-variance, and Shannon-entropy-based methodology for player selection: evidence from cricket pp. 1-32

Arnab Adhikari, Adrija Majumdar, Gaurav Gupta and Arnab Bisi

Computing a common preference vector in a complex multi-actor and multi-group decision system in Analytic Hierarchy Process context pp. 33-62

Pietro Amenta, Alessio Ishizaka, Antonio Lucadamo, Gabriella Marcarelli and Vijay Vyas

Portfolio allocation problems between risky and ambiguous assets pp. 63-79

Takao Asano and Yusuke Osaki

On the $$\varvec{(Q,r)}$$(Q,r) policy for perishables with positive lead times and multiple outstanding orders pp. 81-98

Emre Berk, Ülkü Gürler and Saeed Poormoaied

Dynamic mixed-item inventory control with limited capital and short-term financing pp. 99-130

Gongbing Bi, Lei Song and Yalei Fei

Fair task allocation problem pp. 131-146

Christian Billing, Florian Jaehn and Thomas Wensing

A characterization of two disproportionality and malapportionment indices: the Duncan and Duncan index and the Lijphart index pp. 147-163

Denis Bouyssou, Thierry Marchant and M. Pirlot

Economic and financial risk factors, copula dependence and risk sensitivity of large multi-asset class portfolios pp. 165-197

Catherine Bruneau, Alexis Flageollet and Zhun Peng

The impact of short-term variability and uncertainty on long-term power planning pp. 199-223

Henrik C. Bylling, Salvador Pineda and Trine K. Boomsma

Exploring the financial risk of a temperature index: a fractional integrated approach pp. 225-242

Rosella Castellano, Roy Cerqueti and Giulia Rotundo

An application of sparse-group lasso regularization to equity portfolio optimization and sector selection pp. 243-262

Jingnan Chen, Gengling Dai and Ning Zhang

Robust min–max regret scheduling to minimize the weighted number of late jobs with interval processing times pp. 263-282

Maciej Drwal and Jerzy Józefczyk

Polyhedral results for position-based scheduling of chains on a single machine pp. 283-322

Markó Horváth and Tamás Kis

How to obtain an equitable optimal fair division pp. 323-332

Jerzy Legut

Decentralized beneficiary behavior in humanitarian supply chains: models, performance bounds, and coordination mechanisms pp. 333-365

Luke Muggy and Jessica L. Heier Stamm

A GPU based local search algorithm for the unweighted and weighted maximum s-plex problems pp. 367-400

Bruno Nogueira and Rian G. S. Pinheiro

Waiting-time analysis of D-$${ BMAP}{/}G{/}1$$BMAP/G/1 queueing system pp. 401-413

S. K. Samanta

A Malmquist productivity index for network production systems in the energy sector pp. 415-445

Madjid Tavana, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Francisco J. Santos Arteaga and Arousha Hashemi

Output, input, and undesirable output interconnections in data envelopment analysis: convexity and returns-to-scale pp. 447-467

Barnabé Walheer

On mutual funds-of-ETFs asset allocation with rebalancing: sample covariance versus EWMA and GARCH pp. 469-482

Panos Xidonas, Mike Tsionas and Constantin Zopounidis

Preface: decomposition methods for hard optimization problems pp. 483-485

Fabio Furini, Ivana Ljubić and Emiliano Traversi

A branch-and-cut algorithm for the maximum covering cycle problem pp. 487-499

Eduardo Álvarez-Miranda and Markus Sinnl

Random sampling and machine learning to understand good decompositions pp. 501-526

S. Basso, A. Ceselli and A. Tettamanzi

Price-and-verify: a new algorithm for recursive circle packing using Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition pp. 527-555

Ambros Gleixner, Stephen J. Maher, Benjamin Müller and João Pedro Pedroso

An accelerated L-shaped method for solving two-stage stochastic programs in disaster management pp. 557-582

Emilia Grass, Kathrin Fischer and Antonia Rams

Partition-based decomposition algorithms for two-stage Stochastic integer programs with continuous recourse pp. 583-604

Babak Saleck Pay and Yongjia Song

A Lagrangian relaxation approach for stochastic network capacity expansion with budget constraints pp. 605-621

Majid Taghavi and Kai Huang

A Benders decomposition approach to product location in carousel storage systems pp. 623-643

Raymond G. Vickson, Elkafi Hassini and Nader Azad

Improving set partitioning problem solutions by zooming around an improving direction pp. 645-671

Abdelouahab Zaghrouti, Issmail El Hallaoui and François Soumis

Volume 283, month 12, 2019

Disaster relief operations: past, present and future pp. 1-8

Rameshwar Dubey, Angappa Gunasekaran and Thanos Papadopoulos

Resource deployment and donation allocation for epidemic outbreaks pp. 9-32

Azrah Anparasan and Miguel Lejeune

New model for addressing supply chain and transport safety for disaster relief operations pp. 33-69

Abhijit Baidya and Uttam Kumar Bera

A systematic review of humanitarian operations, humanitarian logistics and humanitarian supply chain performance literature 2005 to 2016 pp. 71-86

Ruth Banomyong, Paitoon Varadejsatitwong and Richard Oloruntoba

An integrated tri-level model for enhancing the resilience of facilities against intentional attacks pp. 87-117

Sachuer Bao, Chi Zhang, Min Ouyang and Lixin Miao

Humanitarian relief supplies distribution: an application of inventory routing problem pp. 119-141

Emre Çankaya, Ali Ekici and Okan Örsan Özener

Giving voice to the silent: a framework for understanding stakeholders’ participation in socially-oriented initiatives, community-based actions and humanitarian operations projects pp. 143-158

José Alberto Camargo, Paulo Sérgio Miranda Mendonça, Jorge Henrique Caldeira Oliveira, Charbel José Chiapetta Jabbour and Ana Beatriz Lopes Sousa Jabbour

Swift trust and commitment: The missing links for humanitarian supply chain coordination? pp. 159-177

Rameshwar Dubey, Nezih Altay and Constantin Blome

Understanding risk management for intentional supply chain disruptions: risk detection, risk mitigation, and risk recovery pp. 179-198

Scott DuHadway, Steven Carnovale and Benjamin Hazen

Proactive and reactive models for disaster resilient supply chain pp. 199-224

Sahitya Elluru, Hardik Gupta, Harpreet Kaur and Surya Prakash Singh

Social media adoption and use for improved emergency services operations: the case of the NSW SES pp. 225-245

Samuel Fosso Wamba, Andrew Edwards and Shahriar Akter

Embedded analytics: improving decision support for humanitarian logistics operations pp. 247-265

Daniel A. Griffith, Bradley Boehmke, Randy V. Bradley, Benjamin T. Hazen and Alan W. Johnson

Stochastic programming solution for placement of satellite ground stations pp. 267-288

Aaron B. Hoskins and Hugh R. Medal

An analysis of the literature on humanitarian logistics and supply chain management: paving the way for future studies pp. 289-307

Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour, Vinicius Amorim Sobreiro, Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour, Lucila Maria Souza Campos, Enzo Barberio Mariano and Douglas William Scott Renwick

Sustainable procurement and logistics for disaster resilient supply chain pp. 309-354

Harpreet Kaur and Surya Prakash Singh

Bi-objective emergency blood supply chain network design in earthquake considering earthquake magnitude: a comprehensive study with real world application pp. 355-393

Soheyl Khalilpourazari and Alireza Arshadi Khamseh

Predictive police patrolling to target hotspots and cover response demand pp. 395-410

Johanna Leigh, Sarah Dunnett and Lisa Jackson

Staff assignment policies for a mass casualty event queuing network pp. 411-442

Emmett J. Lodree, Nezih Altay and Robert A. Cook

A hybrid approach of VIKOR and bi-objective integer linear programming for electrification planning in a disaster relief camp pp. 443-469

Hanif Malekpoor, Konstantinos Chalvatzis, Nishikant Mishra and Amar Ramudhin

Fit between humanitarian professionals and project requirements: hybrid group decision procedure to reduce uncertainty in decision-making pp. 471-496

Abderrahmen Mediouni, Nicolas Zufferey, Nachiappan Subramanian and Naoufel Cheikhrouhou

Locating an ambulance base by using social media: a case study in Bangkok pp. 497-516

Suriyaphong Nilsang, Chumpol Yuangyai, Chen-Yang Cheng and Udom Janjarassuk

Similarities between disaster supply chains and commercial supply chains: a SCM process view pp. 517-542

Jimoh Eniola Olaogbebikan and Richard Oloruntoba

Theory in humanitarian operations research pp. 543-560

Richard Oloruntoba, Gazi Farid Hossain and Beverly Wagner

Application of project management to disaster resilience pp. 561-590

Sameer Prasad, Jason Woldt, Jasmine Tata and Nezih Altay

Partial contraflow with path reversals for evacuation planning pp. 591-612

Urmila Pyakurel, Hari Nandan Nath and Tanka Nath Dhamala

Designing a robust and dynamic network for the emergency blood supply chain with the risk of disruptions pp. 613-641

Donya Rahmani

An integrated routing and scheduling model for evacuation and commodity distribution in large-scale disaster relief operations: a case study pp. 643-677

Fatemeh Sabouhi, Ali Bozorgi-Amiri, Mohammad Moshref-Javadi and Mehdi Heydari

Developing a robust stochastic model for designing a blood supply chain network in a crisis: a possible earthquake in Tehran pp. 679-703

Faraz Salehi, Masoud Mahootchi and Seyed Mohammad Moattar Husseini

Dynamic temporary blood facility location-allocation during and post-disaster periods pp. 705-736

Bhuvnesh Sharma, M. Ramkumar, Nachiappan Subramanian and Bharat Malhotra

Event classification and location prediction from tweets during disasters pp. 737-757

Jyoti Prakash Singh, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Nripendra P. Rana, Abhinav Kumar and Kawaljeet Kaur Kapoor

Impact of internet of things (IoT) in disaster management: a task-technology fit perspective pp. 759-794

Akash Sinha, Prabhat Kumar, Nripendra P. Rana, Rubina Islam and Yogesh K. Dwivedi

Analysis and exploration of damage-reduction measures for flood disasters in China pp. 795-810

Malin Song and Qianqian Du

Theory building using SAP-LAP linkages: an application in the context of disaster management pp. 811-836

Professor Sushil

Formulating multi-objective stochastic dynamic facility layout problem for disaster relief pp. 837-863

Akash Tayal and Surya Prakash Singh

Pre-positioning of emergency supplies: does putting a price on human life help to save lives? pp. 865-895

Renata Turkeš, Daniel Palhazi Cuervo and Kenneth Sörensen

Robust reliable humanitarian relief network design: an integration of shelter and supply facility location pp. 897-916

Mohsen Yahyaei and Ali Bozorgi-Amiri

Emergency logistics for wildfire suppression based on forecasted disaster evolution pp. 917-937

Zhongzhen Yang, Liquan Guo and Zaili Yang

Big data and disaster management: a systematic review and agenda for future research pp. 939-959

Shahriar Akter and Samuel Fosso Wamba

Defining and measuring the network flexibility of humanitarian supply chains: insights from the 2015 Nepal earthquake pp. 961-1000

Hossein Baharmand, Tina Comes and Matthieu Lauras

Humanitarian supply chain management: a thematic literature review and future directions of research pp. 1001-1044

Abhishek Behl and Pankaj Dutta

Robust optimization of the insecticide-treated bed nets procurement and distribution planning under uncertainty for malaria prevention and control pp. 1045-1078

Roberto Gomes de Mattos, Fabricio Oliveira, Adriana Leiras, Abdon Baptista de Paula Filho and Paulo Gonçalves

Mixed robust possibilistic flexible chance constraint optimization model for emergency blood supply chain network design pp. 1079-1109

Mohamadreza Fazli-Khalaf, Soheyl Khalilpourazari and Mohammad Mohammadi

How entry crowds and grows markets: the gradual disaster management view of market dynamics in the retail industry pp. 1111-1138

Dennis Fok, André Stel, Andrew Burke and Roy Thurik

Reducing the cost of humanitarian operations through disaster preparation and preparedness pp. 1139-1152

Kyle H. Goldschmidt and Sameer Kumar

Big data in humanitarian supply chain management: a review and further research directions pp. 1153-1173

Shivam Gupta, Nezih Altay and Zongwei Luo

Harnessing the power of crowdsourcing and Internet of Things in disaster response pp. 1175-1190

Shuihua Han, Hu Huang, Zongwei Luo and Cyril Foropon

Simultaneous structural–operational control of supply chain dynamics and resilience pp. 1191-1210

Dmitry Ivanov and Boris Sokolov

Humanitarian aid delivery decisions during the early recovery phase of disaster using a discrete choice multi-attribute value method pp. 1211-1225

R. K. Jana, Chandra Prakash Chandra and Aviral Tiwari

Modelling the inter-relationship between factors affecting coordination in a humanitarian supply chain: a case of Chennai flood relief pp. 1227-1258

Lijo John, Anand Gurumurthy, Gunjan Soni and Vipul Jain

Logistics service provider selection for disaster preparation: a socio-technical systems perspective pp. 1259-1282

Seongtae Kim, M. Ramkumar and Nachiappan Subramanian

Stochastic facility location model for drones considering uncertain flight distance pp. 1283-1302

Dongwook Kim, Kyungsik Lee and Ilkyeong Moon

A multicriteria Master Planning DSS for a sustainable humanitarian supply chain pp. 1303-1343

Laura Laguna-Salvadó, Matthieu Lauras, Uche Okongwu and Tina Comes

Post-disaster multi-period road network repair: work scheduling and relief logistics optimization pp. 1345-1385

Shuanglin Li and Kok Lay Teo

Current trends in disaster management simulation modelling research pp. 1387-1411

Deepa Mishra, Sameer Kumar and Elkafi Hassini

An enhanced procedure for managing blood supply chain under disruptions and uncertainties pp. 1413-1462

Mohammad Reza Ghatreh Samani and Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh

Disaster management in Bangladesh: developing an effective emergency supply chain network pp. 1463-1487

Mahmud Shareef, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Rafeed Mahmud, Angela Wright, Mohammad Mahboob Rahman, Hatice Kizgin and Nripendra P. Rana

Efficient interpretive ranking process incorporating implicit and transitive dominance relationships pp. 1489-1516

Professor Sushil

A fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS approach to supply partner selection in continuous aid humanitarian supply chains pp. 1517-1550

V. G. Venkatesh, Abraham Zhang, Eric Deakins, Sunil Luthra and S. Mangla

Optimization of humanitarian relief supply chain reliability: a case study of the Ya’an earthquake pp. 1551-1572

Jihai Zhang, Zhile Wang and Fan Ren

Emergency relief routing models for injured victims considering equity and priority pp. 1573-1606

Li Zhu, Yeming Gong, Yishui Xu and Jun Gu