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Volume 273, month 2, 2019

Preface: operations research for transportation pp. 1-3

Gang Chen, Bin Yu and Peter Nielsen

A hybrid heuristic for a broad class of vehicle routing problems with heterogeneous fleet pp. 5-74

Puca Huachi Vaz Penna, Anand Subramanian, Luiz Satoru Ochi, Thibaut Vidal and Christian Prins

Mathematical modelling and heuristic approaches to the location-routing problem of a cost-effective integrated solid waste management pp. 75-110

H. Asefi, S. Lim, M. Maghrebi and S. Shahparvari

Optimization of two-stage location–routing–inventory problem with time-windows in food distribution network pp. 111-134

Chen Chao, Tian Zhihui and Yao Baozhen

Solving large-scale time capacitated arc routing problems: from real-time heuristics to metaheuristics pp. 135-162

Jésica de Armas, Peter Keenan, Angel Juan and Seán McGarraghy

Fresh seafood delivery routing problem using an improved ant colony optimization pp. 163-186

Baozhen Yao, Chao Chen, Xiaolin Song and Xiaoli Yang

Optimization of competitive facility location for chain stores pp. 187-205

Wenxuan Shan, Qianqian Yan, Chao Chen, Mengjie Zhang, Baozhen Yao and Xuemei Fu

Solving fixed charge transportation problem with truck load constraint using metaheuristics pp. 207-236

A. N. Balaji, J. Mukund Nilakantan, Izabela Nielsen, N. Jawahar and S. G. Ponnambalam

A lexicographic approach for the bi-objective selective pickup and delivery problem with time windows and paired demands pp. 237-255

Z. Al Chami, H. Manier and M.-A. Manier

Capacitated vehicle routing problem with pick-up and alternative delivery (CVRPPAD): model and implementation using hybrid approach pp. 257-277

Pawel Sitek and Jarosław Wikarek

Traffic equilibrium with a continuously distributed bound on travel weights: the rise of range anxiety and mental account pp. 279-310

Chi Xie, Xing Wu and Stephen Boyles

Consideration of triple bottom line objectives for sustainability in the optimization of vehicle routing and loading operations: a systematic literature review pp. 311-375

Carlos A. Vega-Mejía, Jairo R. Montoya-Torres and Sardar M. N. Islam

A carrier–shipper contract under asymmetric information in the ocean transport industry pp. 377-408

Ruina Yang, Chung-Yee Lee, Qian Liu and Song Zheng

An integrated model for berth and yard planning in container terminals with multi-continuous berth layout pp. 409-431

H. L. Ma, S. H. Chung, H. K. Chan and Li Cui

An optimization model for container inventory management pp. 433-453

Mark Ching-Pong Poo and Tsz Leung Yip

Scheduling quay cranes and yard trucks for unloading operations in container ports pp. 455-478

Lu Zhen, Shucheng Yu, Shuaian Wang and Zhuo Sun

Complexity, bounds and dynamic programming algorithms for single track train scheduling pp. 479-500

Jonas Harbering, Abhiram Ranade, Marie Schmidt and Oliver Sinnen

Greening of maritime transportation: a multi-objective optimization approach pp. 501-525

Ali Cheaitou and Pierre Cariou

Integrated districting, fleet composition, and inventory planning for a multi-retailer distribution system pp. 527-559

Dinçer Konur and Joseph Geunes

Multimodal processes prototyping subject to grid-like network and fuzzy operation time constraints pp. 561-585

Grzegorz Bocewicz, Zbigniew Banaszak and Izabela Nielsen

The sightseeing bus schedule optimization under Park and Ride System in tourist attractions pp. 587-605

L. Zhang, Y. P. Wang, J. Sun and B. Yu

An integrated decision making model for the selection of sustainable forward and reverse logistic providers pp. 607-650

Kannan Govindan, Vernika Agarwal, Jyoti Dhingra Darbari and P. C. Jha

Flexible dynamic sustainable procurement model pp. 651-691

Harpreet Kaur and Surya Prakash Singh

Fuzzy criteria programming approach for optimising the TBL performance of closed loop supply chain network design problem pp. 693-738

Jyoti Dhingra Darbari, Devika Kannan, Vernika Agarwal and P. C. Jha

Managing congestion in a multi-modal transportation network under biomass supply uncertainty pp. 739-781

Sushil R. Poudel, Md Abdul Quddus, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Linkan Bian and Reuben F. Burch V

Managing sudden transportation disruptions in supply chains under delivery delay and quantity loss pp. 783-814

Sanjoy Kumar Paul, Sobhan Asian, Mark Goh and S. Ali Torabi

Volume 272, month 1, 2019

Preface: advances in theoretical and practical combinatorial optimization pp. 1-2

Said Salhi, Richard Eglese and Eleni Hadjiconstantinou

A flow based pruning scheme for enumerative equitable coloring algorithms pp. 3-28

A. M. C. A. Koster, R. Scheidweiler and M. Tieves

A polynomial time algorithm for the minimum flow problem in time-varying networks pp. 29-39

S. Khodayifar, M. A. Raayatpanah and P. M. Pardalos

Formulation and solution of a two-stage capacitated facility location problem with multilevel capacities pp. 41-67

Chandra Ade Irawan and Dylan Jones

An evolutionary approach to a combined mixed integer programming model of seaside operations as arise in container ports pp. 69-98

Abdellah Salhi, Ghazwan Alsoufi and Xinan Yang

A note on linearized reformulations for a class of bilevel linear integer problems pp. 99-117

M. Hosein Zare, Juan S. Borrero, Bo Zeng and Oleg A. Prokopyev

Improving the performance of evolutionary algorithms: a new approach utilizing information from the evolutionary process and its application to the fuzzy portfolio optimization problem pp. 119-137

K. Liagkouras and K. Metaxiotis

A novel supplier selection method that integrates the intuitionistic fuzzy weighted averaging method and a soft set with imprecise data pp. 139-157

Kuei-Hu Chang

Managing facility disruption in hub-and-spoke networks: formulations and efficient solution methods pp. 159-185

Nader Azizi

Simulated annealing approach to nurse rostering benchmark and real-world instances pp. 187-216

Frederik Knust and Lin Xie

Single-machine and parallel-machine serial-batching scheduling problems with position-based learning effect and linear setup time pp. 217-241

Jun Pei, Bayi Cheng, Xinbao Liu, Panos M. Pardalos and Min Kong

A skewed general variable neighborhood search algorithm with fixed threshold for the heterogeneous fleet vehicle routing problem pp. 243-272

Houda Derbel, Bassem Jarboui and Rim Bhiri

Ascent–descent variable neighborhood decomposition search for community detection by modularity maximization pp. 273-287

Dušan Džamić, Daniel Aloise and Nenad Mladenović

Solving the capacitated clustering problem with variable neighborhood search pp. 289-321

Jack Brimberg, Nenad Mladenović, Raca Todosijević and Dragan Urošević

Optimal spare parts management for vessel maintenance scheduling pp. 323-353

Ramez Kian, Tolga Bektaş and Djamila Ouelhadj

Solving shift scheduling problem with days-off preference for power station workers using binary integer goal programming model pp. 355-372

Adibah Shuib and Faiq Izzuddin Kamarudin

Obstacle-aware optimization of offshore wind farm cable layouts pp. 373-388

Arne Klein and Dag Haugland

Product costing in the strategic formation of a supply chain pp. 389-427

Renato Matta

Maximizing the expected number of transplants in kidney exchange programs with branch-and-price pp. 429-444

Filipe Alvelos, Xenia Klimentova and Ana Viana

The incremental cooperative design of preventive healthcare networks pp. 445-492

Soheil Davari

Adaptive layout for operating theatre in hospitals: different mathematical models for optimal layouts pp. 493-527

Abdelahad Chraibi, Ibrahim H. Osman and Said Kharraja

Volume 271, month 12, 2018

Preface pp. 1-2

Yves Crama, Michel Grabisch and Silvano Martello

Surveys in operations research pp. 3-10

Yves Crama, Michel Grabisch and Silvano Martello

Large-scale unit commitment under uncertainty: an updated literature survey pp. 11-85

W. Ackooij, I. Danti Lopez, A. Frangioni, F. Lacalandra and M. Tahanan

When polynomial approximation meets exact computation pp. 87-103

Vangelis Th. Paschos

Shared mobility systems: an updated survey pp. 105-126

Gilbert Laporte, Frédéric Meunier and Roberto Wolfler Calvo

Vehicle routing problems with multiple trips pp. 127-159

Diego Cattaruzza, Nabil Absi and Dominique Feillet

Recent results on assigned and unassigned distance geometry with applications to protein molecules and nanostructures pp. 161-203

Simon J. L. Billinge, Phillip M. Duxbury, Douglas S. Gonçalves, Carlile Lavor and Antonio Mucherino

Optimization in liner shipping pp. 205-236

Berit Dangaard Brouer, Christian Vad Karsten and David Pisinger

Recent contributions to linear semi-infinite optimization: an update pp. 237-278

M. A. Goberna and M. A. López

Bi-criteria optimization problems for decision rules pp. 279-295

Fawaz Alsolami, Talha Amin, Igor Chikalov and Mikhail Moshkov

Interval cross efficiency for fully ranking decision making units using DEA/AHP approach pp. 297-317

Qingxian An, Fanyong Meng and Beibei Xiong

Rivalry and uncertainty in complementary investments with dynamic market sharing pp. 319-355

Alcino Azevedo and Dean Paxson

A review of operations research models in invasive species management: state of the art, challenges, and future directions pp. 357-403

İ. Esra Büyüktahtakın and Robert G. Haight

Evaluating shortfall distributions in periodic inventory systems with stochastic endogenous demands and lead-times pp. 405-427

Hernan Caceres, Dongchen Yu and Alexander Nikolaev

Analysis of the stochastic cash balance problem using a level crossing technique pp. 429-444

Ben A. Chaouch

Optimization of sample size and order size in an inventory model with quality inspection and return of defective items pp. 445-467

Naoufel Cheikhrouhou, Biswajit Sarkar, Baishakhi Ganguly, Asif Iqbal Malik, Rafael Batista and Young Hae Lee

Computing multiobjective Markov chains handled by the extraproximal method pp. 469-486

Julio B. Clempner

Robust multiobjective optimization with application to Internet routing pp. 487-525

Erin K. Doolittle, Hervé L. M. Kerivin and Margaret M. Wiecek

Robust location of new housing developments using a choice model pp. 527-550

Juan Carlos Espinoza Garcia and Laurent Alfandari

Stochastic multi-site supply chain planning in textile and apparel industry under demand and price uncertainties with risk aversion pp. 551-574

Houssem Felfel, Wafa Ben Yahia, Omar Ayadi and Faouzi Masmoudi

Fast approximation of matroid packing and covering pp. 575-598

Jerome Galtier

Mitigating supply risk: an approach with quantity flexibility procurement pp. 599-617

Bo He and Yange Yang

Postponed two-pricing and ordering opportunity for selling a single season inventoried product pp. 619-640

Avi Herbon, Matan Shnaiderman and Tatyana Chernonog

Examining military medical evacuation dispatching policies utilizing a Markov decision process model of a controlled queueing system pp. 641-678

Phillip R. Jenkins, Matthew J. Robbins and Brian J. Lunday

Combining principal component analysis and the evidential reasoning approach for healthcare quality assessment pp. 679-699

Guilan Kong, Lili Jiang, Xiaofeng Yin, Tianbing Wang, Dong-Ling Xu, Jian-Bo Yang and Yonghua Hu

An axiomatization of the Choquet integral in the context of multiple criteria decision making without any commensurability assumption pp. 701-735

Christophe Labreuche

Capacity optimization and competition with cyclical and lead-time-dependent demands pp. 737-763

Hongyan Li and Joern Meissner

Models and computational algorithms for maritime risk analysis: a review pp. 765-786

Gino J. Lim, Jaeyoung Cho, Selim Bora, Taofeek Biobaku and Hamid Parsaei

Random expected utility theory with a continuum of prizes pp. 787-809

Wei Ma

Combinatorial investigations on the maximum gap for skiving stock instances of the divisible case pp. 811-829

John Martinovic and Guntram Scheithauer

Minimum tiling of a rectangle by squares pp. 831-851

Michele Monaci and André Gustavo Santos

Multi-criteria ranking of corporate distress prediction models: empirical evaluation and methodological contributions pp. 853-886

Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi and Jamal Ouenniche

A perfect information lower bound for robust lot-sizing problems pp. 887-913

Marcio Costa Santos, Michael Poss and Dritan Nace

Application of data envelopment analysis models in supply chain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 915-969

Somayeh Soheilirad, Kannan Govindan, Abbas Mardani, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi and Norhayati Zakuan

Precautionary replenishment in financially-constrained inventory systems subject to credit rollover risk and supply disruption pp. 971-997

Oleg Sokolinskiy, Benjamin Melamed and Ben Sopranzetti

Correction to: Precautionary replenishment in financially-constrained inventory systems subject to credit rollover risk and supply disruption pp. 999-999

Oleg Sokolinskiy, Benjamin Melamed and Ben Sopranzetti

A lot sizing model with advance payment and planned backordering pp. 1001-1022

Ata Allah Taleizadeh, Shayan Tavakoli and Luis Augusto San-José

A stochastic reverse logistics production routing model with environmental considerations pp. 1023-1044

Yiqiang Zhang, Hussam Alshraideh and Ali Diabat

A DEMATEL-based completion method for incomplete pairwise comparison matrix in AHP pp. 1045-1066

Xinyi Zhou, Yong Hu, Yong Deng, Felix T. S. Chan and Alessio Ishizaka

Enumeration algorithms for FDH directional distance functions under different returns to scale assumptions pp. 1067-1078

Kristiaan Kerstens and Ignace Van de Woestyne

A note: minimizing total absolute deviation of job completion times on unrelated machines with general position-dependent processing times and job-rejection pp. 1079-1085

Baruch Mor and Gur Mosheiov

Correction to: On minimum sum representations for weighted voting games pp. 1087-1089

Sascha Kurz

Trains do not vanish: the ROADEF/EURO challenge 2014 pp. 1091-1105

Christian Artigues, Eric Bourreau, Vincent Jost, Safia Kedad-Sidhoum and François Ramond

Two-phase heuristic for SNCF rolling stock problem pp. 1107-1129

Mirsad Buljubašić, Michel Vasquez and Haris Gavranović

Multi-attribute assignment of trains to departures in rolling stock management pp. 1131-1163

Martin Josef Geiger, Sandra Huber, Sebastian Langton, Marius Leschik, Christian Lindorf and Ulrich Tüshaus

A greedy approach for a rolling stock management problem using multi-interval constraint propagation pp. 1165-1183

Hugo Joudrier and Florence Thiard