Operational Research

2016 - 2025

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Volume 21, issue 4, 2021

Supplementary variable technique (SVT) for non-Markovian single server queue with service interruption (QSI) pp. 2203-2246

Madhu Jain, Sandeep Kaur and Parminder Singh

A value for games on colored communication structures pp. 2247-2260

M. Ordóñez, A. Jiménez-Losada, Julio Fernández and Inés Gallego

Strategies and stability study for a triopoly game considering product recovery based on closed-loop supply chain pp. 2261-2282

Junhai Ma, Liqing Zhu and Yani Guo

Credit and discount incentive options for two-level supply chain coordination, under uncertain price-dependent demand pp. 2283-2307

Mohammad Reza Gholamian and Mahdi Ebrahimzadeh-Afruzi

Production planning with transshipment in a global supply chain under different carbon trading mechanisms pp. 2309-2331

Min Wang, Jiao Ouyang and Lindu Zhao

A Pareto approach for the multi-factory supply chain scheduling and distribution problem pp. 2333-2364

Ali Gharaei and Fariborz Jolai

Dynamic allocation of promotional budgets based on maximizing customer equity pp. 2365-2389

Mehrdad Memarpour, Erfan Hassannayebi, Navid Fattahi Miab and Ali Farjad

A GRASP-based scheme for the set covering problem pp. 2391-2408

Victor Reyes and Ignacio Araya

Optimal ordering policy for a retailer with consideration of customer credit under two-level trade credit financing pp. 2409-2432

Chuan Zhang, Yu-xin Tian, Ling-wei Fan and Shu-min Yang

A multi-objective reliability-redundancy allocation problem with active redundancy and interval type-2 fuzzy parameters pp. 2433-2458

Pradip Kundu

Multi-objective optimisation under deep uncertainty pp. 2459-2487

Babooshka Shavazipour and Theodor J. Stewart

Online optimization with gradual look-ahead pp. 2489-2523

Fabian Dunke and Stefan Nickel

Variable neighborhood search algorithms for the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with the preventive maintenance pp. 2525-2542

Wahiba Jomaa, Mansour Eddaly and Bassem Jarboui

A pre-processing reduction method for the generalized travelling salesman problem pp. 2543-2591

Mehdi El Krari, Belaïd Ahiod and Youssef Bouazza El Benani

New concepts and an algorithm for multiobjective bilevel programming: optimistic, pessimistic and moderate solutions pp. 2593-2626

Maria João Alves, Carlos Henggeler Antunes and João Paulo Costa

A formal specification of multicriteria economics pp. 2627-2650

Francisco Salas-Molina

Assigning a house for refugees: an application of a multiple criteria nominal classification method pp. 2651-2687

Ana Sara Costa, Isabella M. Lami, Salvatore Greco, José Rui Figueira and José Borbinha

Relative partial efficiency: network and black box SBM DEA interpretations in multiplier form pp. 2689-2718

Fatemeh Boloori, Rashed Khanjani-Shiraz and Hirofumi Fukuyama

A note and new extensions on “interval efficiency measures in data envelopment analysis with imprecise data” pp. 2719-2737

Bohlool Ebrahimi, Madjid Tavana and Vincent Charles

Decomposition of cost efficiency with adjustable prices: an application of data envelopment analysis pp. 2739-2770

Viera Mendelová

A system evaluation of NBA rookie contract execution efficiency with stacked Autoencoder and hybrid DEA pp. 2771-2807

Qing Zhu, Renxian Zuo, Yuze Li and Shan Liu

Financial performance assessment of electricity companies: evidence from Portugal pp. 2809-2857

Maria Elisabete Neves, Carla Henriques and João Vilas

A bottleneck combat model: an application to the Battle of Thermopylae pp. 2859-2877

Anelí Bongers and Jose Torres

Adaptive rules for discrete-time Cournot games of high competition level markets pp. 2879-2906

Nikolaos Chrysanthopoulos and George P. Papavassilopoulos

Financing the newsvendor: raising the loan limit by insurance contract pp. 2907-2932

Wenli Wang and Qinhong Zhang

Volume 21, issue 3, 2021

Operations research applications in the Middle East and Africa pp. 1423-1427

Fouad Ben Abdelaziz and Meryem Masmoudi

A fuzzy analytic hierarchy process model for customers’ bank selection decision in the Kingdom of Bahrain pp. 1429-1446

Minwir Al-Shammari and Mehdi Mili

Deterministic goal programming approach for Islamic portfolio selection pp. 1447-1459

Noushin Bagheri

A new network data envelopment analysis models to measure the efficiency of natural gas supply chain pp. 1461-1486

Sarah J.-Sharahi, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Amir-Reza Abtahi and Alireza Rashidi Komijan

Strategic optimization of wheat supply chain network under uncertainty: a real case study pp. 1487-1527

Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh, Mohammad Reza Ghatreh Samani and Firoozeh Abbasi Saadi

A robust framework for designing blood network in disaster relief: a real-life case pp. 1529-1568

Mohammad Reza Ghatreh Samani and Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh

Reliable cross-docking location problem under the risk of disruptions pp. 1569-1612

Asefeh Hasani Goodarzi, Seyed Hessameddin Zegordi, Gülgün Alpan, Isa Nakhai Kamalabadi and Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan

A Bi-objective stochastic programming model for the household waste collection and transportation problem: case of the city of Sousse pp. 1613-1639

Haifa Jammeli, Majdi Argoubi and Hatem Masri

Two metaheuristics approaches for solving the traveling salesman problem: an Algerian waste collection case pp. 1641-1661

Khalid Mekamcha, Mehdi Souier, Hakim Nadhir Bessenouci and Mohammed Bennekrouf

A greedy evolutionary hybridization algorithm for the optimal network and quadratic assignment problem pp. 1663-1690

Mouhamadou A. M. T. Baldé, Serigne Gueye and Babacar M. Ndiaye

Designing a resilient skip-stop schedule in rapid rail transit using a simulation-based optimization methodology pp. 1691-1721

Ali Shahabi, Sadigh Raissi, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani and Meysam Rafei

Designing modular capacitated emergency medical service using information on ambulance trip pp. 1723-1742

Sondes Hammami and Aida Jebali

An integrated multi-ship crane allocation in Beirut Port container terminal pp. 1743-1761

Nabil Nehme, Bacel Maddah and Isam A. Kaysi

Efficient implementation of the genetic algorithm to solve rich vehicle routing problems pp. 1763-1791

Bochra Rabbouch, Foued Saâdaoui and Rafaa Mraihi

The current state of OR in Africa pp. 1793-1825

Hans W. Ittmann

A scientometric analysis of Operations Research and Management Science research in Africa pp. 1827-1843

Majdi Argoubi, Emna Ammari and Hatem Masri

Energy sustainability: a definition and assessment model pp. 1845-1885

Evangelos Grigoroudis, Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis and Fotis D. Kanellos

Optimal dynamic auditing based on game theory pp. 1887-1912

Nikolaos Anastasopoulos and Dimitrios Asteriou

A compromise solution method for the multiobjective minimum risk problem pp. 1913-1926

Fatima Bellahcene and Philippe Marthon

Using multiobjective optimization models to establish healthy diets in Spain following Mediterranean standards pp. 1927-1961

Mónica Hernández, Trinidad Gómez, Laura Delgado-Antequera and Rafael Caballero

Optimizing a robust tri-objective multi-period reliable supply chain network considering queuing system and operational and disruption risks pp. 1963-2020

Vahid Nazari-Ghanbarloo and Ali Ghodratnama

Metaheuristic approaches to a vehicle scheduling problem in sugar beet transportation pp. 2021-2053

Ana Anokić, Zorica Stanimirović, Đorđe Stakić and Tatjana Davidović

Multi-product dual sourcing problem with limited capacities pp. 2055-2075

Bin Zhang, Zekai Lai and Qiangqiang Wang

Partial linked-to-order delayed payment and life time effects on decaying items ordering pp. 2077-2099

Ata Allah Taleizadeh, Nadia Pourmohammad-Zia and Ioannis Konstantaras

Pay for performance in health care: a new best practice tariff-based tool using a log-linear piecewise frontier function and a dual–primal approach for unique solutions pp. 2101-2146

Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Rc Marques and Alexandre Morais Nunes

Correction to: Pay for performance in health care: a new best practice tariff-based tool using a log-linear piecewise frontier function and a dual–primal approach for unique solutions pp. 2147-2148

Diogo Cunha Ferreira, Rc Marques and Alexandre Morais Nunes

Explicit flow-risk allocation for cooperative maximum flow problems under interval uncertainty pp. 2149-2179

Adil Baykasoğlu and Burcu Kubur Özbel

A bargaining approach to determine common weights in DEA pp. 2181-2201

I. Contreras, S. Lozano and M. A. Hinojosa

Volume 21, issue 2, 2021

Decomposition based extended project scheduling for make-to-order production pp. 801-825

Arda Turkgenci, Huseyin Guden and Mehmet Gülşen

Joint production, inventory rationing, and order admission control of a stochastic manufacturing system with setups pp. 827-855

Stratos Ioannidis, Alexandros S. Xanthopoulos, Ioannis Sarantis and Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis

Production and quality performance of healthcare services in EU countries during the economic crisis pp. 857-873

Panagiotis Mitropoulos

A coordinated scheduling problem for the supply chain in a flexible job shop machine environment pp. 875-900

Zeynep Ceylan, Hakan Tozan and Serol Bulkan

Dynamic productivity change differences between global and non-global firms: a firm-level application to the U.S. food and beverage industries pp. 901-923

Pinar Celikkol Geylani, Magdalena Kapelko and Spiro Stefanou

Assessing the operational and economic efficiency benefits of dynamic manufacturing networks through fuzzy cognitive maps: a case study pp. 925-950

Ourania Markaki and Dimitris Askounis

A process capability index for normal random variable with intuitionistic fuzzy information pp. 951-964

Gholamreza Hesamian and Mohamad Ghasem Akbari

Container flow forecasting through neural networks based on metaheuristics pp. 965-997

M. Milenković, N. Milosavljevic, N. Bojović and S. Val

Optimal ATM replenishment policies under demand uncertainty pp. 999-1029

Yeliz Ekinci, Nicoleta Serban and Ekrem Duman

Are the stock prices influenced by the publication of the annual financial statements? Evidence from the Dow Jones Industrial Average pp. 1031-1040

Silvia Angilella and Daniele Morelli

Economic statistical design of adaptive $$\bar{X}$$ X ¯ control charts based on quality loss functions pp. 1041-1080

M. Abolmohammadi, A. Seif, M. H. Behzadi and M. B. Moghadam

On the formal foundations of cash management systems pp. 1081-1095

Francisco Salas-Molina, Juan A. Rodriguez-Aguilar, David Pla-Santamaria and Ana García-Bernabeu

Modelling environmental inefficiency under a quota system pp. 1097-1124

Juan Aparicio, Magdalena Kapelko and Lidia Ortiz

An exploratory analysis for performance assessment of state police forces in india: an eclectic approach pp. 1125-1151

Puneet Agarwal, Kyle Hunt, Jun Zhuang, Bijan Sarkar, Amitrajit Sarkar and Ramesh Sharma

Bi-objective hybrid flow shop scheduling with common due date pp. 1153-1178

Zhi Li, Ray Y. Zhong, Ali Vatankhah Barenji, J. J. Liu, C. X. Yu and George Q. Huang

Quickest flow over time network interdiction: mathematical formulation and a solution method pp. 1179-1209

Shahram Morowati-Shalilvand, Sedaghat Shahmorad, Kamal Mirnia and Javad Mehri-Tekmeh

Equilibrium strategies of the fluid queue with working vacation pp. 1211-1228

Shuo Wang and Xiuli Xu

On a queueing-inventory system with impatient customers, advanced reservation, cancellation, overbooking and common life time pp. 1229-1253

Dhanya Shajin and A. Krishnamoorthy

A joint chance-constrained data envelopment analysis model with random output data pp. 1255-1277

Rashed Khanjani Shiraz, Madjid Tavana and Hirofumi Fukuyama

A novel approach to solve the problems with network structure pp. 1279-1297

Abbas Bonyani and Moslem Alimohammadlou

A novel framework of hyper-heuristic approach and its application in location-routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery pp. 1299-1332

Yanwei Zhao, Longlong Leng and Chunmiao Zhang

Multi-period mean–variance portfolio optimization with management fees pp. 1333-1354

Xiangyu Cui, Jianjun Gao and Yun Shi

An iterative algorithm for the Max-Min knapsack problem with multiple scenarios pp. 1355-1392

Thekra Al-douri, Mhand Hifi and Vassilis Zissimopoulos

A note on “The cross-efficiency in the optimistic–pessimistic framework” pp. 1393-1401

I. Contreras and M. A. Hinojosa

A decision support system for techno-economic evaluation of indoor lighting systems with LED luminaires pp. 1403-1422

Evangelos-Nikolaos D. Madias, Lambros T. Doulos, Panagiotis A. Kontaxis and Frangiskos V. Topalis

Volume 21, issue 1, 2021

Optimizing a unit commitment problem using an evolutionary algorithm and a plurality of priority lists pp. 1-54

Vasilios A. Tsalavoutis, Constantinos G. Vrionis and Athanasios I. Tolis

Heuristic algorithms for scheduling intrees on m machines with non-availability constraints pp. 55-71

Khaoula Ben Abdellafou, Hatem Hadda and Ouajdi Korbaa

Estimation in a general bulk-arrival Markovian multi-server finite queue pp. 73-89

F. R. B. Cruz, M. A. C. Santos, F. L. P. Oliveira and R. C. Quinino

Restructuring hierarchical capacitated facility location problem with extended coverage radius under uncertainty pp. 91-138

Mohammad Yavari and Mohammad Mousavi-Saleh

The capacitated modular single-allocation hub location problem with possibilities of hubs disruptions: modeling and a solution algorithm pp. 139-166

Farid Momayezi, S. Kamal Chaharsooghi, Mohammad Mehdi Sepehri and Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan

Optimal production run time for an imperfect production inventory system with rework, random breakdowns and inspection costs pp. 167-204

Harun Öztürk

Effects of component commonality and perishability on inventory control in assemble-to-order systems pp. 205-229

Yeu-Shiang Huang, Hau-Wen Lo and Jyh-Wen Ho

A new benchmark optimization problem of adaptable difficulty: theoretical considerations and practical testing pp. 231-250

D. K. Karpouzos and K. L. Katsifarakis

Optimal production strategy for a manufacturing and remanufacturing system with return policy pp. 251-271

Feng Tao, Tijun Fan, Xuefeng Jia and Kin Keung Lai

A light robust model for aggregate production planning with consideration of environmental impacts of machines pp. 273-297

Donya Rahmani, Arash Zandi, Sara Behdad and Arezou Entezaminia

Reliable vehicle routing problem in stochastic networks with correlated travel times pp. 299-330

Mojtaba Rajabi-Bahaabadi, Afshin Shariat-Mohaymany, Mohsen Babaei and Daniele Vigo

Regulatory efficiency decomposition for utilities’ parallel subsystems pp. 331-347

Julio Cesar Mosquera Gutierres, Rafael Coradi Leme, Rodrigo Luiz Mendes Mota and Paulo E. Steele Santos

A new continuous time optimal control model for manpower planning with promotion from inside the system pp. 349-364

Alireza Pooya and Morteza Pakdaman

Proposing a discount policy for two-level supply chain coordination with periodic review replenishment and promotional efforts decisions pp. 365-398

Mina Nouri, Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh and Mohammadreza Nematollahi

Vehicle assignment in site-dependent vehicle routing problems with split deliveries pp. 399-423

Mikhail V. Batsyn, Ekaterina K. Batsyna, Ilya S. Bychkov and Panos M. Pardalos

Dynamic assessment of control system designs of information shared supply chain network experiencing supplier disruption pp. 425-451

A. V. Thomas and Biswajit Mahanty

Integration of multi-product supply chain network design and assembly line balancing pp. 453-483

Reza Ramezanian and Sadjad Khalesi

Analysis of strategies for substitutable and complementary products in a two-levels fuzzy supply chain system pp. 485-524

Raghu Nandan Giri, Shyamal Kumar Mondal and Manoranjan Maiti

A mathematical model for designing an integrated pharmaceutical supply chain with maximum expected coverage under uncertainty pp. 525-552

Meisam Nasrollahi and Jafar Razmi

Supplier selection and order allocation using two-stage hybrid supply chain model and game-based order price pp. 553-588

Samuel Yousefi, Mustafa Jahangoshai Rezaee and Maghsud Solimanpur

Optimal payment time and replenishment decisions for retailer’s inventory system under trade credit and carbon emission constraints pp. 589-620

Armin Jabbarzadeh, Leyla Aliabadi and Reza Yazdanparast

Equilibrium and pricing analysis for an unreliable retrial queue with limited idle period and single vacation pp. 621-643

Shan Gao, Hua Dong and Xianchao Wang

Correction to: Equilibrium and pricing analysis for an unreliable retrial queue with limited idle period and single vacation pp. 645-646

Shan Gao, Hua Dong and Xianchao Wang

A power system scheduling model with carbon intensity and ramping capacity constraints pp. 647-687

Nikolaos E. Koltsaklis and Athanasios S. Dagoumas

MCDA approach for agricultural water management in the context of water–energy–land–food nexus pp. 689-723

A. Psomas, I. Vryzidis, A. Spyridakos and M. Mimikou

Locating unmanned aircraft systems for multiple missions under different weather conditions pp. 725-744

Danışment Vural, Robert F. Dell and Erkan Kose

Generating evacuation task plans for community typhoon emergencies: an integration of case-driven and model-driven approaches pp. 745-774

Zhao-ge Liu, Xiang-yang Li and Dilawar Khan Durrani

On solving the multiple p-median problem based on biclustering pp. 775-799

Antiopi Panteli, Basilis Boutsinas and Ioannis Giannikos