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Volume 19, issue 4, 2019

Special issue: Data visualization for decision-making: an important issue pp. 853-855

Corentin Burnay, Fatima Dargam and Pascale Zarate

Spatial visualization on patterns of disaggregate robberies pp. 857-886

Thyago Celso C. Nepomuceno and Ana Paula Cabral Seixas Costa

Visualizing and exploring event databases: a methodology to benefit from process analytics pp. 887-908

Pavlos Delias, Vassilios Zoumpoulidis and Ioannis Kazanidis

Using data visualization for ranking alternatives with partial information and interactive tradeoff elicitation pp. 909-931

Eduarda Asfora Frej, Adiel Teixeira Almeida and Ana Paula Cabral Seixas Costa

Decision neuroscience for improving data visualization of decision support in the FITradeoff method pp. 933-953

Lucia Reis Peixoto Roselli, Adiel Teixeira Almeida and Eduarda Asfora Frej

Visualising multi-criteria weight elicitation by multiple stakeholders in complex decision systems pp. 955-971

Pierre L. Kunsch and Jean-Pierre Brans

Where will the next ski injury occur? A system for visual and predictive analytics of ski injuries pp. 973-992

Sandro Radovanovic, Boris Delibasic, Milija Suknovic and Dajana Matovic

How do I tell you what I want? Agent’s interpretation of principal’s preferences and its impact on understanding the negotiation process and outcomes pp. 993-1032

Tomasz Wachowicz, Gregory E. Kersten and Ewa Roszkowska

Dynamic routing with real-time traffic information pp. 1033-1058

Guodong Yu and Yu Yang

Business cycles in Greek maritime transport: an econometric exploration (1998–2015) pp. 1059-1079

Konstantinos Konstantakis, Theofanis Papageorgiou, Apostolos G. Christopoulos, Ioannis G. Dokas and Panayotis Michaelides

Problem structuring methods in group decision making: a comparative study of their application pp. 1081-1100

Annielli Cunha and Danielle Morais

Volume 19, issue 3, 2019

Theoretical contributions and applications in multidimensional finance pp. 615-616

Blanca Pérez-Gladish and Jamal Ouenniche

Developing a composite sustainability index for real estate projects using multiple criteria decision making pp. 617-635

Nomeda Dobrovolskienė, Rima Tamošiūnienė, Audrius Banaitis, Fernando A. F. Ferreira, Nerija Banaitienė, Kamilė Taujanskaitė and Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė

Measuring regional sustainable competitiveness: a multi-criteria approach pp. 637-660

Amelia Bilbao-Terol, Mar Arenas-Parra and Vitali Onopko-Onopko

Characterizing compromise solutions for investors with uncertain risk preferences pp. 661-677

Francisco Salas-Molina, Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar and David Pla-Santamaria

Analyzing the dynamics behind ethical banking practices using fuzzy cognitive mapping pp. 679-700

Ana Rita S. C. Azevedo and Fernando A. F. Ferreira

A fuzzy asymmetric TOPSIS model for optimizing investment in online advertising campaigns pp. 701-716

Francisco-Javier Arroyo-Cañada and Jaime Gil-Lafuente

Goal programming for financial portfolio management: a state-of-the-art review pp. 717-736

Cinzia Colapinto, Davide Torre and Belaid Aouni

Social Performance considered within the global performance of Microfinance Institutions: a new approach pp. 737-755

Roberto Cervelló-Royo, Francisco Guijarro and Victor Martinez-Gomez

Dual weak–strong sustainability synthetic indicators using a double reference point scheme: the case of Andalucía, Spain pp. 757-782

José M. Cabello, Enrique Navarro-Jurado, Beatriz Rodríguez, Daniela Thiel-Ellul and Francisco Ruiz

On extension of multiplicative consistency to interval fuzzy preference relations pp. 783-815

Jana Krejčí

On the optimal solution of budgeted influence maximization problem in social networks pp. 817-831

Evren Güney

Two-tiered pricing and ordering for non-instantaneous deteriorating items under trade credit pp. 833-852

Yu-Chung Tsao, Qinhong Zhang, Hui-Ping Fang and Pei-Ling Lee

Volume 19, issue 2, 2019

Computational complexity of the exterior point simplex algorithm pp. 297-316

Sophia Voulgaropoulou, Nikolaos Samaras and Angelo Sifaleras

Beyond the Cambridge Compromise algorithm towards degressively proportional allocations pp. 317-332

Katarzyna Cegiełka, Janusz Łyko and Radosław Rudek

Exact and approximate solution for optimal inventory control of two-stock with reworking and forecasting of demand pp. 333-346

Alireza Pooya, Morteza Pakdaman and Lotfi Tadj

Optimal replenishment policy and preservation technology investment for a non-instantaneous deteriorating item with stock-dependent demand pp. 347-368

Sudarshan Bardhan, Haimanti Pal and Bibhas Chandra Giri

Mixed integer formulations for the multiple minimum latency problem pp. 369-398

F. Angel-Bello, Y. Cardona-Valdés and A. Álvarez

Outsourcing transport service: a fuzzy multi-criteria methodology for provider selection based on comparison of the real and ideal parameters of providers pp. 399-433

Srđan Ljubojević, Dragan Pamučar, Dragutin Jovanović and Vujadin Vešović

Optimal balking strategies in the M/M/1 queue with multi-phase failures and repairs pp. 435-447

Senlin Yu, Zaiming Liu and Jinbiao Wu

Analysis of an ND-policy Geo/G/1 queue and its application to wireless sensor networks pp. 449-477

Renbin Liu, Attahiru Sule Alfa and Miaomiao Yu

The improvement upon the reliability of the k-out-of-n:F system with the repair rates differentiation policy pp. 479-500

Xiaojun Liang and Yinghui Tang

Towards a holistic strategic framework for applying robust facilitated approaches in political decision making pp. 501-541

Nikos Tsotsolas and Spiros Alexopoulos

Evaluation of agri-product supply chain competitiveness based on extension theory pp. 543-570

Bo Yan, Zhuo Chen and Hongyuan Li

Fuzzy data envelopment analysis of organic farms pp. 571-584

Stefanos A. Nastis, Thomas Bournaris and Dimitrios Karpouzos

Multiciteria evaluation of football clubs: the Greek Superleague pp. 585-614

Ermis Chelmis, Dimitrios Niklis, George Baourakis and Constantin Zopounidis

Volume 19, issue 1, 2019

Adaptive memory programming for the many-to-many vehicle routing problem with cross-docking pp. 1-38

Amalia I. Nikolopoulou, Panagiotis P. Repoussis, Christos D. Tarantilis and Emmanouil E. Zachariadis

A mixed integer nonlinear programming model for biomass production pp. 39-57

J. Contreras, H. Lara and G. Nouel-Borges

Fuzzy multi-objective stochastic programming model for disaster relief logistics considering telecommunication infrastructures: a case study pp. 59-99

Ahmad Mohamadi, Saeed Yaghoubi and Mir Saman Pishvaee

A fuzzy random integrated inventory model with imperfect production under optimal vendor investment pp. 101-115

Oshmita Dey

A multiple attribute relative quality measure based on the harmonic and arithmetic mean pp. 117-134

Arie Taal, Marc X. Makkes, Marijke Kaat and Paola Grosso

Criteria weights assessment through prioritizations (WAP) using linear programming techniques and visualizations pp. 135-150

N. Tsotsolas, A. Spyridakos, E. Siskos and I. Salmon

Stochastic joint replenishment problem with quantity discounts and minimum order constraints pp. 151-178

Ji Seong Noh, Jong Soo Kim and Biswajit Sarkar

Halting decisions for gas pipeline construction projects using AHP: a case study pp. 179-199

Tamer F. Abdelmaguid and Waleed Elrashidy

Energy-aware Economic Production Quantity model with variable energy pricing pp. 201-218

Farnaz Ghazi Nezami and Mojtaba Heydar

Decision support system for light petroleum products supply chain pp. 219-236

Vasilii A. Gromov, Konstantin A. Kuznietzov and Timothy Pigden

The extent of EFQM effectiveness in routine and non-routine organizations based on multivariate techniques: an empirical study pp. 237-267

Farnoosh Bagheri, Rassoul Noorossana and Manoochehr Najmi

Service quality coordination contracts for online shopping service supply chain with competing service providers: integrating fairness and individual rationality pp. 269-296

Xinghong Qin, Qiang Su, Samuel H. Huang, Uco Jillert Wiersma and Ming Liu

Volume 18, issue 3, 2018

Optimization of ambient intelligence systems pp. 575-577

Tin-Chih Toly Chen, W. Art Chaovalitwongse and I-Hsuan Hong

Optimal operating room scheduling for normal and unexpected events in a smart hospital pp. 579-602

Abbas Al-Refaie, Toly Chen and Mays Judeh

Scheduling efficiency on correlated parallel machine scheduling problems pp. 603-624

Yang-Kuei Lin

Integer nonlinear programming and optimized weighted-average approach for mobile hotel recommendation by considering travelers’ unknown preferences pp. 625-643

Yu-Cheng Lin, Toly Chen and Li-Chih Wang

Optimal multiple-period scheduling and sequencing of operating room and intensive care unit pp. 645-670

Abbas Al-Refaie, Mays Judeh and Toly Chen

A fuzzy collaborative intelligence approach for estimating future yield with DRAM as an example pp. 671-688

Toly Chen and Yu-Cheng Wang

An intelligent fuzzy control system with adapted interval for improving the supervisory performance in automation pp. 689-709

Cheng-Li Liu, Shiaw-Tsyr Uang and Shun-Chi Kuo

A multi-granularity approach for estimating the sustainability of a factory simulation model: semiconductor packaging as an example pp. 711-729

Toly Chen, Li-Chih Wang and Min-Chi Chiu

A new monarch butterfly optimization with an improved crossover operator pp. 731-755

Gai-Ge Wang, Suash Deb, Xinchao Zhao and Zhihua Cui

Developing a rough set based approach for group decision making based on determining weights of decision makers with interval numbers pp. 757-779

Qiang Yang, Ping-an Du, Yong Wang and Bin Liang

Dynamic group search algorithm for solving an engineering problem pp. 781-799

Rui Tang, Simon Fong, Suash Deb and Raymond Wong

Probabilistic evolutionary bound constraint handling for particle swarm optimization pp. 801-823

Amir H. Gandomi and Ali R. Kashani

A framework for deployment of mobile business intelligence within small and medium enterprises in developing countries pp. 825-839

Tope Samuel Adeyelure, Billy Mathias Kalema and Kelvin Joseph Bwalya

Vitality-based elephant search algorithm pp. 841-863

Zhonghuan Tian, Simon Fong, Suash Deb, Rui Tang and Raymond Wong

Volume 18, issue 2, 2018

Equilibrium strategic behavior of customers in the M/M/1 queue with partial failures and repairs pp. 273-292

Biao Xu and Xiuli Xu

Some two-agent single-machine scheduling problems to minimize minmax and minsum of completion times pp. 293-314

Xiaoling Cao, Wen-Hsing Wu, Wen-Hung Wu and Chin-Chia Wu

Integration of resource investment problem with quantity discount problem in material ordering for minimizing resource costs of projects pp. 315-342

Aria Shahsavar, Nima Zoraghi and Babak Abbasi

EPQ model for returned/reworked inventories during imperfect production process under price-sensitive stock-dependent demand pp. 343-359

Nita H. Shah, Dushyantkumar G. Patel and Digeshkumar B. Shah

Loss-averse preferences in a two-echelon supply chain with yield risk and demand uncertainty pp. 361-388

Shaofu Du, Yujiao Zhu, Tengfei Nie and Haisuo Yu

Stochastic programming approach to global supply chain management under random additive demand pp. 389-420

Xinbo Zhang, Shuai Huang and Zhong Wan

Iso-analysis for knowing the sources of technical efficiency and performance pp. 421-449

Martin Bod′a and Emília Zimková

Completely mixed strategies for single controller unichain semi-Markov games with undiscounted payoffs pp. 451-468

Prasenjit Mondal

Analysis of product return rate and price competition in two supply chains pp. 469-496

Yanyan Zheng, Tong Shu, Shouyang Wang, Shou Chen, Kin Keung Lai and Lu Gan

Formulation and algorithms for route planning problem of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles pp. 497-519

Keisuke Murakami

Performance analysis of retrial queue with server subject to two types of breakdowns and repairs pp. 521-559

B. Krishna Kumar, R. Rukmani, A. Thanikachalam and V. Kanakasabapathi

An EOQ model with backlog-dependent demand pp. 561-574

K. Skouri

Volume 18, issue 1, 2018

Integrating geometric programming with rough set theory pp. 1-32

Rashed Khanjani Shiraz and Hirofumi Fukuyama

An innovative model for resource scheduling in VCIM systems pp. 33-54

Son Duy Dao, Kazem Abhary and Romeo Marian

A new hybrid ant colony algorithm for scheduling of no-wait flowshop pp. 55-74

Vahid Riahi and Morteza Kazemi

Moment-based approximations for first- and second-order transient performance measures of an unreliable workstation pp. 75-95

Farhood Rismanchian and Young Hoon Lee

Optimal inventory system with two backlog costs in response to a discount offer: corrections and complements pp. 97-104

Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Kun-Jen Chung, Nima Kazemi and Ehsan Shekarian

Economic batch sizing and scheduling on parallel machines under time-of-use electricity pricing pp. 105-122

Mao Tan, Bin Duan and Yongxin Su

An efficient bi-objective algorithm to solve re-entrant hybrid flow shop scheduling with learning effect and setup times pp. 123-158

S. M. Mousavi, I. Mahdavi, J. Rezaeian and M. Zandieh

A closed-form solution for the distribution free continuous review integrated inventory model pp. 159-186

Anuraag Gutgutia and J. K. Jha

Corporate diversification and efficiency: evidence from Taiwanese top 100 manufacturing firms pp. 187-203

Wei-Kang Wang, Irene Wei Kiong Ting, Kuo-Cheng Kuo, Qian Long Kweh and Yan-Heng Lin

Interval-valued least square prenucleolus of interval-valued cooperative games and a simplified method pp. 205-220

Deng-Feng Li and Yin-Fang Ye

Game theory-based integration of scheduling with flexible and periodic maintenance planning in the permutation flowshop sequencing problem pp. 221-255

Fatima Benbouzid-Si Tayeb, Karima Benatchba and Abd-Essalam Messiaid

A new approach for fair efficiency decomposition in two-stage structure system pp. 257-272

Qingxian An, Fanyong Meng, Sheng Ang and Xiaohong Chen