Ewgla January 2013

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EWGLA XX - Last day for abstract submission
by Sibel Alumur Alev 30 Jan '13

30 Jan '13

EWGLA XX - Last call for papers Dear colleagues, We kindly remind you that tomorrow is the last day for abstract submission for the 20th EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis Meeting, EWGLA XX, to be held in Ankara, Turkey on April 17-19, 2013. The conference will take place in the conference center of the TOBB University of Economics and Technology. More information regarding the conference can be found in the conference web site: <http://www.ewgla2013.org> www.ewgla2013.org We apologize for cross-posting. Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operations research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including: * network location, * continuous location, * discrete location, * obnoxious location, * competitive location, * hub location, * location-routing, * advanced location models, * location applications (logistics, network design), * exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. A special issue will be devoted to recent developments on location analysis in the journal Computers & Operations Research published by Elsevier. Keynote Speakers · Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal - Robust Optimization: The Need, The Challenge, The Success · Prof. Marielle Christiansen - Optimization of Maritime Transportation · Prof. Vedat Verter - Barbaros Tansel Memorial Lecture: Location Models in Preventive Healthcare Important Dates · Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2013, Thursday · Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2013, Friday · Early registration: 8 March 2013, Friday · Conference: 17-19 April 2013 Committees Scientific Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey (Co-Chair) Giuseppe Bruno - University of Naples Federico II, Italy James Campbell - University of Missouri St. Louis, United States Emilio Carrizosa - University of Sevilla, Spain H.A. Eiselt - University of New Brunswick, Canada Erhan Erkut - Özyeğin University, Turkey Elena Fernandez - University Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Horst Hamacher - University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain Vladimir Marianov - Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Alfredo Marin - University of Murcia, Spain Stefan Nickel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Justo Puerto - University of Sevilla, Spain Francisco Saldanha da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbaros Tansel - Bilkent University, Turkey Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University, Turkey (Co-Chair) Local Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Co-Chair) Burçin Bozkaya - Sabancı University Nilgün Fescioğlu Ünver - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Oya Ekin Karaşan - Bilkent University Gültekin Kuyzu - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Haldun Süral - Middle East Technical University Hünkar Toyoğlu - Bilkent University Hande Yaman - Bilkent University Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University (Co-Chair) EWGLA Coordination Board: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain You can contact the conference secretariat regarding all the academic and organizational issues by e-mailing to <mailto:info@ewgla2013.org> info(a)ewgla2013.org.

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Location related references November 2012 - January 2013.
by Plastria F. 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

Dear EWGLA members, Please find below the references related to our research area that I collected during the period November 2012 - January 2013. All my best wishes for 2013 Sincerely Frank Plastria ****************************** Marianov V., Gutiérrez-Jarpa G., Obreque C., Cornejo O., 2012 Lagrangean Relaxation Heuristics for the p-Cable-Trench Problem Computers and Operations Research 39, 620 628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2011.05.015. ****************************** Eric M. Delmelle, Shuping Li, Alan T. Murray, Identifying bus stop redundancy: A gis-based spatial optimization approach, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Volume 36, Issue 5, September 2012, Pages 445-455, ISSN 0198-9715, 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.01.002. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0198971512000038) Keywords: GIS; Interaction; Location modeling; Public transit; Simulated annealing ****************************** Araya F., Dell R., Donoso P., Marianov V., Martínez F., Weintraub A., 2012, Optimizing Location and Size of Rural Schools in Chile. International Transactions in Operational Research. 19(5), 695-710 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3995.2012.00843.x ****************************** Aboolian, R., O. Berman and D. Krass, Profit Maximizing Distributed Service System Design with Congestion and Elastic Demand, Transportation Science 46(2) (2012), 247-261. ****************************** Aboolian, R., J. Leu and Y. Sun Deploying a Zone-Based Massively Multiplayer Online Game on a Congested Network, International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 5(1) (2012), 38-57. ****************************** Isodistant points in competitive network facility location Blas Pelegrín, Rafael Suárez-Vega, Saúl Cano TOP October 2012, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp 639-660 ****************************** A GRASP heuristic for the manufacturing cell formation problem Juan A. Díaz, Dolores Luna, Ricardo Luna TOP October 2012, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp 679-706 ****************************** A supply chain design problem with facility location and bi-objective transportation choices Elias Olivares-Benitez, José Luis González-Velarde, Roger Z. Ríos-Mercado TOP October 2012, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp 729-753 ****************************** M. Gorji, A. Makui, R.Ramezanian Huff-type competitive facility location model with foresight in a discrete space Manage. Sci. Lett., 1 (1) (2011), pp. 112 ****************************** E. Alekseeva, N. Kochetova, Y. Kochetov, A. Plyasunov, Heuristic and Exact Methods for the Discrete (r?p)-Centroid Problem, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 6022, 2010, pp. 1122. ****************************** Ashtiani, M.G., Makui, A., Ramezanian, R. A robust model for a leader-follower competitive facility location problem in a discrete space Applied Mathematical Modelling volume 37, issue 1-2, year 2013, pp. 62 - 71 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2011.12.013 ****************************** A.V. Kononov, Yu.A. Kochetov, A.V. Plyasunov Competitive facility location models Comput. Math. Math. Phys., 49 6 (2009), pp. 9941009 ****************************** S. Shiode, K.Y. Yeh, H.C. Hsia Competitive facility location problem with demands depending on the facilities Asia Pacific Manage. Rev., 14 (1) (2009), pp. 1525 ****************************** J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández, I. García, P.M. Ortigosa Heuristics for the facility location and design (1?1)-centroid problem on the plane Comput. Optim. Appl., 45 (1) (2010), pp. 111141 ****************************** Ching-Jung Ting, Chia-Ho Chen, A multiple ant colony optimization algorithm for the capacitated location routing problem, International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 141, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 34-44, ISSN 0925-5273, 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.06.011. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925527312002393) Keywords: Logistics system; Location routing problem; Multiple ant colony optimization; Nested method ****************************** Stefan Gollowitzer, Luis Gouveia, Ivana Ljubic', Enhanced formulations and branch-and-cut for the two level network design problem with transition facilities, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 225, Issue 2, 1 March 2013, Pages 211-222, ISSN 0377-2217, 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.040. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221712007199) Keywords: OR in telecommunications; Integer programming; Linear programming relaxations; Hierarchical network design; Treetree networks; Network design and facility location ****************************** Anantaram Balakrishnan, Mihai Banciu, Karolina Glowacka, Prakash Mirchandani, Hierarchical approach for survivable network design, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 225, Issue 2, 1 March 2013, Pages 223-235, ISSN 0377-2217, 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.045. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221712007242) Keywords: Metaheuristics; Survivable network design; Heuristic analysis; Tabu search ****************************** Lili Du, Anuj Sharma, Srinivas Peeta, Optimal advance detector location for green termination systems on high-speed isolated rural intersections, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Volume 46, Issue 10, December 2012, Pages 1404-1418, ISSN 0191-2615, 10.1016/j.trb.2012.06.009. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191261512000938) Keywords: Advance detector location; Green termination systems; High-speed signalized rural intersections; Nonlinear optimization model ****************************** Fulvio Simonelli, Vittorio Marzano, Andrea Papola, Iolanda Vitiello, A network sensor location procedure accounting for od matrix estimate variability, Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Volume 46, Issue 10, December 2012, Pages 1624-1638, ISSN 0191-2615, 10.1016/j.trb.2012.08.007. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019126151200118X) Keywords: Network sensor locations; Od matrix prior variability; Dispersion minimization ****************************** J.M. Díaz-Báñez, M. Korman, P. Pérez-Lantero, I. Ventura, The 1-median and 1-highway problem, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 225, Issue 3, 16 March 2013, Pages 552-557, ISSN 0377-2217, 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.028. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221712006923) Keywords: Location; Geometric optimization; Transportation; Time distance ****************************** Jochen Krebs, Stefan Nickel Extensions to the continuous ordered median problem Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, April 2010, Volume 71, Issue 2, pp 283-306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-009-0296-3 ****************************** Xueping Li,Zhaoxia Zhao,Xiaoyan Zhu,Tami Wyatt Covering models and optimization techniques for emergency response facility location and planning: a review Mathematical Methods of Operations Research December 2011, Volume 74, Issue 3, pp 281-310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-011-0363-4 ****************************** Abouee-Mehrizi, Hossein and Babri, Sahar and Berman, Oded and Shavandi, Hassan Optimizing capacity, pricing and location decisions on a congested network with balking Mathematical Methods of Operations Research October 2011, Volume 74, Issue 2, pp 233-255 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-011-0361-6 ****************************** Baroughi Bonab, Fahimeh and Burkard, RainerE. and Gassner, Elisabeth Inverse p-median problems with variable edge lengths Mathematical Methods of Operations Research April 2011, Volume 73, Issue 2, pp 263-280 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-011-0346-5 ****************************** Zvi Drezner On the unboundedness of facility layout problems Mathematical Methods of Operations Research October 2010, Volume 72, Issue 2, pp 205-216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-010-0317-2 ****************************** Alfredo Marín, Stefan Nickel, Sebastian Velten An extended covering model for flexible discrete and equity location problems Mathematical Methods of Operations Research February 2010, Volume 71, Issue 1, pp 125-163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-009-0288-3 ****************************** Beresnev, V. L. Local search algorithms for the problem of competitive location of enterprises Automation and Remote Control March 2012, Volume 73, Issue 3, pp 425-439 http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0005117912030022 ****************************** Yu Xia. 2006. Newtons method for the ellipsoidal lp norm facility location problem. In Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Computational Science - Volume Part I (ICCS'06), Vassil N. Alexandrov, Geert Dick Albada, Peter A. Sloot, and Jack Dongarra (Eds.), Vol. Part I. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 8-15. DOI=10.1007/11758501_6 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11758501_6 ****************************** Yu Xia. 2006. The ellipsoidal lp norm obnoxious facility location problem. In Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Computational Science and Its Applications - Volume Part III (ICCSA'06), Marina Gavrilova, Osvaldo Gervasi, Vipin Kumar, C. Kenneth Tan, and David Taniar (Eds.), Vol. Part III. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1064-1072. DOI=10.1007/11751595_111 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11751595_111 ****************************** Oded Berman, Dmitry Krass, Mozart B.C. Menezes, Location and reliability problems on a line: Impact of objectives and correlated failures on optimal location patterns, Omega, Volume 41, Issue 4, August 2013, Pages 766-779, ISSN 0305-0483, 10.1016/j.omega.2012.09.002. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305048312001788) Keywords: Uncertainty; Facility location; Reliability; p-Median problem; p-Center problem ****************************** Elena Fernández, Jörg Kalcsics, Stefan Nickel, The maximum dispersion problem, Omega, Volume 41, Issue 4, August 2013, Pages 721-730, ISSN 0305-0483, 10.1016/j.omega.2012.09.005. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305048312001818) Keywords: Combinatorial optimization; Graph theory; Education; Dispersion; Chromatic number ****************************** The maximum covering problem with travel time uncertainty Oded Berman, Iman Hajizadeh, Dmitry Krass IIE Transactions Vol. 45, Iss. 1, 2013 ****************************** Approximate solution methods for the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem Burak Boyaci, I.. Kuban Altinel, Necat Aras IIE Transactions Vol. 45, Iss. 1, 2013 ****************************** Optimal placement of warehouse cross-aisles in a picker-to-part warehouse with class-based storage Paul Berglund, Rajan Batta IIE Transactions Vol. 44, Iss. 2, 2012 ****************************** An efficient formulation of the flow refueling location model for alternative-fuel stations Ismail Capar, Michael Kuby IIE Transactions Vol. 44, Iss. 8, 2012 ****************************** Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt and Nicolai Wendland How polycentric is a monocentric city? Centers, spillovers and hysteresis J Econ Geogr (2013) 13(1): 53-83 first published online September 5, 2012 doi:10.1093/jeg/lbs013 ****************************** Gino J. Lim, Likang Ma, GPU-based parallel vertex substitution algorithm for the p-median problem, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Volume 64, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 381-388, ISSN 0360-8352, 10.1016/j.cie.2012.10.008. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360835212002707) Keywords: Parallel computing; Vertex substitution;p-Median problem; GPU computation ****************************** Kai Yang, Yankui Liu, Guoqing Yang, An improved hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm for fuzzy p-hub center problem, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Volume 64, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 133-142, ISSN 0360-8352, 10.1016/j.cie.2012.09.006. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360835212002227) Keywords: Hub center problem; Fuzzy travel time; Approximation approach; Particle swarm optimization; Local search ****************************** Approximate solution methods for the capacitated multi-facility Weber problem Burak Boyaci, I.. Kuban Altinel, Necat Aras IIE Transactions Vol. 45, Iss. 1, 2013 ****************************** The maximum covering problem with travel time uncertainty Oded Berman, Iman Hajizadeh, Dmitry Krass IIE Transactions Vol. 45, Iss. 1, 2013 ****************************** Designing manufacturing facility layouts to mitigate congestion Min Zhang, Rajan Batta, Rakesh Nagi IIE Transactions Vol. 43, Iss. 10, 2011 ****************************** A bilevel model for preventive healthcare facility network design with congestion Yue Zhang, Oded Berman, Patrice Marcotte, Vedat Verter IIE Transactions Vol. 42, Iss. 12, 2010 ****************************** The route expropriation problem Oded Berman, Zvi Drezner, Qian Wang, George O. Wesolowsky IIE Transactions Vol. 40, Iss. 4, 2008 ****************************** Location and allocation of service units on a congested network Robert Aboolian, Oded Berman, Zvi Drezner IIE Transactions Vol. 40, Iss. 4, 2008 ****************************** Integrated warehouse location and inventory decisions in a three-tier distribution system Halit ÜSter, Burcu B. Keskin, Sila ÇEtinkaya IIE Transactions Vol. 40, Iss. 8, 2008 ****************************** Optimization of community health center locations and service offerings with statistical need estimation Paul M. Griffin, Christina R. Scherrer, Julie L. Swann IIE Transactions Vol. 40, Iss. 9, 2008 ****************************** Designing the layout structure of manual order picking areas in warehouses Kees Jan Roodbergen, Gunter P. Sharp, Iris F.A. Vis IIE Transactions Vol. 40, Iss. 11, 2008 ****************************** Diversified local search for the optimal layout of beacons in an indoor positioning system Manuel Laguna, Javier O. Roa, Antonio R. Jiménez, Fernando Seco IIE Transactions Vol. 41, Iss. 3, 2009 ****************************** Ensuring feasibility in location problems with stochastic demands and congestion Opher Baron, Oded Berman, Seokjin Kim, Dmitry Krass IIE Transactions Vol. 41, Iss. 5, 2009 ****************************** Logistics network design with inventory stocking for low-demand parts: Modeling and optimization Vishv Jeet, Erhan Kutanoglu, Amit Partani IIE Transactions Vol. 41, Iss. 5, 2009 ****************************** A maximum expected covering location model with two types of servers Laura A. McLay IIE Transactions Vol. 41, Iss. 8, 2009 ****************************** Buffer location and sizing to optimize cost and quality in semi-continuous manufacturing processes: Methodology and application Kumar Rajaram, Zhili Tian IIE Transactions Vol. 41, Iss. 12, 2009 ****************************** Cooperative cover location problems: The planar case Oded Berman, Zvi Drezner, Dmitry Krass IIE Transactions Vol. 42, Iss. 3, 2009 ****************************** Optimal sensor allocation by integrating causal models and set-covering algorithms Jing Li, Jionghua (Judy) Jin IIE Transactions Vol. 42, Iss. 8, 2010 ****************************** The multi-commodity capacitated multi-facility Weber problem: heuristics and confidence intervals M. Hakan Akyüz, Temel Öncan, I.. Kuban Altinel IIE Transactions Vol. 42, Iss. 11, 2010 ****************************** Kenneth Carling, Johan Håkansson, A compelling argument for the gravity p-median model, European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 226, Issue 3, 1 May 2013, Pages 658-660, ISSN 0377-2217, 10.1016/j.ejor.2012.11.041. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221712008934) Keywords: Travel time; Spatial aggregation; Multi-purpose trips **************************************************************************** * Frank PLASTRIA * Past Coordinator EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis * (EWGLA) 1994 - 2007 **************************************************************************** * For all requests concerning membership E-mail :<mailto:ewgla-board@euro-online.org>ewgla-board(a)euro-online.org * Website is http://www.euro-online.org/ewgla/ * Totally outdated old EWGLA website at http://www.vub.ac.be/EWGLA * Listserver: <mailto:ewgla@euro-online.org>ewgla@euro-online.<mailto:ewgla@euro-online.org>org **************************************************************************** * MOSI (Department of Mathematics, OR, Statistics and IS for the Human Sciences) * Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan, 2, * B-1050 Brussel, * Belgium * Phone : +32 2 6293609 (Office), +32 2 6293607 (Secretary) * Fax : +32 2 6293690 * URL: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~faplastr ****************************************************************************

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EWGLA XX - Deadline extension
by Sibel Alumur Alev 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

EWGLA XX - New Submission Deadline: 31st of January 2013 Dear colleagues, We are extending the deadline of abstract submission for the 20th EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis Meeting, EWGLA XX, to be held in Ankara, Turkey on April 17-19, 2013. The conference will take place in the conference center of the TOBB University of Economics and Technology. More information regarding the conference can be found in the conference web site: <http://www.ewgla2013.org> www.ewgla2013.org We apologize for cross-posting. Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operations research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including: * network location, * continuous location, * discrete location, * obnoxious location, * competitive location, * hub location, * location-routing, * advanced location models, * location applications (logistics, network design), * exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. A special issue will be devoted to recent developments on location analysis in the journal Computers & Operations Research published by Elsevier. Keynote Speakers · Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal - Robust Optimization · Prof. Marielle Christiansen - Optimization of Maritime Transportation · Prof. Vedat Verter - Barbaros Tansel Memorial Lecture Important Dates · New abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2013, Thursday · Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2013, Friday · Early registration: 8 March 2013, Friday · Conference: 17-19 April 2013 Committees Scientific Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey (Co-Chair) Giuseppe Bruno - University of Naples Federico II, Italy James Campbell - University of Missouri St. Louis, United States Emilio Carrizosa - University of Sevilla, Spain H.A. Eiselt - University of New Brunswick, Canada Erhan Erkut - Özyeğin University, Turkey Elena Fernandez - University Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Horst Hamacher - University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain Vladimir Marianov - Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Alfredo Marin - University of Murcia, Spain Stefan Nickel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Justo Puerto - University of Sevilla, Spain Francisco Saldanha da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbaros Tansel - Bilkent University, Turkey Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University, Turkey (Co-Chair) Local Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Co-Chair) Burçin Bozkaya - Sabancı University Nilgün Fescioğlu Ünver - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Oya Ekin Karaşan - Bilkent University Gültekin Kuyzu - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Haldün Süral - Middle East Technical University Hünkar Toyoğlu - Bilkent University Hande Yaman - Bilkent University Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University (Co-Chair) EWGLA Coordination Board: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain You can contact the conference secretariat regarding all the academic and organizational issues by e-mailing to <mailto:info@ewgla2013.org> info(a)ewgla2013.org.

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EWGLA 2013 - 10 days to submission deadline
by Sibel Alumur Alev 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

EWGLA XX THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS - 10 days to submission deadline Dear colleagues, This is the third announcement for the 20th EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis Meeting, EWGLA XX, to be held in Ankara, Turkey on April 17-19, 2013. The conference will take place in the conference center of the TOBB University of Economics and Technology. Our keynote speakers are now announced: · Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal - Robust Optimization · Prof. Marielle Christiansen - Optimization of Maritime Transportation More information regarding the conference can be found in the conference web site: <http://www.ewgla2013.org> www.ewgla2013.org We apologize for cross-posting. Aims and Scope The meeting intends to gather the operations research community from different parts of the world to share experiences in the field of locational analysis We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including: * network location, * continuous location, * discrete location, * obnoxious location, * competitive location, * hub location, * location-routing, * advanced location models, * location applications (logistics, network design), * exact and heuristic solution methods. Contributions are welcome from academia, industry or the public sector. In addition to presentations, the meeting is intended to be a forum for exchange of recent experiences and results. A special issue will be devoted to recent developments on location analysis in the journal Computers & Operations Research published by Elsevier. Keynote Speakers · Prof. Aharon Ben-Tal - Robust Optimization · Prof. Marielle Christiansen - Optimization of Maritime Transportation Important Dates · Abstract submission deadline: 18 January 2013, Friday · Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2013, Friday · Early registration: 8 March 2013, Friday · Conference: 17-19 April 2013 Committees Scientific Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey (Co-Chair) Giuseppe Bruno - University of Naples Federico II, Italy James Campbell - University of Missouri St. Louis, United States Emilio Carrizosa - University of Sevilla, Spain H.A. Eiselt - University of New Brunswick, Canada Erhan Erkut - Özyeğin University, Turkey Elena Fernandez - University Politecnica de Cataluña, Spain Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Horst Hamacher - University of Kaiserslautern, Germany Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain Vladimir Marianov - Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile Alfredo Marin - University of Murcia, Spain Stefan Nickel - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Justo Puerto - University of Sevilla, Spain Francisco Saldanha da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal Barbaros Tansel - Bilkent University, Turkey Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University, Turkey (Co-Chair) Local Committee: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology (Co-Chair) Burçin Bozkaya - Sabancı University Nilgün Fescioğlu Ünver - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Oya Ekin Karaşan - Bilkent University Gültekin Kuyzu - TOBB University of Economics and Technology Haldün Süral - Middle East Technical University Hünkar Toyoğlu - Bilkent University Hande Yaman - Bilkent University Bahar Yetiş Kara - Bilkent University (Co-Chair) EWGLA Coordination Board: Sibel Alumur Alev - TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey Ioannis Giannikos - University of Patras, Greece Mercedes Landete Ruiz - University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain You can contact the conference secretariat regarding all the academic and organizational issues by e-mailing to <mailto:info@ewgla2013.org> info(a)ewgla2013.org.

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Prof. Barbaros Tansel
by Sibel Alumur Alev 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

Dear Colleagues, Unfortunately, I have very sad news. Prof. Barbaros Tansel has passed away this morning due to an embolism. We present our sincere condolences to his family and friends. Regards, Sibel Alumur Alev

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