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IFORS 2026
by Hatice ÇALIK 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Dear EWGLA members, We are organizing the Location Analysis I stream of IFORS as Europe chairs. The conference will take place in Vienna (Austria) on 12-17 July 2026. https://www.ifors2026.at/home/ If you would like to present your research within a Location Analysis session, please use the following session code in submission: f64f705c Feel free to share this e-mail with your colleagues who are not yet EWGLA members. As always, we will do our best to cluster the relevant talks in the same sessions. Thank you and we look forward to your submissions. Kind regards, Hatice -- Dr. Hatice Çalık Research Expert [A blue and white logo Description automatically generated] KU Leuven, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT) Electrical Energy Systems and Applications (ELECTA) Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 - box 2445, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium [cid:image003.png@01DAF3D2.BAADB940] [A green and black logo Description automatically generated] Energy Transmission Competence Hub EnergyVille, Electrical Networks Thor Park 8310 - box 2445, 3600 Genk, Belgium hatice.calik(a)energyville.be

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Location related references Collection March 2026
by Frank Plastria 07 Mar '26

07 Mar '26

Dear fellow Locater, You will find below my collection of references for March 2026. It is subdivided into the 34 most recent references from 2024-2026 on the one hand, and 67 earlier ones on the other hand ranging back from 2023 to 2018. The attached BibTeX file contains the full 101 item March collection. Enjoy, Sincerely Frank Plastria %%%%%%%%% RECENT %%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Jeppe Rich. Let’s walk! The fallacy of urban first- and last-mile public transport. Transportation, 53:511–533, June 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11116-024-10505-5> ] [2] Katja Schimohr, Eva Heinen, and Joachim Scheiner. The impact of relocations on distances traveled for commuting and grocery shopping: structural equation models of panel data. Transportation, 53:309–335, June 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11116-024-10498-1> ] [3] Yani Xue, Miqing Li, Hamid Arabnejad, Diana Suleimenova, Alireza Jahani, Bernhard C. Geiger, Freek Boesjes, Anastasia Anagnostou, Simon J.E. Taylor, Xiaohui Liu, and Derek Groen. Many-objective simulation optimization for camp location problems in humanitarian logistics. International Journal of Network Dynamics and Intelligence, 3(3):100017, September 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.53941/ijndi.2024.100017> ] [4] Zhen Zhang, Zi-Yun Huang, Zhi-Ping Tian, Li-Mei Liu, Xue-Song Xu, and Qi-Long Feng. On the budgeted priority p-median problem in high-dimensional euclidean spaces. Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 14(1):309--324, March 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40305-023-00533-w> ] [5] Francisco Canas and Luís Gouveia. On location-routing formulations for the hamiltonian p -median problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 331(1):62--76, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.10.023> ] [6] Katharina Eberhardt, Sonja Rosenberg, Florian Klaus Kaiser, and Frank Schultmann. A cooperative covering model for optimizing critical supply networks under disruption risks. Annals of Operations Research, 357(2–3):909--944, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06909-w> ] [7] Xiangling Hu, Ying Dai, Fei Yang, and Zujun Ma. A stochastic location-inventory problem in multi-period closed-loop leased pallet pooling systems with palletized transport. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(3):780--799, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.09.029> ] [8] Nadia Jaoui, Walid Klibi, Nizar El Hachemi, Tarik Aouam, and Michel Fender. Multi-cycle production network design under supply uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(3):816--837, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.09.008> ] [9] Pawel Kalczynski, Jack Brimberg, and Zvi Drezner. The Weber problem with demand uniformly generated in discs. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(3):733--744, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.10.006> ] [10] Martine Labbé, Mercedes Landete, Marina Leal, and Lorena Nácher. Mixed-integer models for complete-linkage clustering. Annals of Operations Research, 358(1):469--494, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06872-6> ] [11] Yong Liu, Weidong Chen, and Junyuan Qiu. Online platform-based reverse logistics network design for mobile phones with resilience capability: Stochastic programming and Benders decomposition. International Journal of Production Economics, 294:109813, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109813> ] [12] Kit Daniel Searle, Christa Searle, and Jörg Kalcsics. Infrastructure design for a hydrogen refuelling network with pipelines. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 77(3):908--929, June 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2509704> ] [13] Hannan Tureci-Isik, Melih Çelik, and Ece Sanci. The stochastic location-routing problem with parallel truck–drone operations for humanitarian aid delivery. European Journal of Operational Research, 331(1):242--259, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.057> ] [14] Sergiy Yakovlev, Sergiy Shekhovtsov, Lyudmyla Kirichenko, Olha Matsyi, Dmytro Podzeha, and Dmytro Chumachenko. Continuous maximum coverage location problem with arbitrary shape of service areas and regional demand. Symmetry, 17(5):676, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym17050676> ] [15] Bingkun Chen, Zhuo Chen, Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, Ran Wei, and Arman Malekloo. Co-hub charging planning for electric bus and paratransit using fuzzy multi-objective optimization. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 153:105233, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2026.105233> ] [16] Xinhao Cui, Shitao Wang, Bo Li, Dezhen Yang, Ziguang Ji, Yi Ren, and Yiyong Xiao. Joint optimization of support center location and USV-UAV collaborative routing for maritime network under uncertainty: a bilevel programming model. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111845, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111845> ] [17] Xiaochen Feng, Diego Ruiz-Hernandez, and Antonino Sgalambro. On the quickest evacuation location problem in humanitarian operations: multi-objective modelling and matheuristic solution. European Journal of Operational Research, 331(3):719--740, June 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.10.046> ] [18] Xiangling Hu, Ying Dai, Fei Yang, and Zujun Ma. A two-stage stochastic programming model for the location-inventory problem in multi-period closed-loop leased pallet pooling systems. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111894, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111894> ] [19] Waquar Kaleem, Taner Cokyasar, Jeffrey Larson, Omer Verbas, Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan, and Anirudh Subramanyam. Extreme-scale EV charging infrastructure planning for last-mile delivery using high-performance parallel computing. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 205:103403, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2026.103403> ] [20] Alexandra Lassota, Adrian Vetta, and Bernhard von Stengel. The Condorcet dimension of metric spaces. Operations Research Letters, 65:107396, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2025.107396> ] [21] Hongyan Li, Dongmei Yu, and Mengyuan Zhang. Resilient emergency facilities location–allocation under cascading uncertainty: A two-stage robust optimization model. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 104:102395, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102395> ] [22] Meiyu Liu, Shanshan Gao, and Naiqi Liu. A new robust capacitated hub interdiction problem under ambiguous demand and its Benders decomposition. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 208:104716, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.104716> ] [23] Yuhao Liu, Zhibin Chen, and Joseph Y J Chow. Robust location for quarantine facilities under decentralized room assignment: A bi-level mixed-integer programming approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 331(3):741--755, June 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.12.006> ] [24] Zhaofang Mao, Yida Xu, and Enyuan Fu. An adaptive large neighborhood decomposition search-based approach for the location-routing problem with pickup facilities and heterogeneous demands. Computers & Operations Research, 189:107398, May 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2026.107398> ] [25] Thomas Pammer and Markus Sinnl. A matheuristic for solving the single row facility layout problem. Computers & Operations Research, 189:107397, May 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2026.107397> ] [26] Mohaddeseh Roshan, Jessica Olivares-Aguila, and Waguih ElMaraghy. A scenario-adaptive optimization model for circular intertwined supply network design under uncertainty. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111849, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111849> ] [27] Elif Zeynep Serper and Sibel A. Alumur. Optimizing hub networks for truck platooning under uncertainty in cost savings. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 208:104692, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.104692> ] [28] Hazem J. Smadi, Nader A. Al Theeb, and Razan A. Khatatbeh. Optimization of integrated distribution systems with electric vehicles equipped with battery swapping technology. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111827, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111827> ] [29] Kung-Jeng Wang and Natalia Febri. Joint optimization of vending machine deployment and shelf display design with synchronized merchandise replenishment. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111848, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111848> ] [30] Yuehui Wu, Shan Zhang, Jianfeng Zheng, Zeren Xing, and Shuangyuan Yu. A two-echelon single-allocation incomplete hub location routing problem arising in multimodal intra-city express delivery systems. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 214:111907, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111907> ] [31] Bing Yu, Yong Liu, and Liang Ma. A double-layer model and algorithm for the location allocation of emergency stockpiles in an epidemic situation. Annals of Operations Research, 357(2–3):1305--1340, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-07019-3> ] [32] Lifen Yun, Runfeng Yu, Hongqiang Fan, Yuanjie Tang, and Xun Weng. A multi-channel retail store location model considering customer retry purchasing patterns. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 208:104674, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.104674> ] [33] Tao Zhang, Shuaian Wang, and Xu Xin. Humanitarian relief logistics network design considering facility location, inventory pre-positioning and evacuation planning: A two-stage distributionally robust optimization approach. Computers & Operations Research, 189:107390, May 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2026.107390> ] [34] Laijun Zhao, Weijie Xie, Huiyong Li, Changzhi Wu, Shuo Sun, Pingle Yang, and Lixin Zhou. A p-robust location-allocation model for resilience-oriented collaborative emergency response network in urban agglomerations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 208:104698, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2026.104698> ] %%%%%%%%% OLDER%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Abbas Bazzi, Samuel Fiorini, Sebastian Pokutta, and Ola Svensson. No small linear program approximates vertex cover within a factor 2 − ε. Mathematics of Operations Research, 44(1):147--172, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/moor.2017.0918> ] [2] Vladimir Beresnev and Andrey Melnikov. Exact method for the capacitated competitive facility location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 95:73--82, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.02.013> ] [3] Oded Berman, Iman Hajizadeh, Dmitry Krass, and Alireza Rahimi-Vahed. Reconfiguring a set of coverage-providing facilities under travel time uncertainty. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 62:1--12, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2017.05.002> ] [4] Víctor Blanco, Justo Puerto, and Román Salmerón. Locating hyperplanes to fitting set of points: A general framework. Computers & Operations Research, 95:172--193, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.03.009> ] [5] Maurizio Boccia, Teodor Gabriel Crainic, Antonio Sforza, and Claudio Sterle. Multi-commodity location-routing: Flow intercepting formulation and branch-and-cut algorithm. Computers & Operations Research, 89:94--112, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.08.013> ] [6] S. Borne, E. Gourdin, O. Klopfenstein, and A.R. Mahjoub. A branch-and-cut algorithm for the capacitated multi-failure survivable network design problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 124:582--603, October 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.05.043> ] [7] Eleonora Bottani, Francesca Mannino, Giuseppe Vignali, and Roberto Montanari. A routing and location model for food waste recovery in the retail and distribution phase. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 21(6):557--578, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2018.1458826> ] [8] Yann Briheche, Frederic Barbaresco, Fouad Bennis, and Damien Chablat. Theoretical complexity of grid cover problems used in radar applications. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 179(3):1086--1106, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10957-018-1354-x> ] [9] Norbert Bus, Nabil H. Mustafa, and Saurabh Ray. Practical and efficient algorithms for the geometric hitting set problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 240:25--32, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2017.12.018> ] [10] David Canca and Eva Barrena. The integrated rolling stock circulation and depot location problem in railway rapid transit systems. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 109:115--138, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.10.018> ] [11] Matej Cebecauer and Ľuboš Buzna. Large-scale test data set for location problems. Data in Brief, 17:267--274, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.01.008> ] [12] Timothy C. Y. Chan, Zuo-Jun Max Shen, and Auyon Siddiq. Robust defibrillator deployment under cardiac arrest location uncertainty via row-and-column generation. Operations Research, 66(2):358--379, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.2017.1660> ] [13] Prodromos Chatzoglou, Dimitrios Chatzoudes, Zografia Petrakopoulou, and Elena Polychrou. Plant location factors: a field research. OPSEARCH, 55(3–4):749--786, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12597-018-0341-1> ] [14] Lina Chen, Xiaohui Huang, and Zhao Zhang. A simpler PTAS for connected k-path vertex cover in homogeneous wireless sensor network. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 36(1):35--43, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-018-0283-9> ] [15] Yukun Cheng, Qiaoming Han, Wei Yu, and Guochuan Zhang. Strategy-proof mechanisms for obnoxious facility game with bounded service range. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 37(2):737--755, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-018-0344-0> ] [16] Chun Cheng, Mingyao Qi, Ying Zhang, and Louis-Martin Rousseau. A two-stage robust approach for the reliable logistics network design problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 111:185--202, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.03.015> ] [17] Mervat Chouman, TeodorGabriel Crainic, and Bernard Gendron. The impact of filtering in a branch-and-cut algorithm for multicommodity capacitated fixed charge network design. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 6(2):143--184, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13675-017-0091-5> ] [18] Reuven Cohen and Mira Gonen. On interval and circular-arc covering problems. Annals of Operations Research, 275(2):281--295, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-3025-6> ] [19] Isabel Correia, Stefan Nickel, and Francisco Saldanha-da Gama. A stochastic multi-period capacitated multiple allocation hub location problem: Formulation and inequalities. Omega, 74:122--134, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2017.01.011> ] [20] Alexana Cranmer, Erin Baker, Juuso Liesiö, and Ahti Salo. A portfolio model for siting offshore wind farms with economic and environmental objectives. European Journal of Operational Research, 267(1):304--314, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.026> ] [21] Zhuo Dai, Faisal Aqlan, Xiaoting Zheng, and Kuo Gao. A location-inventory supply chain network model using two heuristic algorithms for perishable products with fuzzy constraints. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 119:338--352, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.04.007> ] [22] Maryam Darvish and Leandro C. Coelho. Sequential versus integrated optimization: Production, location, inventory control, and distribution. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(1):203--214, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.028> ] [23] Ehsan Dehghan, Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Maghsoud Amiri, and Armin Jabbarzadeh. Hybrid robust, stochastic and possibilistic programming for closed-loop supply chain network design. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 123:220--231, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.06.030> ] [24] Wyatt J. Desormeaux, Teresa W. Haynes, Stephen T. Hedetniemi, and Christian Moore. Distribution centers in graphs. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 243:186--193, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2018.02.009> ] [25] Zhen Di, Lixing Yang, Jianguo Qi, and Ziyou Gao. Transportation network design for maximizing flow-based accessibility. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 110:209--238, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.02.013> ] [26] Hande Dilek, Özgen Karaer, and Emre Nadar. Retail location competition under carbon penalty. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(1):146--158, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.10.060> ] [27] Ian Shivraj Doolun, S.G. Ponnambalam, Nachiappan Subramanian, and Kanagaraj G. Data driven hybrid evolutionary analytical approach for multi objective location allocation decisions: Automotive green supply chain empirical evidence. Computers & Operations Research, 98:265--283, October 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.01.008> ] [28] Tammy Drezner and Zvi Drezner. Cooperative cover of uniform demand. Networks and Spatial Economics, 19(3):819--831, December 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-018-9429-7> ] [29] Tammy Drezner, Zvi Drezner, and Pawel Kalczynski. A directional approach to gradual cover. TOP, 27(1):70--93, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11750-018-00493-y> ] [30] Tammy Drezner, Zvi Drezner, and Anita Schöbel. The Weber obnoxious facility location model: A Big Arc Small Arc approach. Computers & Operations Research, 98:240--250, October 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.06.006> ] [31] Tammy Drezner, Zvi Drezner, and Dawit Zerom. Competitive facility location with random attractiveness. Operations Research Letters, 46(3):312--317, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2018.02.008> ] [32] Fabian Dunke, Iris Heckmann, Stefan Nickel, and Francisco Saldanha-da Gama. Time traps in supply chains: Is optimal still good enough? European Journal of Operational Research, 264(3):813--829, February 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.07.016> ] [33] Özgün Elçi, Nilay Noyan, and Kerem Bülbül. Chance-constrained stochastic programming under variable reliability levels with an application to humanitarian relief network design. Computers & Operations Research, 96:91--107, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.03.011> ] [34] Özgün Elçi and Nilay Noyan. A chance-constrained two-stage stochastic programming model for humanitarian relief network design. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 108:55--83, February 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.12.002> ] [35] Sourour Elloumi, Olivier Hudry, Estel Marie, Agathe Martin, Agnès Plateau, and Stéphane Rovedakis. Optimization of wireless sensor networks deployment with coverage and connectivity constraints. Annals of Operations Research, 298(1–2):183--206, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2943-7> ] [36] P. Escalona, V. Marianov, F. Ordóñez, and R. Stegmaier. On the effect of inventory policies on distribution network design with several demand classes. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 111:229--240, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.10.019> ] [37] Juan Carlos Espinoza Garcia and Laurent Alfandari. Robust location of new housing developments using a choice model. Annals of Operations Research, 271(2):527--550, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-017-2750-6> ] [38] Hongqiang Fan, Jiaqi Ma, and Xiaopeng Li. A reliable location model for heterogeneous systems under partial capacity losses. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 97:235--257, December 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2018.10.014> ] [39] Wenbo Fan, Yu Mei, and Weihua Gu. Optimal design of intersecting bimodal transit networks in a grid city. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 111:203--226, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.03.007> ] [40] Mohammad Saleh Farham, Haldun Süral, and Cem Iyigun. Generalization of the restricted planar location problems: Unified metaheuristic algorithms. Computers & Operations Research, 99:48--66, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.04.022> ] [41] Mohammad Saleh Farham, Haldun Süral, and Cem Iyigun. A column generation approach for the location-routing problem with time windows. Computers & Operations Research, 90:249--263, February 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.09.010> ] [42] Hamed Farrokhi-Asl, Ahmad Makui, Armin Jabbarzadeh, and Farnaz Barzinpour. Solving a multi-objective sustainable waste collection problem considering a new collection network. Operational Research, 20(4):1977--2015, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-018-0415-0> ] [43] Mohammad Fattahi, Kannan Govindan, and Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh. A multi-stage stochastic program for supply chain network redesign problem with price-dependent uncertain demands. Computers & Operations Research, 100:314--332, December 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2017.12.016> ] [44] Saeed Fazayeli, Alireza Eydi, and Isa Nakhai Kamalabadi. Location-routing problem in multimodal transportation network with time windows and fuzzy demands: Presenting a two-part genetic algorithm. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 119:233--246, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.03.041> ] [45] Qilong Feng, Jiaxin Hu, Neng Huang, and Jianxin Wang. Improved PTAS for the constrained k-means problem. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 37(4):1091--1110, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-018-0340-4> ] [46] Jianguang Feng and Ada Che. Novel integer linear programming models for the facility layout problem with fixed-size rectangular departments. Computers & Operations Research, 95:163--171, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.03.013> ] [47] Matteo Fischetti, Michele Monaci, and Markus Sinnl. A dynamic reformulation heuristic for generalized interdiction problems. European Journal of Operational Research, 267(1):40--51, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.043> ] [48] Bernard Fortz, Luís Gouveia, and Martim Joyce-Moniz. Optimal design of switched ethernet networks implementing the multiple spanning tree protocol. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 234:114--130, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2016.07.015> ] [49] Fateme Fotuhi and Nathan Huynh. A reliable multi-period intermodal freight network expansion problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 115:138--150, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2017.11.007> ] [50] Gaëtan Fournier and Marco Scarsini. Location games on networks: Existence and efficiency of equilibria. Mathematics of Operations Research, 44(1):212--235, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/moor.2017.0921> ] [51] L. Franco, F. Velasco, L. Gonzalez-Abril, and Juan A. Mesa. Single-facility location problems in two regions with l1- and linf-norms separated by a straight line. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(2):577--589, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.02.008> ] [52] Christian Friedrich, Armin Klausnitzer, and Rainer Lasch. Integrated slicing tree approach for solving the facility layout problem with input and output locations based on contour distance. European Journal of Operational Research, 270(3):837--851, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.001> ] [53] Sébastien Gadat, Ioana Gavra, and Laurent Risser. How to calculate the barycenter of a weighted graph. Mathematics of Operations Research, 43(4):1085--1118, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/moor.2017.0896> ] [54] SuneLauth Gadegaard, Andreas Klose, and LarsRelund Nielsen. An improved cut-and-solve algorithm for the single-source capacitated facility location problem. EURO Journal on Computational Optimization, 6(1):1--27, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13675-017-0084-4> ] [55] Andrei Gagarin and Padraig Corcoran. Multiple domination models for placement of electric vehicle charging stations in road networks. Computers & Operations Research, 96:69--79, August 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.03.014> ] [56] Laura Galli, Adam N. Letchford, and Sebastian J. Miller. New valid inequalities and facets for the simple plant location problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(3):824--833, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.03.009> ] [57] Houtian Ge, Stephan Goetz, Patrick Canning, and Agnes Perez. Optimal locations of fresh produce aggregation facilities in the United States with scale economies. International Journal of Production Economics, 197:143--157, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.01.007> ] [58] Bernard Gendron, Saïd Hanafi, and Raca Todosijević. Matheuristics based on iterative linear programming and slope scaling for multicommodity capacitated fixed charge network design. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(1):70--81, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.022> ] [59] José Gentile, Artur Alves Pessoa, Michael Poss, and Marcos Costa Roboredo. Integer programming formulations for three sequential discrete competitive location problems with foresight. European Journal of Operational Research, 265(3):872--881, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.08.041> ] [60] Peiman Ghasemi, Kaveh Khalili-Damghani, Ashkan Hafezalkotob, and Sadigh Raissi. Uncertain multi-objective multi-commodity multi-period multi-vehicle location-allocation model for earthquake evacuation planning. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 350:105--132, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2018.12.061> ] [61] Buket Cilali, Kash Barker, and Andrés D. González. A location optimization approach to refugee resettlement decision-making. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74:103153, November 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103153> ] [62] Arun Kumar Sangaiah and Raheleh Khanduzi. Tabu search with simulated annealing for solving a location–protection–disruption in hub network. Applied Soft Computing, 114:108056, January 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.108056> ] [63] Chao Wang, Ziqiong Wang, Ye Tian, Xingyi Zhang, and Jianhua Xiao. A dual-population based evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective location problem under uncertainty of facilities. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(7):7692--7707, July 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tits.2021.3071786> ] [64] Sergiy Yakovlev, Oleksii Kartashov, and Dmytro Podzeha. Mathematical models and nonlinear optimization in continuous maximum coverage location problem. Computation, 10(7):119, July 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/computation10070119> ] [65] Niels De Walsche, Carlo S. Sartori, and Hatice Çalık. A radius-based approach for the bi-objective p-center and p-dispersion problem. In Joachim R. Daduna, Gernot Liedtke, Xiaoning Shi, and Stefan Voß, editors, Computational Logistics: 14th International Conference, ICCL 2023, Berlin, Germany, pages 533--549. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43612-3_33> ] [66] Maria Isabel Gomes, Ana C. Jóia, João Pinela, and Nelson Chibeles-Martins. Are the Portuguese fire departments well located for fighting urban fires? In João Paulo Almeida, Filipe Pereira e Alvelos, Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Samuel Moniz, and Cristina Requejo, editors, Operational Research, chapter 8, pages 99--111. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8> ] [67] Sergiy Yakovlev, Olena Kiseleva, Dmytro Chumachenko, and Dmytro Podzeha. Maximum service coverage in business site selection using computer geometry software. Electronics, 12(10):2329, May 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics12102329> ]

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ISOLDE XVII Conference - Cancelled
by Diana Ramirez-Rios 10 Feb '26

10 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, It is with a great sadness that we are announcing the cancellation of our ISOLDE XVII Conference proposed this year in Chicago. Thank you to all who submitted your abstracts, we appreciate your contributions and interest in participating in ISOLDE. Nonetheless, after extending the deadline a couple of times, we ended up receiving 47 abstracts. Ultimately, these numbers are not enough to cover the high fixed costs of holding a conference in Chicago, even after trying to downsize the conference for a smaller group. Even though this year's event is cancelled, our planning committee has discussed about the next steps to save ISOLDE. So please stay tuned for future updates about this. Best regards, Diana Ramirez-Rios, University at Buffalo, dgramire(a)buffalo.edu<mailto:dgramire@buffalo.edu> Gita Taherkhani, Loyola University Chicago, gtaherkhani(a)luc.edu<mailto:gtaherkhani@luc.edu> ISOLDE XVII Co-chairs

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Location related references Collection February 2026
by Frank Plastria 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

Dear fellow Locater, You will find below my collection of references for February 2026. It is subdivided into the 41 most recent references from 2025-2026 on the one hand, and 59 earlier ones on the other hand ranging back from 2024 to 2018. The attached BibTeX file contains the full 100 item February collection. Enjoy, Sincerely Frank Plastria %%%%%%%%% RECENT %%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Lina Aboueljinane and Youness Frichi. A metamodeling based simulation approach to investigate ambulance multi-period redeployment in emergency medical services. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 213:111802, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111802> ] [2] Siqian Cheng, Jiankun Hu, and Youfang Huang. Pandemic resilience through subway-based multi-center logistics: an immune genetic approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 213:111792, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111792> ] [3] Arun Kumar Das. Charging station placement for limited energy robots. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 381:129--136, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2025.11.020> ] [4] Jinbiao Huo, Zhiyuan Liu, Ziyuan Gu, and Churong Chen. A hybrid ranking and selection procedure to solve simulation-based discrete network design problems. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 183:105438, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105438> ] [5] Mingzhang Liang, Min Xu, and Shuaian Wang. Joint design of transit and bike-sharing systems by multi-objective optimization considering stochastic user equilibrium. Omega, 141:103484, June 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103484> ] [6] Bei Lin, Xiaoyu Ji, Yingtong Wang, and Yingfu He. Robust infrastructure design for carbon capture utilization and storage considering carbon emission uncertainty. Omega, 141:103512, June 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2026.103512> ] [7] Xu Luo, Yong Liu, and Jiawei Wu. Dynamic location–allocation–routing scheduling for long-range maritime rescue operations using shipboard helicopters: A Q-learning-based hyper-heuristic approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 212:111722, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111722> ] [8] Van Son Nguyen, Quang Dung Pham, Quoc Trung Bui, and Thuy Chau Tran. A proposed local search strategy and neighborhoods for solving a new variant of e-commerce districting problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 213:111843, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111843> ] [9] Shan Shan, Chongjun Ouyang, Yong Li, and Yuanwei Liu. Exploiting pinching-antenna systems in multicast communications. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 74:419--432, 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcomm.2025.3626012> ] [10] Wenbing Shui and Liuquan Chen. A bi-objective optimization model integrating bilateral accessibility for overseas warehouse location selection: complex network analysis and ε-constraint-based column generation algorithm. Expert Systems with Applications, 304:130837, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130837> ] [11] Qingyun Tian, Yun Hui Lin, Kaidi Yang, and David Z.W. Wang. Locating and pricing park-and-ride service in the era of autonomous vehicles. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 204:103376, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2025.103376> ] [12] David Pinzon Ulloa, Ammar Metnani, and Emma Frejinger. A capacitated collection-and-delivery-point location problem with random utility maximizing customers. Computers & Operations Research, 188:107349, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107349> ] [13] Mohammad Mahdi Vali-Siar, Hamid Tikani, Emrah Demir, and Yousof Shamstabar. Resilient supply chain network design under super-disruption considering inter-arrival time dependency: a new data-driven stochastic optimization approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 207:104615, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104615> ] [14] Qi Wang, Yankui Liu, and Guoqing Zhang. Robust design and pricing of electric vehicle battery reuse network by tailored branch-and-cut algorithm. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 207:104643, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104643> ] [15] Yanjiao Wang, Naiqi Liu, and Xuejie Bai. Robustifying resilient supply chain against ambiguous facility disruptions under new risk-averse criteria. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 213:111824, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.111824> ] [16] Jianhua Xiao, Yifu Yang, Jiuhong Xiao, Shuyi Wang, and George Q. Huang. Multi-period hub-and-spoke network design considering flow-dependent economies of scale. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 207:104646, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104646> ] [17] Jiping Xing, Zhou Jia, Tong Wu, Tianli Tang, and Zhiyuan Liu. Bayesian optimization for traffic sensor deployment: Integrating network flow estimation into location planning. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 207:104593, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104593> ] [18] Yongjian Yang, Chenglong Li, Dujuan Wang, Yunqiang Yin, and T.C.E. Cheng. A two-stage adaptive robust optimization model for the location-routing problem with drone delivery and uncertainty in humanitarian relief. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 207:104601, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104601> ] [19] Yu Zhang, Jing Zhao, Yanguo Jia, Xiumin Shen, Feng Xiong, and Yin Ma. Hybrid quantum-classical framework for no-wait flow shop discrete scheduling and location problem with transfer time. Expert Systems with Applications, 303:130616, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130616> ] [20] Matineh Ziari, Morteza Ghomi-Avili, and Ata Allah Taleizadeh. Metropolitan city supply chain network design under consumer behavior and partial disruptions: A machine learning approach. Computers & Operations Research, 188:107367, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107367> ] [21] Katayon Dolatshah, Abolfazl Toroghi Haghighat, Vahid Khajehvand, and Mirsaeid Hosseini Shirvani. Sustainable virtual machine placement in heterogeneous cloud data centers: a reinforcement learning-based approach. Computing, 108(1):17, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00607-025-01593-x> ] [22] Giovanni Pantuso. Solution of stochastic facility location problems with combinatorially many decision-dependent distributions. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 50(4):42, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-025-01371-7> ] [23] R. Martí, A. Martínez-Gavara, S. Pérez-Peló, and J. Sánchez-Oro. Corrigendum to “A review on discrete diversity and dispersion maximization from an OR perspective” [eur. j. oper. res. 299 (3) (2022) 795–813]. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(1):353--354, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.12.002> ] [24] Mardiningsih, M. R. Syahputra, I. H. Rambe, Devy Mathelinea, and Herman Mawengkang. Modelling an integrated approach to optimize the disposal of industrial hazardous waste while prioritizing sustainability. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems, 12(5):1751--1760, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/mmep.120530> ] [25] Ying Li. Design of sustainable supply chain networks for industrial production with the consideration of carbon emission reduction. Sustainable Operations and Computers, 6:229--245, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susoc.2025.07.001> ] [26] Siamak Kheybari, Mohammad Reza Mehrpour, Nima Moradi, and Maria Paola Scaparra. Optimizing vaccination facility locations and capacity for pandemic response: A case study of Mashhad, Iran. International Journal of Production Economics, 292:109865, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109865> ] [27] Rongsen Jin, Peng Hou, Yuanhang Qi, Zili Huang, Yongquan Chen, Hui Li, and Xiaoqiang Cai. Joint planning of distribution and transmission system for offshore wind farms integrated with hydrogen production platforms. Applied Energy, 398:126383, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126383> ] [28] Silvia Baldassarre, Manuel Cavola, and Eduardo Pipicelli. Bank branch desertification and the design of a postal banking network. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 100:102216, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102216> ] [29] Alice Calamita, Ivana Ljubić, and Laura Palagi. Benders decomposition for congested partial set covering location with uncertain demand. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(1):26--46, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.041> ] [30] Hong Liang Cheah and Mohammad Deghat. Bearing-only solution to the Fermat–Weber location problem for Euler–Lagrange systems. IEEE Control Systems Letters, 9:2861--2866, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lcsys.2025.3645285> ] [31] Okan Dukkanci, James F. Campbell, and Achim Koberstein. Hub location problem with a mixed green fleet. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(1):84--99, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.033> ] [32] Juan Pablo Fernández-Gutiérrez, Juan G. Villegas, and José-Fernando Camacho-Vallejo. A simple and effective exact method for the medianoid problem with multipurpose trips. Computational Optimization and Applications, 93(2):851--897, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10589-025-00731-7> ] [33] Benjamin Gillott. A covering pursuit game. Mathematika, 72(1):e70063, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1112/mtk.70063> ] [34] Mario González, Dylan Jones, Negar Akbari, Rafael Vasconcelos, David Melo, Eric Cabral, Andressa Santiso, and Monalisa Godeiro. A multiple criteria methodology for sustainable port location selection to support the emerging Brazilian offshore wind sector. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 77(1):271--285, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2489129> ] [35] Penghui Guo, Zhijie Sasha Dong, and Jianjun Zhu. Nested logic-based Benders decomposition for disaster preparedness planning with horizontal coordination. IISE Transactions, 58(4):443--475, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2025.2491495> ] [36] Nguyen Thach, Chenhao Wang, and Hau Chan. Improving the location of facilities through network addition modification: a revisit. Annals of Operations Research, 356(2–3):1231--1280, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06869-1> ] [37] Nikolaos P. Theodorakatos, Rohit Babu, and Miltiadis D. Lytras. Avoiding the Maratos effect in non-convex optimization through piecewise convexity: A case study in optimal PMU placement problem. Algorithms, 19(1):11, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/a19010011> ] [38] Rafael D. Tordecilla, Angie Ramirez-Villamil, Jairo R. Montoya-Torres, Oscar Nieto-Garzon, Oscar Fabián Velásquez-Rodríguez, and Daniel Prato-Sánchez. A sustainable facility location problem with vehicle allocation: an urban logistics case study. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 77(2):539--554, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2489131> ] [39] Haoyue Zhang and Jörg Kalcsics. Capacitated facility location problem under uncertainty with service level constraints. European Journal of Operational Research, 330(1):47--71, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.056> ] [40] Hao Zhang, Xiya Zheng, Zhonghao Liu, and Xiaofei Liu. The k‐prize‐collecting coverage problem by aligned disks. International Transactions in Operational Research, 33(4):2688--2708, January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13608> ] [41] Rojia Nikbazm, Mahmood Ahmadi, and Mohammad Parsa Toopchinezhad. Energy-efficient and SLA-aware virtual network function placement using predictive auto-scaling. Computing, 108(1):8, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00607-025-01597-7> ] %%%%%%% OLDER %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Jack Brimberg, Pawel Kalczynski, and Zvi Drezner. Different formulations of the gray pattern problem and their optimal solutions. European Journal of Operational Research, 316(1):61--71, July 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.01.048> ] [2] Jack Brimberg, Pawel Kalczynski, and Zvi Drezner. The repeated p-dispersion problem. INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, 61(2):233--255, February 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03155986.2023.2171618> ] [3] Zvi Drezner, Pawel Kalczynski, Alfonsas Misevičius, and Gintaras Palubeckis. Finding optimal solutions to several gray pattern instances. Optimization Letters, 16(2):713--722, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-021-01732-1> ] [4] Alfonsas Misevičius, Gintaras Palubeckis, and Zvi Drezner. Hierarchicity-based (self-similar) hybrid genetic algorithm for the grey pattern quadratic assignment problem. Memetic Computing, 13(1):69--90, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12293-020-00321-6> ] [5] Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, and Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Multi-objective uncapacitated facility location problem with customers’ preferences: Pareto-based and weighted sum GA-based approaches. Soft Computing, 23(23):12347--12362, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00500-019-03774-1> ] [6] Alexander Kazakov, Anna Lempert, and Quang Mung Le. On the thinnest covering of fixed size containers with non-euclidean metric by incongruent circles. In Mathematical Optimization Theory and Operations Research, pages 195--206. Springer International Publishing, 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33394-2_15> ] [7] Hao Pu, Hong Zhang, Wei Li, Jiaxing Xiong, Jianping Hu, and Jie Wang. Concurrent optimization of mountain railway alignment and station locations using a distance transform algorithm. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 127:1297--1314, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.01.004> ] [8] J. Puerto. An exact completely positive programming formulation for the discrete ordered median problem: an extended version. Journal of Global Optimization, 77(2):341--359, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-019-00863-1> ] [9] Md Abdul Quddus, Mohannad Kabli, and Mohammad Marufuzzaman. Modeling electric vehicle charging station expansion with an integration of renewable energy and vehicle-to-grid sources. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 128:251--279, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.06.006> ] [10] M. Rabbani, R. Heidari, and R. Yazdanparast. A stochastic multi-period industrial hazardous waste location-routing problem: Integrating NSGA-II and Monte Carlo simulation. European Journal of Operational Research, 272(3):945--961, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.024> ] [11] Hanane Rachih, Fatima Zahra Mhada, and Raddouane Chiheb. Meta-heuristics for reverse logistics: A literature review and perspectives. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 127:45--62, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.11.058> ] [12] Suchithra Rajendran and Joshua Zack. Insights on strategic air taxi network infrastructure locations using an iterative constrained clustering approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 128:470--505, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.06.003> ] [13] Reza Ramezanian and Sadjad Khalesi. Integration of multi-product supply chain network design and assembly line balancing. Operational Research, 21(1):453--483, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-019-00453-9> ] [14] Mohammad Ramshani, Jim Ostrowski, Kaike Zhang, and Xueping Li. Two level uncapacitated facility location problem with disruptions. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 137:106089, November 2019. 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Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 121:21--40, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.12.005> ] [19] Reza Roozbahani, Babak Abbasi, Sergei Schreider, and Zahra Hosseinifard. A basin-wide approach for water allocation and dams location-allocation. Annals of Operations Research, 287(1):323--349, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03345-5> ] [20] R. Saedinia, Behnam Vahdani, F. Etebari, and B. Afshar Nadjafi. Robust gasoline closed loop supply chain design with redistricting, service sharing and intra-district service transfer. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 123:121--141, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.01.015> ] [21] Ahmed Saif and Samir Elhedhli. Sterilization network design. EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics, 8(1):91--115, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13676-018-0118-y> ] [22] Mostafa Salari, Lina Kattan, William H.K. Lam, H.P. Lo, and Mohammad Ansari Esfeh. Optimization of traffic sensor location for complete link flow observability in traffic network considering sensor failure. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 121:216--251, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.01.004> ] [23] Mohammad Reza Ghatreh Samani, Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh, and Seyed Farid Ghannadpour. A multilateral perspective towards blood network design in an uncertain environment: Methodology and implementation. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 130:450--471, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.02.049> ] [24] Suman Samanta, Deepu Philip, and Shankar Chakraborty. A quick convergent artificial bee colony algorithm for solving quadratic assignment problems. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 137:106070, November 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.106070> ] [25] Ece Sanci and Mark S. Daskin. Integrating location and network restoration decisions in relief networks under uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 279(2):335--350, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.06.012> ] [26] Marcio C. Santos, Hannan Luss, Dritan Nace, and Michael Poss. Proportional and maxmin fairness for the sensor location problem with chance constraints. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 261:316--331, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2019.03.004> ] [27] Dolores R. Santos-Peñate, Clara M. Campos-Rodríguez, and José A. Moreno-Pérez. A kernel search matheuristic to solve the discrete leader-follower location problem. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20(1):73--98, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-019-09472-7> ] [28] Nova Indah Saragih, Senator Nur Bahagia, Suprayogi, and Ibnu Syabri. A heuristic method for location-inventory-routing problem in a three-echelon supply chain system. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 127:875--886, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.11.026> ] [29] Barbara Scheiper, Maximilian Schiffer, and Grit Walther. The flow refueling location problem with load flow control. Omega, 83:50--69, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2018.02.003> ] [30] Carise E. Schmidt, Arinei C.L. Silva, Maryam Darvish, and Leandro C. Coelho. The time-dependent location-routing problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 128:293--315, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.06.015> ] [31] Teresa Schnepper, Kathrin Klamroth, Michael Stiglmayr, and Justo Puerto. Exact algorithms for handling outliers in center location problems on networks using k-max functions. European Journal of Operational Research, 273(2):441--451, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.08.030> ] [32] Matías Schuster Puga, Stefan Minner, and Jean-Sébastien Tancrez. Two-stage supply chain design with safety stock placement decisions. International Journal of Production Economics, 209:183--193, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.05.018> ] [33] David Schweitzer and Hugh Medal. Wireless lan transmitter location under the threat of jamming attacks. Computers & Operations Research, 106:14--27, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.01.014> ] [34] Esmaeil Afrashteh, Behrooz Alizadeh, and Fahimeh Baroughi. Optimal algorithms for integer inverse undesirable p-median location problems on weighted extended star networks. Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 9(1):99--117, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40305-018-0229-z> ] [35] Amir Ahmadi-Javid, Elahe Amiri, and Mahla Meskar. A profit-maximization location-routing-pricing problem: A branch-and-price algorithm. European Journal of Operational Research, 271(3):866--881, December 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.02.020> ] [36] M. Altan Akdoğan, Z. Pelin Bayındır, and Cem Iyigun. Locating emergency vehicles with an approximate queuing model and a meta-heuristic solution approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 90:134--155, May 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2018.01.014> ] [37] İbrahim Akgün and Barbaros Ç Tansel. p-hub median problem for non-complete networks. Computers & Operations Research, 95:56--72, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.02.014> ] [38] M. Hakan Akyüz, Temel Öncan, and İ. Kuban Altınel. Branch and bound algorithms for solving the multi-commodity capacitated multi-facility Weber problem. Annals of Operations Research, 279(1–2):1--42, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-3026-5> ] [39] André Romano Alho, João de Abreu e Silva, Jorge Pinho de Sousa, and Edgar Blanco. Improving mobility by optimizing the number, location and usage of loading/unloading bays for urban freight vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 61:3--18, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2017.05.014> ] [40] Armaghan Alibeyg, Ivan Contreras, and Elena Fernández. Exact solution of hub network design problems with profits. European Journal of Operational Research, 266(1):57--71, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.09.024> ] [41] Behrooz Alizadeh, Esmaeil Afrashteh, and Fahimeh Baroughi. Combinatorial algorithms for some variants of inverse obnoxious median location problem on tree networks. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 178(3):914--934, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10957-018-1334-1> ] [42] Behrooz Alizadeh and Roghayeh Etemad. Optimal algorithms for inverse vertex obnoxious center location problems on graphs. Theoretical Computer Science, 707:36--45, January 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcs.2017.10.001> ] [43] Mohammad Allahbakhsh, Saeed Arbabi, Mohammadreza Galavii, Florian Daniel, and Boualem Benatallah. Crowdsourcing planar facility location allocation problems. Computing, 101(3):237--261, October 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00607-018-0670-1> ] [44] Ahmed Alshamsi and Ali Diabat. Large-scale reverse supply chain network design: An accelerated Benders decomposition algorithm. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 124:545--559, October 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.05.057> ] [45] Eduardo Álvarez Miranda and Markus Sinnl. A branch-and-cut algorithm for the maximum covering cycle problem. Annals of Operations Research, 284(2):487--499, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2856-5> ] [46] Mehdi Amiri-Aref, Walid Klibi, and M. Zied Babai. The multi-sourcing location inventory problem with stochastic demand. European Journal of Operational Research, 266(1):72--87, April 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.09.003> ] [47] Kun An, Siyang Xie, and Yanfeng Ouyang. Reliable sensor location for object positioning and surveillance via trilateration. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 117:956--970, November 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2017.11.012> ] [48] Vincent Angilella, Matthieu Chardy, and Walid Ben-Ameur. Fiber cable network design in tree networks. European Journal of Operational Research, 269(3):1086--1106, September 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.02.034> ] [49] Martin Anthony and Joel Ratsaby. Large-width bounds for learning half-spaces on distance spaces. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 243:73--89, July 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2018.02.004> ] [50] Ali Aouad and Danny Segev. The ordered k-median problem: surrogate models and approximation algorithms. Mathematical Programming, 177(1–2):55--83, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10107-018-1259-3> ] [51] H. Asefi, S. Lim, M. Maghrebi, and S. Shahparvari. Mathematical modelling and heuristic approaches to the location-routing problem of a cost-effective integrated solid waste management. Annals of Operations Research, 273(1–2):75--110, June 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2912-1> ] [52] Annabella Astorino, Manlio Gaudioso, and Giovanna Miglionico. Lagrangian relaxation for the directional sensor coverage problem with continuous orientation. Omega, 75:77--86, March 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2017.03.001> ] [53] Mahdi Yousefi Nejad Attari and Ali Ebadi Torkayesh. Developing Benders decomposition algorithm for a green supply chain network of mine industry: Case of Iranian mine industry. Operations Research Perspectives, 5:371--382, 2018. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2018.11.002> ] [54] Igor Averbakh and Wei Yu. Multi-depot traveling salesmen location problems on networks with special structure. Annals of Operations Research, 286(1–2):635--648, March 2018. 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ISOLDE - Deadline coming up: January 30, 2026!
by Diana Ramirez-Rios 29 Jan '26

29 Jan '26

Dear colleagues, We are at the final stretch; the deadline is in 2 days! Please consider submitting your 2-page abstracts to attend our next ISOLDE XVII conference. ISOLDE XVII June 21-25, 2026 ISOLDE XVII - International Symposium on Location Decisions<https://isoldexvii-2026.org/> The 17th International Symposium on Location Decisions (ISOLDE XVII) invites both researchers and practitioners to submit papers in the field of location theory and analysis for its 2026 conference. We invite participation from all areas related to location theory including, but not limited to: * Continuous Facility Location * Network Facility Location * Discrete Facility Location * Competitive Facility Location * Hub Facility Location * Location and Logistics * Location Decisions in Traffic Planning * Network Design * Stochastic Facility Location * Location-Routing Problems * Undesirable Facility Location * Applications of Location Models * Territorial Design and Districting * Humanitarian Logistics and Emergency Response * Clustering and Partitioning in Facility Location * Covering and Set Covering Models for Service Design * Decomposition Approaches for Large-Scale Location Problems * Location-Routing with Assignment Optimization * Facility Layout within Location Decisions * Game-Theoretic Models in Competitive Location * Equilibrium Analysis in Network Facility Design Abstract Submission Guidelines * Abstracts should include title, author's name(s) and affiliation(s). * The presenting author must be indicated by underlining his/her name. * Maximum two pages. * Word files (.doc or .docx) and PDF files (.pdf) are acceptable. * Confirmation e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author immediately after receipt of the submission. * Submission deadline is January 30, 2026. Submission Process Please follow the instructions included in the conference website: Call for Papers - ISOLDE XVII<https://isoldexvii-2026.org/call-for-papers>. Authors must create an account in the Microsoft CMT website and submit your paper using the following link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/ISOLDE2026. About the Conference ISOLDE XVII will take place from June 21-25, 2026, at Loyola University in Downtown Chicago, IL. The conference, held every three years, involves scientists and practitioners, whose research interests deal with quantitative and qualitative methods for location theory, modeling and planning. All related areas of economics, engineering, geography, mathematics and operations research from both academic and business points of view are welcome to participate. Logistics Note ISOLDE conferences have been characterized by hosting the event in two different geographic locations. Based on survey feedback received from our community, we have decided to keep the conference in a single city. Many respondents indicated that cost is a major factor in their ability to attend, and hosting the second portion in a hotel would have significantly increased expenses. Despite the present uncertainties and huge financial risk involved in organizing the conference in its original form, we are still keeping up with the ISOLDE spirit by hosting the conference in two "locations" within the same city. The first and second half of the event will both be held in downtown Chicago, likely at a different facility or building. We will also provide a boat excursion in the middle of the conference. More about our venues and accommodations: https://isoldexvii-2026.org/venues Please consider joining us and celebrate location analysis in the middle of the FIFA World Cup! We look forward to hosting you next year in Chicago! Best regards, Diana Ramirez-Rios, University at Buffalo, dgramire(a)buffalo.edu<mailto:dgramire@buffalo.edu> Gita Taherkhani, Loyola University Chicago, gtaherkhani(a)luc.edu<mailto:gtaherkhani@luc.edu> ISOLDE XVII Co-chairs

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Hub location and network design at IFORS in Vienna
by Sibel Alumur Alev 22 Jan '26

22 Jan '26

Dear friends and colleagues, Stefan Nickel and I are organizing a "Hub Location and Network Design" stream at the upcoming IFORS conference, which will be held July 12-17, 2026, in Vienna. I'm pasting our stream description below. If you would like to present, you can submit your abstract using the code 7d2ac1c7 or simply by writing to me. We will then organize the talks into sessions scheduled back-to-back, so that we can all participate together. Even if you do not present in Hub Location sessions, I hope you can still join us at the next IFORS conference. For more information, please visit the conference site: https://ifors2026.at/home/ Best regards, Sibel Hub Location and Network Design Hub location and network design stream will bring together research on the strategic and tactical aspects of locating hub facilities and designing efficient networks to support transportation, logistics, and distribution systems. Contributions may include new mathematical models, solution algorithms, and empirical studies that address the selection and configuration of hub-and-spoke systems, the allocation of demand nodes to hubs, the design of interhub connections, and the integration of cost, service, sustainability, and uncertainty considerations in network design problems. Topics of interest span classical hub location formulations and multi-objective extensions, resilient and robust network designs under disruptions, multimodal and hierarchical hub configurations, and innovative optimization and heuristic methods that advance both theory and real-world applications in freight, passenger, and service networks. Sibel Alumur Alev, Ph.D., P.L.Eng. Professor Associate Chair for Graduate Studies Department of Management Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering | University of Waterloo Office: CPH 4321 | 200 University Avenue West | Waterloo | Ontario | N2L 3G1 | Canada Email: sibel.alumur(a)uwaterloo.ca<mailto:sibel.alumur@uwaterloo.ca>

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Help Us Plan ISOLDE XVII – Quick Survey
by Diana Ramirez-Rios 13 Jan '26

13 Jan '26

Dear ISOLDE Community, We’re excited to announce that the ISOLDE XVII Conference will be held in Chicago on June 22–26, 2026. As part of the planning process, we kindly ask you to complete a brief survey to help us estimate conference costs based on the expected number of attendees. Your participation is greatly appreciated and will play an important role in ensuring the success of the event. ???? https://forms.gle/ZHuMMvprpNqWzEeW9 Please take a moment to respond at your earliest convenience and feel free to forward this message to colleagues who may be interested. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing you in Chicago! Best regards, Diana Ramirez-Rios, University at Buffalo, dgramire(a)buffalo.edu<mailto:dgramire@buffalo.edu> Gita Taherkhani, Loyola University Chicago, gtaherkhani(a)luc.edu<mailto:gtaherkhani@luc.edu> ISOLDE XVII Co-chairs

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Call for Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement in Location Analysis Award
by Sibel Alumur Alev 10 Jan '26

10 Jan '26

Dear Colleagues: We invite nominations for the Lifetime Achievement in Location Analysis Award (LALA). This prestigious, triennial award recognizes an individual who has made significant lifetime contributions to location analysis research over the course of their career. The LALA Award is presented every third year at the closing dinner of the International Symposium on Locational Decisions (ISOLDE). The next presentation will take place at ISOLDE XVII, to be held June 21-25, 2026, at Loyola University, Downtown Chicago, Illinois. Additional information about the ISOLDE XVII symposium is available at: https://isoldexvii-2026.org/ Nomination Deadline LALA Nominations will be received until April 1, 2026. Nomination Materials Nominations (including self-nominations) should be submitted by email and must include the following three items: 1. A letter of nomination outlining the nominee's significant contributions and explaining why they should be considered for the award. 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee. 3. Information on citations and service to the profession provided by the nominee. Selection Committee * Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh, SOLA President (Chair), University of Southern California * Dr. Sibel Alumur Alev, University of Waterloo * Dr. Rajan Batta, University at Buffalo Submission Instructions Please submit all nomination materials by April 1, 2026, to: kshehade(a)usc.edu<mailto:kshehade@usc.edu>. The email subject line should read: [LALA Nomination] Questions regarding the nomination process may be directed to the same email address. Sincerely, The LALA Selection Committee

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Location related references Collection January 2026
by Frank Plastria 07 Jan '26

07 Jan '26

Dear fellow Locater, Find below my collection of references for January 2026. I subdivided it into the 22 most recent references from 2025-2026 on the one hand, and 78 earlier ones on the other hand ranging back from 2024 to 2019. The attached BibTeX file contains the full 100 item January collection. Enjoy, With my best wishes for the starting year. Sincerely Frank Plastria %%%%%%%%% RECENT %%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Christof Brandstetter and Markus Sinnl. Mixed‐integer linear programming approaches for nested p ‐center problems with absolute and relative regret objectives. Networks, 87(1):62--82, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.70010> ] [2] Dietmar Cieslik. Network design problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--7. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_437-1> ] [3] L. R. Foulds and Horst W. Hamacher. Facilities layout problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--6. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_171-1> ] [4] Yun Gu. Cross-border multi-level warehouse network optimization: Modeling and application based on mixed-integer linear programming. Operations Research Perspectives, 15:100366, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2025.100366> ] [5] Horst W. Hamacher and Stefan Nickel. Multifacility and restricted location problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--5. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_414-1> ] [6] Donald W. Hearn. Single facility location: Circle covering problem. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--4. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_620-1> ] [7] Kaan Kılıç, Melike Meterelliyoz, İlay Güvenç Pelit, and Mehmet Soysal. Modeling a humanitarian‐aid covering tour problem with location selection and vehicle assignment decisions. International Transactions in Operational Research, 33(3):1559--1608, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.70088> ] [8] Jia Liu, Yi Xiong, Yi Deng, and Sirui Wang. Data-driven reliable shelter location during hurricane evacuation. IISE Transactions, 58(3):358--376, June 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2025.2505479> ] [9] Nelson Maculan, Marcia Fampa, Hacène Ouzia, and Renan Pinto. Mathematical optimization models for the Euclidean Steiner tree problem in Rd. 4OR, 23(4):353--382, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10288-025-00604-z> ] [10] Dung Tran, Nader Azizi, and Thomas Welsh Archibald. Stochastic profit maximization and pricing in hub location problems with elastic demand: Mathematical formulations and exact algorithms. European Journal of Operational Research, 329(2):498--517, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.08.007> ] [11] Simon Weekx, Ona Van den bergh, and Lieselot Vanhaverbeke. Predicting electric vehicle charging demand to support public charging infrastructure location planning. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 34:101639, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101639> ] [12] Andrei Comăneci. Simplicial Fermat–Weber problems are dual to minimum cost flow problems. In Andreas Ott, Wolfgang Reichel, and John Alasdair Warwicker, editors, Applications of Mathematics in Sciences, Engineering, and Economics, MathSEE Symposium, Karlsruhe, September 27–29, 2023, volume PROMS 515 of Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, pages 33--42. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01279-1_2> ] [13] Kun Jin, Wei Wang, Jingtong Dai, De Zhao, and Xuedong Hua. Identifying the critical charging stations in electrified transportation networks under cyberattacks. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 211:111649, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111649> ] [14] Jingwen Li, Xiang Zhang, Fengxin Dai, Liang Tang, and Sitong Liu. Robust optimization of emergency resource location and coupling allocation considering multiple uncertainties. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 103:102391, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102391> ] [15] Abdulkadir Memduhoğlu, Nir Fulman, Nizar Polat, and Tacettin Ataş. Large language models as virtual experts? Evaluating AHP-based criteria weighting performance for solar power plant site selection. Expert Systems with Applications, 299:130171, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130171> ] [16] Sarbast Moslem and Rabia Bovkir. Spatial location optimization of e-Hub in Dublin, Ireland: A GIS-based spherical fuzzy AHP with parsimonious preference information. Expert Systems with Applications, 301:130498, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130498> ] [17] Omar Muhammed Neda. A dual placement strategy for DG and D-STATCOM units using multi-objective optimization in an Iraqi radial distribution system. Expert Systems with Applications, 299:130230, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130230> ] [18] Willy Magloire Nkounga, Khaled Almaksour, Arnaud Allais, Hervé Caron, Christophe Saudemont, and Benoit Robyns. Sizing methodology and optimal location of superconducting fault current limiter in dc substations for railways applications. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 242:1--18, April 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2025.11.010> ] [19] Ruiting Wang, Ha-Kyung Kwon, Katherine H. Jordan, Scott J. Moura, Madhur Boloor, and Michael L. Machala. Leveraging commuting patterns and workplace charging to advance equitable EV charger access. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 150:105089, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.105089> ] [20] Noor Yaseen, Waqas Ahmed, and Naveed Wassan. Life cycle approach to optimal placement of electric charging infrastructure with solar photovoltaic integration. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 64:101516, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2025.101516> ] [21] Ali Younes, Mohamed O. Abu Ghazala, Tamer A. Al-Sabbagh, Hamdy N. Eid, and Mohamed A. El-Shenawy. Spatial suitability and facility location planning for ammunition depots in Egypt: An integrated GIS-based MCDM approach. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 103:102354, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102354> ] [22] Chengwei Zhao, Ruihuan Liu, Qifeng Wan, Xuanhua Xu, and Jishan He. A human–machine collaboration driven criteria system intelligent construction method for sustainable offshore wind farm site selection. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 211:111611, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111611> ] %%%%%%% OLDER %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Takeshi Ebina and Katsumasa Nishide. A dynamic model of repositioning with a markov-switching regime. Annals of Operations Research, 355(3):2901--2937, July 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-06173-4> ] [2] Karla Hoffman and Manfred Padberg. Set covering, packing, and partitioning problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--7. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_599-1> ] [3] Carlile Lavor, Leo Liberti, and Nelson Maculan. Molecular distance geometry problem. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--8. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. 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VeRoLog Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2026
by Kris BRAEKERS 07 Jan '26

07 Jan '26

Dear colleagues, VeRoLog, the EURO working group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics optimization, is organizing its 2026 doctoral dissertation prize. The prize is open to PhD theses in operations research for transportation and logistics that were defended between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. The deadline for applying is February 28, 2026. Please find all application details in the attached file. Best regards, The VeRoLog DDP 2026 jury Kris Braekers, Tânia Ramos, Remy Spliet Prof. dr. Kris Braekers Hoogleraar - Professor Onderzoeksgroep Logistiek - Research Group Logistics T+32(0)11 26 91 20 <https://www.facebook.com/UHasseltBEW> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/log-uhasselt> <https://www.uhasselt.be/Research-group-Logistics> www.uhasselt.be/Research-group-Logistics Universiteit Hasselt - Campus Diepenbeek Agoralaan Gebouw D - B-3590 Diepenbeek Kantoor Units-AB 101

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