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Sad news
by Vladimir Marianov Kluge 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

Dear colleagues and friends, With sadness, I write to inform you that our friend and colleague locator Mozart Menezes passed away a couple of days ago. He had been ill for some time. He will be missed deeply. All the Best, Vlad No sienta la obligaci?n de contestar este mail fuera de horario laboral.

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Sad news: Mozart Menezes
by Hatice ÇALIK 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

I regret to share the sad news of Mozart Menezes, a fellow locator and professor at NEOMA Business School in Paris (https://neoma-bs.com/professors/menezes-mozart-2/) My deepest condolences to his friends and colleagues. Hatice Discussions started 10 hours ago, Vladimir Marianov<https://connect.informs.org/profile?UserKey=f56df4c3-0bf9-4962-ab11-0cebe13…> (0 replies) Sad news<https://connect.informs.org/sola/discussion/sad-news-1#bmac66b51b-25db-4ec5…> [external link to thread view] <https://connect.informs.org/sola/discussion/sad-news-1#bmac66b51b-25db-4ec5…> 1. Dear colleagues and friends, With sadness, I... Vladimir Marianov 1. Sad news<https://connect.informs.org/sola/discussion/sad-news-1#bmac66b51b-25db-4ec5…> Reply All<https://connect.informs.org/sola/ourdiscussiongroup/postreply?MessageKey=ac…> [Vladimir Marianov]<https://connect.informs.org/profile?UserKey=f56df4c3-0bf9-4962-ab11-0cebe13…> Apr 8, 2025 1:51 PM Vladimir Marianov<https://connect.informs.org/profile?UserKey=f56df4c3-0bf9-4962-ab11-0cebe13…> Dear colleagues and friends, With sadness, I write to inform you that our friend and colleague locator Mozart Menezes has passed away today. He had been ill for some time. There will be a private ceremony in Paris, France. All the Best, Vlad ------------------------------ Vladimir Marianov Professor Emeritus Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Las Condes ------------------------------

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Location related references collection April 2025
by Frank Plastria 05 Apr '25

05 Apr '25

Dear fellow locaters, Spring is here with a large collection englobing all new references I had englobing 2021 till now: 93 items. Take your time to enjoy. Cheers Frank Plastria Prof. Em. Frank Plastria BUTO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel frank.plastria(a)vub.be %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Lotte van Aken, Loe Schlicher, and Marco Slikker. Time-dependent Stackelberg protection location games. Operations Research Letters, 60:107278, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2025.107278> ] [2] Steffen J.S. Bakker, Jonas Martin, E. Ruben van Beesten, Ingvild Synnøve Brynildsen, Anette Sandvig, Marit Siqveland, and Antonia Golab. STraM: A strategic network design model for national freight transport decarbonization. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 197:104076, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104076> ] [3] Majid Banaeyan and Walter G. Kropatsch. Adapting a total vertex order to the geometry of a connected component. 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A two-stage stochastic-robust model for supply chain network design problem under disruptions and endogenous demand uncertainty. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 196:104013, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104013> ] [12] Fengqiao Luo. A note on valid inequalities for a service center location problem with a type of decision-dependent customer demand. Annals of Operations Research, 346(3):2387--2400, January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06475-1> ] [13] Arya Sevgen Misiç, Mumtaz Karatas, and Abdullah Dasci. Optimal sizing and location of energy storage systems for transmission grids connected to wind farms. Omega, 134:103301, July 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103301> ] [14] Mahdi Noorizadegan, Abbas Seifi, Hossein Esmaeeli, and Reza Zanjirani Farahani. Preemptive facility interdiction under damage uncertainty. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 197:104081, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104081> ] [15] Anika Pomes, Antonio Diglio, Stefan Nickel, and Francisco Saldanha-da Gama. Multi-stage stochastic districting: optimization models and solution algorithms. Annals of Operations Research, 346(3):2225--2251, January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-06459-7> ] [16] Zhenjie Wang, Dezhi Zhang, Lóránt Tavasszy, and Stefano Fazi. The hierarchical multimodal hub location problem for cross-border logistics networks considering multiple capacity levels, congestion and economies of scale. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 196:103972, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.103972> ] [17] Nonthaphat Wongwattanakij, Nattawut Phetmak, Chaiporn Jaikaeo, and Jittat Fakcharoenphol. An improved PTAS for covering targets with mobile sensors. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 49(2), January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-024-01253-4> ] [18] Jiaxuan Wu, Xiaoqian Sun, Yifan Xu, Changmin Jiang, and Sebastian Wandelt. Hydrogen airport location selection and fleet assignment under policy considerations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 197:104078, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104078> ] [19] Zvi Drezner. An improved algorithm for solving the Weber location problem. 4OR, 23(1):53--63, May 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10288-024-00565-9> ] [20] Sixia Li, Libang Ma, Qiya Huang, Xijuan Cui, Zhihang Zhu, and Yanling Zong. Accessibility and optimization of rural healthcare facilities from the perspective of the rural living circle. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 18(1), October 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12061-024-09607-5> ] [21] Zhe Zhang, Zhi He, Yuan Yuan, and Xi Chen. Deep network capacitated covering location model: Spatial location-allocation optimization of community healthcare facilities in consideration of public health emergencies. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 18(1), November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12061-024-09619-1> ] [22] Yuanyuan Chen, Hongling Men, and Xinli Ke. Optimizing urban green space patterns to improve spatial equity using location-allocation model: A case study in Wuhan. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 84:127922, June 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127922> ] [23] Aliakbar Hasani, Majid Eskandarpour, and Dylan Jones. Health care network design with multiple objectives and stakeholders. Annals of Operations Research, 346(2):1027--1062, December 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05731-6> ] [24] Fouad Maliki, Mehdi Souier, Mohammed Dahane, and Fouad Ben Abdelaziz. A multi-objective optimization model for a multi-period mobile facility location problem with environmental and disruption considerations. Annals of Operations Research, 346(2):1445--1470, September 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04945-4> ] [25] Shiva Moslemi and Seyed Hamid Reza Pasandideh. A location-allocation model for quality-based blood supply chain under IER uncertainty. RAIRO - Operations Research, 55:S967--S998, 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2020035> ] [26] Lazar Mrkela and Zorica Stanimirović. A variable neighborhood search for the budget-constrained maximal covering location problem with customer preference ordering. Operational Research, 22(5):5913--5951, jun 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-021-00652-3> ] [27] Mamdouh Mubarak, Halit Üster, Khaled Abdelghany, and Mohammad Khodayar. Strategic network design and analysis for in-motion wireless charging of electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 145:102179, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102179> ] [28] Alan T. Murray. Contemporary optimization application through geographic information systems. Omega, 99:102176, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2019.102176> ] [29] S. Mutti, G. Nicola, M. Beschi, N. Pedrocchi, and L. Molinari Tosatti. Towards optimal task positioning in multi-robot cells, using nested meta-heuristic swarm algorithms. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 71:102131, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2021.102131> ] [30] Ali Nadizadeh. Formulation and a heuristic approach for the orienteering location-routing problem. RAIRO - Operations Research, 55:S2055--S2069, 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2020058> ] [31] Rahimeh Neamatian Monemi, Shahin Gelareh, Anass Nagih, Nelson Maculan, and Kassem Danach. Multi-period hub location problem with serial demands: A case study of humanitarian aids distribution in Lebanon. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 149:102201, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102201> ] [32] Daniel Negrotto and Irene Loiseau. A branch & cut algorithm for the prize-collecting capacitated location routing problem. TOP, 29(1):34--57, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11750-020-00590-x> ] [33] Wenjun Ni, Jia Shu, Miao Song, Dachuan Xu, and Kaike Zhang. A branch-and-price algorithm for facility location with general facility cost functions. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 33(1):86--104, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2019.0921> ] [34] Cihat Öztürk, Gülfem Tuzkaya, and Serol Bulkan. Centrality based solution approaches for median-type incomplete hub location problems. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 156:107275, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107275> ] [35] Luttiely Santos Oliveira and Ricardo Luiz Machado. Application of optimization methods in the closed-loop supply chain: a literature review. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 41(2):357--400, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-020-00677-y> ] [36] Venkatesh Pandiri and Alok Singh. A simple hyper-heuristic approach for a variant of many-to-many hub location-routing problem. Journal of Heuristics, 27(5):791--868, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10732-021-09477-x> ] [37] Sophie N. Parragh, Fabien Tricoire, and Walter J. Gutjahr. A branch-and-Benders-cut algorithm for a bi-objective stochastic facility location problem. OR Spectrum, 44(2):419--459, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00291-020-00616-7> ] [38] Mohsen Parsafard and Xiaopeng Li. Sensor location design for interdicting mobile travelers with probabilistic space-time trajectories. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 132:103420, November 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103420> ] [39] Subramanian Pazhani, Abraham Mendoza, Ramkumar Nambirajan, T.T. Narendran, K. Ganesh, and Elias Olivares-Benitez. Multi-period multi-product closed loop supply chain network design: A relaxation approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 155:107191, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107191> ] [40] Filippo Pecci, Ivan Stoianov, and Avi Ostfeld. Relax-tighten-round algorithm for optimal placement and control of valves and chlorine boosters in water networks. European Journal of Operational Research, 295(2):690--698, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.03.004> ] [41] Justo Puerto, Federica Ricca, and Andrea Scozzari. Locating a discrete subtree of minimum variance on trees: New strategies to tackle a very hard problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 289:78--92, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2020.09.015> ] [42] Yingli Ran, Xiaohui Huang, Zhao Zhang, and Ding-Zhu Du. Approximation algorithm for minimum partial multi-cover under a geometric setting. Optimization Letters, 16(2):667--680, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-021-01746-9> ] [43] Luiza Bernardes Real, Ivan Contreras, Jean-François Cordeau, Ricardo Saraiva de Camargo, and Gilberto de Miranda. Multimodal hub network design with flexible routes. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 146:102188, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102188> ] [44] Rym Regaieg, Mohamed Koubàa, Zacharie Ales, and Taoufik Aguili. Multi-objective optimization for VM placement in homogeneous and heterogeneous cloud service provider data centers. Computing, 103(6):1255--1279, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00607-021-00915-z> ] [45] Shabnam Rekabi, Ali Ghodratnama, and Amir Azaron. Designing pharmaceutical supply chain networks with perishable items considering congestion. Operational Research, 22(4):4159--4219, September 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-021-00674-x> ] [46] Roger Z. Ríos-Mercado, Ada M. Álvarez Socarrás, Andrés Castrillón, and Mario C. López-Locés. A location-allocation-improvement heuristic for districting with multiple-activity balancing constraints and p-median-based dispersion minimization. Computers & Operations Research, 126:105106, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2020.105106> ] [47] Sebastian A. Rodriguez, Rodrigo A. De la Fuente, and Maichel M. Aguayo. A simulation-optimization approach for the facility location and vehicle assignment problem for firefighters using a loosely coupled spatio-temporal arrival process. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 157:107242, July 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107242> ] [48] Borzou Rostami, Nicolas Kämmerling, Joe Naoum-Sawaya, Christoph Buchheim, and Uwe Clausen. Stochastic single-allocation hub location. European Journal of Operational Research, 289(3):1087--1106, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.07.051> ] [49] Paul Rubin and Monica Gentili. An exact method for locating counting sensors in flow observability problems. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 123:102855, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2020.102855> ] [50] Prasanta K. Sahu, Babak Mehran, Surya P. Mahapatra, and Satish Sharma. Spatial data analysis approach for network-wide consolidation of bus stop locations. Public Transport, 13(2):375--394, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12469-021-00266-0> ] [51] Ahmed Saif and Erick Delage. Data-driven distributionally robust capacitated facility location problem. 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Reverse 1-centre problem on trees under convex piecewise-linear cost function. Optimization, 72(3):843--860, oct 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02331934.2021.1995730> ] [69] Danilo Tedeschi and Marina Andretta. New exact algorithms for planar maximum covering location by ellipses problems. European Journal of Operational Research, 291(1):114--127, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.09.029> ] [70] Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee, Parvin Abbasian, and Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber. Sustainable fuzzy multi-trip location-routing problem for medical waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak. Science of The Total Environment, 756:143607, feb 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143607> ] [71] Richa Tiwari, Sachin Jayaswal, and Ankur Sinha. Competitive hub location problem: Model and solution approaches. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 146:237--261, April 2021. 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The College Mathematics Journal, 52(3):205--218, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07468342.2021.1909969> ] [82] Sebastian Wandelt, Weibin Dai, Jun Zhang, Qiuhong Zhao, and Xiaoqian Sun. An efficient and scalable approach to hub location problems based on contraction. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 151:106955, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106955> ] [83] Siwen Wang and Zi Xu. New approximation algorithms for weighted maximin dispersion problem with box or ball constraints. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 190(2):524--539, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10957-021-01893-0> ] [84] Yang Wang, Zhipeng Lü, and Zhouxing Su. A two-phase intensification tabu search algorithm for the maximum min-sum dispersion problem. Computers & Operations Research, 135:105427, November 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105427> ] [85] Huihui Wang, Min Huang, W.H. Ip, and Xingwei Wang. Network design for maximizing service satisfaction of suppliers and customers under limited budget for industry innovator fourth-party logistics. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 158:107404, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107404> ] [86] Hua Wang, Qiang Meng, Jing Wang, and De Zhao. An electric-vehicle corridor model in a dense city with applications to charging location and traffic management. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 149:79--99, July 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.04.015> ] [87] Jing Wang, Jianping Cai, Xiaohang Yue, and Nallan C. Suresh. Pre-positioning and real-time disaster response operations: Optimization with mobile phone location data. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 150:102344, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102344> ] [88] Sheng-Chuan Wang and Ta-Cheng Chen. Using NSGA-II to solve multi-objective competitive location problem with cooperative coverage for distance-based attractiveness. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 40(4):7723--7734, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/jifs-189592> ] [89] Yusheng Wang, Zhijie Sasha Dong, and Shaolong Hu. A stochastic prepositioning model for distribution of disaster supplies considering lateral transshipment. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 74:100930, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2020.100930> ] [90] Ting-Kwei Wang, Xingyue Gu, Keqing Li, and Jieh-Haur Chen. Competitive location selection of a commercial center based on the vitality of commercial districts and residential emotion. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 147(1), March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000660> ] [91] Shai Dimant and Sven O. Krumke. On constrained minimum weight edge covers with applications to emergency planning. Networks, 85(3):261--271, November 2024. 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EWGLA 2025: Early registration
by EWGLA2025 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that early registration for EWGLA 2025 is now open. Please remember the following important dates: Early registration deadline: April 30, 2025. Late registration deadline: June 30, 2025. Detailed information on the registration process can be found at https://ewgla2025.uca.es/registration/ [ https://ewgla2025.uca.es/registration ]. Don't miss the opportunity to attend EWGLA 2025. We look forward to seeing you in Jerez! Best regards, EWGLA 2025 Universidad de Cádiz [ http://www.uca.es/ ] The 30th EWGLA Organizing Committee Web [ https://ewgla2025.uca.es/ ]Twitter [ https://x.com/ewgla2025 ]

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Frank's location references on SciWheel
by Joerg Kalcsics 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear all, after Frank Plastria thankfully restarted his monthly column on location related references, he contacted Bogi and myself to see if we can make all the references he collected so far, as well as future ones, available to the community in a single place. After a bit of searching and trialling, Bogi and myself settled on the online platform SciWheel, which is free to use. We have uploaded all references Frank collected up to 2013 to SciWheel (over 2600). We have also added the ones from his monthly column up to now and will continue to do so in the future. Moreover, Frank was given access and permission to use Hale's bibliography and is currently reviewing it to fill in missing parts. Once this is done, we will also be able to upload those. If you find that some of your own references are missing or incorrect, then you are very welcome to upload them yourself or fix them, respectively. Apart from being free-to-use, another important feature for us was that SciWheel allows to add tags to references. While there is obviously a search function, it is not always easy to narrow down the search to specific "types" of topics. For example, myself being a (die-hard) fan of network location, finding all papers on those problems is not always easy. We have already created a handful of tags and every user can define new tags. While it will be difficult (or even impossible) to retrospectively assign such tags, we very much hope that we, as a community, can get this going for future references. Creating and adding tags is straight-forward, so please feel free to do so. The only thing we would ask is that you try not to define tags that are too specific, so that we do not to end up with too many of them. That would defy their purpose and also you cannot search over tags. Finally, to get access to the database, we need to send you an invitation from within SciWheel to an email address of your choice (unfortunately, there is no self-enrolment option). If you want to be added, then please fill the form: https://forms.gle/5tGTU7ajbeHH7Pib7 Last, but most certainly not least, a very big thank you to Frank for restarting his column and allowing us to upload the references to SciWheel! Best wishes, Bogi & Jörg -------------------------------------------------- Jörg Kalcsics Reader in Operational Research School of Mathematics University of Edinburgh James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK Room: 6226 Phone: +44 (0)131 650 5953 The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th' ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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Fwd: Two positions at LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
by Ivana Ljubic 10 Mar '25

10 Mar '25

Dear Colleagues, The *École Polytechnique* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.polytechnique.edu_…>*, **Institut Polytechnique de Paris* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ip-2Dparis.fr_&d=D…> and *DIX* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.polytechnique.edu_…> are recruiting *two Assistant Professors* in *Trustworthy and Responsible AI*. The selected candidates will join the *ORAILIX* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__orailix.com_&d=DwMFaQ&…> team at LIX <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lix.polytechnique.…> and play a key role in its *research and teaching activities*. They will contribute to: - The *Trustworthy and Responsible AI Chair* and the *AI and Optimization for Mobility Chair* - The *MScT TRAI (Trustworthy and Responsible AI)* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__programmes.polytechniq…>, a top-tier program tackling the critical challenges of modern AI, part of École Polytechnique’s *AI Cluster Project* *Why join us?* ✅ *An outstanding research environment* at École Polytechnique and the *Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)* ✅ *Strong support from leading industrial partners*, through dedicated research chairs ✅ *Exciting collaboration opportunities* with a vibrant academic and industrial ecosystem, both in France and internationally ✅ *An ideal setting to build an exceptional academic career* and develop an influential professional network - If you are passionate about AI and network optimization, optimization under uncertainty, AI reliability and safety, reinforcement learning, and the societal impact of intelligent systems, this opportunity is for you! - *Applications are now open!* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__candidatures-2Dcalliop…> Feel free to share and reach out for more information. *Contacts:* Professors *Sonia Vanier and * <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__orailix.com_pages_soni…>*Jesse Read <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jmread.github.io_&d=Dw…>*** Sonia Vanier /Professeure au département d’informatique de l’Ecole / /Polytechnique (DIX), Directrice de l’équipe ORAILIX/ *ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE* 91128 PALAISEAU CEDEX E-mail : Sonia.vanier(a)polytechnique.edu <mailto:eric.sieberath@polytechnique.edu> M. +33 (0)6 70 73 75 41 <tel:+33 (0)6 70 73 75 41> *https://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/~vanier/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lix.polytechnique.…>*

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EWGLA video for EURO 50th anniversary
by SERENA FUGARO 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Dear EWGLA Members, We have been invited to record a video clip to help disseminate the activities of the Working Group as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of EURO. The 3-5 minute video will be recorded on Zoom on 12 March between 12pm and 1 pm (CET) and it will be edited later by an editor for EURO, to be shown during the conference and thus being open to the broad community of EURO. We would like to ask if any of you would be happy to participate in the video by briefly answering one of the following questions: * How would you define EWGLA or what does it mean to you? * What are the first things that come to your mind when you think of EWGLA? * How would you define EWGLA meetings? * What are your most unforgettable/prominent memories of EWGLA meetings? * How would you complete the following sentence: 'Thanks to EWGLA, .....'? * For the first members of EWGLA, would you tell us the story of how EWGLA was born in 1984 and/or something about the first EWGLA meeting in 1985? Could you please let us know by Tuesday 11 March at 1pm (CET) if you would be interested by filling in the form at this link https://forms.office.com/e/HmXC4VbYKr? You will receive an invitation with the Zoom link and all the instructions in due course. Thank you for your support, we look forward to meeting many of you in Leeds! Diego, Hatice and Serena

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Location related references March 2025 collection
by Frank Plastria 05 Mar '25

05 Mar '25

Dear fellow locaters, Here’s my March collection: 80 references including the latest of 2025 and the ongoing backward collection, now covering a good part of 2021. Enjoy. Prof. Em. Frank Plastria BUTO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel frank.plastria(a)vub.be<mailto:frank.plastria@vub.be> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Karen Aardal, Pieter L. van den Berg, Dion Gijswijt, and Shanfei Li. Approximation algorithms for hard capacitated k-facility location problems. European Journal of Operational Research, 242(2):358--368, April 2015. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2014.10.011> ] [2] Maryam Abareshi and Mehdi Zaferanieh. A bi-level capacitated p-median facility location problem with the most likely allocation solution. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 123:1--20, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2019.03.013> ] [3] Robert Aboolian and Majid Karimi. Benefit maximizing network design in the public sector. Computers & Operations Research, 178:107004, June 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107004> ] [4] Robert Aboolian, Emilio Carrizosa, Vanesa Guerrero, and Jiamin Wang. Locating service facilities with concave variable costs. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management, 17(1):96--110, 2019. [5] Mehdi Amiri-Aref and Mahdi Doostmohammadi. Relax-and-fix and fix-and-optimise algorithms to solve an integrated network design problem for closing a supply chain with hybrid retailers/collection centres. Computers & Operations Research, 177:106981, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.106981> ] [6] Marta Baldomero-Naranjo, Jörg Kalcsics, and Antonio M. Rodríguez-Chía. Edge downgrades in the maximal covering location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 178:107003, June 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107003> ] [7] Sheng-Jie Chen, Liang Chen, Wen-Cheng Bao, and Zhou Wei. Polyhedral results and valid inequalities for the maximal covering location problem. Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis, 25(10):2441--2456, 2024. [8] T. H. Cuong, C.-F. Wen, J.-C. Yao, and N. D. Yen. Stability analysis of the multi-source Weber problem. Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis, 25(12):2933--2947, 2024. [9] Rajni Dabas and Neelima Gupta. Uniform capacitated facility location with outliers/penalties. Discrete Optimization, 55:100878, February 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.disopt.2025.100878> ] [10] Victor Hugo Souza de Abreu, Pedro Henrique González, Geraldo Regis Mauri, Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro, Romulo Dante Orrico, Nilo Flavio Rosa Campos Júnior, and Carlos Alberto Abramides. Network sensor location problem with monitored lanes: Branch-and-cut and clustering search solution techniques. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 150:106827, December 2020. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106827> ] [11] Simona De Bartolomeo, Michele Ottomanelli, and Leonardo Caggiani. A multi-objective model for fair location of stations and geofence parking area to address disorderly parking in free-floating micromobility systems. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 193:104390, March 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104390> ] [12] Paganini Barcellos de Oliveira, Ricardo Saraiva de Camargo, Gilberto de Miranda Júnior, and Alexandre Xavier Martins. A computational study of a decomposition approach for the dynamic two-level uncapacitated facility location problem with single and multiple allocation. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 151:106964, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106964> ] [13] Florian Frick, Andrew Newman, and Wesley Pegden. Youden’s demon is Sylvester’s problem. Mathematika, 71(2), February 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1112/mtk.70015> ] [14] Xiao Fu and Yuqian Jin. Optimizing transit service headways and planning activity location with carbon credit charge scheme: An activity-based approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 193:104397, March 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104397> ] [15] Alessandro Hill, David Hom, Steffen Peuker, and Ioannis Mourtos. Social classroom seating assignment problems. Networks, 85(2):166--188, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22252> ] [16] Haitao Hu, Jiafu Tang, and Tian Tian. Robust facility location and protection under facility disruptions with decision-dependent uncertainty. International Journal of Production Economics, 282:109558, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109558> ] [17] Ata Jalili Marand and Pooya Hoseinpour. Profit maximization in congested hub location problems: Demand models and service level constraints. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 195:103995, March 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.103995> ] [18] Yu Jiang, Zhichao Li, Yasha Wang, and Qingwen Xue. Vertiport location for eVTOL considering multidimensional demand of urban air mobility: An application in Beijing. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192:104353, February 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104353> ] [19] Omar Kemmar, Karim Bouamrane, and Shahin Gelareh. Hub location problem in round-trip service applications. RAIRO - Operations Research, 55:S2831--S2858, 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2020125> ] [20] Fatemeh Keshavarz-Ghorbani and Seyed Hamid Reza Pasandideh. Modeling and optimizing an agro-supply chain considering different quality grades and storage systems for fresh products: a Benders decomposition solution approach. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 44(1):21--50, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-021-00802-5> ] [21] Siamak Kheybari, Alessio Ishizaka, and Amirhossein Salamirad. A new hybrid risk-averse best-worst method and portfolio optimization to select temporary hospital locations for Covid-19 patients. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 74(2):509--526, oct 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2021.1993758> ] [22] Esra Koca and A. Burak Paç. Exploring the discrete and continuous edge improvement problems: Models and algorithms. European Journal of Operational Research, 323(2):441--454, January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.12.051> ] [23] Esra Koca, Nilay Noyan, and Hande Yaman. Two-stage facility location problems with restricted recourse. IISE Transactions, 53(12):1--13, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2021.1910883> ] [24] Abdullah Konak, Sadan Kulturel-Konak, and Lawrence V. Snyder. Nash equilibrium sorting genetic algorithm for simultaneous competitive maximal covering location with multiple players. Engineering Optimization, 54(10):1709--1723, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305215x.2021.1957861> ] [25] Raphael Kramer and Arthur Kramer. An exact framework for the discrete parallel machine scheduling location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 132:105318, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105318> ] [26] Dmitry Krushinsky, Xuezhen Guo, and G D H Claassen. Location flexibility in parcel delivery operations: framework and empirical analysis. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 33(4):563--581, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpab004> ] [27] Pramesh Kumar and Alireza Khani. Adaptive park-and-ride choice on time-dependent stochastic multimodal transportation network. Networks and Spatial Economics, 21(4):771--800, July 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-021-09545-6> ] [28] Atıl Kurt and Mehmet Gumus. Sustainable planning of penal facilities through multi-objective location-allocation modelling and data envelopment analysis. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 98:102147, April 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2024.102147> ] [29] Ömer Burak Kınay, Fatma Gzara, and Sibel A. Alumur. Full cover charging station location problem with routing. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 144:1--22, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2020.12.001> ] [30] Martine Labbé, Alfredo Marín, and Mercedes Pelegrín. Finding the root graph through minimum edge deletion. European Journal of Operational Research, 289(1):59--74, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.07.001> ] [31] Tomislav Letnik, Stane Božičnik, Simon Špacapan, and Matej Mencinger. Optimal covering of the equidistant square grid network. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 296:85--89, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2020.02.009> ] [32] Jie Liang, Cheng-Yang Yu, Wei Lv, Wei-Kun Chen, and Yu-Hong Dai. Benders decomposition for the large-scale probabilistic set covering problem. Computers & Operations Research, 177:106994, May 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.106994> ] [33] Na Li, Yue Jiang, and Zhi-Hai Zhang. A two-stage ambiguous stochastic program for electric vehicle charging station location problem with valet charging service. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 153:149--171, November 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.09.006> ] [34] Lei Li, Zaher Al Chami, Hervé Manier, Marie-Ange Manier, and Jian Xue. Incorporating fuel delivery in network design for hydrogen fueling stations: Formulation and two metaheuristic approaches. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 152:102384, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102384> ] [35] Yongzhen Li, Yuqin Lin, and Jia Shu. Location and two-echelon inventory network design with economies and diseconomies of scale in facility operating costs. Computers & Operations Research, 133:105347, September 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105347> ] [36] Lu Li, Hong K. Lo, Wei Huang, and Feng Xiao. Mixed bus fleet location-routing-scheduling under range uncertainty. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 146:155--179, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.02.005> ] [37] Xin Li, Yanchun Pan, Shiqiang Jiang, Qiang Huang, Zhimin Chen, Mingxia Zhang, and Zuoyao Zhang. Locate vaccination stations considering travel distance, operational cost, and work schedule. Omega, 101:102236, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102236> ] [38] Mingyang Li, Lingxiao Wu, Yadong Wang, Jinjun Tang, and Tao Feng. The flex-route transit planning problem with meeting points. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 195:103981, March 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.103981> ] [39] Chang-Chun Lin and Yen-I Chiang. Alternative formulations for the obnoxious p-median problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 289:366--373, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2020.11.002> ] [40] Yun Hui Lin and Qingyun Tian. Branch-and-cut approach based on generalized Benders decomposition for facility location with limited choice rule. European Journal of Operational Research, 293(1):109--119, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.017> ] [41] Yun Hui Lin and Qingyun Tian. Generalized Benders decomposition for competitive facility location with concave demand and zone-specialized variable attractiveness. Computers & Operations Research, 130:105236, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105236> ] [42] Yanchao Liu. A faster algorithm for the constrained minimum covering circle problem to expedite solving p-center problems in an irregularly shaped area with holes. Naval Research Logistics (NRL), 69(3):431--441, sep 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nav.22023> ] [43] Tianqi Liu and Guiyu Li. Robust recycling facility location with clustering. Computers & Operations Research, 136:105466, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105466> ] [44] Yining Liu and Yanfeng Ouyang. Planning charging stations for mixed docked and dockless operations of shared electric micromobility systems. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 171:104989, February 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2024.104989> ] [45] Yang Liu, Jun Tian, and Gengzhong Feng. Pre-positioning strategies for relief supplies in a relief supply chain. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 73(7):1457--1473, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2021.1920343> ] [46] Kanglin Liu, Hengliang Zhang, and Zhi-Hai Zhang. The efficiency, equity and effectiveness of location strategies in humanitarian logistics: A robust chance-constrained approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 156:102521, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102521> ] [47] Haoxiang Liu, Yuncheng Zou, Ya Chen, and Jiancheng Long. Optimal locations and electricity prices for dynamic wireless charging links of electric vehicles for sustainable transportation. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 152:102187, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102187> ] [48] Ping Liu, Meng Wang, Jiangtao Cui, and Hui Li. Top-k competitive location selection over moving objects. Data Science and Engineering, 6(4):392--401, May 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41019-021-00157-1> ] [49] Aijun Liu, Qiuyun Zhu, Lei Xu, Qiang Lu, and Youqing Fan. Sustainable supply chain management for perishable products in emerging markets: An integrated location-inventory-routing model. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 150:102319, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102319> ] [50] Weiwei Liu, Nan Kong, Mingzheng Wang, and Lingling Zhang. Sustainable multi-commodity capacitated facility location problem with complementarity demand functions. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 145:102165, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2020.102165> ] [51] Xiaohan Lu and Chun Cheng. Locating facilities with resiliency to capacity failures and correlated demand uncertainty. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 153:102444, September 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102444> ] [52] Chao Lu, Xunbo Li, Wenjie Yu, Zhi Zeng, Mingming Yan, and Xiang Li. Sensor network sensing coverage optimization with improved artificial bee colony algorithm using teaching strategy. Computing, 103(7):1439--1460, February 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00607-021-00906-0> ] [53] Xiaoling Luo, Weihua Gu, and Wenbo Fan. 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EWGLA Coordination Board advocates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
by Hatice ÇALIK 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

Dear colleagues and friends, We are reaching out to you regarding some updates about the EWGLA website and social media accounts. For better dissemination and visibility of EWGLA activities as well as the ‘Location-related’ activities of the EWGLA members, we are currently in the process of setting up a public LinkedIn page and a BlueSky account for EWGLA. We will inform you when these new profiles are available and look forward to better disseminating our research to the world. As board members, we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion. In this regard, we will be taking two actions. 1. At the invitation of the EURO WISDOM Forum<https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1654/wisdom>, we will include the following statement on the EWGLA website as well as in our calls for participation in EWGLA events: "We endorse the EURO WISDOM Forum<https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1654/wisdom> objectives to support, empower and encourage the participation of all genders in OR." 2. We will close the EWGLA Twitter account. As part of EWGLA's democratic tradition, we are open to receiving objections to any of our decisions. If this is the case, please email us at ewgla-board(a)mail.euro-online.org<mailto:ewgla-board@mail.euro-online.org>. EWGLA Coordination Board

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EURO 2025 Accommodation - Alert for scams
by Hatice ÇALIK 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

Dear EWGLA members, If you are planning to attend the EURO 2025 conference, please read the e-mail attached below that is sent to us to share with you. Kind regards, Hatice From: Ana Póvoa <apovoa(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt> Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025 at 08:30 To: ewg(a)euro-online.org <ewg(a)euro-online.org>, forums(a)euro-online.org <forums(a)euro-online.org> Subject: EURO 2025 Accommodation Dear All I have received the below information asking to be disseminated among The EWG and FORUMS members. Thanks for your help Best regards Ana ----------- Dear EWG and FORUMS members , We hope this email finds you well. As a valued guest/member for EURO2025 Conference in Leeds, we want to alert you to potential scams targeting conference participants. There have been reports of fraudulent organisations posing as official representatives of conferences, attempting to collect registration fees or offer accommodation bookings at discounted rates. These scams may contact you via email, phone, or third-party websites, claiming to arrange travel and lodging on behalf of EURO 2025 in Leeds scheduled to take place from 22nd to 25th June this year. To ensure your security, please keep the following in mind: * Only trust official communication from EURO 2025 Organising Committee. All registration and accommodation details will be shared via our official email domain (euro2025(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:euro2025@leeds.ac.uk>) and website (www.euro2025leeds.uk<http://www.euro2025leeds.uk/>). * Do not share personal or financial information with unknown contacts. If you receive an unsolicited request, please verify its authenticity before taking any action. * If in doubt, contact us directly. If you receive suspicious messages, please forward them to euro2025(a)leeds.ac.uk<mailto:euro2025@leeds.ac.uk> so we can investigate. We are committed to ensuring a safe and smooth experience for all our key members. Please remain vigilant and let us know if you have any concerns. Best regards, Corin Nanton Corin Nanton Systems, Process and Operations Manager [A picture containing font, text, graphics, screenshot Description automatically generated]<https://conferencesandevents.leeds.ac.uk/> T: 07538 601 287

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