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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. 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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. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_400-1> ] [4] Yannis Marinakis. Location routing problem. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--9. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_345-1> ] [5] Samuel Nucamendi‐Guillén, José Emmanuel Gómez‐Rocha, José‐Fernando Camacho‐Vallejo, Javier A. Moraga Pardo, and Rosa G. González‐Ramírez. The latency location routing problem with split deliveries: mathematical formulation and metaheuristic algorithm. International Transactions in Operational Research, 33(3):1609--1635, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13606> ] [6] Leonidas Pitsoulis and Panos M. Pardalos. Quadratic assignment problem. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--35. Springer International Publishing, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_534-1> ] [7] Ke Su, Bing Lu, Huang Ngo, Panos M. Pardalos, and Ding-Zhu Du. Steiner tree problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--15. Springer International Publishing, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_645-1> ] [8] ChangJun Wang and Li-Meng-Tao Zhong. Reliable design of humanitarian supply chain under correlated disruptions: a two-stage distributionally robust approach. Annals of Operations Research, 355(3):2999--3047, March 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-05916-7> ] [9] Lakmali Weerasena, Chathuri Aththanayake, and Damitha Bandara. Advances in the decision-making of set covering models under uncertainty. Annals of Operations Research, 355(3):2817--2842, May 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-05915-8> ] [10] Ivana Ljubić. Connected facility location problems. In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--11. Springer International Publishing, 2023. 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In P.M Pardalos and O.A. Prokopyev, editors, Encyclopedia of Optimization, pages 1--5. Springer International Publishing, September 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54621-2_816-1> ] [15] Diana Puspita Sari, Nur Aini Masruroh, and Anna Maria Sri Asih. Extended maximal covering location and vehicle routing problems in designing smartphone waste collection channels: A case study of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. Sustainability, 13(16):8896, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168896> ] [16] Benjamin Biesinger, Bin Hu, and Günther R. Raidl. A memetic algorithm for competitive facility location problems. In Pablo Moscato and Natalie Jane de Vries, editors, Business and Consumer Analytics: New Ideas, pages 637--660. Springer International Publishing, 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06222-4_15> ] [17] Teodora Dan and Patrice Marcotte. Competitive facility location with selfish users and queues. Operations Research, 67(2):479--497, March 2019. 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How IGN (France) computed the so-called 'centre of gravity' of physical Europe in 1989 and 2004. arXiv 1910.04252, 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.1910.04252> ] [21] Golbarg Kazemi Tutunchi and Yahya Fathi. Effective methods for solving the bi-criteria p-center and p-dispersion problem. Computers & Operations Research, 101:43--54, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.08.009> ] [22] Mouna Kchaou Boujelben and Celine Gicquel. Efficient solution approaches for locating electric vehicle fast charging stations under driving range uncertainty. Computers & Operations Research, 109:288--299, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.05.012> ] [23] Milad Keshvari Fard and Laurent Alfandari. Trade-offs between the stepwise cost function and its linear approximation for the modular hub location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 104:358--374, April 2019. 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INFORMS Journal on Computing, 32(2):444--460, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2019.0889> ] [28] Aalok Kumar and Ramesh Anbanandam. Location selection of multimodal freight terminal under steep sustainability. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 33:100434, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2020.100434> ] [29] Sung Il Kwag and Young Dae Ko. Optimal design for the halal food logistics network. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 128:212--228, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.06.005> ] [30] Ömer Burak Kınay, Francisco Saldanha-da Gama, and Bahar Y. Kara. On multi-criteria chance-constrained capacitated single-source discrete facility location problems. Omega, 83:107--122, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2018.02.007> ] [31] Mercedes Landete and Gilbert Laporte. Facility location problems with user cooperation. TOP, 27(1):125--145, January 2019. 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Connected infrastructure location design under additive service utilities. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 120:99--124, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.12.007> ] [37] Boliang Lin, Siqi Liu, Ruixi Lin, Jiaxi Wang, Min Sun, Xiaodong Wang, Chang Liu, Jianping Wu, and Jie Xiao. The location-allocation model for multi-classification-yard location problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 122:283--308, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2018.12.013> ] [38] Yang Liu, Na Cui, and Jianghua Zhang. Integrated temporary facility location and casualty allocation planning for post-disaster humanitarian medical service. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 128:1--16, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.05.008> ] [39] Kanglin Liu, Qiaofeng Li, and Zhi-Hai Zhang. Distributionally robust optimization of an emergency medical service station location and sizing problem with joint chance constraints. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 119:79--101, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.11.012> ] [40] A.D. López-Sánchez, J. Sánchez-Oro, and A.G. Hernández-Díaz. GRASP and VNS for solving the p-next center problem. Computers & Operations Research, 104:295--303, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.12.017> ] [41] Diogo Lourenço and Carla Sá. Spatial competition for students: What does (not) matter? The Annals of Regional Science, 63(1):147--162, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-019-00930-1> ] [42] Armin Lüer-Villagra, H.A. Eiselt, and Vladimir Marianov. A single allocation p-hub median problem with general piecewise-linear costs in arcs. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 128:477--491, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.12.058> ] [43] Gongyuan Lu, Xuesong Zhou, Monirehalsadat Mahmoudi, Tie Shi, and Qiyuan Peng. Optimizing resource recharging location-routing plans: A resource-space-time network modeling framework for railway locomotive refueling applications. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 127:1241--1258, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.03.015> ] [44] Martino Luis, Chandra A. Irawan, and Arif Imran. A two-stage method for the capacitated multi-facility location-allocation problem. International Journal of Operational Research, 35(3):366--377, 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJOR.2019.101200> | arXiv<http://arxiv.org/abs/https:/www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1504/IJOR…> | http<https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJOR.2019.101200> ] [45] Andrea Maier and Horst W. Hamacher. Complexity results on planar multifacility location problems with forbidden regions. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, 89(3):433--484, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-019-00670-0> ] [46] Andrea Maier, Thomas Ullmert, and Horst W. Hamacher. Planar multifacility location problems with tree structure and finite dominating sets. Discrete Optimization, 33:19--42, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.disopt.2019.02.001> ] [47] Lina Mallozzi, Justo Puerto, and Moisés Rodríguez-Madrena. On location-allocation problems for dimensional facilities. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, 182(2):730--767, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10957-018-01470-y> ] [48] Vladimir Marianov, H. A. Eiselt, and Armin Lüer-Villagra. The follower competitive location problem with comparison-shopping. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20(2):367--393, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-019-09481-6> ] [49] A. Marín and M. Pelegrín. Adding incompatibilities to the simple plant location problem: Formulation, facets and computational experience. Computers & Operations Research, 104:174--190, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.12.018> ] [50] Pedro Martín and Diego Yáñez. Geometric clustering in normed planes. Computational Geometry, 78:50--60, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2018.10.004> ] [51] Lili Mei, Minming Li, Deshi Ye, and Guochuan Zhang. Facility location games with distinct desires. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 264:148--160, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2019.02.017> ] [52] Marija Mikić, Raca Todosijević, and Dragan Urošević. Less is more: General variable neighborhood search for the capacitated modular hub location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 110:101--115, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.05.020> ] [53] Masashi Miyagawa. Optimal number and length of point-like and line-like facilities of grid and random patterns. TOP, 28(1):213--230, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11750-019-00532-2> ] [54] Jan Moellmann and Valerie M. Thomas. Social enterprise factory location and allocation model: Small scale manufacturing for East Africa. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 68:100694, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.02.009> ] [55] Mehrdad Mohammadi, Payman Jula, and Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam. Reliable single-allocation hub location problem with disruptions. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 123:90--120, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.01.008> ] [56] Ahmed Mohammed, I. Harris, A. Soroka, and R. Nujoom. A hybrid MCDM-fuzzy multi-objective programming approach for a G-resilient supply chain network design. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 127:297--312, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.09.052> ] [57] Seyed Sina Mohri and Meisam Akbarzadeh. Locating key stations of a metro network using bi-objective programming: discrete and continuous demand mode. Public Transport, 11(2):321--340, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12469-019-00205-0> ] [58] Hamid Mokhtar, A.A.N. Perwira Redi, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, and Andreas T. Ernst. An intermodal hub location problem for container distribution in Indonesia. Computers & Operations Research, 104:415--432, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.08.012> ] [59] Hamid Mokhtar, Mohan Krishnamoorthy, and Andreas T. Ernst. The 2-allocation p-hub median problem and a modified Benders decomposition method for solving hub location problems. Computers & Operations Research, 104:375--393, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.09.006> ] [60] Boris Mordukhovich and Nguyen Nam. The Fermat-Torricelli problem and Weiszfeld’s algorithm in the light of convex analysis. Journal of Applied and Numerical Optimization, 1(3):205--215, 2019. [ .pdf<http://jano.biemdas.com/issues/JANO2019-3-2.pdf> ] [61] Carlos Francisco Moreno-García and Francesc Serratosa. Generalised median of graph correspondences. Pattern Recognition Letters, 125:389--395, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2019.05.015> ] [62] Mahdi Mostajabdaveh, Walter J. Gutjahr, and F. Sibel Salman. Inequity-averse shelter location for disaster preparedness. IISE Transactions, 51(8):809--829, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2018.1496372> ] [63] Robin Mueller-Bady, Martin Kappes, Inmaculada Medina-Bulo, and Francisco Palomo-Lozano. An evolutionary hybrid search heuristic for monitor placement in communication networks. Journal of Heuristics, 25(6):861--899, May 2019. 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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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Location related references - december 2025 collection
by Frank Plastria 04 Dec '25

04 Dec '25

Dear locater, Here is my last entry in 2025. Once more find below (and attached in BibteX) 100 references, already 23 published in 2026 issues, the 9 remaining of my 2025 collection and a good 64-pack of 2019, with a few snippets from the period in between. I restarted my bibliographic mails in the summer of 2023, after a ten-year silence on my front following my retirement from my university at the legal age of 65. But in the meantime I continued consulting the new appearing literature and collected all observed titles that were of potential interest of EWGLA members. This means that I had a large collection in stock that were not yet sent to this Ewgla list: all those from 2013 to 2023, and new ones appeared almost daily. As these were not in a suitable shape to communicate, and conversion to adequate BibTeX is a somewhat time-consuming task, I decided to work in monthly entries consisting on the one hand of the most recent new references found and on the other hand of the earlier collected ones in batches, working backwards in time. At first my monthly collections were of around 50 items, but this turned out to be too slow at bridging the full 10 year gap: I estimate the total number since 2013 at some 5000 titles, so this pace would have taken around 8 years to finish the backlog, much too long in my opinion and at my current age of 77! This is the reason why I increased the size of my monthly collections to 100, to be fairly sure to be able to finish this task within my lifetime and not leave a glaring hole in the location bibliography. Eventually someone else will have to take over for the future (I do not trust AI for that task). I sincerely hope that this quite high monthly number remains readable and useful to you. Let me wish you already a happy new year Sincerely Frank Plastria %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Paulo Abreu, Daniel Santos, and Ana Barbosa-Povoa. Improving coverage and equity in ambulance planning at the tactical and operational levels: A data-driven optimization model. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 210:111534, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111534> ] [2] Reihaneh Ahadzadeh, Ehsan Dehghani, and Peiman Ghasemi. Towards sustainable closed-loop photovoltaic supply chains: A hybrid framework integrating reinforcement learning and mathematical models. Expert Systems with Applications, 296:129182, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129182> ] [3] Md Tanvir Ashraf and Kakan Dey. Multiscale model for road weather information system location selection considering road weather characteristics and network topology. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 203:104741, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104741> ] [4] Andrea C. Burgess, John Marcoux, and David A. Pike. Firefighting with a distance-based restriction. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 378:480--491, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2025.08.026> ] [5] Sonia Cafieri and Frédéric Messine. Covering a rectangle with 6 circles: a reliable mathematical programming approach. Journal of Global Optimization, 93(3):733--745, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-025-01557-7> ] [6] Brenda Cobeña and Claudio Contardo. Column generation and local search for the profit-oriented hub-line location problem with elastic demands. Omega, 138:103419, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103419> ] [7] Emily M. Craparo, Armin Fügenschuh, Christoph Hof, and Mumtaz Karatas. Optimizing source and receiver placement in multistatic sonar networks to monitor fixed targets. 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Robust optimization of a bi-objective closed-loop supply chain network for perishable goods considering queue system. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 136:277--292, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.07.018> ] [12] Maryam Darvish, Claudia Archetti, Leandro C. Coelho, and M. Grazia Speranza. Flexible two-echelon location routing problem. European Journal of Operational Research, 277(3):1124--1136, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.04.002> ] [13] Soumen Kumar Das, Sankar Kumar Roy, and Gerhard Wilhelm Weber. Heuristic approaches for solid transportation-p-facility location problem. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 28(3):939--961, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-019-00610-7> ] [14] Mansoor Davoodi. k-balanced center location problem: A new multi-objective facility location problem. Computers & Operations Research, 105:68--84, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.01.009> ] [15] Marc Demange, Alessia Di Fonso, Gabriele Di Stefano, and Pierpaolo Vittorini. About the infinite windy firebreak location problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 378:280--293, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2025.07.028> ] [16] Olympia E. Demesouka, Konstantinos P. Anagnostopoulos, and Eleftherios Siskos. Spatial multicriteria decision support for robust land-use suitability: The case of landfill site selection in Northeastern Greece. European Journal of Operational Research, 272(2):574--586, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.005> ] [17] Are Denstad, Einar Ulsund, Marielle Christiansen, Lars Magnus Hvattum, and Gregorio Tirado. Multi-objective optimization for a strategic ATM network redesign problem. Annals of Operations Research, 296(1–2):7--33, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03224-z> ] [18] Girish Ch. Dey and Mamata Jenamani. Optimizing fortification plan of capacitated facilities with maximum distance limits. OPSEARCH, 56(1):151--173, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12597-019-00354-7> ] [19] Ranadeep Dey, Parag Kumar Guha Thakurta, and Samarjit Kar. Efficient energy aware area coverage in WSNs: a 2L-Voronoi guided PSO approach. OPSEARCH, 62(4):1768--1798, October 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12597-024-00876-9> ] [20] Kerim Dogan, Mumtaz Karatas, and Ertan Yakici. A model for locating preventive health care facilities. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 28(3):1091--1121, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-019-00621-4> ] [21] Guanpeng Dong, Jing Ma, Ran Wei, and Jonathan Haycox. Electric vehicle charging point placement optimisation by exploiting spatial statistics and maximal coverage location models. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 67:77--88, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.11.005> ] [22] Tammy Drezner, Zvi Drezner, and Pawel Kalczynski. Directional approach to gradual cover: a maximin objective. Computational Management Science, 17(1):121--139, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10287-019-00353-5> ] [23] Zvi Drezner, Ryan Gelfand, and Taly D. Drezner. Sensitivity of large scale facility location solutions. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management, 17(2):157--168, 2019. [24] Okan Dukkanci, Meltem Peker, and Bahar Y. Kara. Green hub location problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 125:116--139, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.03.005> ] [25] Okan Dukkanci, Bahar Y. Kara, and Tolga Bektaş. The green location-routing problem. Computers & Operations Research, 105:187--202, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.01.011> ] [26] Okan Dukkanci. A truck–drone delivery problem with location and routing decisions under uncertainty. Omega, 139:103446, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103446> ] [27] Karin Edmark. Location choices of Swedish independent schools. The Annals of Regional Science, 63(1):219--239, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-019-00933-y> ] [28] Görkem Emirhüseyinoğlu and Ali Ekici. Dynamic facility location with supplier selection under quantity discount. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 134:64--74, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.05.023> ] [29] Rentsen Enkhbat, Masaru Kamada, Erdene-Oldokh Enkhtsolmon, and Hidetoshi Fukagawa. Optimization and optimal control approach to Japanese Sangaku six equal circles problem. Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 279(6):782--793, March 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10958-024-07060-w> ] [30] Güneş Erdoğan, Neophytos Stylianou, and Christos Vasilakis. An open source decision support system for facility location analysis. Decision Support Systems, 125:113116, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2019.113116> ] [31] Rasul Esmaeilbeigi, Richard Middleton, Rodolfo García-Flores, and Mojtaba Heydar. Benders decomposition for a reverse logistics network design problem in the dairy industry. Annals of Operations Research, 354(2):495--546, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04309-4> ] [32] Inmaculada Espejo and Alfredo Marín. Discrete location models with customers’ choice and path improvements. Omega, 139:103458, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103458> ] [33] A. Esposito Amideo, M.P. Scaparra, and K. Kotiadis. Optimising shelter location and evacuation routing operations: The critical issues. European Journal of Operational Research, 279(2):279--295, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.12.009> ] [34] Tasnim Ibn Faiz and Md Noor-E-Alam. Data center supply chain configuration design: A two-stage decision approach. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 66:119--135, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2018.07.008> ] [35] Reza Zanjirani Farahani, Samira Fallah, Rubén Ruiz, Sara Hosseini, and Nasrin Asgari. OR models in urban service facility location: A critical review of applications and future developments. European Journal of Operational Research, 276(1):1--27, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.07.036> ] [36] Matteo Fischetti, Ivana Ljubić, Michele Monaci, and Markus Sinnl. Interdiction games and monotonicity, with application to knapsack problems. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 31(2):390--410, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2018.0831> ] [37] Javier de Frutos and Guiomar Martín-Herrán. Spatial vs. non-spatial transboundary pollution control in a class of cooperative and non-cooperative dynamic games. European Journal of Operational Research, 276(1):379--394, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.12.045> ] [38] Hao Fu, William H.K. Lam, Hu Shao, X.P. Xu, H.P. Lo, Bi Yu Chen, N.N. Sze, and Agachai Sumalee. Optimization of traffic count locations for estimation of travel demands with covariance between origin-destination flows. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 108:49--73, November 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2019.09.004> ] [39] Ling Gai, Zhiyue Peng, Jiming Zhang, and Jiafu Zhang. Emergency medical center location problem with people evacuation solved by extended TODIM and objective programming. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 42(4):1004--1029, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-019-00502-1> ] [40] Pan Gao, Min Li, Zhongming Wu, and Zhenzhen Zhang. Two-stage distributionally robust optimization approach for drone-supported facility location and post-disaster relief distribution. Omega, 139:103462, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103462> ] [41] Bernard Gendron. Revisiting Lagrangian relaxation for network design. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 261:203--218, May 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2018.07.003> ] [42] Abdolsalam Ghaderi and Robert L. Burdett. An integrated location and routing approach for transporting hazardous materials in a bi-modal transportation network. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 127:49--65, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.04.011> ] [43] Mahdi Ben Ghorbel, David Rodriguez-Duarte, Hakim Ghazzai, Md. Jahangir Hossain, and Hamid Menouar. Joint position and travel path optimization for energy efficient wireless data gathering using unmanned aerial vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(3):2165--2175, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2019.2893374> ] [44] Yahel Giat. A location model for boycotting with an application to kosher certification. European Journal of Operational Research, 273(3):1109--1118, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.09.001> ] [45] Chloe Kim Glaeser, Marshall Fisher, and Xuanming Su. Optimal retail location: Empirical methodology and application to practice: Finalist–2017 M&SOM practice-based research competition. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 21(1):86--102, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/msom.2018.0759> ] [46] Mehdi Golpayegani and Jafar Fathali. Greedy algorithms for the inverse center line location problem. Expert Systems with Applications, 296:129064, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129064> ] [47] Pedro Henrique González, Glaubos Clímaco, Geraldo Regis Mauri, Bruno Salezze Vieira, Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro, Romulo Dante Orrico Filho, Luidi Simonetti, Leonardo Roberto Perim, and Ivone Catarina Simões Hoffmann. New approaches for the traffic counting location problem. Expert Systems with Applications, 132:189--198, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.04.068> ] [48] Kannan Govindan, Ahmad Jafarian, and Vahid Nourbakhsh. Designing a sustainable supply chain network integrated with vehicle routing: A comparison of hybrid swarm intelligence metaheuristics. Computers & Operations Research, 110:220--235, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.11.013> ] [49] Sorin-Mihai Grad and Oleg Wilfer. A proximal method for solving nonlinear minmax location problems with perturbed minimal time functions via conjugate duality. Journal of Global Optimization, 74(1):121--160, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-019-00746-5> ] [50] Matt Grote, John Preston, Tom Cherrett, and Neil Tuck. Locating residential on-street electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A practical methodology. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 74:15--27, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.07.017> ] [51] Wen-Chung Guo and Fu-Chuan Lai. Spatial Cournot competition in two intersecting circular markets. The Annals of Regional Science, 64(1):37--56, November 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-019-00952-9> ] [52] Mahima Gupta, Harpreet Kaur, and Surya Prakash Singh. Multi-echelon agri-food supply chain network design integrating operational and strategic objectives: a case of public distribution system in India. Annals of Operations Research, 354(2):605--662, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04240-8> ] [53] Thomas Hacardiaux and Jean-Sébastien Tancrez. Assessing the environmental benefits of horizontal cooperation using a location-inventory model. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 28(4):1363--1387, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-018-0599-7> ] [54] Atefeh Hassanpour, Jafar Bagherinejad, and Mahdi Bashiri. A robust leader-follower approach for closed loop supply chain network design considering returns quality levels. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 136:293--304, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.07.031> ] [55] Zhou He, Guanghua Han, T.C.E. Cheng, Bo Fan, and Jichang Dong. Evolutionary food quality and location strategies for restaurants in competitive online-to-offline food ordering and delivery markets: An agent-based approach. International Journal of Production Economics, 215:61--72, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.05.008> ] [56] Anderson Kenji Hirose, Cassius Tadeu Scarpin, and José Eduardo Pécora Junior. Goal programming approach for political districting in Santa Catarina State: Brazil. Annals of Operations Research, 287(1):209--232, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03295-y> ] [57] Seyyed-Mahdi Hosseini-Motlagh, Mohammad Reza Ghatreh Samani, and Firoozeh Abbasi Saadi. Strategic optimization of wheat supply chain network under uncertainty: a real case study. Operational Research, 21(3):1487--1527, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12351-019-00515-y> ] [58] Amin Hosseininasab and Fatma Gzara. Effects of feasibility cuts in Lagrangian relaxation for a two-stage stochastic facility location and network flow problem. Optimization Letters, 14(1):171--193, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-019-01401-4> ] [59] Seyed Ashkan Hosseini Shekarabi, Reza Kiani Mavi, Flavio Romero Macau, Ali Papi, and Ashkan Teymouri. Machine learning-enriched distributionally robust optimization and hybrid decomposition to joint optimization of transportation hub network design and pricing. Computers & Operations Research, 186:107291, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107291> ] [60] Dušan Hrabec, Jakub Kůdela, Radovan Šomplák, Vlastimír Nevrlý, and Pavel Popela. Circular economy implementation in waste management network design problem: a case study. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 28(4):1441--1458, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-019-00626-z> ] [61] Qing-Mi Hu, Laijun Zhao, Huiyong Li, and Rongbing Huang. Integrated design of emergency shelter and medical networks considering diurnal population shifts in urban areas. IISE Transactions, 51(6):614--637, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24725854.2018.1519744> ] [62] Hao Hu, Xiang Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Changjing Shang, and Sicheng Zhang. Multi-objective location-routing model for hazardous material logistics with traffic restriction constraint in inter-city roads. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 128:861--876, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.10.044> ] [63] Shaolong Hu and Zhijie Sasha Dong. Supplier selection and pre-positioning strategy in humanitarian relief. Omega, 83:287--298, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2018.10.011> ] [64] Yi Hua and Xuewu Wang. An RL-NSGA-DP algorithm for optimization of robot placement and trajectory allocation in mobile robotic grinding of wind turbine blades. Expert Systems with Applications, 298:129876, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129876> ] [65] Martin Hughes, Marc Goerigk, and Michael Wright. A largest empty hypersphere metaheuristic for robust optimisation with implementation uncertainty. Computers & Operations Research, 103:64--80, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.10.013> ] [66] Christina Iliopoulou and Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou. Integrated transit route network design and infrastructure planning for on-line electric vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 77:178--197, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.10.016> ] [67] Chandra Ade Irawan, Said Salhi, and Kusmaningrum Soemadi. The continuous single-source capacitated multi-facility Weber problem with setup costs: formulation and solution methods. Journal of Global Optimization, 78(2):271--294, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-019-00862-2> ] [68] Hoon Jang and Jun-Ho Lee. A hierarchical location model for determining capacities of neonatal intensive care units in Korea. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 68:100695, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.03.001> ] [69] Hoon Jang, Kyosang Hwang, Taeho Lee, and Taesik Lee. Designing robust rollout plan for better rural perinatal care system in Korea. European Journal of Operational Research, 274(2):730--742, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.10.018> ] [70] Hoda Jannati and Ramtin Khosravi. On the security of one-round meeting location determination protocol. Information Processing Letters, 146:35--38, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipl.2019.02.004> ] [71] Ľudmila Jánošíková, Marek Kvet, Peter Jankovič, and Lýdia Gábrišová. An optimization and simulation approach to emergency stations relocation. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 27(3):737--758, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-019-00612-5> ] [72] Sai Ji, Dachuan Xu, Donglei Du, and Chenchen Wu. Approximation algorithms for the fault-tolerant facility location problem with penalties. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 264:62--75, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2019.01.003> ] [73] Jianlin Jiang, Su Zhang, Yibing Lv, Xin Du, and Ziwei Yan. An ADMM-based location–allocation algorithm for nonconvex constrained multi-source Weber problem under gauge. Journal of Global Optimization, 76(4):793--818, June 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-019-00796-9> ] [74] Patrick Jochem, Eckhard Szimba, and Melanie Reuter-Oppermann. How many fast-charging stations do we need along European highways? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 73:120--129, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.06.005> ] [75] Ho Gi Jung. K-center algorithm for hierarchical binary template matching. Pattern Recognition Letters, 125:584--590, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2019.06.019> ] [76] Pawel Kalczynski and Zvi Drezner. Locating multiple facilities using the max-sum objective. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 129:136--143, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.01.029> ] [77] Pawel Kalczynski and Zvi Drezner. The obnoxious facilities p-center problem with forbidden regions. Computers & Operations Research, 185:107297, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107297> ] [78] Bomboma Kalgora. Intermodal terminal localisation using a linear programming approach: The case study of Togo and West African landlocked countries. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 09(02):215--231, 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jtts.2019.92014> ] [79] Haim Kaplan, Sasanka Roy, and Micha Sharir. Finding axis-parallel rectangles of fixed perimeter or area containing the largest number of points. Computational Geometry, 81:1--11, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2019.01.007> ] [80] Mumtaz Karatas and Ertan Yakıcı. An analysis of p-median location problem: Effects of backup service level and demand assignment policy. European Journal of Operational Research, 272(1):207--218, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.06.017> ] [81] Yulia Karpova, Fulgencia Villa, and Eva Vallada. Modeling the process of responding to health emergencies: Main aspects and problems related to evaluating ambulance relocation strategies. Computers & Operations Research, 186:107307, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107307> ] [82] Ioannis Katsikarelis, Michael Lampis, and Vangelis Th. Paschos. Structural parameters, tight bounds, and approximation for (k,r)-center. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 264:90--117, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2018.11.002> ] [83] Firoozeh Kaveh, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Chefi Triki, Yaser Rahimi, and Amin Jamili. A new bi-objective model of the urban public transportation hub network design under uncertainty. Annals of Operations Research, 296(1–2):131--162, November 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03430-9> ] [84] Steven Lamontagne, Margarida Carvalho, Emma Frejinger, and Ribal Atallah. What makes a good public EV charging station? a revealed preference study. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 149:105066, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.105066> ] [85] Lin Lin and Pratik J. Parikh. Subsidized trauma network design problem. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 210:111370, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111370> ] [86] Yuan Liu, Shuaian Wang, and Lu Zhen. Strategic optimization of onboard carbon capture and storage for maritime supply chain management. International Journal of Production Economics, 290:109808, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109808> ] [87] H.W. Ljósheim, S. Jenkins, K.D. Searle, and J.K. Wolff. Optimal placement of electric vehicle slow-charging stations: A continuous facility location problem under uncertainty. Computers & Operations Research, 185:107289, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107289> ] [88] Anna Lubiw and Anurag Murty Naredla. The geodesic edge center of a simple polygon. Discrete & Computational Geometry, 74(4):944--998, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-025-00768-9> ] [89] Gonzalo Méndez-Vogel, Sebastián Dávila-Gálvez, Pedro Jara-Moroni, Jorge Zamorano, and Vladimir Marianov. Maximum capture location problem with random utilities and overflow penalties. Computers & Operations Research, 185:107285, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107285> ] [90] Waleed Najy, Khaled Elbassioni, and Ali Diabat. A column generation algorithm for a stochastic location-inventory network design problem. Operations Research Letters, 64:107386, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2025.107386> ] [91] Seyed Parsa Parvasi, MirMohammad Musavi, Seyed Ali Torabi, Wei Yim Yap, and Jasmine Siu Lee Lam. Enhancing transportation service management with bi-level optimization: Competitive pricing and hub location. European Journal of Operational Research, 328(3):815--831, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.07.033> ] [92] Fernando Senna, Leandro C. Coelho, Reinaldo Morabito, and Pedro Munari. The two-echelon location-routing problem: A comparative analysis of novel and existing compact formulations. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 205:104494, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104494> ] [93] Liang Shen, Qi Yang, Xiang Xu, Ting Wu, Song Zhang, and Hu Shao. A generalized three-stage optimization model for emergency medical services under uncertainties: Integrating rescue station locations, ambulance deployment, and vehicle dispatch. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 205:104499, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104499> ] [94] Miguel Ángel Vecina, Fulgencia Villa, Eva Vallada, and Yulia Karpova. Enhancing management efficiency in emergency vehicles logistic using realistic data from geographic information system. Operations Research, Data Analytics and Logistics, 45:200478, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ordal.2025.200478> ] [95] ChangJun Wang, Jia Chen, Dong Yang, Bing Wang, and XiaoZhi Wang. Tactical planning of the wind turbine manufacturing supply chain: modeling, solution methods, and real case study. Expert Systems with Applications, 296:129206, January 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129206> ] [96] Tao Wu, Jingwen Zhang, Canrong Zhang, Zhe Liang, and Xiaoning Zhang. Benders decomposition for stochastic facility location and production planning. Computers & Operations Research, 186:107316, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2025.107316> ] [97] Wuyang Yu. Robust model for commercial complex location problem with uncertain customer thresholds. Optimization Letters, 19(9):1831--1853, February 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-025-02186-5> ] [98] Wuyang Yu. A novel stochastic-robust optimization model for emergency supplies prepositioning under uncertain scenario probabilities. Expert Systems with Applications, 297:129380, February 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129380> ] [99] Yuan Yuan, Lin Zhao, Shenfei Pei, and Feiping Nie. Efficient greedy optimization method for k-means. Pattern Recognition, 171:112140, March 2026. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2025.112140> ] [100] Bolong Zhou, Wenjia Zeng, and Hai Yang. Multi-trip UAV-UGV delivery network design with release times. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 181:105389, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105389> ]

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FW: EURO Support for NATCOR Bursaries
by Hatice ÇALIK 19 Nov '25

19 Nov '25

From: Sarah Fores <office(a)euro-online.org> Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 at 18:03 To: mscontacts(a)euro-online.org <mscontacts(a)euro-online.org>, Member Society Presidents & Reps (EURO) <societies(a)euro-online.org>, ewg(a)euro-online.org <ewg(a)euro-online.org> Cc: Ana Paula Barbosa-Povoa <apovoa(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt>, EURO office <office(a)euro-online.org> Subject: EURO Support for NATCOR Bursaries Dear National Societies and EURO working groups, I would be grateful if you could advertise the following Call for NATCOR bursaries to your members. Thanks and Best wishes Sarah https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1568/natcor-bursaries NATCOR (http://www.natcor.ac.uk/) a National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research, delivers taught courses to PhD students, from across Europe, on a number of different topics in OR. Attending Courses EURO is advertising a competition for bursaries for courses run in 2026. *BRAND NEW* Optimization Under Uncertainty. The University of Edinburgh 15 - 19 June 2026 Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). University of Portsmouth 9-7 September 2026 System Dynamics. Online, via Teams Commencing 6 July 2026 Heuristic Optimisation and Learning. University of Nottingham 13-17 April 2026 Convex Optimizaton. The University of Edinburgh 8 - 12 June 2026 The NATCOR course fees and on-site accommodation (if applicable) will be funded by EURO for successful candidates. Typically, accommodation for any residential courses will be four nights bed and breakfast. If additional or alternative accommodation is required, candidates will need to arrange and pay for this. Also any extra costs incurred will need to be settled personally. Please also be reminded that successful candidates requiring visas will need to apply for these in good time. Also please note the recent changes to travel requirements for European nationals visiting the United Kingdom. Eligible Europeans will need an ETA to travel from 2 April 2025. Further guidelines can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta Eligibility Applicants must be PhD students, from one of the EURO member countries or studying in one of the EURO member countries (see https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1457/current-member-societies) UK applicants may also be eligible for one of the NATCOR bursaries (see https://www.natcor.ac.uk/bursaries/) Applicants must have good English Language skills as all NATCOR courses will be in English. Preference will be given to students in their first or second years but all are welcome to apply. Preference will also be given to applicants who have not previously received support from EURO for NATCOR or other PhD schools. Application To apply for a bursary, candidates from a EURO member society country, or studying in a EURO member society country, should submit a zip file containing the application form (downloadable from the web page), their curriculum vitae (including their academic track record), and a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. Applicants should declare if they are receiving any additional support from their PhD funding body or other sponsor. Current Call - Important Dates Submit documents (see above) to https://www.euro-online.org/awards/natcor2026/registration.php. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026 Notification of acceptance: February 28, 2026 -- Dr Sarah Fores, FORS Manager of EURO [IFORS 2026]<https://ifors2026.at/home/>

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Location related references Collection November 2025
by Frank Plastria 06 Nov '25

06 Nov '25

Dear fellow Locaters, Pleased to send you below my November 2025 collection: once again 100 entries, many new ones from 2025 and the continuation of the 2019 harvest. Note that some 2026 references start to appear, but I kept these for later. Enjoy Frank Plastria %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [1] Ali Abdoli, Ali Fallahi, and Hadi Mokhtari. A supply chain redesign problem considering facility functionality transformation. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 204:104396, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104396> ] [2] Víctor Blanco, Ricardo Gázquez, and Marina Leal. Incorporation of regional preferences in facility location: Insights into efficiency and satisfaction trade-offs. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 203:104328, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104328> ] [3] Fatma Serra Çiftçi, Ayşe Taşkıran, and Muhammet Enis Bulak. How to achieve sustainable emergency management? A case study for Istanbul city with a stochastic approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 209:111456, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111456> ] [4] Agatha Clarice da Silva-Ovando, Daniela Granados-Rivera, Gonzalo Mejía, Christopher Mejía-Argueta, and Edgar Gutiérrez-Franco. Designing competitive nanostore networks for enhanced food accessibility: Insights from a competitive facility location model. Logistics, 9(3):118, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/logistics9030118> ] [5] Kasra Fathollahzadeh, Mehran Saeedi, Matin Ghasempour Anaraki, and Meysam Rabiee. Sustainable cast iron supply chain network design: Robust multi-objective optimization with scenario reduction via genetic algorithm. International Journal of Production Economics, 289:109730, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109730> ] [6] Jingsheng Feng, Xiaojian Hu, Liangcheng Xu, Suizhi Luo, and Jingxian Chen. Reliable logistics network design joint optimization problem applying demand sensitivity to correlated disruptions. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 209:111472, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111472> ] [7] Ensieh Ghaedyheidary and Samir Elhedhli. Electric versus diesel: Green supply chain network design with carbon footprint labeling. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 179:105277, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105277> ] [8] Aseem Kinra, Debarshee Bhardwaj, and Herbert Kotzab. Factors and their multilevel relationships in global facility location decision making: An integrative review and framework for offshoring and backshoring decisions. International Journal of Production Economics, 289:109736, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109736> ] [9] Sunhyeon Kwon, Hwayong Choi, and Sungsoo Park. Greedy search algorithm for r-interdiction covering problem with fortification based on deep learning. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 209:111408, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111408> ] [10] Rahmad Inca Liperda, A.A.N. Perwira Redi, and Meilinda Fitriani Nur Maghfiroh. A location routing approach for mass evacuation planning with electric trucks: An application to volcano-related disasters in Indonesia. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 102:102295, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102295> ] [11] Yuanzhe Liu, Huili Pei, Yaxi Zhang, and Naiqi Liu. Designing a bi-level waste disposal network by integrating environmental protection and sustainable development. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 102:102315, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102315> ] [12] Almir Monteiro, Rafael Schneider, Laura Bahiense, Vanessa de Almeida Guimarães, and Pedro Henrique González. Testing facility location with constrained queue time problem: A case study on Brazilian capital cities. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 102:102298, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102298> ] [13] Mariana Montero-Vega and Miquel Estrada. Moving-micro hubs: Redefining last-mile logistics with autonomous hub vehicles (AHVs) and delivery robots (ADRs). Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 203:104229, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104229> ] [14] Ali Nazarinia, Amir Pirayesh, Olivier Dupouët, and Maïder Saint-Jean. Circular supply chain network design: A robust probabilistic multi-objective optimisation approach. International Journal of Production Economics, 289:109725, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109725> ] [15] Jeremy Nicholson, Fatma Gzara, and Aliaa Alnaggar. Unmanned aerial vehicle traffic network design with risk mitigation. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 204:104380, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104380> ] [16] Joel-Novi Rodríguez-Escoto, Samuel Nucamendi-Guillén, and Elias Olivares-Benitez. Trade-off optimization of a location-routing problem involving open routes and flexible fleet: a case study in Guadalajara, Mexico. TOP, 33(3):511--547, January 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11750-024-00690-y> ] [17] Martin Ryner, Jan Kronqvist, and Johan Karlsson. A cutting plane algorithm for globally solving low-dimensional k-means problems. Optimization Letters, 19(8):1539--1556, August 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-025-02235-z> ] [18] Yi Shi and Xingli Wu. Multi-objective optimization for risk mitigation of medical waste disposal reverse logistics network. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 102:102322, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2025.102322> ] [19] Jiatong Song, W.Y. Szeto, Baicheng Li, Yi Wang, and Xingbin Zhan. A hybrid e-bike sharing system design problem considering multiple types of facilities. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 179:105267, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105267> ] [20] Patrick Stokkink and Nikolas Geroliminis. On the optimal micro-hub locations in a multi-modal last-mile delivery system. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 203:104344, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104344> ] [21] Weiwei Sun, Hu Shao, Junlin Li, Ting Wu, and Emily Zhu Fainman. Multi-type traffic sensor location problem for origin–destination estimation considering spatiotemporal correlation and sensor failure. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 179:105288, October 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105288> ] [22] Belkiz Torgul, Sercan Demir, and Turan Paksoy. Revised p-median model for construction craftsman scheduling in the gig economy: A case study-based human-centric industry 5.0 approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 209:111501, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111501> ] [23] Xihui Wang, Mengzhe Zhou, Jianfang Shao, and Qi Dong. A tripartite sequential game for relief prepositioning with framework agreements and catastrophe insurance. International Journal of Production Economics, 289:109737, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109737> ] [24] Ziyu Wang, Di Lv, Shuai Jia, Kai Wang, and Xiaobo Qu. Urban air mobility network design and operations strategy in an urban agglomeration. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 203:104316, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104316> ] [25] Hongtai Yang, Jianzhang Wu, Zhaolin Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, and Andrea D’Ariano. Optimal design for an urban truck-drone collaborative delivery system enhanced with relay points. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 204:104425, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104425> ] [26] Bing Zeng, Xinlian Yu, Zihao Zhang, and Ziyuan Pu. Optimizing charging station locations for mixed traffic of electric and gasoline vehicles: a stochastic user equilibrium approach. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 204:104438, December 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104438> ] [27] Zixuan Zhao, Shaohua Wang, Cheng Su, and Haojian Liang. Multi-size facility allocation under competition: A model with competitive decay and reinforcement learning-enhanced genetic algorithm. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 14(9):347, September 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi14090347> ] [28] Drew Horton, Joshua Murrell, Daphne Skipper, Emily Speakman, and Tom Logan. A scalable optimization approach for equitable facility location: Methodology and transportation applications. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 201:103319, November 2025. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2025.103319> ] [29] Peter Kirst, Tomáš Bajbar, and Mario Merkel. A bisection method for solving distance-based clustering problems globally. TOP, 33(3):437--469, September 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11750-024-00684-w> ] [30] Fan Yuan, Da-Chuan Xu, Dong-Lei Du, and Dong-Mei Zhang. Local search yields a PTAS for fixed-dimensional k-means problem with penalties. Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 12(2):351--362, July 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40305-022-00394-9> ] [31] Timothy Ganesan, Pandian Vasant, and Igor Litvinchev. Chaotic simulator for bilevel optimization of virtual machine placements in cloud computing. Journal of the Operations Research Society of China, 10(4):703--723, February 2021. 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Bi-objective multi-layer location–allocation model for the immediate aftermath of sudden-onset disasters. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 127:86--110, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.05.002> ] [57] Xue Bai, Kwai-Sang Chin, and Zhili Zhou. A bi-objective model for location planning of electric vehicle charging stations with GPS trajectory data. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 128:591--604, February 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.01.008> ] [58] Sayan Bandyapadhyay, Santanu Bhowmick, Tanmay Inamdar, and Kasturi Varadarajan. Capacitated covering problems in geometric spaces. Discrete & Computational Geometry, 63(4):768--798, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00454-019-00127-5> ] [59] Aritra Banik, Bhaswar B. Bhattacharya, Sandip Das, and Sreeja Das. The 1-dimensional discrete Voronoi game. Operations Research Letters, 47(2):115--121, March 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2019.01.003> ] [60] Pouya Barahimi and Hector A. Vergara. Reliable p-hub network design under multiple disruptions. Networks and Spatial Economics, 20(1):301--327, September 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-019-09483-4> ] [61] Mohadese Basirati, Mohammad Reza Akbari Jokar, and Erfan Hassannayebi. Bi-objective optimization approaches to many-to-many hub location routing with distance balancing and hard time window. Neural Computing and Applications, 32(17):13267--13288, December 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00521-019-04666-z> ] [62] Marios Batsaris, Dimitris Kavroudakis, Nikolaos A. Soulakellis, and Themistoklis Kontos. Location-allocation modeling for emergency evacuation planning in a smart city context: The case of earthquake in Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 10(4):28--43, October 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijagr.2019100103> ] [63] N. Orkun Baycik and Kelly M. 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[ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-019-00386-1> ] [67] Omer Ben-Porat and Moshe Tennenholtz. Multiunit facility location games. Mathematics of Operations Research, 44(3):865--889, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/moor.2018.0948> ] [68] Vladimir Beresnev and Andrey Melnikov. Approximation of the competitive facility location problem with MIPs. Computers & Operations Research, 104:139--148, April 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2018.12.010> ] [69] Fabrício Lacerda Biajoli, Antônio Augusto Chaves, and Luiz Antonio Nogueira Lorena. A biased random-key genetic algorithm for the two-stage capacitated facility location problem. Expert Systems with Applications, 115:418--426, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.08.024> ] [70] Víctor Blanco, Alberto Japón, and Justo Puerto. Optimal arrangements of hyperplanes for SVM-based multiclass classification. Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, 14(1):175--199, July 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11634-019-00367-6> ] [71] Steffen Borgwardt and Felix Happach. Good clusterings have large volume. Operations Research, 67(1):215--231, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.2018.1779> ] [72] Juan S. Borrero, Oleg A. Prokopyev, and Denis Sauré. Sequential interdiction with incomplete information and learning. Operations Research, 67(1):72--89, January 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/opre.2018.1773> ] [73] Ikram Bouras, Rosa Figueiredo, Michael Poss, and Fen Zhou. On two new formulations for the fixed charge network design problem with shortest path constraints. Computers & Operations Research, 108:226--237, August 2019. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.04.007> ] [74] Marcus Brazil, Marcus Volz, Martin Zachariasen, Charl Ras, and Doreen Thomas. New pruning rules for the Steiner tree problem and 2-connected Steiner network problem. Computational Geometry, 78:37--49, June 2019. 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EWGLA News
by SERENA FUGARO 05 Nov '25

05 Nov '25

Dear EWGLA members, We would like to update you with some news regarding this year’s meeting, grants, awards, the EURO2025 Locational Analysis stream as well as the EWGLA social accounts and the next EWGLA meeting. 1. The 30th EWGLA meeting took place at the Jerez de la Frontera campus of the Universidad de Cádiz from 17 to 19 September. Carmen-Ana Domínguez Bravo and Luisa I. Martínez Merino chaired the organisation. This year, the meeting was celebrated jointly with the 14th International Workshop on Locational Analysis and Related Problems (IWOLOCA). The meeting hosted two EWGLA plenary talks by Prof. Burcu Balçık and Prof. Anthony Papavasiliou and an IWOLOCA plenary by Prof. Vladimir Marianov, as well as 69 scientific talks, with 84 participants from 14 countries in attendance. We would like to thank the Organising and Scientific Committees, and all the participants, for being part of this special meeting! You can view the photo gallery at https://ewgla2025.uca.es/gallery/ to experience the warm atmosphere of the meeting for yourself or to relive it. 2. This year, the EWGLA board decided to support eight members for participation in EWGLA 30th. Unfortunately, only six of them could attend the conference and will receive the grants upon providing the reports required as part of the procedure. We congratulate all the grantees and provide the list of those attending the EWGLA meeting below. You can also watch the video memories they prepared at this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nKHU5aTAZ-1HoQZVE_937Z8tx4bye4rn/view?usp=… * Hannah Bakker (KIT) * Adam Dunajski (University of Edinburgh) * Zeynep Kurban (Bilkent University) * Íñigo Martín Melero (CERN) * Egehan Ugras (Bilkent University) * Isabel Wiemer (University of Duisburg-Essen) 3. The next EWGLA meeting will be organised in Istanbul on 16-18 June 2027 by Necati Aras, Sibel Salman and Yavuz Günalay. Find more details in the attached presentation by the organisers. 4. The EWGLA board organised the Locational Analysis stream at the 34th EURO Conference, which took place in Leeds from 22 to 25 June. This successful stream hosted 15 talks, organised into four sessions that addressed recent advances and important challenges in locational analysis. These sessions were well attended, with more than 25 participants in each, and hosted very engaging discussions. We would like to thank all participants for their contributions! 5. Several EWGLA members received awards and honours during the EURO conference, as listed below. Congratulations to our EWGLA members on their achievements. * Laureano Escudero was awarded the EURO Gold Medal, the highest distinction for OR. * Dolores Romero Morales was elected President-Elect and will become the new EURO president for 2027 - 2028. * EURO honoured its past presidents, including EWGLA members Laureano Escudero, Martine Labbe and Anita Schöbel, who were present on the stage in Leeds. * Ivana Ljubic’s research paper won the EURO Award for the Best EJOR Paper in the Review category. * Elisabeth Gaar’s research collaboration won the EURO Prize for OR for the Common Good. * Hannah Bakker’s PhD thesis was selected as a finalist for the EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award. * Serena Fugaro and Antonino Sgalambro’s joint research paper was selected as a finalist for the EURO Excellence in Practice Award. 6. EWGLA is now present both on LinkedIn and Bluesky. We encourage you to follow the LinkedIn page EWGLA - The EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis and the Bluesky profile @ewgla.bsky.social to stay updated with the EWGLA initiatives and activities. Please send us any achievements or news that you would like us to share with the community, and tag us in your location-related posts. Warm regards, Diego, Hatice and Serena --- Serena Fugaro, PhD Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo (CNR-IAC) Via dei Taurini, 19 00185 Roma, Italy [cid:d9f13fb9-3587-4ede-8135-dcd429efa09d]

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