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International Workshop on Locational Analysis and Related Problems
by Landete Ruiz, Mercedes 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS ================================================================== International Workshop on Locational Analysis and Related Problems X Anniversary of the Spanish Location Network Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain June 19-21, 2013 Plase, visit the website http://www.webs.ulpgc.es/locafin <http://www.webs.ulpgc.es/locafin> for more information. ====================================================================== The International Workshop on Locational Analysis and Related Problems - X Anniversary of the Spanish Location Network will take place during June 19-21, 2013 in Torremolinos, province of Málaga (Spain). It is organized by the Spanish Location Network, which is a group of more than 140 researchers distributed into 16 nodes corresponding to several Spanish universities. Every year, the Network organizes a meeting to promote the communication between its members and between them and other researchers, and to contribute to the development of the location field and related problems. The last workshop took place in Granada, May 10-12, 2012 (http://www.webs.ulpgc.es/locafin <http://www.webs.ulpgc.es/locafin> ). This year, the Network combines the organization of the annual Workshop with the celebration of its 10th anniversary, extending the call for papers to the scientific community. The topics of interest are location analysis and related problems. It includes location models, networks, transportation, logistics, exact and heuristic solution methods, and computational geometry, among others. Researchers and practitioners are invited to present works in the form of oral communications or poster.

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2º Call XV Spanish Meeting on CG-submission open
by XV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce that both submission and registration pages of EGC3013, XV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry, are now open. Please, visit the website http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/ for more information. ============================================ We apologize for multiple postings. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================= The Organizers of the 15th EGC Meeting take great pleasure to invite you to this conference to be held in Sevilla, June 26-28, 2013. We are convinced that the ECG2013 will be an excellent opportunity for the Combinatorial & Computational Geometry community to get together again in a pleasant atmosphere. We are looking forward to seeing you in Sevilla, the capital of Andalucía, in 2013! PLENARY SPEAKERS ================= - Jorge Urrutia, UNAM, Mexico. - Rolf Klein, University of Bonn, Germany. - Frank Plastria, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. - Pedro Ramos, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. CALL FOR PAPERS: ============================= The XV ECG (Encuentros de Geometría Computacional, in Spanish) will be held on June 26-28, 2013, at the School of Engineering of the University of Seville, Spain. The focus of the conference is on current topics in discrete and computational geometry, including both theoretical and applied results. EGC has been held since 1990 (bi-annually since 1995) and combines a strong scientific tradition with a friendly and informal atmosphere. The conference will feature presentations of accepted submissions as well as invited talks. As in the previous EGC, the meeting will have an international character, and we would be pleased to welcome all CG-community members interested in joining us in this event. Authors are invited to submit articles describing original research in computational & combinatorial geometry. Notice that EGC'2013 will not have formal proceedings. A booklet of abstracts, without ISBN number, will be distributed among attendees. In order to guarantee that submissions are in scope and not below basic standards, there will be a limited review process. Contributions presented at ECG are expected to appear in other conferences with formal proceedings and/or in journals. A special issue of selected papers will be published in the journal *International Journal of Computational Geometry & Applications<http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijcga> *. Please see the call for papers and the submission instructions for details. We invite all researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as students interested in any branch of combinatorial & computational geometry to participate in the meeting and to present their papers. Topics include, but are not limited to: - discrete and combinatorial geometry; - linear programming applied to geometric problems; - geometric algorithms and data structures; - theoretical foundations of computational geometry; - questions of interest in the implementation of geometric algorithms; - applications of computational geometry (computer graphics, virtual reality, robotics, simulation and visualization, solid modelling, CAD, pattern recognition, graph drawing, circuits layout, image processing, GIS, multimedia and animation, etc.); IMPORTANT DATES: ================ Deadline for abstract submission: April 1, 2013. Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2013. Deadline for early registration: May 23, 2013. Conference: June 26-28, 2013. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: ==================== • Oswin Aichholzer. • Sergey Bereg. • Prosenjit Bose. • Sergio Cabello. • José Miguel Díaz-Báñez (Co-Chair). • Alfredo García. • Ferran Hurtado. • Rolf Klein. • Stefan Langerman. • Mario López. • Alberto Márquez (Co-Chair). • Belén Palop. • Pedro Ramos. • David Rappaport. • Vera Sacristán. • Gelasio Salazar. • Toni Sellarès. • Jorge Urrutia (Co-chair). • David Wood. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ===================== • Carmen Cortés. • Mª José Chávez. • José Miguel Díaz-Báñez (Chair). • Isabel Fernández. • Delia Garijo. • Mª Ángeles Garrido. • Alberto Márquez. • Pablo Pérez-Lantero. • Inmaculada Ventura. REGISTRATION FEES: ================== - Regular: 175 Euros (early); 200 Euros (on site). - Student: 75 Euros (early); 100 Euros (on site). Early registration ends May 23, 2013. The regular/student registration fee includes: - Participation in all sessions. - Conference materials (Final Program, Book of Abstracts), - Gala Dinner and Flamenco show. - Coffee breaks and lunches. For more details, consult the conference site, http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/, where all relevant information will progressively be included. For any further information please contact: E-mail: 15egc(a)us.es Yours Sincerely, -- XV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry

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FW: First Call XVEGC
by Sibel Alumur Alev 22 Feb '13

22 Feb '13

From: jm.dbanez(a)gmail.com [mailto:jm.dbanez@gmail.com] On Behalf Of XV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 15:29 To: Sibel Alumur Alev Subject: Re: FW: [Ewgla] First Call XVEGC Dear colleague, please, can you send this ad to the EWGLA list? thanks. Dr. Jose Miguel Diaz-Ba~nez Universidad de Sevilla http://personal.us.es/dbanez =============== Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce that both submission and registration pages of EGC3013, XV Spanish Meeting on Computational Geometry, are now open.   Please, visit the website <http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/> http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/ for more information. ============================================ We apologize for multiple postings. SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS ======================================= The Organizers of the 15th EGC Meeting take great pleasure to invite you to this conference to be held in Sevilla, June 26-28, 2013. We are convinced that the ECG2013 will be an excellent opportunity for the Combinatorial & Computational Geometry community to get together again in a pleasant atmosphere. We are looking forward to seeing you in Sevilla, the capital of Andalucía, in 2013! PLENARY SPEAKERS ================= - Jorge Urrutia, UNAM, Mexico. - Rolf Klein, University of Bonn, Germany. - Frank Plastria, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. - Pedro Ramos, University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. CALL FOR PAPERS: ============================= The XV ECG (Encuentros de Geometría Computacional, in Spanish) will be held on June 26-28, 2013, at the School of Engineering of the University of Seville, Spain. The focus of the conference is on current topics in discrete and computational geometry, including both theoretical and applied results. EGC has been held since 1990 (bi-annually since 1995) and combines a strong scientific tradition with a friendly and informal atmosphere. The conference will feature presentations of accepted submissions as well as invited talks. As in the previous EGC, the meeting will have an international character, and we would be pleased to welcome all CG-community members interested in joining us in this event. Authors are invited to submit articles describing original research in computational & combinatorial geometry. Notice that EGC'2013 will not have formal proceedings. A booklet of abstracts, without ISBN number, will be distributed among attendees. In order to guarantee that submissions are in scope and not below basic standards, there will be a limited review process. Contributions presented at ECG are expected to appear in other conferences with formal proceedings and/or in journals. A special issue of selected papers will be published in the journal <http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijcga> International Journal of Computational Geometry & Applications. Please see the call for papers and the submission instructions for details. We invite all researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as students interested in any branch of combinatorial & computational geometry to participate in the meeting and to present their papers. Topics include, but are not limited to: · discrete and combinatorial geometry; · linear programming applied to geometric problems; · geometric algorithms and data structures; · theoretical foundations of computational geometry; · questions of interest in the implementation of geometric algorithms; · applications of computational geometry (computer graphics, virtual reality, robotics, simulation and visualization, solid modelling, CAD, pattern recognition, graph drawing, circuits layout, image processing, GIS, multimedia and animation, etc.); IMPORTANT DATES: ================ Deadline for abstract submission: April 1, 2013. Notification of acceptance: May 1, 2013. Deadline for early registration: May 23, 2013. Conference: June 26-28, 2013. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: ==================== • Oswin Aichholzer. • Sergey Bereg. • Prosenjit Bose. • Sergio Cabello. • José Miguel Díaz-Báñez (Co-Chair). • Alfredo García. • Ferran Hurtado. • Rolf Klein. • Stefan Langerman. • Mario López. • Alberto Márquez (Co-Chair). • Belén Palop. • Pedro Ramos. • David Rappaport. • Vera Sacristán. • Gelasio Salazar. • Toni Sellarès. • Jorge Urrutia (Co-chair). • David Wood. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ===================== • Carmen Cortés. • Mª José Chávez. • José Miguel Díaz-Báñez (Chair). • Isabel Fernández. • Delia Garijo. • Mª Ángeles Garrido. • Alberto Márquez. • Pablo Pérez-Lantero. • Inmaculada Ventura. REGISTRATION FEES: ================== - Regular: 175 Euros (early); 200 Euros (on site). - Student: 75 Euros (early); 100 Euros (on site). Early registration ends May 23, 2013. The regular/student registration fee includes: - Participation in all sessions. - Conference materials (Final Program, Book of Abstracts), - Gala Dinner and Flamenco show. - Coffee breaks and lunches. For more details, consult the conference site, <http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/> http://congreso.us.es/ecgeometry/, where all relevant information will progressively be included. For any further information please contact: E-mail: <mailto:15egc@us.es> 15egc(a)us.es Yours Sincerely, The Organizing Committee

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

30 Jan '13

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

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

21 Jan '13

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

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

18 Jan '13

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

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

08 Jan '13

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

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

03 Jan '13

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

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SPECIAL ISSUE ON VARIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SEARCH
by ecarrizosa＠us.es 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Dear colleagues, I would appreciate if you could distribute this announcement through your mail list. Best, Emilio Carrizosa ****************************************************** SPECIAL ISSUE ON VARIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD SEARCH ****************************************************** JOURNAL OF GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION www.springer.com/10898 2011 Impact Factor 1.196 ****************************************************** Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) is a metaheuristic which has shown to be very successful for solving hard combinatorial and global optimization problems. During the EURO Mini-Conference on VNS took place in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, October 4th-7th 2012, researchers all around the world presented their most recent findings on VNS, either from a methodological viewpoint or as applications to real world problems. Authors of papers presented at the EURO Mini-Conference on VNS are especially encouraged to submit their work to this special issue in the Journal of Global Optimization. However, the issue is open to all researchers who can contribute to a better knowledge of VNS. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Theory and Methodology: * Theoretical or empirical analysis of VNS * New variants of deterministic and stochastic VNS * Continuous global VNS * Mat-heuristics and VNS * Formulation space VNS * Multi-objective VNS * Parallel VNS * VNS hybrids Applications: * Mixed integer programming * Graphs, communication networks * Clustering, data mining, location * Inventory, routing, supply chains * Packing and covering * Discovery sciences * Other real world problems Before submission authors should carefully read over the journals Author Guidelines. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal's editorial manager http://jogo.edmgr.com/ and specifying that their paper is for the special issue "SI: VNS 2012". Manuscript deadline: 31st December 2012. GUEST EDITORS Emilio Carrizosa, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, ecarrizosa(a)us.es Pierre Hansen, GERAD and École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Canada, pierre.hansen(a)gerad.ca José A. Moreno, Universidad de la Laguna, Spain, jamoreno(a)ull.es

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ISOLDE website
by Sibel Alumur Alev 10 Dec '12

10 Dec '12

Dear Location Researchers, During the last ISOLDE meeting in Japan, Gilbert Laporte said it's a pity that there is so little information available regarding the past ISOLDE meetings. We discussed that it'd be nice if we can have a website for ISOLDE. I volunteered to design such a website. The website address is: http://isoldeconference.org. As we discussed with Gilbert, I have designed the page in a way that people will be able to post some memories from the past ISOLDE meetings. In order to support the website, I also established a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ISOLDE-Conference/534366156575345. All of the past ISOLDE meetings are listed on the events page. It is easier to post pictures and comments for each of the meetings through these event pages. You should be able to access these pages without being a Facebook member. For those of you who are a member of Facebook, you can "like" this page to be informed about recent posts and pictures. Also, you can "join" the past meetings that you have attended and keep track of how many ISOLDE meetings that you have been to. I have put all the information that I have to the website in addition to some pictures that I could get. I'm especially in search of the group photos taken in all of the past meetings. It would be wonderful if the past meeting organizers can send group photos or any additional information to share through the website. Lastly, I encourage all the past participants to share memories and pictures to keep the ISOLDE website and Facebook pages alive. Best regards, Sibel Alumur Alev

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