Dear fellow locaters,

Amazing how many new references appear, all 49 in 2024, some only available online. And it is not all, I did not want to overload. More next time in June, and continuing backwards in time. Cheers Frank

Prof. Em. Frank Plastria BUTO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel frank.plastria@vub.be

[1] István Á. Harmati, Lucian Coroianu, and Robert Fullér. The median under orness. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 481:108901, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2024.108901 ] [2] Yudai Honma, Daisuke Hasegawa, Katsuhiro Hata, and Takashi Oguchi. Locational analysis of in-motion wireless power transfer system for long-distance trips by electric vehicles: Optimal locations and economic rationality in japanese expressway network. Networks and Spatial Economics, 24(1):261--290, January 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-023-09608-w ] [3] Jie Hu, Tianqi Liu, Zhi Chen, and Shuming Wang. Optimal-transport satisficing with applications to capacitated hub location. Computers & Operations Research, 165:106566, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2024.106566 ] [4] Peng Hu, Feng Chu, Alexandre Dolgui, Chengbin Chu, and Ming Liu. Integrated multi-product reverse supply chain design and disassembly line balancing under uncertainty. Omega, 126:103062, July 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2024.103062 ] [5] Jindi Huang, Wuyong Qian, and Minghao Ran. Supply chain network optimization for emergency materials considering demand satisfaction. Managerial and Decision Economics, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mde.4220 ] [6] Wenhao Jia, Yang Lin, Junyuan Ding, Guoan Qin, Shuai Shao, and Ye Tian. Optimization of large-scale distribution center location selection in fresh produce transportation. In Bio-Inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, pages 256--270. Springer Nature Singapore, 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2275-4_20 ] [7] Songchen Jiang, Min Huang, Yuxin Zhang, Xingwei Wang, and Shu-Cherng Fang. Fourth-party logistics network design with demand surge: A greedy scenario-reduction and scenario-price based decomposition algorithm. International Journal of Production Economics, 269:109135, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.109135 ] [8] Zhongyi Jin, Kam K.H. Ng, Chenliang Zhang, Lingxiao Wu, and Ang Li. Integrated optimisation of strategic planning and service operations for urban air mobility systems. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 183:104059, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104059 ] [9] Song Jiu, Dan Wang, and Zujun Ma. Benders decomposition for robust distribution network design and operations in online retailing. European Journal of Operational Research, 315(3):1069--1082, June 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.01.046 ] [10] Rezvaneh Rasouli Kouchaksaraei, Armin Jabbarzadeh, and Masoud Narenji. A robust optimization approach to multi-period competitive location problem for bank branches considering first-mover advantage. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 190:110008, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110008 ] [11] Zhijie Lai and Sen Li. Towards a multimodal charging network: Joint planning of charging stations and battery swapping stations for electrified ride-hailing fleets. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 183:102928, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.102928 ] [12] Bo Lan and Yoshinori Suzuki. Using intermediate points in parcel delivery operations with truck‐based autonomous drones. Decision Sciences, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/deci.12628 ] [13] Giorgio Lazzarinetti, Riccardo Dondi, Sara Manzoni, and Italo Zoppis. An attention-based method for the minimum vertex cover problem on complex networks. Algorithms, 17(2):72, February 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/a17020072 ] [14] Chao Lei and Yanfeng Ouyang. Average minimum distance to visit a subset of random points in a compact region. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 181:102904, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.102904 ] [15] Vasileios Liatsos, Mihalis Golias, John Hourdos, and Sabyasachee Mishra. The capacitated hybrid truck platooning network design problem. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 181:103999, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.103999 ] [16] Yun Hui Lin, Qingyun Tian, and Yanlu Zhao. Unified framework for choice-based facility location problem. INFORMS Journal on Computing, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0366 ] [17] M. Locatelli. A new approach to the multiple obnoxious facility location problem based on combinatorial and continuous tools. Optimization Letters, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11590-024-02096-y ] [18] I. Lozano‐Osorio, J. Sánchez‐Oro, A.D. López‐Sánchez, and A. Duarte. A variable neighborhood search for the median location problem with interconnected facilities. International Transactions in Operational Research, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13468 ] [19] Joyce Luo and Bartolomeo Stellato. Frontiers in operations: Equitable data-driven facility location and resource allocation to fight the opioid epidemic. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1287/msom.2023.0042 ] [20] Batool Madani, Malick Ndiaye, and Said Salhi. Hybrid truck-drone delivery system with multi-visits and multi-launch and retrieval locations: Mathematical model and adaptive variable neighborhood search with neighborhood categorization. European Journal of Operational Research, February 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.02.010 ] [21] Zhu Meng, Ning Zhu, Guowei Zhang, Yuance Yang, Zhaocai Liu, and Ginger Y. Ke. Data-driven drone pre-positioning for traffic accident rapid assessment. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 183:103452, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103452 ] [22] Malgorzata Miklas-Kalczynska and Pawel Kalczynski. Multiple obnoxious facility location: the case of protected areas. Computational Management Science, 21(1), February 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10287-024-00503-4 ] [23] Anh Ninh, Yunhong Bao, Daniel McGibney, and Tuan Nguyen. Clinical site selection problems with probabilistic constraints. European Journal of Operational Research, 316(2):779--791, July 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.03.013 ] [24] Pierre‐Luc Parent, Margarida Carvalho, Miguel F. Anjos, and Ribal Atallah. Maximum flow‐based formulation for the optimal location of electric vehicle charging stations. Networks, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22219 ] [25] She’ifa Z. Punla‐Green, John E. Mitchell, Jared L. Gearhart, William E. Hart, and Cynthia A. Phillips. Shortest path network interdiction with asymmetric uncertainty. Networks, 83(3):605--623, January 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22208 ] [26] Natanael Ramos, Rafael G. Cano, Pedro J. de Rezende, and Cid C. de Souza. Exact and heuristic solutions for the prize‐collecting geometric enclosure problem. International Transactions in Operational Research, 31(4):2093--2122, January 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13428 ] [27] Mehran Saeedi, Sina Parhazeh, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, and Alireza Khalili-Fard. Designing a two-stage model for a sustainable closed-loop electric vehicle battery supply chain network: A scenario-based stochastic programming approach. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 190:110036, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110036 ] [28] Adam P. Schmidt, Duncan Buell, and Laura A. Albert. Optimal consolidation of polling locations. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1287/msom.2022.0497 ] [29] Malena Schmidt and Bismark Singh. Selectively closing recycling centers in bavaria: Reforming waste‐management policy to reduce disparity. Networks, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22221 ] [30] Christian Schmitt and Bismark Singh. Quadratic optimization models for balancing preferential access and fairness: Formulations and optimality conditions. INFORMS Journal on Computing, February 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2022.0308 ] [31] Stefan Schwerdfeger, Nils Boysen, Dirk Briskorn, and Konrad Stephan. Keep on moving: Optimized placement of moving walkways in airport terminals. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 183:102926, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.102926 ] [32] Liang Shen, Xiang Xu, Feng Shao, Hu Shao, and Yanxin Ge. A multi-objective optimization model for medical waste recycling network design under uncertainties. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 184:103492, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103492 ] [33] Yuhe Shi, Yun Lin, Songyi Wang, Haolin Wen, Lili Yang, Ming K. Lim, and Yan Li. A simulation-optimization system for recycling logistics network of recyclable express packaging. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 189:109949, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.109949 ] [34] Miriam Stumpe, Peter Dieter, Guido Schryen, Oliver Müller, and Daniel Beverungen. Designing taxi ridesharing systems with shared pick-up and drop-off locations: Insights from a computational study. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 183:104063, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104063 ] [35] Junyan Sun, Zefei Chen, Zhirui Chen, and Xiaopeng Li. Robust optimization of a closed-loop supply chain network based on an improved genetic algorithm in an uncertain environment. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 189:109997, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.109997 ] [36] Zhentao Tan and Yadong Mu. Hierarchical reinforcement learning for chip-macro placement in integrated circuit. Pattern Recognition Letters, 179:108--114, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.patrec.2024.02.002 ] [37] Panupong Vichitkunakorn, Simon Emde, Makusee Masae, Christoph H. Glock, and Eric H. Grosse. Locating charging stations and routing drones for efficient automated stocktaking. European Journal of Operational Research, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.03.002 ] [38] Lucas Waddell and Warren Adams. Characterizing linearizable QAPs by the level-1 reformulation-linearization technique. Discrete Optimization, 51:100812, February 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.disopt.2023.100812 ] [39] Yanjiao Wang, Yankui Liu, and Xuejie Bai. Designing a new robust resilience supply chain network under partial distribution information. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 190:110028, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110028 ] [40] Simon Weekx, Gil Tal, and Lieselot Vanhaverbeke. How many more public charging stations do we need? a data-driven approach considering charging station overflow dynamics. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03611981241242081 ] [41] Zhongqi Wu, Hui Jiang, Yangye Zhou, and Haoyan Li. Enhancing emergency medical service location model for spatial accessibility and equity under random demand and travel time. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 185:103501, May 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103501 ] [42] Jiajun Xu and Suvrajeet Sen. Ensemble variance reduction methods for stochastic mixed-integer programming and their application to the stochastic facility location problem. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 36(2):587--599, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2021.0324 ] [43] Xuefei Yang, Manuel Ostermeier, and Alexander Hübner. Winning the race to customers with micro-fulfillment centers: an approach for network planning in quick commerce. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 32(2):295--334, January 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-023-00893-x ] [44] Yunqiang Yin, Xinrui Xu, Dujuan Wang, Yugang Yu, and T.C.E. Cheng. Two-stage recoverable robust optimization for an integrated location–allocation and evacuation planning problem. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 182:102906, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.102906 ] [45] Dawit Zerom and Zvi Drezner. Data-guided gravity model for competitive facility location. Networks and Spatial Economics, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-024-09623-5 ] [46] Quanwu Zhao, Yuxing Zuo, Limin Ai, and Hua Liu. Integrated location and inventory planning in service parts logistics with last-mile delivery outsourcing. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 189:109998, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.109998 ] [47] Lu Zhen, Jingwen Wu, Zhiyuan Yang, Yiran Ren, and Wenxin Li. Hydrogen refueling station location optimization under uncertainty. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 190:110068, April 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110068 ] [48] Yu Zhou, Hua Wang, Yun Wang, Bin Yu, and Tianpei Tang. Charging facility planning and scheduling problems for battery electric bus systems: A comprehensive review. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 183:103463, March 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103463 ] [49] Taekang Eom and Hee-Kap Ahn. A linear-time algorithm for the center problem in weighted cycle graphs. Information Processing Letters, 186:106495, August 2024. [ DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipl.2024.106495 ] ************************************************