Dear fellow locaters, Here is my December collection. Still many recent references from 2024, but also some older ones going back to 2021. All my best wishes for the new year. Prof. Em. Frank Plastria BUTO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel frank.plastria@vub.be<mailto:frank.plastria@vub.be> ************************************ [1] Adnan Abdulvahitoğlu, Danişment Vural, and İrfan Macit. Selecting facility location of gendarmerie search and rescue (gsr) units; an analysis of efficiency in disaster response. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 197:110639, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110639> ] [2] Pablo Álvarez, Adrian Serrano-Hernandez, Iosu Lerga, and Javier Faulin. Optimizing freight delivery routes: The time-distance dilemma. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 190:104283, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104283> ] [3] Ahmad Attar, Chandra Ade Irawan, Ali Akbar Akbari, Shuya Zhong, and Martino Luis. Multi-disruption resilient hub location–allocation network design for less-than-truckload logistics. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 190:104260, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104260> ] [4] Murat Bilsel, Huseyin Selcuk Kilic, Zeynep Tugce Kalender, and Gulfem Tuzkaya. Multi-objective model for electric vehicle charging station location selection problem for a sustainable transportation infrastructure. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 198:110695, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110695> ] [5] Christina Büsing, Timo Gersing, and Sophia Wrede. Analysing the complexity of facility location problems with capacities, revenues, and closest assignments. In Proceedings of the 10th International Network Optimization Conference (INOC), June 7-10, 2022, Aachen, Germany, pages 81--86. OpenProceedings.org, 2022. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.48786/INOC.2022.15> ] [6] Mustafa Can Camur and Chrysafis Vogiatzis. A survey on optimization studies of group centrality metrics. Networks, 84(4):491--508, August 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22248> ] [7] Ignacio Castillo, János D. Pintér, and Frank J. Kampas. The boundary-to-boundary p -dispersion configuration problem with oval objects. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 75(12):2327--2337, February 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2024.2312255> ] [8] Nayan Chakrabarty, Kelly M. Sullivan, and Daniel B. Lopes da Silva. Time-based redeployment of multi-class nodes for reliable wireless sensor network coverage. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 197:110549, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110549> ] [9] Mohammad Kaviyani Charati, Fatemeh Gholian-Jouybari, Mostafa Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, Mohammad Mahdi Paydar, and Fatemeh Sadeghi. Designing a sustainable dental tourism supply chain considering waste treatment. Annals of Operations Research, 342(1):173--214, January 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05779-4> ] [10] Anna Livia Croella and Luca Fraccascia. A location-sizing and routing model for a biomethane production chain fed by municipal waste. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 198:110714, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110714> ] [11] Le Xuan Dai, Kien Trung Nguyen, Le Phuong Thao, and Pham Thi Vui. Some robust inverse median problems on trees with interval costs. Computational Management Science, 21(2), September 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10287-024-00522-1> ] [12] Housheng Duan, Yuan Zhang, and Zuqing Huang. Production line location strategy for foreign manufacturer when selling in a market lag behind in manufacturing. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 198:110678, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110678> ] [13] Leyla Fazli. A novel two-stage stochastic programming model to design an integrated disaster relief supply chain network --- a case study. Operations Management Research, 17(4):1295--1327, July 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12063-024-00506-z> ] [14] Xinyue Hu and Yueyue Fan. Sensor placement considering the observability of traffic dynamics: On the algebraic and graphical perspectives. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 189:103057, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.103057> ] [15] Qing-Mi Hu, Yan Hu, and Xiaoping Li. Multi-period emergency facility location-routing problems under uncertainty and risk aversion. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 96:102093, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2024.102093> ] [16] Bo Lan and Yoshinori Suzuki. Traveling salesman problem with time windows and a drone-utilizing intermediate points (tsptwd-ip). Computers & Industrial Engineering, 198:110641, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110641> ] [17] Shuxia Li, Ying Zhuang, Yuedan Zu, Liping Liu, and Tijun Fan. Robust cooperative hub location optimization considering demand uncertainty and hub disruptions. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 197:110591, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110591> ] [18] Nima Moradi, Fereshteh Mafakheri, and Chun Wang. Set covering routing problems: A review and classification scheme. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 198:110730, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2024.110730> ] [19] Ismail Naderi, Mohsen Rezapour, and Mohammad R. Salavatipour. Approximation schemes for min-sum k-clustering. Discrete Optimization, 54:100860, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.disopt.2024.100860> ] [20] Shoichiro Nakayama, Shun-ichi Kobayashi, and Hiromichi Yamaguchi. A topological network connectivity design problem based on spectral analysis. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 189:103012, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.103012> ] [21] Luigi Sedda, Benjamin M. Taylor, Russell Cain, Élodie A. Vajda, Allison Tatarsky, and Neil F. Lobo. TIMESS a power analysis tool to estimate the number of locations and repeated measurements for seasonally and clustered mosquito surveys. Annals of Operations Research, 342(3):1819--1835, July 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05491-3> ] [22] Shunsuke Segi, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, and Kakuya Matsushima. On the relation between urban road network and distribution centre location strategy of franchise retail firms. The Annals of Regional Science, 73(4):1435--1468, November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00168-024-01314-w> ] [23] Leanne Stuive and Fatma Gzara. Airspace network design for urban UAV traffic management with congestion. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 169:104882, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2024.104882> ] [24] Jingfang Su, Zeqing Li, Hongwei Du, and Shengxin Liu. Dynamic time window based full-view coverage maximization in CSNs. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 48(5), November 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-024-01227-6> ] [25] Madjid Tavana, Arash Khalili Nasr, Francisco J. Santos-Arteaga, Esmaeel Saberi, and Hassan Mina. An optimization model with a lagrangian relaxation algorithm for artificial internet of things-enabled sustainable circular supply chain networks. Annals of Operations Research, 342(1):767--802, March 2023. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05219-3> ] [26] Mengtong Wang, Lixin Miao, and Canrong Zhang. A branch-and-price algorithm for a green location routing problem with multi-type charging infrastructure. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 156:102529, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102529> ] [27] Yuhong Wang, Dongdong Wu, Wuyong Qian, and Hui Li. Cross-efficiency intervals integrated ranking approach based on the generalized Fermat-Torricelli point. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 162:107786, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107786> ] [28] Xin Wang, Yong-Hong Kuo, Houcai Shen, and Lianmin Zhang. Target-oriented robust location–transportation problem with service-level measure. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 153:1--20, November 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.08.010> ] [29] Wei Wang, Shining Wu, Shuaian Wang, Lu Zhen, and Xiaobo Qu. Emergency facility location problems in logistics: Status and perspectives. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 154:102465, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102465> ] [30] Yilin Wang, Yankui Liu, and Huili Pei. Designing a new robust solid waste recycling network under uncertainty: A case study about circular economy transition. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 96:102066, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2024.102066> ] [31] Tao Wu, Zhongshun Shi, and Canrong Zhang. The hub location problem with market selection. Computers & Operations Research, 127:105136, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2020.105136> ] [32] Chunlin Xin, Jie Wang, Ziping Wang, Chia-Huei Wu, Muhammad Nawaz, and Sang-Bing Tsai. Reverse logistics research of municipal hazardous waste: a literature review. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(2):1495--1531, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01526-6> ] [33] Xianhao Xu, Yaohan Shen, Wanying (Amanda) Chen, Yeming Gong, and Hongwei Wang. Data-driven decision and analytics of collection and delivery point location problems for online retailers. Omega, 100:102280, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102280> ] [34] Kang Yang, Rui Wang, Huihui He, Xu Yang, and Guo Zhang. Multi-supply multi-capacitated p-median location optimization via a hybrid bi-level intelligent algorithm. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 160:107584, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107584> ] [35] Yuwen Yang, Hoda Bidkhori, and Jayant Rajgopal. Optimizing vaccine distribution networks in low and middle-income countries. Omega, 99:102197, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102197> ] [36] Amin Yazdekhasti, Mohammad Abbasian Jazi, and Junfeng Ma. Electric vehicle charging station location determination with consideration of routing selection policies and driver’s risk preference. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 162:107674, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107674> ] [37] Jiao Ye, Yu Jiang, Jun Chen, Zhiyuan Liu, and Renzhong Guo. Joint optimisation of transfer location and capacity for a capacitated multimodal transport network with elastic demand: a bi-level programming model and paradoxes. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 156:102540, December 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102540> ] [38] Christopher Yeates, Cornelia Schmidt-Hattenberger, Wolfgang Weinzierl, and David Bruhn. Heuristic methods for minimum-cost pipeline network design – a node valency transfer metaheuristic. Networks and Spatial Economics, 21(4):839--871, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11067-021-09550-9> ] [39] Seren Bilge Yılmaz and Eda Yücel. Optimizing onboard catering loading locations and plans for airlines. Omega, 99:102301, March 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2020.102301> ] [40] Fanghao Yin and Yi Zhao. Modelling data-driven distributionally robust risk-averse hub interdiction median problem under hypothesis test. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 157:107323, July 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107323> ] [41] Vincent F. Yu, Nur Mayke Eka Normasari, and Wei-Hao Chen. Location-routing problem with time-dependent demands. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 151:106936, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106936> ] [42] Qimeng Yu and Simge Küçükyavuz. A polyhedral approach to bisubmodular function minimization. Operations Research Letters, 49(1):5--10, January 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orl.2020.10.007> ] [43] Behzad Zahiri and Nallan C. Suresh. Hub network design for hazardous-materials transportation under uncertainty. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 152:102424, August 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2021.102424> ] [44] Shokufeh Zamani, Jamal Arkat, Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki, and Fardin Ahmadizar. Locations of congested facilities with interruptible immobile servers. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 156:107220, June 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107220> ] [45] Qiao Zhang, Xiucui Guan, Junhua Jia, and Xinqiang Qian. The sum of root-leaf distance interdiction problem by upgrading edges/nodes on trees. Journal of Combinatorial Optimization, 44(1):74--93, October 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10878-021-00819-w> ] [46] Yanzi Zhang, Ali Diabat, and Zhi-Hai Zhang. Reliable closed-loop supply chain design problem under facility-type-dependent probabilistic disruptions. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 146:180--209, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2021.02.009> ] [47] Siying Zhang, Ning Chen, Na She, and Ke Li. Location optimization of a competitive distribution center for urban cold chain logistics in terms of low-carbon emissions. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 154:107120, April 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107120> ] [48] Jiajie Zhang, Yun Hui Lin, Ek Peng Chew, and Kok Choon Tan. Intermodal container terminal location and capacity design with decentralized flow estimation. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 190:103092, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2024.103092> ] [49] Liqing Zhang, Leong Hou U, Shaoquan Ni, Dingjun Chen, Zhenning Li, Wenxian Wang, and Weizhi Xian. City metro network expansion based on multi-objective reinforcement learning. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 169:104880, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2024.104880> ] [50] Jinqiu Zhao, Le Yu, and Binglei Xie. An ellipse-based locating method for flexible deployment of emergency UAVs. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 96:102049, December 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2024.102049> ] [51] Jianqin Zhou, Shu-Cherng Fang, Shan Jiang, and Songdong Ju. Optimal planar facility location with dense demands along a curve. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 73(8):1844--1855, may 2021. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2021.1907237> ] [52] André Bergsten Mendes and Filipe Pereira e Alvelos. A robust optimisation approach for the placement of forest fire suppression resources. International Transactions in Operational Research, 32(3):1312--1342, August 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13524> ] [53] Bissan Ghaddar, Ivana Ljubić, and Yuying Qiu. Three network design problems for community energy storage. Networks, 84(4):420--445, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/net.22242> ] [54] Viktor Homolya and Tamás Vinkó. Closeness centrality reconstruction of tree graphs. Central European Journal of Operations Research, 32:1061–1088, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10100-023-00900-1> ] [55] Mina Haghshenas, Arash Nemati, and Ebrahim Asadi-Gangraj. Using new fuzzy regression aptness and healthcare equity indices in cancer hospitals network design: a fuzzy multi-objective mathematical model. OPSEARCH, 61:1472–1506, 2024. [ DOI<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12597-023-00723-3> ]