The aim of this paper is to provide insights for better modeling hub location problems to help
create a road map for future hub location research. We first present a taxonomy to provide a …

Hub location problem (HLP) is a relatively new extension of classical facility location
problems. Hubs are facilities that work as consolidation, connecting, and switching points for …

[EN] The concept of digitalization is based on the dominance of digital ecosystems and on
the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence systems including the physical …

We determine the efficiency of a delivery system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
provides service to customers while making return trips to a truck that is itself moving. In …

The network pattern of financial linkages is important in many areas of banking and finance.
Yet, bilateral linkages are often unobserved, and maximum entropy serves as the leading …

Abstract Hub Location Problems (HLPs) lie at the heart of network design planning in
transportation and telecommunication systems. They constitute a challenging class of …

Vaccination has been proven to be the most effective method to prevent infectious diseases.
However, there are still millions of children in low and middle-income countries who are not …

Facility location models are well established in various application areas with more than a
century of history in academia. Since the 1970s the trend has been shifting from …

Determining the best location to serve companies' profitability and sustainability is becoming
more crucial every day, since the rivalry between companies is getting more intense. The …

We conduct a comprehensive review on multi-level facility location problems which extend
several classical facility location problems and can be regarded as a subclass within the …