Hub location problems: A review of models, classification, solution techniques, and applications

RZ Farahani, M Hekmatfar, AB Arabani… - Computers & industrial …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A humanitarian cold supply chain distribution model with equity consideration: The case of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the European Union

V Khodaee, V Kayvanfar, A Haji - Decision Analytics Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
This research develops a humanitarian cold supply chain model with equity consideration
for COVID-19 vaccine distribution during a pandemic, considering deprivation cost and an …

Optimizing vaccine distribution networks in low and middle-income countries

Y Yang, H Bidkhori, J Rajgopal - Omega, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Scalable vertiport hub location selection for air taxi operations in a metropolitan region

L Chen, S Wandelt, W Dai… - INFORMS Journal on …, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
On-demand air mobility services, often called air taxis, are on the way to revolutionize our
urban/regional transportation sector by lifting transportation to the third dimension and thus …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated model for lot sizing with supplier selection and quantity discounts

AHI Lee, HY Kang, CM Lai, WY Hong - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2013 - Elsevier
Good inventory management is essential for a firm to be cost competitive and to acquire
decent profit in the market, and how to achieve an outstanding inventory management has …

Toward a reference experimental benchmark for solving hub location problems

S Wandelt, W Dai, J Zhang, X Sun - Transportation Science, 2022 - pubsonline.informs.org
Our study provides an experimental benchmark for state-of-the-art solution algorithms with
hub location problems. Such problems are fundamental optimization problems in location …

Adaptive large neighborhood decomposition search algorithm for multi-allocation hub location routing problem

Y Wu, AG Qureshi, T Yamada - European Journal of Operational Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate a multi-allocation hub location routing problem (MAHLRP) for
the design of an intra-city express service system, in which flows of mails and parcels are …

Distributionally robust cluster-based hierarchical hub location problem for the integration of urban and rural public transport system

X Shang, K Yang, B Jia, Z Gao - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a distributionally robust cluster-based hierarchical hub location
problem for the integration of urban and rural public transport system at the strategic level …

Memetic algorithm with route decomposing for periodic capacitated arc routing problem

Y Zhang, Y Mei, K Tang, K Jiang - Applied Soft Computing, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, the Periodic Capacitated Arc Routing Problem (PCARP) is investigated.
PCARP is an extension of the well-known CARP from a single period to a multi-period …

Developing an integrated hub location and revenue management model considering multi-classes of customers in the airline industry

H Tikani, M Honarvar, YZ Mehrjerdi - Computational and Applied …, 2018 - Springer
The hub location and revenue management problems are two interesting research fields in
the transportation and network design studies. The hub location model designs the …