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2016
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Static and dynamic resource allocation models for recovery of interdependent systems: application to the Deepwater Horizon oil s
Determining where and when to invest resources during and after a disruption can challenge policy makers and homeland security officials. Two decision models, one static and one d...
Cameron A. MacKenzie, Hiba Baroud, Kash Barker
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
Hybrid constructive heuristics for the critical node problem
We consider the Critical Node Problem: given an undirected graph and an integer number K, at most K nodes have to be deleted from the graph in order to minimize a connectivity mea...
Bernardetta Addis, Roberto Aringhieri, Andrea Gros...
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
Geometric partitioning and robust ad-hoc network design
We present fast approximation algorithms for the problem of dividing a given convex geographic region into smaller sub-regions so as to distribute the workloads of a set of vehicl...
John Gunnar Carlsson, Mehdi Behroozi, Xiang Li
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
The strategic interaction between a company and the government surrounding disasters
We analyze the tradeoff between safety and production. The government chooses safety effort and tax rate in the first stage, and then the company strikes a balance between safety ...
Kjell Hausken, Jun Zhuang 0001
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
An optimization approach for real time evacuation reroute planning
This paper addresses evacuation route management in the case of incidents arising during an evacuation and aims to minimize further delays they may cause. An evacuation reroute pl...
Gino J. Lim, M. Reza Baharnemati, Seon Jin Kim
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
A medical resource allocation model for serving emergency victims with deteriorating health conditions
Large-scale disasters typically result in a shortage of essential medical resources, and thus it is critical to optimize resource allocation to improve the quality of the relief op...
Yisha Xiang, Jun Zhuang
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
Commuter cycling policy in Singapore: a farecard data analytics based approach
Peak-hour week-day traffic congestion is a common challenge in urban mobility. Promotion of commuter cycling can help in alleviating this problem in many cities. This paper takes ...
Ashwani Kumar, Viet Anh Nguyen, Kwong Meng Teo
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
Stochastic multi-objective optimization: a survey on non-scalarizing methods
Abstract. Currently, stochastic optimization on the one hand and multi-objective optimization on the other hand are rich and well-established special fields of Operations Research...
Walter J. Gutjahr, Alois Pichler
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
From evidence-based policy making to policy analytics
This paper aims at addressing the problem of what characterises decisionaiding for public policy making problem situations. Under such a perspective it analyses concepts like “p...
Giada De Marchi, Giulia Lucertini, Alexis Tsouki&a...
ANOR
2016
8 years 28 days ago
Decomposition algorithm for large-scale two-stage unit-commitment
Everyday, electricity generation companies submit a generation schedule to the grid operator for the coming day; computing an optimal schedule is called the unit-commitment problem...
Wim van Ackooij, Jérôme Malick