The multicommodity network flow problem: state of the art classification, applications, and solution methods

K Salimifard, S Bigharaz - Operational Research, 2022 - Springer
Over the past decades, the Multicommodity Network Flow (MCNF) problem has grown
popular in the academic literature and a growing number of researchers are interested in …

[HTML][HTML] A new formulation and solution for the nurse scheduling problem: A case study in Egypt

AA El Adoly, M Gheith, MN Fors - Alexandria engineering journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Nurse Scheduling Problem (NSP) is the assignment of a number of nurses to a
number of shifts in order to satisfy hospital's demand. The objectives of NSP are the …

A construction-and-repair based method for vehicle scheduling of bus line with branch lines

Y Liu, X Zuo, G Ai, X Zhao - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Bus vehicle scheduling is vital to reduce operational cost and ensure service quality for bus
companies. Bus Vehicle Scheduling Problem of a bus line with Branch Lines (VSP-BL) is …

An overview of optimization approaches for scheduling and rostering resources in public transportation

L Mertens, LA Wolbeck, D Rößler, L Xie… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Public transport is vital for meeting people's mobility needs. Providers need to plan their
services well to offer high quality and low cost. Optimized planning can benefit providers …

Metro crew planning with day-off pattern, duty type, and rostering scheme considerations

J Zhou, X Xu, J Long, J Ding - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
The metro crew planning must consider various complex factors in real scenarios, such as
day-off requirements, duty types, and rostering rules. The metro crew planning problem is …

[HTML][HTML] Decomposition heuristics for multiobjective problems. The Food bank network redesign case

CL Martins, MV Pato - International Journal of Production Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Large MO-MILP problems are often very hard to solve by exact methods. In this study we
consider the Food bank network redesign (FBNR) problem to introduce three decompose …

Scheduling consecutive days off: A case study of maritime pilots

A Lorenzo-Espejo, J Muñuzuri, L Onieva… - Computers & Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pilots are essential for the operation of maritime ports and an efficient piloting workforce
management is critical to provide quality service to incoming vessels, to comply with the …

Preference-based and cyclic bus driver rostering problem with fixed days off

S Er-Rbib, G Desaulniers, I Elhallaoui, P Munroe - Public Transport, 2021 - Springer
Given a set of predefined duties and groups of drivers, the duty assignment problem with
group-based driver preferences (DAPGDP) aims at building rosters that cover all the duties …

Integration of duty scheduling and rostering to increase driver satisfaction

R Borndörfer, C Schulz, S Seidl, S Weider - Public Transport, 2017 - Springer
Integrated treatment of hitherto individual steps in the planning process of public transit
companies discloses opportunities to reduce costs and to improve the quality of service. The …

A decomposed branch-and-price procedure for integrating demand planning in personnel staffing problems

M Van Den Eeckhout, M Vanhoucke… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The personnel staffing problem calculates the required workforce size and is determined by
constructing a baseline personnel roster that assigns personnel members to duties in order …