A bilevel programming model represents the relationship in a specific decision process that
involves decisions within a hierarchical structure of two levels. The upper-level problem is …

A greedy randomized adaptive search procedure (GRASP) is a multi-start metaheuristic for
combinatorial optimization problems, in which each iteration consists basically of two …

Interactive users' preferences and waiting time together have great impact on charging
station network design of electric vehicles (EVs), but only waiting time was considered in …

This paper extends the follower's retail store location problem of Marianov et al.(2018) to
include the leader's decisions. The leader locates its stores knowing that a follower will enter …

Given a set of profitable items where each item is a set of weighted elements, the Set-union
Knapsack Problem is to pack a subset of items into a capacity constrained knapsack to …

Developing a combined surface road and underground logistics system based on a city's
metro network is a sustainable solution to alleviate urban traffic congestion and …

Distribution of non-medical products is a very interesting problem in healthcare supply chain
logistics. It has a considerable impact on profit, especially when products have to be …

With the rapid growth of large-scale cities and the reinforcement of environmental concepts
and sustainability, the sharing economy has received increasing attention. The maximum …

The maximal covering location problem (MCLP) is a well-known combinatorial optimization
problem with several applications in emergency and military services as well as in public …

This paper introduces a variant of Maximal Covering Location Problem (MCLP) with
customer preference ordering and limited budget for establishing facilities. It is assumed that …