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The impact of public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots in last‐mile delivery
International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.Abstract The growing concern over emissions from last‐mile logistics is motivating the development of innovative delivery models aimed at reducing environmental impact and traffic congestion. To this end, we propose a last‐mile delivery scheme based on both public drop‐off boxes and autonomous delivery robots.
Gianpaolo Ghiani +3 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 1971-2015, May 2026.Abstract In most blood supply chains, blood centers and hospitals make individual decisions, resulting in an inefficient structure of the blood supply chain, which in turn renders supply and demand matching a challenging exercise. In this work, we make the very first attempt to optimize the interaction between blood centers and hospitals.
Mohammad S. Moshtagh +2 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 2082-2118, May 2026.Abstract The significance of last‐mile logistics in the healthcare supply chain is growing steadily, especially in pharmacies where the growing prevalence of medication delivery to patients' homes is remarkable. This paper proposes a novel mathematical model for the last‐mile logistics of the pharmaceutical supply chain and optimizes a pharmacy's ...
Elise Potters +4 more
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Generalization of Optimal Control Saturation Pulse Design for Robust and High CEST Contrast
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 95, Issue 3, Page 1360-1374, March 2026.ABSTRACT Purpose Optimal control (OC) chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) pulse design for singular pulses that can be used flexibly and robustly with high saturation at different duty cycles, saturation durations, and magnetic field strengths. Theory and Methods An OC framework was developed to design a single‐pulse shape that can be flexibly
Clemens Stilianu +3 more
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A Heavy‐Duty Vehicle Routing Problem With Temperature Constraints
Networks, Volume 87, Issue 2, Page 131-150, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article studies a vehicle routing problem involving a fleet of heavy‐duty vehicles and pickup‐and‐delivery requests for crude items that are both heavy and high‐temperature. The objective is to route the fleet in such a way that maximizes resource efficiency and operational efficiency while simultaneously avoiding thermal overload of any ...
Biljana Roljić, Yuan Chen
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Networks, Volume 87, Issue 2, Page 111-130, March 2026.ABSTRACT This work considers branch‐price‐and‐cut algorithms for variants of the vehicle‐routing problem in which subset‐row inequalities (SRIs) are used to strengthen the linear relaxation. SRIs often help to substantially reduce the size of the branch‐and‐bound search tree.
Stefan Faldum +2 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 719-774, March 2026.Abstract The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) ChatBots, leveraging natural language processing for information retrieval and knowledge synthesis, has garnered attention across diverse fields, including research. Recognizing AI's importance, researchers and policymakers are actively engaged in its development.
Cinzia Daraio +2 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 860-891, March 2026.Abstract Sustainability has become one of the main objectives in all human activities and, in particular, in manufacturing environments. In this paper, we consider the flexible job shop scheduling problem with the objective of minimizing energy consumption.
Ernesto G. Birgin +2 more
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Applied AI Letters, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.Deep learning pipeline developed to filter high‐speed bat flight recordings captured inside a custom flight tunnel. ABSTRACT This research aims to investigate the flying kinematics of bats, drawing inspiration from nature to benefit humans in achieving vision‐independent flights. The project uses 50 cameras mounted inside a specially designed tunnel to
D. P. Jayathunga +4 more
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Applied AI Letters, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.Proposed approach for this study. ABSTRACT This study introduces a dynamically memory‐adjusted whale optimization algorithm (DMA‐WOA) for feature selection in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis. To overcome the standard WOA's limitations in balancing exploration and exploitation, DMA‐WOA incorporated adaptive memory control to improve ...
Daniel Kwame Amissah +4 more
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