Power grid expansion planning is a challenging problem that typically considers the facility location, sizing, and transmission line upgrade aspects, with the objective of minimizing the upgrade and operational costs. The consideration of fairness and equity between the populations being served...

We consider a multi-item lot-sizing problem in which there are demands, and unit production and storage costs. In addition production of any mix of items is measured in batches of fixed size, and there is a fixed set-up cost per batch in each period. Suppose that the unit production costs are...

We consider a family of N items which are produced in or obtained from the same production facility. Demands are deterministic for each item and each period within a given horizon of T periods. If in a given period an order is placed, setup costs are incurred. The aggregate order size is...

Over the last few years, bike-sharing systems have emerged as a new mode of transportation in a large number of big cities worldwide. This new type of mobility mode is still developing, and many challenges associated with its operation are not well addressed yet. One such major challenge of...