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This book explores the methodological and application developments
of network design in transportation and logistics. It identifies
trends, challenges and research perspectives in network design for
these areas. Network design is a major class of problems in
operations research where network flow, combinatorial and mixed
integer optimization meet. The analysis and planning of
transportation and logistics systems continues to be one of the
most important application areas of operations research. Networks
provide the natural way of depicting such systems, so the optimal
design and operation of networks is the main methodological area of
operations research that is used for the analysis and planning of
these systems. This book defines the current state of the art in
the general area of network design, and then turns to its
applications to transportation and logistics. New research
challenges are addressed. Network Design with Applications to
Transportation and Logistics is divided into three parts. Part I
examines basic design problems including fixed-cost network design
and parallel algorithms. After addressing the basics, Part II
focuses on more advanced models. Chapters cover topics such as
multi-facility network design, flow-constrained network design, and
robust network design. Finally Part III is dedicated entirely to
the potential application areas for network design. These areas
range from rail networks, to city logistics, to energy transport.
All of the chapters are written by leading researchers in the
field, which should appeal to analysts and planners.
This book explores the methodological and application developments
of network design in transportation and logistics. It identifies
trends, challenges and research perspectives in network design for
these areas. Network design is a major class of problems in
operations research where network flow, combinatorial and mixed
integer optimization meet. The analysis and planning of
transportation and logistics systems continues to be one of the
most important application areas of operations research. Networks
provide the natural way of depicting such systems, so the optimal
design and operation of networks is the main methodological area of
operations research that is used for the analysis and planning of
these systems. This book defines the current state of the art in
the general area of network design, and then turns to its
applications to transportation and logistics. New research
challenges are addressed. Network Design with Applications to
Transportation and Logistics is divided into three parts. Part I
examines basic design problems including fixed-cost network design
and parallel algorithms. After addressing the basics, Part II
focuses on more advanced models. Chapters cover topics such as
multi-facility network design, flow-constrained network design, and
robust network design. Finally Part III is dedicated entirely to
the potential application areas for network design. These areas
range from rail networks, to city logistics, to energy transport.
All of the chapters are written by leading researchers in the
field, which should appeal to analysts and planners.
TEODOR GABRIEL CRAINIC, DIRECTOR The Centre for Research on
Transportation (C.R.T.) was founded in 1971 by the Universite de
Montreal. From 1988 on, it is jointly managed by the Universite de
Montreal and its affiliated schools, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales and Ecole Poly technique. Professors, students and
researchers from many institutions in the Montreal area join forces
at the C.R.T. to analyze transportation, logistics and
telecommunication systems from a multidisciplinary perspective. The
C.R.T. pursues three major, complementary objectives: training of
high-level specialists; the advancement of knowledge and
technology; the transfer of technology towards industry and the
public sector. Its main field of expertise is the develop ment of
quantitative and computer-based models and methods for the analysis
of urban, regional and intercity transportation networks, as well
as telecommunication systems. This applies to the study of
passenger and commodity flows, as well as to the socioeconomic
aspects of transportation: policy, regulation, economics. The
twenty-fifth anniversary of the C.R.T. offered the opportunity to
evaluate past accomplishments and to identify future trends and
challenges. Five colloquia were thus organized on major research
and application themes that also reflected our main research areas.
They gathered together internationally renowned researchers who
linked recent scientific and technological advances to modeling and
methodological challenges waiting to be tackled, particularly
concerning new problems and applica tions, and the increasingly
widespread use of new technologies."
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