ANT/OR is a research group of the University of Antwerp, focusing on (applications of) Operations Research. Our main research topic is the development of optimization methods to solve a wide range of decision-making problems.
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Data and results from the paper “Deriving rules of thumb for facility decision making in humanitarian operations”
Below, you can find the summary of results of a large experimental study from the paper: R. Turkeš, K. Sörensen, and D. P. Cuervo, “Deriving rules of thumb for facility decision making in humanitarian operations,” University of Antwerp, Working Paper D/2020/1169/002 (Read more)Meta-analysis of metaheuristics: A path to generalizable knowledge
Research on metaheuristics has focused almost exclusively on (novel) algorithmic development and on competitive testing, both of which have been frequently argued to yield very little generalizable knowledge. One way to obtain problem- and implementation-independent insights about metaheuristics is meta-analysis, (Read more)A progressive filtering implementation for the location routing problem
The location routing problem (LRP) unites two important challenges in the design of distribution systems. On the one hand, the delivery of goods to customers needs to be planned as effectively as possible, and on the other hand, the location (Read more)Two Fully funded PhD positions in Operations Research: Design of flexible public bus services for smart cities
NOTE THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER APPLY FOR THIS POSITION! The KU Leuven Mobility Research Center (L-Mob) and the University of Antwerp Operations Research Group (ANT/OR) each have a vacancy for a doctoral student in a joint research project. This (Read more)Case studies and random instances for the problem of pre-positioning emergency supplies
Below, you can find the instances introduced in the paper: R. Turkeš and K. Sörensen, “Instances for the problem of pre-positioning emergency supplies,” Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, vol. 9, pp. 172-195, 2019. [Bibtex] @article{turkevs2019instances, title={Instances for the (Read more)RoutingSolver – Obtain high-quality solutions in a short time
RoutingSolver is an efficient solver for routing problems. Based entirely on local search and problem-knowledge, it computes high-quality solutions in a few seconds or minutes, while competing with the best algorithms in the field. It can also be applied to (Read more)Vacancy at ANT/OR Group: doctoral grant (BOF)
The University of Antwerp Operations Research Group (ANT/OR) is hiring a full-time PhD researcher in the field of Operations and Supply Chain Management. The ideal candidate has a master’s degree in civil/business engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other related field (Read more)Data used in the paper “A matheuristic for the pre-positioning of emergency supplies”
Below, you can find the instances and complete solutions from the paper: R. Turkeš, K. Sörensen, and D. Palhazi Cuervo, “A matheuristic for the problem of pre-positioning of emergency supplies,” University of Antwerp, Working Paper D/2018/1169/009 , 2018. [Bibtex] @techreport{turkevs2018matheuristic, title={A (Read more)Data used in the paper “Pre-positioning of emergency supplies: Does putting a price on human life help to save lives?”
Below, you can find the instances and complete solutions from the paper: In the paper, we compare the results obtained using two different mathematical models that describe the problem of pre-positioning emergency supplies, one that minimizes the sum of logistics and (Read more)ESCAPE28 Conference
From 10 – 13 June 2018, Trijntje and Floor participated in the 28th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, which took place in Graz (Austria). You can find the details of the presented works below (papers are available upon (Read more)