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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)

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)

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)

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, 2019. [Bibtex] @article{turkevs2019instances, title={Instances for the problem of pre-positioning emergency (Read more)

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)

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)

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)

Below, you can find the instances and complete solutions from the paper: R. Turkeš, D. Palhazi Cuervo, and K. Sörensen, "Pre-positioning of emergency supplies: does putting a price on human life help to save lives?," Annals of Operations Research, pp. 1-31, (Read more)

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)

The University of Antwerp Operations Research Group (ANT/OR) is hiring at least two full-time researchers on the topic of “optimization methods for on-demand planning of public buses”. Both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral researchers can apply. These vacancies are part of a (Read more)