The Benders decomposition algorithm has been successfully applied to a wide range of
difficult optimization problems. This paper presents a state-of-the-art survey of this algorithm …

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of research on operating room planning and
scheduling problems. Aiming to give a comprehensive classification on the studied …

Currently, manufacturing enterprises face increasingly fierce market competition due to the
various demands of customers and the rapid development of economic globalization …

Benders decomposition uses a strategy of``learning from one's mistakes.''The aim of this
paper is to extend this strategy to a much larger class of problems. The key is to generalize …

A comprehensive review and analysis of operating room (OR) theatre scheduling problems
as well as a comparison of solution approaches along with suggestions for future studies are …

This paper presents exact algorithms based on logic-based Benders decomposition and a
variant, called branch-and-check, for the heterogeneous fixed fleet vehicle routing problem …

Recently, there are attempts to utilize drones in the logistic application. We consider the
case in which there are multiple drones with different characteristics, such as speed and …

Operating rooms (ORs) are one of the essential hospital resources and optimal
management can result in efficient OR usage. The admission time reduction before surgery …

We study a generalized operating room planning and scheduling (GORPS) problem at the
Toronto General Hospital (TGH) in Ontario, Canada. GORPS allocates elective patients and …

This paper studies the economic desirability of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parcel
delivery and its effect on e-retailer distribution networks while taking into account …