Many search algorithms have been successfully employed in combinatorial optimization in logistics practice. This paper presents an attempt to weight the variable assignments through supervised learning in subproblems. Heuristic and exact search methods can therefore test promising solutions...

Airports are vital parts of traffic infrastructure and networks in global and dynamic economies securing inter- and transcontinental mobility of goods and people in spatially dislocated market structures. The operational capacity of an airport must be dimensioned under a long-term strategic view...

This paper deals with the re-engineering and design optimization of a warehouse for package storage operations occurring daily at a leading courier express company in Italy. The objective of our study is to quantify the return on investment and error reduction that can be achieved by the...