In this paper, we analyze a perturbed formulation of bilevel optimization problems, which we refer to as δ-perturbed formulation. The δ-perturbed formulation allows to handle the lower level optimization problem efficiently when there are multiple lower level optimal solutions. By using an...

Purpose: Cloud manufacturing (CM) represents a new manufacturing paradigm that integrates distributed resources to provide on-demand services. The high consumer demand from various locations, coupled with the customizability and complexity of manufacturing, complicates task scheduling. In this...

Background: The Multi Depot Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows and Heterogeneous Vehicle Fleets (MDPDPTWHV) is a strongly practically oriented routing problem with many real-world constraints. Due to its complexity, solution approaches with sufficiently good quality ideally contain...