Given a public transportation network, which and how many passenger routes can potentially be shortest paths, when all possible timetables are taken into account? This question leads to shortest path problems on graphs with interval costs on their arcs and is closely linked to multi-objective...

This research investigates the strategic design of bus line networks by incorporating the operational objectives and constraints relevant to network operators. Drawing on industry expertise from a public transportation software company, we formulate the problem as a line planning optimization...

In addressing the challenge of large-scale packing of strongly heterogeneous cargo in logistics loading, this paper proposes a three-dimensional container loading algorithm that integrates a block-building heuristic, an optimized placement strategy, and an enhanced genetic algorithm. The...

Workplace surveillance is a sociotechnical practice shaped by both human actors and digital technology. Although existing surveillance frameworks acknowledge the role that social context plays in shaping the outcomes of surveillance, they overlook the impact organisational culture, leadership,...

Background: This paper addresses a new class of scheduling problems in the context of machines subject to (unrecoverable) interruptions; i.e., when a machine fails, the current and subsequently scheduled work on that machine is lost. Each job has a certain processing time and a reward that is...