A View of Operations Research Applications in Italy, 2018

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Logistics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Two-Phase Approach for an Integrated Order Batching and Picker Routing Problem

      • Martin Bué, Diego Cattaruzza, Maxime Ogier, Frédéric Semet

      Pages 3-18

   3. Creation of Optimal Service Zones for the Delivery of Express Packages

      • Tiziano Parriani, Matteo Pozzi, Daniele Vigo, Frans Cruijssen

      Pages 19-28

   4. Solving a Three-Dimensional Bin-Packing Problem Arising in the Groupage Process: Application to the Port of Gioia Tauro

      • Luigi Di Puglia Pugliese, Francesca Guerriero, Roberto Calbi

      Pages 29-40

   5. A New Software System for Optimizing the Operations at a Container Terminal

      • Tiziano Bacci, Stefano Conte, Domenico Matera, Sara Mattia, Paolo Ventura

      Pages 41-50

3. Product Design

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Design Optimization of Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Low Torque Ripple

      • Andrea Credo, Andrea Cristofari, Stefano Lucidi, Francesco Rinaldi, Francesco Romito, Marco Santececca et al.

      Pages 53-69

   3. A Variant of the Generalized Assignment Problem for Reliable Allocation of Sensor Measurements in a Diagnostic System

      • Gianmaria De Tommasi, André C. Neto, Antonio Sforza, Claudio Sterle

      Pages 71-83

4. Production Planning and Scheduling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. Forecasting Methods and Optimization Models for the Inventory Management of Perishable Products: The Case of “La Centrale del Latte di Vicenza SpA”

      • Luca Bertazzi, Francesca Maggioni

      Pages 87-98

   3. Production Scheduling and Distribution Planning at FATER S.p.A.

      • Giovanni Giallombardo, Giovanna Miglionico, Lucia Nitoglia, Sergio Pelle

      Pages 99-111

5. Social Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. IoT Flows: A Network Flow Model Application to Building Evacuation

      • Claudio Arbib, Mahyar T. Moghaddam, Henry Muccini

      Pages 115-131

   3. From Pallets to Puppies: Using Insights from Logistics to Save Animals

      • M. Gentili, E. Gerber, K. Gue

      Pages 133-140

   4. Improving Social Assistance Services for Minors and Disabled People by Using Multiobjective Programming

      • Lorenzo Lampariello, Andrea Manno, Simone Sagratella

      Pages 141-150

6. Transportation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. An Algorithm for the Optimal Waste Collection in Urban Areas

      • Edoardo Fadda, Guido Perboli, Roberto Tadei

      Pages 153-165

   3. A Decision Support System for Earthwork Activities in Construction Logistics

      • Mauro Dell’Amico, Guenther Fuellerer, Gerhard Hoefinger, Stefano Novellani

      Pages 167-178

   4. A Comparison of Optimization Models to Evaluate the Impact of Fuel Costs When Designing New Cruise Itineraries

      • Daniela Ambrosino, Veronica Asta, Federico Bartoli

      Pages 179-190

This book presents expert descriptions of the successful application of operations research in both the private and the public sector, including in logistics, transportation, product design, production planning and scheduling, and areas of social interest. Each chapter is based on fruitful collaboration between researchers and companies, and company representatives are among the co-authors. The book derives from a 2017 call by the Italian Operations Research Society (AIRO) for information from members on their activities in promoting the use of quantitative techniques, and in particular operations research techniques, in society and industry. A booklet based on this call was issued for the annual AIRO conference, but it was felt that some of the content was of such interest that it deserved wider dissemination in more detailed form. This book is the outcome. It equips practitioners with solutions to real-life decision problems, offers researchers examples of the practical application of operations research methods, and provides Master’s and PhD students with suggestions for research development in various fields.

• Operations Research
• Decision Science
• Real Life Applications
• Model and Algorithms
• Applications of OR techniques

• DISMI - Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

  Mauro Dell'Amico

• DIMES , University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

  Manlio Gaudioso

• CNR - IASI Institute for Systems Analysis and Computer Science, National Research Council, Rome, Italy

  Giuseppe Stecca

Mauro Dell’Amico is Full Professor of Operations Research at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. His main research interests focus on combinatorial optimization as primarily applied to mobility, logistics, transportation, and production planning and scheduling. He is the author of Assignment Problems (SIAM 2012) and almost 70 papers on discrete optimization and related areas. He is a member of the board of the Italian Association for Operations Research (AIRO) and president of the Interuniversity Consortium for Optimization and Operations Research. He has participated as principal investigator in many international funded research projects.

Manlio Gaudioso holds a “Laurea” degree in Electrical Engineering from Università di Napoli. Since 1994 he has been Full Professor of Operations Research at Università della Calabria. His research interests include nonsmooth optimization, integer programming, graph optimization, logistic chain optimization, and classification methods in machine learning. He is currently Associate Editor of the journal “Optimization” and of “Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University”. He plays drums in the Italian Jazz Band “Ars Brevis”.

Giuseppe Stecca is a research scientist at the Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science “Antonio Ruberti” of the Italian National Research Council (CNR - IASI). He holds the chair of Supply Chain Management at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, where he also teaches Operations Research. He is a member of the board of the Italian Association for Operations Research (AIRO). His main research interests are related to the optimization of sustainable production and logistic systems. Giuseppe works actively in research projects and also as an evaluator for the Italian Ministry of Economic Development in the area of logistics and industry 4.0.

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