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Driver-centric urban logistics optimization: vehicle routing with heterogeneous fixed drivers 以驾驶员为中心的城市物流优化：异构固定驾驶员下的车辆路径

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/itor.13619

Ming Deng, Yi Ding

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Quality disclosure in agricultural supply chains: farmer versus platform disclosure 农业供应链中的质量信息披露：农民与平台信息披露

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70008

Yong Tan, Ziwei Zhou, Xu Guan, Yuan Jiang

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Service strategy of a sharing platform in a supply chain under information asymmetry 信息不对称下供应链共享平台的服务策略

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-14 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70136

Zi-Han Gong, Jian-Cai Wang, Yao-Yu Wang, Dan-Yang Xu

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Preface to the Special Issue on “Sharing Platforms for Sustainability: Exploring Strategies, Trade-offs, and Applications” “可持续发展的共享平台：探索策略、权衡与应用”特刊前言

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70179

Pietro De Giovanni, Yiwen Bian

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Competing recycling platforms’ compatible strategy considering sorted policy 考虑分类政策的竞争回收平台的兼容策略

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70165

Peihan Li, Yongjian Li, Pengwen Hou

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Winning is not the only metric: the complexity of control manipulation in knockout tournaments for a redefined goal 获胜并不是唯一的衡量标准：在重新定义目标的淘汰赛中，控制操作的复杂性

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-04 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70044

Hadassa Daltrophe, Tammar Shrot, Lior Aronshtam

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Competition between two home-sharing platforms: Equilibrium strategies for commission contract choice 两个房屋共享平台之间的竞争：佣金合同选择的均衡策略

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70042

Zhi-Ping Fan, Xue Chi, Zhongpeng Dong

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The electric vehicle routing problem with time windows, partial recharges, and covering locations 具有时间窗、部分充电和覆盖位置的电动汽车路径问题

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70018

Vincent F. Yu, Pham Tuan Anh

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The impact of car-sharing platforms' electric vehicle adoption level on firms, consumers, and carbon emissions 汽车共享平台电动汽车采用水平对企业、消费者和碳排放的影响

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-24 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70110

Fei Ye, Jianchang Fan, Guoyin Zhang, Yuhui Li, Kaiming Zheng

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Special Issue on “Network Design, Energy Efficiency, and Intelligent Methods in Logistics Systems” “物流系统中的网络设计、能源效率和智能方法”特刊

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International Transactions in Operational Research Pub Date : 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1111/itor.70149

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