{"title":"Special Issue on “Decision Support System Technology in the Artificial Intelligence Era”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/itor.70113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145646462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on “Cutting and Packing”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/itor.70115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 3","pages":"2158-2159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145646472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital technology and supply chain resilience: A literature review and emerging themes","authors":"Shuang Wei, Jingyi Jiang, Juan Chen, Qiang Wang","doi":"10.1111/itor.70119","DOIUrl":"10.1111/itor.70119","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Faced with growing uncertainties and challenges, global supply chains now rely more than ever on resilience as a key factor for maintaining operational continuity and competitiveness. This paper presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of relevant literature from authoritative databases, leveraging Cite Space and VOS viewer for visualization and insight generation. Initially, the study examines publication trends, leading journals, and contributing countries that have shaped the understanding of how digital technologies bolster supply chain resilience. It then explores the research hotspots and thematic evolution within this domain, guided by keyword analysis. Finally, the paper highlights emerging research themes, offering valuable directions and insights for future investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 4","pages":"2167-2189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on “Cutting and Packing”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/itor.70093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 2","pages":"1420-1421"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on “Decision Support System Technology in the Artificial Intelligence Era”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/itor.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raha Imanirad, Zijiang Yang, Hashem Omrani, Ali Emrouznejad
{"title":"A robust composite indicator framework for evaluating Sustainable Development Goal 3 using benefit-of-the-doubt models and principal component analysis","authors":"Raha Imanirad, Zijiang Yang, Hashem Omrani, Ali Emrouznejad","doi":"10.1111/itor.70099","DOIUrl":"10.1111/itor.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study proposes a novel benefit-of-the-doubt (BOD) model for constructing composite indicators (CIs) to assess Sustainable Development Goal 3 across the World Health Organization (WHO) member states. To address the BOD model's limited ability to differentiate among states with many sub-indicators, we introduce a common weight BOD (CWBOD) model to improve cross-country comparability. To improve the model's discriminatory power, we apply principal component analysis (PCA) to reduce the number of sub-indicators, using the resulting principal components as inputs to the BOD model. To account for the uncertainty due to possible information loss in PCA, we further develop a robust BOD (RBOD) model. The final CI scores are computed using the geometric mean of the BOD, CWBOD, and RBOD scores. We apply this integrated framework to compute a Public Health Index for 177 WHO member states, enabling a more precise and robust evaluation of global public health performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 4","pages":"2639-2669"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146162835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Online versus offline encroachment? Channel selection and information sharing strategies in a multichannel supply chain considering consumer webrooming behavior","authors":"Lingyun Guo, Yifan Zhang, Yujie Zhao, Lijie Tong","doi":"10.1111/itor.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper develops a three-party game model comprising a supplier, an online retailer, and an offline retailer, where the supplier wholesales the product to retailers. Considering webrooming (i.e., consumers experience and purchase offline after evaluating products online) and information leakage, we examine the supplier encroachment channel (i.e., online or offline) and retailers' information sharing strategies. We find that the channel selection of encroachment depends on the cost difference between online and offline encroachment. Information sharing by a retailer can result in another retailer not sharing. Webrooming influences encroachment strategy by altering cost thresholds, prompting the supplier to encroach on the offline channel as webrooming increases. However, a strong preference for online shopping will lead the supplier to forgo encroachment despite webrooming. We identify a “win-win-win” situation where all stakeholders benefit from webrooming. Finally, we discuss consumer surplus and social welfare and extend the model based on differential pricing and information confidentiality.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 3","pages":"1883-1926"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145646524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Network-based index tracking using asset dependency structures","authors":"Fengmin Xu, Benchu Li, Jieao Ma, Xuepeng Li","doi":"10.1111/itor.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Index tracking aims to replicate the performance of a selected index by constructing a portfolio. Tracking portfolio decisions rely on minimizing tracking error or the linear relationships among assets, neglecting the impact of complex nonlinear asset dependency structures on portfolio performance. In this paper, the network-based index tracking model without adaptive adjustment (ITN) and the network-based index tracking model with adaptive adjustment (ITNA) are proposed by utilizing asset dependency structures. Specifically, we construct networks based on the correlations among assets and express community structure and asset centrality, which reflect the dependency structure, as community structure constraints and centrality constraints, thus forming ITN. This model allows the portfolio to replicate the structure of the index, leading to improved tracking performance. To continuously benefit from asset dependency structures, it is necessary to adjust the portfolio when it significantly diverges from the new dependency structure. A structural consistency constraint, which allows for adjustments to the portfolio in response to variations in the dependency structure, is incorporated into ITN, resulting in ITNA. Empirical tests are conducted using data from six stock market indices. Compared to general index tracking, ITN achieves higher adjusted returns with reasonable tracking error. Additionally, ITNA achieves lower tracking errors and higher adjusted returns in large indices compared to the periodic adjustment strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 3","pages":"1498-1524"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145646546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dengyuhui Li, Jianbin Jiao, Shouyang Wang, Guanghui Zhou, Dongning Liu
{"title":"System dynamics simulation for supply chain performance under maritime transport disruptions: a case study of Suez Canal blockage","authors":"Dengyuhui Li, Jianbin Jiao, Shouyang Wang, Guanghui Zhou, Dongning Liu","doi":"10.1111/itor.70097","DOIUrl":"10.1111/itor.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Maritime transportation is crucial for global trade and supply chain operations. However, it is vulnerable to unexpected disruptions or congestion, which affect the efficiency of supply chains. This study proposes a system dynamics-based simulation model to investigate manufacturing supply chain performance under maritime transport disruptions, where parts producers and manufacturers are most directly affected by main channel disruptions or port congestion, such as additional financial costs and reputation losses. The model includes multi-echelon supply chain, maritime transport performance, and cost evaluation subsystems, where cause and effect relations of procurement, production, inventory, sales, and shipping capacity are depicted in each subsystem. Case analysis of the Suez Canal blockage in 2021 is provided based on the system dynamics simulation, and different combinations of disruption scenarios and mitigation strategies are analyzed. Managerial insights for supply chain managers into mitigating the effects of potential maritime transport disruptions on supply chain performance are also summarized.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 4","pages":"2190-2218"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Branch-and-cut algorithms for the traveling salesman problem with job times","authors":"Pablo Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Carlos Contreras-Bolton","doi":"10.1111/itor.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The traveling salesman problem with job times (TSPJ) involves a traveler visiting a set of vertices, ensuring one visit to each of them while he initiates a job. The time of each job depends on the vertex where it is performed. Once started, the traveler moves to the next vertex, and the job continues autonomously. The aim is to minimize the maximum completion time. Since the problem is NP-hard, existing mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) models are unable to solve large instances efficiently. Therefore, this paper proposes to enhance the existing MILP model and introduces a new MILP model for the TSPJ, which incorporates valid lower and upper bounds to strengthen them. Moreover, we propose two branch-and-cut (B&C) algorithms based on the improved existing model and the new one. These algorithms integrate strengthened exponential-size formulations that explicitly incorporate subtour elimination constraints and blossom inequalities. B&C algorithms are tested on instances from the literature, comprising four sets of instances with sizes ranging from 17 to 1200 vertices. Computational results show that the proposed B&C algorithms outperform the state-of-the-art MILP models in all instances. Since no formulation achieves optimality within the given time limit for large instances, only three medium instances with up to 454 vertices have reached optimality. Consequently, we propose a fifth set of instances, ranging from 100 to 390 vertices, to further assess performance limits. B&C algorithms demonstrate improved performance with lower gap values in all instances, and faster computing times while optimally solving instances with up to 386 vertices.</p>","PeriodicalId":49176,"journal":{"name":"International Transactions in Operational Research","volume":"33 3","pages":"1465-1497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145646631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}