Applications of Operations Research and Decision Making
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Operations Research and Fuzzy Decision Making".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: operational research; decision support models; supply chain management; logistics; transportations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will advance both the theoretical foundations and practical applications of Operations Research (OR) by emphasizing the integration of Optimization Models and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) with Fuzzy Decision Making Techniques and Optimization Techniques. In today’s complex and uncertain environment, traditional OR models often struggle to capture the ambiguity and imprecision inherent in real-world decision-making. This Special Issue will showcase innovative approaches that incorporate optimization models and fuzzy logic, linguistic variables, the Dempster–Shafer theory, and probabilistic reasoning into MCDA frameworks, enabling more flexible, robust, and human-centered decision support systems. We invite contributions that explore novel models, algorithms, and hybrid methodologies combining fuzzy MCDA with optimization techniques, artificial intelligence, and data-driven strategies. The scope covers, but is not limited to, applications in supply chain optimization, risk analysis, smart city development, emergency responses, and digital governance.
A non-exhaustive list of topics is as follows:
- Integer linear programming and combinatorial optimization approaches;
- Heuristics, meta-heuristics, matheuristics, and model-based metaheuristics for integer linear programming and combinatorial optimization;
- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and Fuzzy Decision Making Techniques;
- Real-world applications in industry and services: operations management, supply chain management, logistics and transportation, scheduling, production management and distribution, warehousing, location, energy, telecommunications, project management, and healthcare;
- Optimization Applications and Decision Support Systems.
Dr. Maria Teresa Pereira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hybrid methodologies
- MCDA
- fuzzy models
- optimization models
- decision support systems
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