American Journal of Operational Research

American Journal of Operational Research publishes high quality scientific papers that contribute significantly to the fields of operational research. Articles present new theoretical insights and developments, as well as real-world case studies illustrating the practical implementation of operational research.

Reza Zanjirani Farahani

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Operational Research

Associate Professor, Kingston University London, UK

Research Areas

Operations Research-Supply Chain Management- Logistics- Facility Location- Transportation Planning- Urban Planning- Facilities, Planning- Facilities Design

Education

1997-2001Ph.D. (Hons: Industrial Engineering) Inbound Logistics and Operations Research, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
1995-1997M.Sc (Hons: Industrial Engineering)acility Planning and Operations Research, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Ira
1991-1995B.Sc (Hons: Industrial Engineering)Industrial Production & Feasibility Study, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Academic Achievement

1997, Wining "BEST PAPER" AWARD in DSI Conference, Sidney- Australia
1996, Wining "BEST PAPER" AWARD in IE Conference, Tehran- Iran
1999, Wining "BEST PAPER" AWARD in IE Conference, Tehran- Iran
2005, Wining "BEST PAPER" AWARD in First National Conference in Logistics and Supply Chain, Tehran- Iran
2008, Wining "SELECTED BOOK" AWARD in Iran Ministry of commerce, Tehran- Iran
2010, Wining "SUPPERIOR RESEARCHER" AWARD in Iran Ministry of commerce

Membership

The UK OR Society
INFORMS (Institute For Operations Re search and Management Science)
EURO (the European OR Society)
Production and Operation Management Society (POMS)
European Operations Management Association (EuroMA)
Iran Logistics Association (IRLOG)
Iran Industrial Engineering Association

Publications: Journals

[1]  Saeed Ghadimi, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Alireza Yousefzadeh Khiabani (2012), Coordination of Advertising in Supply Chain Management with Cooperating Manufacturer and Retailers, IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 0.608; ABS: 2*)
[2]  Alireza Boloori Arabani (2012) Dynamic Facility Location: An Overview of Classifications, Models, Solutions and Applications, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 62 408-420. (Impact factor: 1.543; ABS: 2*)
[3]  Nasrin Asgari, Nooshin Heidari, Mahtab Hosseininia, Mark Goh (2012) Covering Problems in Facility Location: A Review, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 62 368-407. (Impact factor: 1.543; ABS: 2*)
[4]  Mehdi Najafi, Marisa de Brito, Wout Dullaert*, Location and Distribution Management of Relief Centers: A Genetic Algorithm Approach, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 3.139)
[5]  Elnaz Miandoabchi, Szeto Wai Yuen (2012) Bi-objective Bimodal Urban Road Network Design Using Hybrid Metaheuristics, Central European Journal of Operations Research, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 0.429)
[6]  Moslem Fadaei, An Efficient MCDM-Based Model for Vendor Selection: A Case Study in Particleboard Industry, forthcoming, Journal of Forestry Research, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 0.874)
[7]  Elnaz Miandoabchi, Wout Dullaert, Wai Yuen Szeto (2012) Hybrid Evolutionary Metaheuristics for Concurrent Multi-Objective Design of Urban Road and Public Transit Networks, Networks and Spatial Economics, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 0.94)
[8]  Mahdi Hamzheei, Hannaneh Rashidi, An Ant Colony Based Algorithm for Finding the Shortest Bidirectional Path for Automated Guided Vehicles in a Block Layout, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 1.071)
[9]  Shabnam Rezapour, Tammy Drezner (2011) Strategic Design of Competing Centralized Supply Chain Networks for Inelastic Demand, Journal of the Operational Research Society (JORS), 62 1784-1795. (Impact factor: 1.102; ABS: 3*)
[10]  Shabnam Rezapour, Elnaz Miandoabchi (2011) A Machine-To-Loop Assignment and Layout Design Methodology for Tandem AGV Systems with Single-Load Vehicles, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), 49(12) 3605-3633. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[11]  Elnaz Miandoabchi, (2011) Reserve Capacity of Urban Road Networks in a Discrete Network Design Problem, Advances in Engineering Software, forthcoming. (Impact factor: 1.004)
[12]  Shabnam Rezapour, Seyed Hassan Ghodsipour, Sohrab Abdollahzadeh (2011) Strategic Design of Competing Supply Chain Networks with Foresight, Advances in Engineering Software, 42 130-141. (Impact factor: 1.004)
[13]  Fatemeh Torfi, Iraj Mahdavi* (2011) Fuzzy Least-Squares Linear Regression Approach for Estimation of Stochastic Demand in the Vehicle Routing Problem, Applied Mathematics, 2 64-73.
[14]  Ali Naimi Sadigh, Behrooz Karimi*, (2011) A Game Theoretic Approach for Two Echelon Supply Chain with Depletion, International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, 6(6) 408-412.
[15]  Abdul Sattar Safaie, Seyed Mohammad Moattar Husseini*, Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour, Fariborz Jolai (2010) Integrated Multi-Site Production-Distribution in Supply Chain by Hybrid Modeling, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), 48(14) 4043-4069. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[16]  Mir Saman Pishvaee, Wout Dullaert* (2010) A Memetic Algorithm for Multi-Objective Integrated Forward/Reverse Logistics Network Design, Computers & Operations Research (COR), 37 1100-1112. (Impact factor: 1.769; ABS: 2*)
[17]  Fatemeh Torfi, Shabnam Rezapour (2010) Fuzzy AHP to Determine the Relative Weights of Evaluation Criteria and a Fuzzy TOPSIS to Rank the Alternatives, Applied Soft Computing 10(2) 520-528. (Impact factor:2.084)
[18]  Soheil Abginechi, (2010) Modeling and Analysis for Determining Optimal Suppliers Under Stochastic Lead times, Applied Mathematical Modeling, 34(5) 1311-1328. (Impact factor: 1.371)
[19]  Maryam Steadie Seifi, Nasrin Asgari (2010) Multi-Criteria Location Problem: A Review, Applied Mathematical Modeling, 34(7) 1689-1709. (Impact factor: 1.371)
[20]  Shabnam Rezapour, (2010) Strategic Design of Competing Centralized Supply Chain Networks for Markets with Deterministic Demands, Advances in Engineering Software, 41(5) 810-822. (Impact factor: 1.004)
[21]  Farzad Dehghanian, Saeed Mansour*, (2010) Applying Interactive Multi-Objective Decision Making Method in Design of Sustainable Recovery Network Regard to Different Stakeholders’ Preferences, World Applied Science Journal, 8(5) 596-607. (newly JCR indexed)
[22]  Mojtaba Soleimani Sedehi, (2009) An Integrated Approach to Determine the Block Layout, AGV Flow Path and the Location of P/D Points in Single-Loop Systems, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR47(11) 3041-3061. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[23]  Zvi Drezner, Nasrin Asgari (2009) Single Facility Location and Relocation Problem with Time- Dependent Weights and Discrete Planning Horizon, Annals of Operations Research, 167 353-368. (Impact factor:0.675; ABS: 2*)
[24]  Elnaz Miandoabchi, (2009) Solving the Tandem AGV Network Design Problem Using Tabu Search: Cases of Maximum Workload and Workload Balance with Fixed and Non-Fixed Number of Loops, Journal of Industrial Engineering International, 5(8) 37-51.
[25]  Maryam Hamedi, Seyyed Mohammad Moattar Husseini, Gholam Reza Esmaeilian (2009) Distribution Planning Model for Natural Gas Supply Chain: A Case Study, Energy Policy, 37(3) 799-812. (Impact factor:2.641; ABS: 2*)
[26]  Davoud Jafari, Seyyed Mohammad Moattar Husseini, Hossein*, Fazzel Zarandi, (2009) Coordination of Policy Order and Production in Vendor-Buyer Chain Using PROSA Holonic Architecture, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 45(9-10) 1033-1050. (Impact factor: 1.071)
[27]  Mahsa Elahipanah (2008) A Genetic Algorithm to Optimize the Total Cost and Service Level for Just-in- Time Distribution in a Supply Chain, International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE), 111(2) 229-243. (Impact factor: 1.988; ABS: 3*)
[28]  Gilbert Laporte, Elnaz Miandoabchi, Saman Bina (2008) Designing Efficient Methods for the Tandem AGV Network Design Problem Using Tabu Search and Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 36 996-1009. (Impact factor: 1.071)
[29]  Nasrin Asgari (2007) Combination of MCDM and Covering Techniques in a Hierarchical Model for Facility Location: A Case Study, European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR), 176 1839-1858. (Impact factor: 2.158; ABS: 3*)
[30]  Behrooz Karimi, Sara Tamaddon (2007) Designing an Efficient Method for Simultaneously Determining the Loop and the Location of the P/D Stations Using Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), 45(6) 1405-1427. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[31]  Morteza Pourakbar, Elnaz Miandoabchi (2007) Developing Exact and Tabu Search Algorithms for Simultaneously Determining AGV Loop and P/D Stations in Single Loop Systems, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), 45(22) 5199-5222. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[32]  Mahdi Hamzeei*, (2007) Two Optimal Algorithms for Finding Bidirectional Shortest Path Design Problem in a Block Layout, Journal of Industrial Engineering International, 3(4) 24-34.
[33]  Morteza Pourakbar, Nasrin Asgari (2007) A Joint Economic Lot-Size Model for an Integrated Supply Network Using Genetic Algorithm, Applied Mathematics and Computations, 189 583-596. (Impact factor: 1.534)
[34]  Mehdi Sharifyazdi, Gilbert Laporte* (2005) A Practical Exact Algorithm for the Shortest Loop Design Problem in a Block Layout, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), 43(19) 1879-1887. (Impact factor: 1.033; ABS: 3*)
[35]  Gilbert Laporte, Elnaz Miandoabchi (2006) Designing an Efficient Method for Tandem AGV Network Design Problem Using Tabu Search, Applied Mathematics and Computations, 183(2) 1410-1421. (Impact factor:1.534)
[36]  Farhad Ghasemi Tari (2002) A Branch & Bound Method for Finding Flow-Path Designing of AGV Systems, IJE Transactions A: Basics, 15(1) 81-90.
[37]  Farhad Ghasemi Tari (2001) Optimal Flow Path Designing of Unidirectional AGV Systems, International Journal of Engineering Sciences, 12(3) 31-44.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Shabnam Rezapour, Laleh Kardar (eds.) (2011) Logistics operations and management: concepts and models, London, U.K.: Elsevier. 486p. (Elsevier Insights) ISBN 9780123852021.
[2]   Nasrin Asgari, Hoda Davarzani (eds.) (2009) Supply chain and logistics in national, international and governmental environments. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. 316p. (Contributions to Management Science) ISSN (print) 1431-1941 ISBN 9783790821550.
[3]   Masud Hekmatfar (eds.) (2009) Facility location: concepts, models, algorithms and case studies. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. 549p. (Contributions to Management Science) ISSN (print) 1431-1941 ISBN 9783790821505.
[4]  Shabnam Rezapour, Laleh Kardar (eds.), Supply chain sustainability and raw material management: concepts and processes, IGI Global, Hershey, USA, 2012 (forthcoming).
[5]  (ed.), Graph Theory for operations research and management: Applications in industrial engineering, IGI Global, Hershey, USA, 2012 (forthcoming).
[6]  Nikbakhsh, Ehsan and (2011) Humanitarian logistics planning in disaster relief operations. In: Rezapour, Shabnam and Kardar, Laleh, (eds.) Logistics operations and management: concepts and models. London, U.K.: Elsevier. pp. 291-332. (Elsevier Insights) ISBN 9780123852021.
[7]  Hamedi, Maryam, and Esmaeilian, Gholamreza (2011) Optimization in natural gas network planning. In: Rezapour, Shabnam and Kardar, Laleh, (eds.) Logistics operations and management: concepts and models. London, U.K.: Elsevier. pp. 393-420. (Elsevier Insights) ISBN 9780123852021.
[8]  Rezapour, Shabnam and Kardar, Laleh (2011) Overview. In: Rezapour, Shabnam and Kardar, Laleh, (eds.) Logistics operations and management: concepts and models. London, U.K.: Elsevier. pp. 3-10. (Elsevier Insights) ISBN 9780123852021
[9]  Bakhshayshi Baghi, Mohammad and Mousavi, Seyyed Mostafa (2011) Risk management in gas networks: a survey. In: Rezapour, Shabnam and Kardar, Laleh, (eds.) Logistics operations and management: concepts and models. London, U.K.: Elsevier. pp. 421-440. (Elsevier Insight) ISBN 9780123852021
[10]  Abedian, Maryam and Sharahi, Sara (2009) Dynamic facility location problem. In: and Hekmatfar, Masoud, (eds.) Facility location: concepts, models, algorithms and case studies. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. pp. 347-372. (Contributions to Management Science) ISSN (print) 1431-1941 ISBN 9783790821505
[11]  Asgari, Nasrin and Davarzani, Hoda (2009) Overview. In: Asgari, Nasrin and Davarzani, Hoda, (eds.) Supply chain and logistics in national, international and governmental environments. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. pp. 1-20. (Contributions to Management Science) ISSN (print) 1431-1941 ISBN 9783790821550
[12]  Interpretation of the book "Supply Chain and Logistics in National, International and Governmental Environments (Reza Zanjirani Farahani, Nasrin Asgari, Hoda Davarzani, Springer-Verlag 2009) (2010) Institute of Trade Studies and Researches (ITSR) Pub., Tehran, Iran.
[13]  Interpretation of the book "Introduction to Management of Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop Supply Chain Process (Donald F. Blumberg, CRC Press 2004)" (2009) Institute of Trade Studies and Researches (ITSR) Pub., Tehran, Iran.
[14]  Author of the book "Operations Research II: Mathematical Programming" (2008) Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
[15]  Interpretation of the book "Facilities Design (S. Heragu, Prentice Hall 1997)" (2007) Tehran Polytechnic Press, Tehran, Iran.
[16]  Interpretation of the book, "Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning (H. Stadtler and C. Kilger, Springer-Verlag 2005, 3rd edition)" (2007) Tehran Polytechnic Press, Tehran, Iran.
[17]  Author of the book "Warehousing" (2006) Tehran Polytechnic Press, Tehran, Iran.
[18]  Interpretation of the book "Introduction to Mathematical Programming (W. L. Winston, Duxbury Press 1995)" (2003) Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
[19]  Interpretation of the book "Goal Directed Project Management (E. S. Andersen, K. V. Grude and T. Haug, Coopers and Lybrand 1989)" (2003) Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
[20]  Interpretation of the book "User Manual of LINDO & LINGO (A. Roe, Duxbury Press 1997)" (2003) Tehran, Iran.
[21]  Author of the book "Facility Location" (2003) Tehran Polytechnic Press, Tehran, Iran.
[22]  Interpretation of the book "Facilities Planning (Tompkins et al., John Wiley & Sons 1996)" (2003) Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.
[23]  Interpretation of the book "Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning (H. Stadtler and C. Kilger, Springer, 1st edition 2000)" (2002) Termeh Publication, Tehran, Iran.