We address constraint-coupled optimization for a system composed of multiple cooperative agents communicating over time-varying network. propose distributed proximal minimization algorithm that is guaranteed to converge an optimal solution the problem, under suitable convexity and connectivity assumptions. The performance introduced shown on numerical example charging scheduling problem fleet p...

As a class of hard combinatorial optimization problems, the school bus routing problem has received considerable attention in the last decades. For a multi-school system, given the bus trips for each school, the school bus scheduling problem aims at optimizing bus schedules to serve all the trips within the school time windows. In this paper, we propose two approaches for solving the bi-objecti...

Many discrete optimization problems of practical interest cannot be solved to optimality in the available time. A practical approach to these problems is to use heuristic algorithms, which do not guarantee the optimality of the solution but which, for many problems, can find nearly optimal solutions within a reasonable amount of computational time. The literature on heuristic algorithms often d...

The Bosphorus (Istanbul Strait) that connects the continents of Europe and Asia is too complex due to geographical conditions and have a continuously increasing maritime traffic. The length of the Bosphorus which connect the Black Sea and the  Marmara Sea is 29.9 km. The number of ships (Tanker, general Cargo and bulk carrier) passing through the Istanbul strait was recorded as 42553 in 2016 an...

Carriers are under increasing pressure to offset rising fuel charges with cost cutting or revenue generating schemes. One opportunity for cost reduction lies in asset management. This paper shows how a machine scheduling approach can be used to assign truck loads to delivery times and trucks. We present several models to find optimal assignments when delivery times are flexible. The models have...

The regime of the Turkish Straits being internationally secured with London Treaty signed in 1841failed to satisfy Russia that also wanted warships belonging Black Sea riparian states have right passage through Straits. Russians tried change this regime, however, 1856 Paris and 1878 Berlin Treaties revealed status quo was be preserved. In meantime, planned take advantage changes world balance, ...