Program for stream OR for Societal Development

MC-23: OR for a Better Africa - OR@Africa 1
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Issmail El Hallaoui, Youssef Diouane, Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah

• Or in Africa : big challenges and big opportunities
  Issmail El Hallaoui
• Fostering Robustness in Supply Chain Network Design
  Walid Klibi, Milena Janjevic
• Enhancing healthcare access in refugee camps of the Gambella Region, Ethiopia
  Laura Davila-Pena, Maria Paola Scaparra, Mahdi Shavarani, Fabio Manenti
• Simulating HIV/AIDS for Africa: A web-based platform for improving service management
  Usame Yakutcan, Eren Demir, Shola Adeyemi,  Adekunle Adeoti, Christian Isichei

MD-23: OR for a Better Africa - OR@Africa 2
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Youssef Diouane, Issmail El Hallaoui, Fatima Ezzahra Achamrah

• Enhancing Regularity in the Crew Pairing Problem
  Mohamed Faouzi Benammour, Frédéric Quesnel, Francois Soumis
• Solving a real-world Multi Trips Multi Depots Multi Products Petrol Replenishment problem with time windows and a heterogeneous fleet of tank-trucks
  Ayoub CORREA
• Optimizing Empty ULD Repositioning Using Machine Learning and Optimization Techniques
  Ali Barooni, Frédéric Quesnel, Francois Soumis, Daniel Aloise
• Impact of Hierarchical Forecasting on Inventory Performance: Case of the Vaccine Supply Chain
  Oussema Omri, Mohamed Zied Babai, NADINE KAFA, Bahman Rostami-Tabar, Zied Jemai

TA-23: Community OR
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Olabode Adewoye, Jinal Parikh

• Transformation of a Rural Settlement in Lagos, Nigeria using a Community Operational Research Approach
  Olabode Adewoye
• Management Leadership Styles and Retention of Gen Z Employees: An AHP Approach
  Adebola Glorious Adekoya, Abdul-Hameed Sulaimon, Omotola Bamigbaiye-Elatuyi
• ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING OF EFFLUENT OF SELECTED TEXTILE INDUSTRIES BY BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCING BACTERIA
  ABIODUN WAIDI ASHIRU
• Improving Healthcare Accessibility in Rural Regions: An application of Self-serve Pharmacy Kiosks
  Gohram Baloch

TB-23: OR for Socio-Humanitarian Development
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Nina Kajiji, Elise del Rosario

• Education, Student Performance, and Migration: A Computable General Equilibrium Model Approach
  Veronika Mitkova
• AI-Enhanced Educational Optimization in Resource-Constrained Environments: The Manko'o Digital Dreams Case Study
  Aristide Toundzi Dzouankeu, Bruno Kamdem
• Improving Essential Services Accessibility Under Natural Disaster Risks using Multi-Objective Optimization: A Case Study for Cao Bang
  Britt van Veggel, Maria Paola Scaparra, Ngoc Dao
• Instant Deliveries in Mexico City: A Socio-Economic Analysis and Profit Maximization Framework for Couriers.
  Ana Bricia Galindo Muro, Jaime Mora Vargas

TC-23: OR Challenges for Developing Countries 1
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Yu-Hong Dai

• OR in China: Challenges and Opportunities
  Ya-xiang Yuan
• OR, in Europe and worldwide, for Development and Developing Countries, yesterday, today and tomorrow
  Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber, Nina Kajiji, Gordon Dash, Jinal Parikh, Sarah Fores
• Energy consumption Decomposition and Decoupling Analysis in Developing countries with specific reference to India
  Jinal Parikh, Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber
• Job assignment for the inclusion of people with disabilities
  Hector Cancela

TD-23: Data Analytics for Business Resilience and Sustainability - Leveraging ML Models
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Helper Zhou, Sadia Samar Ali

• A Willingness To Purchase (WTP) based Dynamic Pricing of Tatkal Tickets in Indian Railways
  Sundaravalli Narayanaswami
• Building a Digital Twin Framework Using Practice-Based View for Smart Warehousing
  Sadia Samar Ali
• A multi-target radial basis function (RBF) network with variable shape parameters for return predictions from generative South African ESG indexes
  Nina Kajiji, Gordon Dash, Helper Zhou, Bruno Kamdem
• Option pricing in uncertain financial markets: a bibliometric analysis
  Frank Ranganai Matenda, Helper Zhou

WA-23: Data Analytics for Business Resilience and Sustainability - Measuring SME Performance
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Helper Zhou

• Mining Hidden Signals: Unstructured Data in SMME Performance Modeling
  Helper Zhou, Evelyn Zhou, Gordon Dash, Nina Kajiji, Sharon Mandizha
• Decommmoditised SMEs: The role of big data in driving nuanced innovation among SMEs in South Africa
  Sharon Mandizha, Fulufhelo Godfrey Netswera, Helper Zhou
• Unlocking Firm Performance Insights: A Machine Learning vs. Traditional Methods Approach
  Trustlord Marecha, Helper Zhou
• Revolutionizing Accounting Systems with AI-Driven Automation and Analytics Tools in Developing Countries
  Amos C. Mpofu, Helper Zhou, Gordon Dash, Nina Kajiji

WB-23: Optimization Models in Supply Chain and Financial Modeling
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Bruno Kamdem, Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber, Gordon Dash

• Stochastic home care transportation with dynamically prioritized patients: An integrated facility location, fleet sizing, and routing approach
  Yong-Hong Kuo, Jamal Nasir
• Optimal Strategic Equilibrium in Transport Corridors with Geopolitical Tensions: A Game Theoretic Approach
  Bruno Kamdem
• Advancing Logistics Development in Colombia: The CLI Methodology as a Bridge Between Data and Policy Action
  Claudia Rave
• Super-hedging-pricing formulas for vulnerable claims or death derivatives in models with random horizon
  Tahir Choulli, Emmanuel Lepinette

WC-23: Complex Societal Problems in Development
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Sadiye Eylul Sadanoglu, Nina Kajiji

• Systems Ideas in Community Operational Research: The Resonance and extension of Soft Systems and Critical Systems
  Rebecca Herron, Eliseo Vilalta-Perdomo
• What makes a ‘good’ policy simulation model? Findings of a systematic literature review
  Lisa Garnham, Clemmie Hill OConnor, Gerry McCartney, Kat Smith
• Formalising an Assessment-Based Roadmap for Circular Economy Transitions: A Longitudinal and Policy-Driven Approach: An Embedded Case Study of London, UK
  Sadiye Eylul Sadanoglu

WD-23: OR Challenges for Developing Countries 2
Stream: OR for Societal Development
Room: Esther Simpson 3.01
Chair(s): Yu-Hong Dai, Janny LEUNG

• Optimal Control Techniques for Mine Planning
  Honglei Xu
• Integer Programming Research in China: Applications and Challenges
  Yu-Hong Dai
• School Choice in Chile
  Andres Cristi, José Correa, Natalie Epstein, Rafael Epstein, Juan Escobar, Ignacio Rios, Nicolás Aramayo, Bastián Bahamondes, Carlos Bonet, Martin Castillo, Boris Epstein, Felipe Subiabre
• Subsidizing Service-Focused Social Welfare Programs: Contracted Slots or Vouchers?
  Senay Solak, Wei Wei, Priyank Arora