Industrial & Systems Engineering

Refereed Journal Publications

·         Zetina, C.A., Contreras, I., Cordeau, J.-F., Laporte, G., & Nikbakhsh, E., (2017) Robust uncapacitated hub location. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 106: 393-410.

·         Asgari, N., Nikbakhsh, E., Hill, A., & Farahani, R.Z. (2016) Supply Chain Management 1982-2015: a review. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 27(3), 353-379.

·         Babaee, L., Rabieh, M., Nikbakhsh, E., Esmaeili, M., (2016) A multi-objective mathematical model for green supplier selection - case study: supply chain of IRAN KHODRO Co. (In Persian). Modern Researches in Decision Making, 2(2): 51-83.

·         Hasani, A.A., Zegordi, S.H., Nikbakhsh, E., (2015) Robust closed-loop global supply chain network design under uncertainty: The case of the medical device industry. International Journal of Production Research, 53(5): 1596-1624.

·         Eskandarpour, M., Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2014) Variable neighborhood search for the bi-objective post-sales network design problem: A fitness landscape analysis approach. Computers & Operations Research, 52(B): 300-314.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2014) Hub arc covering location problem under disruption (In Persian). Journal of Industrial Management Perspective, 13, 9-29.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2014) A memetic algorithm for designing a capacitated hub network under demand uncertainty and disruption (In Persian). Journal of Industrial Engineering, 48(1): 109-123.

·         Eskandarpour, M., Zegordi, S.H., Nikbakhsh, E., (2013) A parallel variable neighborhood search for the multi-objective sustainable post-sales network design problem. International Journal of Production Economics, 145(1): 117-131.

·         Zanjirani Farahani, R., Hekmatfar, M., Boloori Arabani, A., Nikbakhsh, E., (2013) Hub location problems: A review of models, classification, solution techniques, and applications. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 64(4): 1096-1109.

·         Hasani, A.A., Zegordi, S.H., Nikbakhsh, E., (2012) Robust closed-loop supply chain network design for perishable goods in agile manufacturing under uncertainty. International Journal of Production Research, 50(16): 4649-4669.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Nahavandi, N., Zegordi, S.H., (2011) Goal programming approach to the bi-objective competitive flow-capturing facility location problem (In Persian). International Journal of Industrial Engineering & Production Management, 22(3): 294-302.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2010) A heuristic algorithm and a lower bound for the two-echelon location-routing problem with soft time windows constraints. Scientia Iranica, 17(1E): 36-47.

·         Zegordi, S.H., Nikbakhsh, E., (2009) A heuristic and a lower bound for the two-echelon location-routing problem (In Persian). International Journal of Industrial Engineering & Production Management, 20(1): 1-14.

Refereed Book Chapters

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Eskandarpour, M. Zegordi, S.H., (2013) Designing a robust post-sales reverse logistics network. In Ao, S.-I., Gelman, L. (Eds.), Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Systems, Volume 130, Berlin, Springer, 313-325.

·         Nikbakhsh, E. (2012) Supply chain risk management. In Zanjirani Farahani, R., Rezapour, S., Kardar, L. (Eds.), Supply Chain Sustainability and Raw Material Management: Concepts and Processes, Hershey, PA, IGI Global, 176-204.

Contributed Book Chapters

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zanjirani Farahani, R., (2011) Humanitarian logistics planning in disaster relief operations. In Zanjirani Farahani, R., Rezapour, S., Kardar, L. (Eds.), Logistics Operations and Management: Concepts and Models, Waltham, MA, Elsevier Insights, 291-332.

·         Nikbakhsh, E. (2009) Green supply chain management. In Zanjirani Farahani, R., Asgari, N., Davarzani, H. (Eds.), Logistics and Supply Chain Management in International, National and Governmental Environment, Berlin, Springer, 195-220.

Conference Proceedings

·         Contreras, I., Cordeau, J.-F., Laporte, G., Nikbakhsh, E., (2014) Robust uncapacitated hub location. The 56th CORS Annual Conference, Ottawa, May 26-28.

·         Contreras, I., Cordeau, J.-F., Laporte, G., Nikbakhsh, E., (2014) Robust uncapacitated hub location. Optimization Days 2014, Montréal, May 5-7.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2013) Competitive hub location-pricing problem. Optimization Days 2013, Montréal, May 6-8.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2012) A hybrid heuristic for the robust capacitated fixed-charge hub location problem under disruption and demand uncertainty. ISOLDE XII, Nagoya and Kyoto, July 19-24.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Zegordi, S.H., (2011) Locating hub facilities under disruption risk. The EURO Working Group on Locational Analysis XIX, Nantes, Oct. 12-14.

·         Zegordi, S.H., Eskandarpour, M., Nikbakhsh, E., (2011) A novel bi-objective multi-product post-sales reverse logistics network design. Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2011, London, July 6-8, 716-720.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Nahavandi, N. (2010) Goal programming approach to the bi-objective competitive flow-capturing facility location problem (In Persian). The 7th International Conference of Industrial Engineering, Isfahan.

·         Zegordi, S.H., Nikbakhsh, E., Modarres, M., (2010) A cutting plane algorithm for solving single machine scheduling problem with uncertain sequence-dependent setup times. Proceedings of the 36th MATADOR Conference, Manchester, July 14-16, 119-122.

·         Nikbakhsh, E., Safaei, A.S., Kazemzadeh, R.B., Zegordi, S.H., (2010) Robust optimization approach to multi-period production-distribution planning under uncertainty (In Persian). The 3rd International Conference of Iranian Operations Research Society, Tehran, May 5-6.

·         Safaei, A.S., Nikbakhsh, E., Nakhai, I., (2009) Robust optimization approach to multi-period production planning in supply chains under uncertainty (In Persian). The 1st International Logistics and Supply Chain Conference, Tehran, Nov. 16-17.

·         Malayeri, A., Nikbakhsh, E., Shahin, A. (2006) Reviewing total quality management approaches in organization life cycles (In Persian). The 7th International Conference of Quality Managers, Tehran, July 17-18.