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Agora Center Research Group on
Computational Logistics
Head of the Research Group
Professor Olli Bräysy
[email protected]
Agora Innoroad Laboratory
University of Jyväskylä
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Research on Logistics at JYU
• Around 10 researchers working on
computational logistics
• More than 100 publications
• One of the few research groups in Finland
concentrating on computational logistics
– Typically, emphasis on economics, and industrial
engineering and management
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Research on Logistics at JYU
• Strong cooperation with Agora Center and the
Faculty of Information Technology
• Multidisciplinary environment
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Innoroad Laboratory; cognition sciences
SCOMA-Center; scientific computing, optimization
Service Sciences; simulation and modeling
Economics; technology business
IT; software engineering, data mining, parallelization
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Computational Logistics?
• Based on mathematical modeling of logistic
operations
• Solved using computer software and numeric
methods
– linear programming; combinatorial optimization
• Supports operation design and decision
making
• Enables simulation and analysis based on
scenarios
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Past Research Projects
• Several national and international projects
– EDGE, Effect, Collab, OPT-LOG, iWaste,
TRANS-OPT
• Several direct collaborative projects with
companies
• Collaboration with research centers and
universities in Norway, Canada, Belgium,
Italy, Japan, Greece, USA, Israel, Russia
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Areas of Research
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Vehicle Routing
Global Supply Chain Design
Distribution Networks
Shortest Path Computation
Inventory Planning
GIS Processing
Operations on Public Sector
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Current Research
• Vehicle Routing Problem
– Modeling and solving VRP based on requirements
from real-life cases
– Fast local and global search algorithms
• Supply Chain Design Problem
– Periodic, multi-scenario model of logistics network,
with production, distribution and inventory
decisions
– Mixed-integer linear programming
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Current Research
• Shortest Path Problem
– Data aggregation, clustering, integrating with
VRP
• Parallel computing
– Parallelizing vehicle routing algorithms
• Service oriented architectures (SOA) in
optimization systems
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Vision
• A globally recognized research group and a
Centre of Excellence on computational
logistics based on Jyväskylä
• Significant improvements on logistics
operations
• A competitive advantage for Finnish
companies through the cost-savings obtained
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Members
• Professors (JYU)
– Olli Bräysy
• Researchers (JYU)
– Joni Brigatti, Antti Hallamäki, Pekka Hotokka,
Pentti Nakari, Tuukka Puranen,
• Researchers (HSE)
– Pasi Porkka
• Research Assistants (JYU)
– Antti Laitamäki, Jere Moilanen, Jussi Rasku
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Contact
• Professor Olli Bräysy
– [email protected]
– +358 44 359 1974
• Agora Center Innoroad Laboratory
– http://www.jyu.fi/erillis/agoracenter/en