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Sou Ana Maria Rodrigues, natural da Maia, distrito do Porto, licenciada em Matemática Aplicada e Computação pela Universidade de Aveiro, Mestre em Métodos Quantitativos Aplicados à Gestão pela Escola de Gestão do Porto da Universidade do Porto (UP) e Doutorada, desde 2014, em Engenharia Industrial e Gestão pela Faculdade de Engenharia da UP com a tese intitulada “Sectores e Rotas na Recolha de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos”.

Presentemente, sou Professora Adjunta no Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto do Instituto Politécnico do Porto (ISCAP-PPorto), onde exerço funções desde Dezembro de 1998, e investigadora no INESC TEC – CESE.

Tenho especial interesse de investigação em problemas de otimização combinatória em particular problemas de setorização e problemas de localização e rotas. 

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    Ana Maria Rodrigues
  • Since

    01st November 2000
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Publications

2024

D3S: Decision support system for sectorization

Authors
Öztürk, EG; Rocha, P; Rodrigues, AM; Ferreira, JS; Lopes, C; Oliveira, C; Nunes, AC;

Publication
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Abstract
Sectorization problems refer to dividing a large set, area or network into smaller parts concerning one or more objectives. A decision support system (DSS) is a relevant tool for solving these problems, improving optimisation procedures, and finding feasible solutions more efficiently. This paper presents a new web-based Decision Support System for Sectorization (D3S). D3S is designed to solve sectorization problems in various areas, such as school and health districting,planning sales territories and maintenance operations zones, or political districting. Due to its generic design, D3S bridges the gap between sectorization problems and a state-of-the-art decision support tool. The paper aims to present the generic and technical attributes of D3S by providing detailed information regarding the problem-solution approach (based on Evolutionary Algorithms), objectives (most common in sectorization), constraints, structure and performance.

2024

How to know it is "the one"? Selecting the most suitable solution from the Pareto optimal set. Application to sectorization

Authors
Öztürk, EG; Rodrigues, AM; Ferreira, JS; Oliveira, CT;

Publication
OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND DECISIONS

Abstract
Multi -objective optimization (MOO) considers several objectives to find a feasible set of solutions. Selecting a solution from Pareto frontier (PF) solutions requires further effort. This work proposes a new classification procedure that fits into the analytic hierarchy Process (AHP) to pick the best solution. The method classifies PF solutions using pairwise comparison matrices for each objective. Sectorization is the problem of splitting a region into smaller sectors based on multiple objectives. The efficacy of the proposed method is tested in such problems using our instances and real data from a Portuguese delivery company. A non -dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) is used to obtain PF solutions based on three objectives. The proposed method rapidly selects an appropriate solution. The method was assessed by comparing it with a method based on a weighted composite single -objective function.

2024

Many-objective sectorization for last-mile delivery optimization: A decision support system

Authors
Torres, G; Fontes, T; Rodrigues, AM; Rocha, P; Ribeiro, J; Ferreira, JS;

Publication
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS

Abstract
The efficient last-mile delivery of goods involves complex challenges in optimizing driver sectors and routes. This problem tends to be large-scale and involves several criteria to meet simultaneously, such as creating compact sectors, balancing the workload among drivers, minimizing the number of undelivered packages and reducing the dissimilarity of sectors on different days. This work proposes a Decision Support System (DSS) that allows decision-makers to select improved allocation strategies to define sectors. The main contribution is an interactive DSS tool that addresses a many-objective (more than 3 objectives) sectorization problem with integrated routing. It establishes a global allocation strategy and uses it as a benchmark for the created daily allocations and routes. A Preference-Inspired Co-Evolutionary Algorithm with Goal vectors using Mating Restriction (PICEA-g-mr) is employed to solve the many-objective optimization problem. The DSS also includes a visualization tool to aid decision-makers in selecting the most suitable allocation strategy. The approach was tested in a medium-sized Metropolitan Area and evaluated using resource evaluation metrics and visualization methods. The proposed DSS deals effectively and efficiently with the sectorization problem in the context of last-mile delivery by producing a set of viable and good-quality allocations, empowering decision-makers in selecting better allocation strategies. Focused on enhancing service efficiency and driver satisfaction, the DSS serves as a valuable tool to improve overall service quality.

2023

A Resectorization of Fire Brigades in the North of Portugal

Authors
Lima, MM; de Sousa, FS; Öztürk, EG; Rocha, PF; Rodrigues, AM; Ferreira, JS; Nunes, AC; Lopes, IC; Oliveira, CT;

Publication
Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics

Abstract
Sectorization consists of grouping the basic units of a large territory to deal with a complex problem involving different criteria. Resectorization rearranges a current sectorization avoiding substantial changes, given a set of conditions. The paper considers the case of the distribution of geographic areas of fire brigades in the north of Portugal so that they can protect and rescue the population surrounding the fire stations. Starting from a current sectorization, assuming the geographic and population characteristics of the areas and the fire brigades’ response capacity, we provide an optimized resectorization considering two objectives: to reduce the rescue time by maximizing the compactness criterion, and to avoid overload situations by maximizing the equilibrium criterion. The solution method is based on the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II). Finally, computational results are presented and discussed. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

2023

Sectorization of a Parcel Delivery Service

Authors
Mostardinha, M; Escobar, P; Lopes, C; Rodrigues, AM;

Publication
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Abstract
This paper explores the problem of sectorization of a parcel delivery service that wants to assign an action region to each of its teams, regarding the number of deliveries scheduled for each zone, so that there is a balanced service amongst sectors, covering contiguous zones, and considering limited capacities for the teams. Besides being relatively easy to model, the available optimization tools and software provide poor results when dimension increases in these types of problems, with computational capacity exceeding. In this paper an integer programming model, combined with an heuristic to return a faster solution, was implemented to solve a sectorization problem in two different situations. The main advantage of the strategy proposed, compared to previous ones, is its simplicity and easy implementation while still returning an optimal solution. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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2020

Apoio à Decisão em Projetos de Solidariedade Social - Redução do Desperdício Alimentar

Author
João Gil Costa Ramos Pereira

Institution
IPP-ISCAP

2019

Planeamento de Rotas no Transporte de Alimentos em Projetos de Solidariedade Social

Author
Henrique Daniel Martins Correia

Institution
IPP-ISCAP

2019

Setorização no Desenho de Rotas - aplicação ao transporte de utentes não urgentes entre as suas residências e um centro hospitalar

Author
Tiago Gaspar Pereira

Institution
IPP-ISCAP

Problemas de rotas em recolha de resíduos urbanos: uma abordagem heurística

Author
Hugo Miguel Rodrigues Rego

Institution
IPP-ISCAP