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Full Articles in Refereed Publications

A15)    S. Kurnaz, A. Cohn, and Y. Guan*, and Y. Jiang*. “Trading Off Between Makespan and Customer Responsiveness in Flow Shop Sequencing,” International Journal of Production Research to appear.

A14)    S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, and M. Lapp. “Decreasing Airline Delay Propagation by Re-Allocating Scheduled Slack,” IIE Transactions 42 (7): pp. 478 - 489, July 2010.

A13)    A. Barlatt, A. Cohn, and O. Gusikhin. “A Hybridization of Mathematical Programming and Dominance-Driven Enumeration for Solving Shift-Selection and Task-Sequencing Problems” Computers and Operations Research 37 (7): pp. 1298 – 1307, July 2010.

A12)    R. Chen, S. AhmadBeygi, D. Beil, A. Cohn, and A. Sinha. “Solving Truckload Procurement Auctions over an Exponential Number of Bundles,” Transportation Science 43 (4): pp. 493 – 510, November 2009.

A11)    A. Cohn, M. Magazine, and G. Polak. “Rank-Cluster-and-Prune: An Algorithm for Generating Clusters in Complex Set Partitioning Problems,” Naval Research Logistics 56 (3): pp. 215–225, April 2009. Click here for data files.

A10)    A. Barlatt, A. Cohn, Y.Fradkin, O. Gusikhin, and C. Morford. “Using Composite Variable Modeling to Achieve Realism and Tractability in Production Planning: An Example from Automotive Stamping,” IIE Transactions 41 (5): pp. 421–436, May 2009. Winner of Best Applied Paper Prize in Scheduling and Logistics.

A9)      S. Root and A. Cohn. “A Novel Modeling Approach for Express Package Carrier Planning,” Naval Research Logistics 55 (7): pp. 670–683, October 2008. 

A8)      S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, Y. Guan*, and P. Belobaba. “Analysis of the Potential for Delay Propagation in Passenger Airline Networks,” Journal of Air Transport Management  14 (5): pp. 221 - 236, September 2008.

A7)      S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, and M. Weir*. “An Integer Programming Approach to Generating Airline Crew Pairings,” Computers and Operations Research 36 (4): pp. 1284–1298, April 2009.

A6)      A. Cohn, S. Root, C. Kymissis, J. Esses, and N. Westmoreland. “Scheduling Medical Residents at Boston University School of Medicine,” Interfaces 39 (3): pp. 186 - 195, May-June 2009.

A5)      A. Cohn, M. Davey, L. Schkade, A. Siegel*, and C. Wong*. “Network Design and Flow Problems with Cross-Arc Costs,” European Journal of Operational Research 189 (3): pp. 890 – 901, September 2008.

A4)      S. Root, A. Cohn, A. Wang*, and D. Mohr. “Integration of the Load Matching and Routing Problem with Equipment Balancing for Small Package Carriers,” Transportation Science 41 (2): pp. 238 – 252, May 2007.

A3)      A. Cohn and C. Barnhart. “Composite-Variable Modeling for Service Parts Logistics,” Annals of Operations Research 144 (1): pp. 17 – 32, April 2006.

A2)      C. Barnhart and A. Cohn. “Airline Schedule Planning: Accomplishments and Opportunities,” Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 6 (1): pp. 3 – 22, Winter 2004.

A1)      A. Cohn and C. Barnhart. “Improving Crew Scheduling By Incorporating Key Maintenance Routing Decisions,” Operations Research 51 (3): pp. 387 – 396, May – June 2003.

Refereed Conference or Symposium Proceedings

B7)      K. Kontoyiannakis, E. Serrano, K. Tse, M. Lapp, and A. Cohn. “A Simulation Framework to Evaluate Airport Gate Allocation Policies Under Extreme Delay Conditions,” Winter Simulation Conference 2009, December 2009, Austin, TX.

B6)      M. Lapp, S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, and O. Tsimhoni. “A Recursion-Based Approach to Simulating Airline Schedule Robustness,” Winter Simulation Conference 2008, December 2008, Miami, FL.

B5)      A. Cohn. “Constructing Pareto-Optimal Residency Call Schedules,” 2nd International Symposium on Bio- and Medical Informatics and Cybernetics: BMIC 2008, pp. 156 – 161, June 2008, Orlando, FL.

B4)      A. Barlatt, A. Cohn, and O. Gusikhin. “A Hybrid Approach for Solving Shift-Selection and Task-Sequencing Problems,” Lecture Notes in Computer Science: AI and OR Techniques in Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Optimization Problems, pp. 288 – 292, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2008.

B3)      A. Barlatt, A. Cohn, Y. Fradkin, O. Gusikhin, and C. Morford. “A Hybridization of Mathematical Programming and Search Techniques for Integrated Operation and Workforce Planning,” Proceedings from the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, pp. 632 – 637, 2007.

B2)      S. Kurnaz, A. Cohn, and Y. Koran. “A Framework for Evaluating Production Policies to Improve Customer Responsiveness,” CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology 54 (1): pp. 401 – 406, 2005.

B1)      A. Cohn and C. Barnhart. “The Stochastic Knapsack Problem with Random Weights: A Heuristic Approach to Robust Transportation Planning,” TRISTAN III, June 1998, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Publications Under Review

C3)      O. Gusikhin, P. MacNeille, and A. Cohn. “Vehicle Routing to Minimize Mixed-Fleet Fuel Consumption and Environmental Impact,” under review with ICINCO 2010 conference proceedings.

C2)      M. Lapp and A. Cohn. “Modifying Lines-of-Flight in the Planning Process for Improved Maintenance Robustness,” under review with Computers and Operations Research.

C1)      S. Kurnaz, A. Cohn, and Y. Koren. “A Framework for Incorporating Customer Responsiveness in Production Sequencing,” revising for Production Planning and Control.

Chapters in Books

D1)      C. Barnhart, A. Cohn, E. Johnson, D. Klabjan, G. Nemhauser, and P. Vance. “Airline Crew Scheduling,” in Handbook of Transportation Science, second edition, Kluwer’s International Series, Randolph Hall, editor, 2003.

Government, University, or Industrial Reports (Non-Refereed)

E6)      A. Schlesinger*, K. Gilson*, B. Harris*, S. Tan*, M. Lapp, and A. Cohn. “Analysis of Tarmac Delays under Decreased Airport Capacity, ” FAA Student Competition, April 2010.

E5)      A. Cohn. “Tarmac Delay Rule May Punish Passengers as Well as Airlines, ” MIT Global Airline Industry White Paper, April 2010.

E4)      K. Kontoyiannakis*, E. Serrano*, K. Tse*, M. Lapp, and A. Cohn. “A Simulation Framework to Evaluate Airport Gate Allocation Policies Under Extreme Delay Conditions, ” FAA Student Competition, April 2009.

E3)      D. Beil, A. Cohn, A. Sinha, S. AhmadBeygi, and R. Chen. “Using Implicit Bidding to Solve Truckload Procurement Auctions, ” NSF CMMI Grantees Conference January 2008, Knoxville TN.

E2)      S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, and M. Lapp. “Decreasing Airline Delay Propagation by Re-Allocating Scheduled Slack,” Sloan Industry Studies Working Paper Series, April 2008.

E1)      S. AhmadBeygi, A. Cohn, Y. Guan*, and P. Belobaba. “Analysis of the Potential for Delay Propagation in Passenger Airline Networks,” Sloan Industry Studies Working Paper Series, May 2007.

General (Lay) Press

F1)       A.Cohn and P. Belobaba. “Still Stuck on the Tarmac: Why the ‘Passenger Bill of Rights’ is Wrong,” Forbes.com: http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/12/passenger-bill-of-rights-congress-travel-delay-opinions-contributors-aviation.html, posted August  13, 2009.

Dissertation

G1)      A.Cohn. “Composite Variable Modeling for Large-Scale Problems in Transportation and Logistics,” doctoral dissertation in Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, advised by Dr. Cynthia Barnhart, April 2002.

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