ALFANDARI Laurent

Laurent Alfandari is a Full Professor at ESSEC Business School, in the Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Statistics (IDS) Department. His research field is Operations Research and Decision analytics. He published book chapters and articles in international journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, Annals of Operations Research, Computers and Operations Research, Discrete Applied Mathematics, Journal of Scheduling, Transportation Science, Omega, Theoretical Computer Science. He teaches Decision Analytics and Operations Research courses in various ESSEC Business School programs (Grande Ecole Master in Management, Executive MBA, Executive Education SCM programs, PhD). He is academic Co-Director of the ESSEC-CentraleSupélec Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics (#3 worldwide QS ranking 2021), and coordinator of the Operations & Data Analytics PhD concentration. He was also the Academic Director of the ESSEC specialized master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He carried out consulting studies and industrial contracts for SNCF, Babcock-Wanson, ESSEC BS, Aid-Impact. He was a member of the research team ranked #4 for the ROADEF-EURO international Challenge proposed by EDF in 2010, and also participated to the 2012 Google Challenge. He was Vice-President of the French Society of Operations Research & Decision-Aid (ROADEF) from 2012 to 2015.

• 1999 : Doctorate in Operations Research (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
• 1995 : Master of Research in Management Science (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
• 1993 : M.Sc in Management (Grande Ecole program) (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 1990 : Bachelor in Mathematics & Social Sciences (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)

• 2010 : International Teachers Program (ITP) (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, United States of America)

Full-time academic appointments

• 2010 - Present : Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2007 - 2010 : Associate Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2000 - 2007 : Assistant Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)

Other Academic Appointments

• 2002 - Present : Member of the LIPN Laboratory (Sorbonne Université, France)
• 1995 - 2002 : Member of the LAMSADE Laboratory (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
• 2013 - Present : Coordinator of MiM Business Analytics Methods track (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2019 - 2023 : Academic co-director of ESSEC-CentraleSupélec Master in Data Sciences & Business Analytics (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2018 - 2021 : Head of PhD concentration in Operations & Data Analytics (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2012 - 2014 : Department head (IDS Department) (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2009 - 2011 : Academic director of ESSEC Master in Logistics & SCM (ESSEC Business School, France)

Professional appointments

• 1992 - Present : Audit reporter (TOTAL, France)
• 1993 : Consulting in Town Planning and Development of Specialized Retail (PROCOS, France)
• 1992 : Management controller (Hachette group, France)
• 1991 : Marketing (Hachette group, France)

• 2020 : Teaching Awards ESSEC Top 4 Permanent Professors (ESSEC Business School, France)

• DELLE DONNE, D., ARCHETTI, C., ALFANDARI, L. and LJUBIC, I. (2023). Freight-on-Transit for urban last-mile deliveries: A strategic planning approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 169, pp. 53-81.
• ALFANDARI, L., LJUBIC, I. and DE MELO DA SILVA, M. (2022). A tailored Benders decomposition approach for last-mile delivery with autonomous robots. European Journal of Operational Research, 299(2), pp. 510-525.
• ALFANDARI, L., HASSANZADEH, A. and LJUBIC, I. (2021). An Exact Method for Assortment Optimization under the Nested Logit Model. European Journal of Operational Research, 291(3), pp. 830-845.
• ALFANDARI, L. and TOULOUSE, S. (2021). Approximation of the Double Traveling Salesman Problem with multiple stacks. Theoretical Computer Science, 877, pp. 74-89.
• ALFANDARI, L., DENOYEL, V. and THIELE, A. (2020). Solving Utility-Maximization Selection Problems With Multinomial Logit Demand: Is the First-Choice Model a Good Approximation? Annals of Operations Research, 292, pp. 553–573.
• ZHAO, Y. and ALFANDARI, L. (2020). Design of diversified package tours for the Digital Travel industry: A branch-cut-and-price approach. European Journal of Operational Research, 285(3), pp. 825-843.
• ALFANDARI, L., DAVIDOVIC, T., FURINI, F., LJUBIC, I., MARAS, V. and MARTIN, S. (2019). Tighter MIP models for Barge Container Ship Routing. Omega, 82, pp. 38-54.
• FARD, M.K. and ALFANDARI, L. (2019). Trade-Offs Between the Stepwise Cost Function and Its Linear Approximation for the Modular Hub Location Problem. Computers & Operations Research, 104, pp. 358-374.
• ESPINOZA GARCIA, J.C. and ALFANDARI, L. (2018). Robust Location of New Housing Developments Using a Choice Model. Annals of Operations Research, 271, pp. 527–550.
• ALFANDARI, L. and ESPINOZA GARCIA, J.C. (2018). Robust Optimization for Non-Linear Impact of Data Variation. Computers & Operations Research, 99, pp. 38-47.
• DENOYEL, V., ALFANDARI, L. and THIELE, A. (2017). Optimizing Healthcare Network Design Under Reference Pricing and Parameter Uncertainty. European Journal of Operational Research, 263(3), pp. 996-1006.
• GIANESSIA, P., ALFANDARI, L., LETOCART, L. and WOLFLER CALVOA, R. (2016). A Column Generation Based Heuristic for the Multicommodity-Ring Vehicle Routing Problem. Procedia, 12, pp. 227-238.
• BUTELLE, F., ALFANDARI, L., COTI, C., FINTA, L., LÉTOCART, L. and PLATEAU, G. (2016). Fast Machine Reassignment. Annals of Operations Research, 242(1), pp. 130-160.
• GIANESSI, P., ALFANDARI, L., LÉTOCART, L. and CALVO, R.F. (2016). The Multicommodity-Ring Location Routing Problem. Transportation Science, 50(2), pp. 541-558.
• ALFANDARI, L., PLATEAU, A. and SCHEPLER, X. (2015). A Branch-and-Price-and-Cut Approach for Sustainable Crop Rotation Planning. European Journal of Operational Research, 241(3), pp. 872-879.
• ALFANDARI, L. and MONNOT, J. (2014). A Note on the Clustered Set Covering Problem. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 1(164), pp. 13-19.
• ALFANDARI, L., SADKI, J., PLATEAU, A. and NAGIH, A. (2013). Hybrid Column Generation for Large-Size Covering Integer Programs: Application to Transportation Planning. Computers & Operations Research, 40(8), pp. 1938-1946.
• ROZENKNOP, A., WOFLER, C., ALFANDARI, L., CHEMLA, D. and LETOCART, L. (2013). Solving Electricity Production Planning By Column Generation. Journal of Scheduling, 16(6), pp. 585-604.
• ALFANDARI, L., LEMALADE, J.L., NAGIH, A. and PLATEAU, G. (2011). A MIP Flow Model for Crop-Rotation Planning in a Context of Forest Sustainable Development. Annals of Operations Research, 190(1), pp. 149-164.
• LIBERTI, L., ALFANDARI, L. and PLATEAU, M.C. (2011). Edge Cover by Connected Bipartite Subgraphs. Annals of Operations Research, 188(1), pp. 307-329.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2007). Improved Approximation of the General Soft-capacitated Facility Location Problem. RAIRO - Operations Research, pp. 83-93.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2001). The Minimum Bounded-Diameter Spanning Forest Problem Is Log-Approximable. Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, pp. 123-132.
• ALFANDARI, L. and PASCHOS, V. (2000). Master-slave Strategy and Polynomial Approximation. Computational Optimization and Applications, pp. 231-245.
• ALFANDARI, L. and PASCHOS, V. (1999). Approximating Minimum Spanning Tree of Depth 2. International Transactions in Operational Research, pp. 607-622.
• ALFANDARI, L. (1999). The Greedy Approach for the Crew Pairing Problem: Some Cases of Polynomial Subproblems. Cahiers du Lamsade (Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Modélisation de Systèmes d'Aide), pp. 1-10.

• ALFANDARI, L. (2018). Décision et complexité : le cas de la planification optimale de tout simplisme. In: Complexité et organisations : faire face aux défis de demain. 1st ed. Eyrolles, pp. 229-242.
• ALFANDARI, L. and NAGIH, A. (2010). Applications of Combinatorial Optimization : Airline Crew Pairing Optimization. In: Applications of Combinatorial Optimization. 1st ed. Wiley, pp. 1-22.
• ALFANDARI, L. and NAGIH, A. (2006). Optimisation de la construction de rotations d'équipages en transport aérien. In: Optimisation combinatoire 3. Applications (traité IC2). 1st ed. Hermès Sciences, Lavoisier, pp. 23-45.
• ALFANDARI, L., PLATEAU, A. and TOLLA, P. (2004). A Path Relinking Algorithm for the Generalized Assignment Problem. In: Metaheuristics Computer Decision-making. 1st ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 1-17.

• ALFANDARI, L. and MONNOT, J. (2010). Approximation of the Clustered Set Covering Problem. In: Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics. ISCO.
• ALFANDARI, L. and PASCHOS, V. (1998). On the Approximation of Some Spanning Arborescence Problems. In: Advances in Computer and Information Sciences '98. 13th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS). IOS Press, pp. 574-581.

• DELLE DONNE, D., ALFANDARI, L., ARCHETTI, C. and LJUBIC, I. (2022). Freight-on-Transit for urban last-mile deliveries: A Strategic Planning Approach. In: International Workshop on Freight Transportation and Logistics (ODYSSEUS). Tanger.
• ALFANDARI, L., LJUBIC, I. and DE MELO DA SILVA, M. (2021). A tailored Benders Decomposition Approach for Last-Mile Delivery With autonomous Robots. In: 31st European Conference on Operational Research 2021 (EURO 2021). Athens.
• DELLE DONNE, D., ALFANDARI, L., ARCHETTI, C. and LJUBIC, I. (2021). Freight on Public Transport: Strategical decision making with mixed integer programming. In: European Conference on Operational Research (EURO). Athens.
• ALFANDARI, L., HASSANZADEH, A. and LJUBIC, I. (2020). Une méthode exacte pour le problème d'assortiment optimal avec modèle de choix nested-logit. In: 21st ROADEF 2020.
• ALFANDARI, L. and ZHAO, Y. (2019). Le problème de Team Orienteering avec contraintes de diversité entre les tours : Une approche de Branch-and-Price-and-Cut. In: ROADEF 2019.
• ALFANDARI, L., LJUBIC, I. and MELO, M. (2019). Optimal Vehicle Routing with Autonomous Devices for Last-Mile Delivery. In: 2019 Workshop of the EURO Working Group on Vehicle Routing and Logistics optimization (VeRoLog 2019).
• ALFANDARI, L. and ESPINOZA-GARCIA, J.C. (2019). Robust optimization for non-linear impact of data variation. In: 30th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2019). Dublin.
• ALFANDARI, L., DAVIDOVIC, T., FURINI, F., LJUBIC, I., MARAS, V. and MARTIN, S. (2018). New MIP models for liner shipping route design with empty container repositionning. In: 4th International Conference on Logistics Operations Management (GOL'2018).
• ALFANDARI, L. and ESPINOZA-GARCIA, J.C. (2018). Optimisation robuste pour la localisation de nouveaux logements avec modèle de choix. In: 19ème Congrès de la société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d’Aide à la Décision (ROADEF 2018).
• ALFANDARI, L. and ESPINOZA-GARCIA, J.C. (2018). Robust Optimization for Non-Linear Impact of Data Variation. In: ISMP Bordeaux 2018 (International Symposium of Mathematical Optimization).
• ALFANDARI, L. (2018). Robust Optimization for Non-Linear Impact of Data Variation. In: Workshop on Robust Optimization Avignon (RO 2018).
• ALFANDARI, L., FURINI, F., LJUBIC, I. and MARTIN, S. (2017). New MIP models for Liner Shipping Route Design with Empty Container Repositioning. In: 18ème Conférence ROADEF de la Société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d'Aide à la Décision.
• ALFANDARI, L., DAVIDOVIC, T., FURINI, F., LJUBIC, I., MARAS, V. and MARTIN, S. (2017). Tighter MIP Formulations for the Barge Container Ship Routing Problem. In: 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS).
• ALFANDARI, L., DENOYEL, V. and THIELE, A. (2016). Optimisation robuste pour la sélection d’un réseau d’hôpitaux dans un système de Prix de Référence. In: 17ème congrès de la société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d’Aide à la Décision (ROADEF2016).
• ALFANDARI, L. and KESHVARI-FARD, M. (2015). Localisation de hubs avec fonction de coût discrète. In: ROADEF 2015 25 February 2015 Conference.
• ALFANDARI, L., DENOYEL, V. and THIELE, A. (2015). Robust in Network Selection of Hospitals by Healthcare Under Reference Pricing. In: EURO 2015 12 July 2015 Conference.
• ALFANDARI, L., DENOYAL, V. and THIELE, A. (2014). Optimal Facility In-Network Selection for Healthcare Payers under Reference Pricing. In: 20th Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies.
• ESPINOZA, I.C. and ALFANDARI, L. (2014). Robust Facility Location Optimization with Location-dependent Demands. In: 2014 INFORMS Annual Meeting.
• ALFANDARI, L., PLATEAU, A. and SCHEPLER, X. (2014). Un algorithme de branch-and-price-and-cut pour la planification durable des rotations agricoles. In: 15ème congrès annuel de la Société française de recherche opérationnelle et d’aide à la décision (ROADEF).
• ALFANDARI, L. (2013). Approximation du problème de Clustered Set Covering. In: 14ème Conférence ROADEF 2013.
• ALFANDARI, L., NAGIH, A., PLATEAU, A. and SADKI, J. (2013). Hybrid Column Generation for Large-Size Covering Integer Programs. In: 26th Conference of European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization.
• ALFANDARI, L., NAGIH, A., PLATEAU, A. and SADKI, J. (2013). Hybrid Column Generation for Large-Size Integer Programs. In: 26th EURO – INFORMS Joint International Conference.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2013). Un algorithme de Branch‐and‐Price pour le problème de planification durable de rotations culturales. In: 14ème Conférence ROADEF 2013.
• ALFANDARI, L., NAGIH, A., PLATEAU, A. and SADKI, J. (2012). Generalizations of Dobson Approximation Algorithm and Cooperation with Column Generation for Large-Size Covering Integer Programs. In: 2nd International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization (ISCO 2012).
• ALFANDARI, L. (2012). Planification et routage pour l'optimisation de la distribution urbaine de marchandise. In: 13e congrès annuel de la Société française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d’Aide à la Décision (ROADEF 2012).
• ALFANDARI, L., NAGIH, A., PLATEAU, A. and SADKI, J. (2011). Hybridization of Column Generation and Approximation Heuristics for Large-size Covering Integer Programs. In: MIC 2011 - Metaheuristics International Conference.
• ALFANDARI, L., NAGIH, A., PLATEAU, A. and SADKI, J. (2011). Schéma hybride de génération de colonnes pour un problème de planification de production agricole. In: ROADEF 2011.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2000). Logical Definability of Covering and Partitioning Minimization Problems. In: CLAIO X (Congresso Latino-Americano de Investigacion Operativa)-Latin-American Congress of Operations Research, Mexico.

• ALFANDARI, L., HASSANZADEH, A. and LJUBIC, I. (2020). An Exact Method for Assortment Optimization under the Nested Logit Model. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L., LJUBIC, I. and DE MELO DA SILVA, M. (2019). Onlast-mile Delivery with Autonomous Robots. ESSEC Business School.
• KESHVARI FARD, M. and ALFANDARI, L. (2018). Trade-offs between the Stepwise Cost Function and its Linear Approximation for the Modular Hub Location Problem. ESSEC Business School.
• ESPINOZA GARCIA, J.C. and ALFANDARI, L. (2015). Robust Location of New Housing Developments Using a Choice Model. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L., PLATEAU, A. and SCHEPLER, X. (2014). A Branch-and-Price-and-Cut Approach for Sustainable Crop Rotation Planning. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2005). Improved Approximation of the General Soft-Capacitated Facility Location Problem. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L. (2004). Choice Rules with Size Constraints for Multiple Criteria Decision Making. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L., PLATEAU, A. and TOLLA, P. (2002). A Path-relinking Algorithm for the Generalized Assignement Problem. ESSEC Business School.
• ALFANDARI, L. and PLATEAU, A. (2001). A two-phase Path Relinking algorithm for the Generalized Assignment Problem.

• ALFANDARI, L., ARCHETTI, C. and LJUBIC, I. (2021). Sustainable city logistics. ESSEC Knowledge.