Publications

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Journal Articles

1. Wang, J., Ma, L., Xue, W.*, and Kuo, Y. H. “Impact of self‐service technology in designing a service delivery system.” Production and Operations Management. Forthcoming.

2. Ma, J., Jiang, Y., Kuo, Y.H., Huang, G.* “RubikCell: Towards Robotic Cellular Warehousing Systems for E-commerce Logistics.” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Forthcoming.

3. Petropoulos, F.*, Laporte, G., Aktas, E., and Alumur, S.A., Archetti, C., Ayhan, H. Battarra, M., Bennell, J.A., Bourjolly, J.-H., Boylan, J.E., Breton, M., Canca, D., Charlin, L., Chen, B., Cicek, C.T., Cox, Jr, L.A. and Currie, C.S.M., Demeulemeester, E., Ding, L., Disney, S.M., Ehrgott, Matthias., Eppler, M.J., Erdoğan G. Fortz, B., Alberto, F.L., Frische, J., Greco, S., Gregory, A.J., Hämäläinen, R.P., Herroelen, W., Hewitt, M., Holmström, J., Hooker, J.N., Işık, T., Johnes, J., Kara, B.Y., Karsu, Ö., Kent, K., Köhler, C., Kunc, M. Kuo, Y.H., Letchford, A.N., Leung, J., Li, D., Li, H., Lienert, J., Ljubić, I., Lodi, A., Lozano, S. Lurkin, V., Martello, S., McHale, I.G., Midgley, G., Morecroft, J.D.W., Mutha, A., Oğuz, C., Petrovic, S., Pferschy, U., Psaraftis, H.N., Rose, S., Saarinen, L., Salhi, S., Song, J-.S., Sotiros, D., Stecke, K.E., Strauss, A.K., Tarhan, I., Thielen, C., Toth, P., Vanden Berghe, G., Vasilakis, C., Vaze, V., Vigo, D., Virtanen, K., Wang, X., Weron, R., White, L., Van Woensel, T., Yearworth, M. Alper Yıldırı, E., Zaccour, G., Zhao, X. “Operational research: Methods and applications.”  Journal of the Operational Research Society, Forthcoming in the 75th Anniversary Volume of  JORS.

4. Yan, Y., Deng, Y., Cui S., Kuo, Y.H.*, Chow, A., Ying, C.  “A Policy Gradient Approach to Solving Dynamic Assignment Problem for On-site Service Delivery.” Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 178, 103260, 2023.

5. Wu, Q., Chan, S. C. L., Lee, T. T. L., So, K. W. L., Tsui, O. W. K., Kuo, Y. H., Rainer, T.H., & Wai, A. K.C.* “Evaluating the Patient Boarding during Omicron Surge in Hong Kong: Time Series Analysis." Journal of Medical Systems, 47(1), 1–10, 2023

6. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Meng H., So A.M.C., Tsoi K.K.F. and Graham C.A., “Integrated approach of data analytics, simulation, and system optimisation to evaluate emergency department performance in Hong Kong: abridged secondary publication." Hong Kong Medical Journal, 29(1:2): 18–21, 2023.

7. Li, R., Cui, Z.*, Kuo, Y.H., and Zhang, L.*, “Scenario-Based Distributionally Robust Optimization for the Stochastic Inventory Routing Problem." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 176, 103193, 2023.

8. de Queiroz, T.A., Iori, M., Kramer, A.* & Kuo, Y.H. “Dynamic Scheduling of Patients in Emergency Departments.” European Journal of Operational Research, 310(1): 100 – 116, 2023

9. Lin, J., Choi, T. M.*, and Kuo, Y. H. "Will Providing Return-Freight-Insurances Do More Good than Harm to Dual-Channel E-Commerce Retailers?" European Journal of Operational Research, 307(3), 1225–1239, 2023.

10. Kuo, Y.H., Leung, J.M.Y.*, and Yan, Y. “Public Transport for Smart Cities: Recent Innovations and Future Challenges.” European Journal of Operational Research. 306(3): 1001–1026, 2023.

11. Ma, B.J., Pereira, J.L.J., Oliva, D., Liu, S. & Kuo, Y.H.* “Manta ray foraging optimizer-based image segmentation with a two-strategy enhancement" Knowledge-Based Systems, 262: 110247, 2023.

12. Verma, A., Kuo, Y. H., Kumar, M. M., Pratap, S.*, and Chen, V. “A data analytic-based logistics modelling framework for E-commerce enterprise.” Enterprise Information Systems, Enterprise Information Systems, 17(6), 2028195, 2023

13. Masmoudi, M. A., Mancini, S., Baldacci, R., and Kuo, Y. H.*  “Vehicle routing problems with drones equipped with multi-package payload compartments.” Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 164, 102757. 2022.

14. Nasir, J. A., Kuo, Y. H.*, and Cheng, R. “Clustering-based iterative heuristic framework for a non-emergency patients transportation problem.” Journal of Transport & Health, 26, 101411. 2022.

15. Yan, Y., Chow, A.H., Ho, C.P., Kuo, Y.H.*, Wu, Q., and Ying, C. “Reinforcement Learning for Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Methodologies, State of the Art, and Future Opportunities.” Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 162: 102712, 2022.

16. Yan, C., Huang, G. G., Kuo, Y.H.*, and Tang, J. “Dynamic appointment scheduling for outpatient clinics with multiple physicians and patient choice." Journal of Management Science and Engineering. 7(1), 19 – 35, 2022. 

17. He, S.Y.*, Kuo, Y.H., and Sun, K.K. “The Spatial Planning of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in a High-density City using a Contextualised Location-allocation Model.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 160: 21–44, 2022.

18. Wang, Y., Kuo, Y.H.*, Huang, G.Q., Gu, W., and Hu, Y. “Dynamic Demand-driven Bike Station Clustering.” Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Reviews, 160: 102656, 2022.

19. Li, Y., Kuo, Y.H., Li, R., Shen, H., and Zhang, L.* “A Target-Based Distributionally Robust Model for the Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem.” International Journal of Production Research, 60(22), 6728–6749, 2022.

20. Chow A.H.*, Kuo Y.H., Angeloudis P., and Bell M.G. “Dynamic Modelling and Optimisation of Transportation Systems in the Connected Era." Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 10(1), 801 – 802, 2022. 

21. Zhang, J., Li, X., Kuo, Y. H., and Chen, Y.* “Coordinating Supply Chain Financing for E-commerce Companies Through a Loan Contract.” SAGE Open, 11(4), 21582440211065455, 2021.

22. Wang X., Kuo Y.H., Shen H., and Zhang L.* “Target-oriented robust location–transportation problem with service-level measure." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 153: 1 –  20, 2021.

23. Kuo, Y. H.*, Pilati, F., Qu, T., and Huang, G. Q. “Digital twin-enabled smart industrial systems: recent developments and future perspectives." International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 34(7-8): 685 –  689, 2021.

24. Xie Y., Tai A.H.L., Ching W.K., Kuo Y.H., and Song N.* “Joint Inspection and Inventory Control for Deteriorating Items with Time-dependent Demand and Deteriorating Rate." Annals of Operations Research. 300: 225–265, 2021.

25. Zhao, Z.*, Zhong, R. Y., Kuo, Y. H., Fu, Y., and Huang, G. Q. “Cyber-physical spatial temporal analytics for digital twin-enabled smart contact tracing." Industrial Management & Data Systems. 121(5): 1082–1106, 2021.

26. Cheng, C. H., Kuo, Y. H.*, Lam, H., Petering, M. “Real-Time Location-Positioning Technologies for Managing Cart Operations at a Distribution Facility." Applied Sciences, 11(9): 4049, 2021. 

27. Cheng C.H., Kuo Y.H.* and Zhou Z., “Outbreak minimization v.s. influence maximization: an optimization framework." BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 42:226, 2020. 

28. Nasir J.A. and Kuo Y.H.* “A Decision Support Framework for Home Health Care Transportation with Simultaneous Multi-Vehicle Routing and Staff Scheduling Synchronization." Decision Support Systems, 138, 113361, 2020. 

29. Kuo Y.H.*, Chan N.B., Leung J.M.Y., Meng H., So A.M.C., Tsoi K.K.F. and Graham C.A., "An Integrated Approach of Machine Learning and Systems Thinking for Waiting Time Prediction in an Emergency Department." International Journal of Medical Informatics, 139: 104143, 2020.

30. Kuo Y. H., Balasubramanian H. and Chen Y.*, “Medical Appointment Overbooking and Optimal Scheduling: Tradeoffs between Schedule Efficiency and Accessibility to Service." Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 32(1): 72-101, 2020.

31. Matsumoto R.*, Yamada T., Kuo Y.H. and Takanokura M.,  “Rehabilitation Staff Scheduling in Senior Daytime Care Facility with Feeling of Physical/Mental Workloads and Movements." Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 14(5): JAMDSM0077 , 2020.

32. Tsang Y.P., Wong W.C., Huang G.Q., Wu C.G.*, Kuo Y.H. and Choy K.L., “A Fuzzy-Based Product Life Cycle Prediction for Sustainable Development in the Electric Vehicle Industry." Energies, 13(15): 3918, 2020.

33. Kuo Y.H. and Kusiak A.*, “From Data to Big Data in Production Research: The Past and Future Trends." (Top cited paper published in 2019; Selected Surveys on Cutting-edge Problems in Production Research), International Journal of Production Research, 57(15-16): 4828–4853, 2019.

34. Zhang L., Guan L.*, Kuo Y. H. and Shen H., “Push or Pull? Perishable Products with Freshness-Keeping Effort." Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 1950008, 2019.

35. Ho S.C., Szeto W.Y.*, Kuo Y.H., Leung J.M.Y., Petering M. and Tou T.W.H., “A Survey of Dial-a-ride Problems: Literature Review and Recent Developments." Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 111: 395–421, 2018. (Most cited paper published since 2018) 

36. Cheng C.H., Kuo Y.H.* and Zhou Z., “Tracking Nosocomial Diseases at Individual Level with a Real-Time Indoor Positioning System." Journal of Medical Systems. 42:222, 2018.

37. Chen Y., Kuo Y.H.*, Fan P.  and Balasubramanian H., “Appointment Overbooking with Different Time Slot Structures."Computers & Industrial Engineering. 124: 237 –248, 2018.

38. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Graham C.A., Tsoi K.K.F. and Meng H.M. “Using Simulation to Assess the Impacts of the Adoption of a Fast-track System for Hospital Emergency Services." Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 12(3): JAMDSM0073, 2018. 

39. Kuo Y.H.* and Szeto W.Y., “Smart Transportation and Analytics." Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 6(1): 1–3, 2018.

40. Tsoi K.K.F.*., Chan F.C.H., Hirai H.W., Leung G.K.S., Kuo Y.H., Tai S. and Meng H.M.L., “Data Visualization with IBM Watson Analytics for Global Cancer Trends Comparison from World Health Organization." International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 13(1): 45–54, 2018.

41. Yang, S., Xiao, Y.* and Kuo Y.H., “The Supply Chain Design for Perishable Food with Stochastic Demand." Sustainability, 9(7): 1195, 2017.

42. Cheng C.H. and Kuo Y.H.*, “A Dissimilarities Balance Model for a Multi-skilled Multi-location Food Safety Inspector Scheduling Problem." IIE Transactions, 48(3): 235–251, 2016. (Computational instances)

43. Kuo Y.H.* and Leung J.M.Y., “On the Mixed Set Covering, Packing and Partitioning Polytope." Discrete Optimization, 22(A): 162–182, 2016.

44. He S.Y.*, Kuo Y.H. and Wu D., “Incorporating Institutional and Spatial Factors in the Selection of the Optimal Locations of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities: A Case Study of Beijing, China." Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 67: 131–148, 2016.

45. Cheng C.H. and Kuo Y.H.*, “RFID Analytics for Hospital Ward Management." Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 28(4): 593–616, 2016.

46. Kuo Y.H.*, Rado O., Lupia B., Leung J.M.Y. and Graham C.A, “Improving the Efficiency of a Hospital Emergency Department: A Simulation Study with Indirectly Imputed Service-time Distributions." Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 28(1): 120–147, 2016.

47. Xiao Y., Yang S., Zhang L.* and Kuo Y.H., "Supply Chain Cooperation with Price-Sensitive Demand and Environmental Impacts." Sustainability, 8(8): 716, 2016.

48. Xiao Y.J., Zheng Y., Zhang L.M.* and Kuo Y.H., "A Combined Zone‐LP and Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Unequal‐area Facility Layout Problem." Advances in Production Engineering & Management, 11(4): 259–270, 2016.

49. Chan H.H., Wong K.L., Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Tsoi K.K.F. and Meng H., “Real-Time Optimization for Disaster Response: A Mathematical Programming Approach." International Journal of Big Data. 2(2): 15–27, 2015. 

50. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung, J.M.Y. and Graham C.A., “Using Simulation to Examine the Effect of Physician Heterogeneity on the Operational Efficiency of an Overcrowded Hospital Emergency Department." Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 616, 012017, 2015.

51. Kuo Y.H., Leung J.M.Y.* and Yano C.A., “Scheduling of Multi-Skilled Staff Across Multiple Locations." Production and Operations Management, 23(4): 626–644, 2014. 

52. Kuo Y.H.*, “Integrating Simulation with Simulated Annealing for Scheduling Physicians at an Understaffed Emergency Department." HKIE Transactions, 21(4): 253–261, 2014. (Shortlisted for the HKIE Outstanding Paper Award for Young Engineers/Researchers)

53. Kuo Y.H., Wong K.L. and Wong J.C.F.*, “Investigation of Taylor-Görtler-like Vortices Using the Parallel Consistent Splitting Scheme." Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1(6): 799–815, 2009. (Undergraduate project)

Refereed Book Chapters

1. de Queiroz T.A.*, Iori M., Kramer A. and Kuo Y.H., “Scheduling of Patients in Emergency Departments with a Variable Neighborhood Search." Variable Neighborhood Search: 8th International Conference, ICVNS 2021, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 12559, pp 138–151, 2021.

2. Nasir J.A., Kuo Y.H.* and Cheng R. “Optimizing Operator’s and Users’ Objectives in Non-emergency Patients Transportation. ” Health Care Systems Engineering, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 316, pp 245–301, 2020. 

3. Chen Y., Balasubramanian H. and Kuo Y.H.* “Appointment Overbooking and Scheduling: Tradeoffs between Schedule Efficiency and Timely Access to Service.” Health Care Systems Engineering, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 201, pp 245–301, 2017. 

4. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y. and Graham C.A., “How Do Missing Patients Aggravate Emergency Department Overcrowding? A Real Case and a Simulation Study." Health Care Systems Engineering for Scientists and Practitioners, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 169, pp 167–301, 2016.

5. Rado O., Lupia B., Leung J.M.Y., Kuo Y.H.* and Graham C.A., “Using Simulation to Improve Patient Flows at a Hospital Emergency Department in Hong Kong." Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, Vol. 61, pp 289–301, 2014.

6. Irohara T., Kuo Y.H. and Leung J.M.Y.*, “From Preparedness to Recovery: A Tri-level Programming Model for Disaster Relief Planning." Computational Logistics, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 8197, pp 213–228, 2013.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Matsumoto R.*, Yamada T., Kuo Y.H. and Takanokura M., “Rehabilitation Staff Scheduling in Senior Daytime Care Facility Considering Physical and Mental Workloads." In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Scheduling (Matsue, Japan), 2019.

2. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Graham C.A., Tsoi K.K.F. and Meng H., “Using Simulation to Examine Operational Efficiency Enhancement in a Hospital Emergency Room through Adoption of a Fast Service Track." In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Scheduling (Nagoya, Japan), 2017.

3. Tsoi K.K.F.*, Wong J.Y.H., Wong M.P.F., Leung G.K.S., Bak B.K.K., Chan F.C.H., Kuo Y.H., Lo H.H.M. and Meng, H., “Personal Wearable Devices to Measure Heart Rate Variability: A Framework of Cloud Platform for Public Health Research." In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Digital Health (London, UK), pp 207–208. 2017.

4. Tsoi K.K.F.*, Chan F.C.H, Hirai H.W., Leung G.K.S., Kuo Y.H., Tai S. and Meng H.M.L. “Data Visualization on Global Trends on Cancer Incidence. An Application of IBM Watson Analytics.” In Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (Hawaii), IEEE, pp 3283–3288. 2017.

5. Chow V.T.F., Sung K.W., Meng H., Wong K.H., Leung G.K.S., Kuo Y.H.* and Tsoi K.K.F. “Utilizing Real-Time Travel Information, Mobile Applications and Wearable Devices for Smart Public Transportation.” In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data (CCBD) (Macao), IEEE, pp 138–144. 2016.

6. Tsoi K.K.F.*, Yip B., Au D.W.H., Kuo Y.H., Wong S.Y.S., Woo J. and Meng H.M.L. “Blood Pressure Monitoring on the Cloud System in Elderly Community Centres. A Data Capturing Platform for Application Research in Public Health.” In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data (CCBD) (Macao), IEEE, pp 312–315. 2016.

7. Fan P., Fan D., Chen Y.* and Kuo Y.H., “Modeling and Evaluation of Overbooking Rules for Primary Health Care Clinic with Different Patient Behavior." In Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (Bali, Indonesia), IEEE, pp 861–865. 2016.

8. Leung J.M.Y.*, Lai D.S.W., Kuo Y.H. and Cheung H.K.F., “Real-Time Integrated Re-scheduling for Public Transit." In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance (Sardinia, Italy), Civil-Comp Press, paper 287. 2016.

9. Chen Y., Kuo Y.H.*, Balasubramanian H. and Wen B., “Using Simulation to Examine Appointment Overbooking Schemes for A Medical Imaging Center." In Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference (Huntington Beach, CA, USA), IEEE, pp 1307–1318. 2015.

10. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Tsoi K.K.F., Meng H.M. and Graham C.A., “Embracing Big Data for Simulation Modelling of Emergency Department Processes and Activities." In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE BigData Congress (New York City, USA), IEEE, pp 313–316. 2015.

11. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y., Meng H. and Tsoi K.K.F., “A Real-Time Decision Support Tool for Disaster Response:A Mathematical Programming Approach." In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE BigData Congress (New York City, USA), IEEE, pp 313–316. 2015.

12. Tsoi K.K.F.*, Kuo Y.H. and Meng H., “A Data Capturing Platform in the Cloud for Behavioral Analysis Among Smokers: An Application Platform for Public Health Research." In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE BigData Congress (New York City, USA), IEEE, pp 737–740. 2015.

13. Ho K.F., Hirai H. W., Kuo Y.H., Meng H. and Tsoi K.F.F.*, “Indoor Air Monitoring Platform and Personal Health Reporting System Big Data Analytics for Public Health Research.” In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE BigData Congress (New York City, USA), IEEE, pp 309 – 312. 2015.

14. Yip B., Hirai H. W., Kuo Y.H., Meng H., Wong S. and Tsoi K.F.F.*, “Blood Pressure Management with Data Capturing in the Cloud among Hypertensive Patients: A Monitoring Platform for Hypertensive Patients.” In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE BigData Congress (New York City, USA), IEEE, pp 305– 308. 2015.

15. Chen Y.*, Zhang J., Yang Y., Li X. and Kuo Y.H., “3-Party Loan Contract Based Purchase-Order Financing." In Proceedings of the Seventh International Joint Conference on Computational Sciences and Optimization (Beijing, China), IEEE, pp 163–167. 2014. 

16. Kuo Y.H.*, Leung J.M.Y. and Graham C.A., “Simulation with Data Scarcity: Developing a Simulation Model of a Hospital Emergency Department." In Proceedings of the 2012 Winter Simulation Conference (Berlin, Germany), IEEE, pp 979–990, 2012. 

Magazine Articles

1. Leung J.M.Y.*, Kuo Y.H. and Lai D.S.W., “On the Right Track: Optimisation Models for Railway Planning." Mathematics TODAY, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, October 2016, 238–241.

Edited Books / Proceedings

1. Kwan M.P., He S.Y.,  Kuo, Y.H. (Eds.), “Transport and Equity" Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies., 2023.

2. Leung J.M.Y., Cheng C.H., He S.Y., and Kuo Y.H.(Eds.), “Urban Transport Analytics" Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies., 2015.