Professor Débora P. Ronconi

Phone: +55(11)5525-8739 Email: dronconi a t usp d o t br University of São Paulo Polytechnic School Department of Production Engineering Av. Prof. Almeida Prado, 128 Cidade Universitária 05508-900, São Paulo, SP - Brazil

Prof. Ronconi holds Electrical Engineering degree (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória - ES, Brazil, 1990). She is a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operational Research from the Department of System Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering School, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP (Brazil, 1993 and 1997). Post-Doctorate at Department of Operations Research & Financial Engineering, Princeton University (2006). Currently, she is full professor at the Department of Production Engineering, Politecnical School, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Her research interests include combinatorial optimization and scheduling of manufacturing systems.

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Main interests

Combinatorial optimization and scheduling of manufacturing systems.

Refereed publications

• Damm, D.P., Chaves, A., Merino, J.A.R. & Ronconi, D.P., "Scheduling technicians and tasks through an adaptive multi-objective biased random-key genetic algorith", submitted paper. [Additional material]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Manguino, J.L.V., "GRASP and VNS approaches for a vehicle routing problem with step cost functions", Annals of Operations Research, to appear.
• Araujo, K.A.G., Birgin, E.G., Kawamura M.S. & Ronconi D.P., "Relax-and-fix heuristics applied to a real-world lot-sizing and scheduling problem in the personal care consumer goods industry", Operations Research Forum, to appear.
• Birgin, E.G., O.C. Romão & Ronconi, D.P., 2023, "A forward-looking matheuristic approach for the multi-period two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting stock problem with usable leftovers", Expert Systems with Applications<\i>, 223, article number 119866.
• Manguino, J.L.V. & Ronconi, D.P., 2022, "Step cost functions in a fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem with time windows", Annals of Operations Research, 316, pp. 1013-1038.
• Lunardi, W.T., Birgin, E.G., Ronconi, D.P. & Voos, H., 2021, "Metaheuristics for the Online Printing Shop Scheduling Problem", European Journal of Operational Research, 293, pp. 419-441,. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2020.12.021]
• Lunardi, W.T., Birgin, E.G., Laborie, P., Ronconi, D.P. & Voos, H., 2020, "A Mixed Integer linear programming and constraint programming models for the online printing shop scheduling problem", Computers & Operations Research, 123, article number 105020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2020.105020]
• Birgin, E.G., Ferreira, J.E. & Ronconi, D.P., 2020, "A filtered beam search method for the m-machine permutation flowshop scheduling problem minimizing the earliness and tardiness penalties and the waiting time of the jobs", Computers & Operations Research, 114, article number 104824. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2019.104824]
• Birgin, E.G., Romão, O.C. & Ronconi, D.P., 2020. "The multiperiod two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting stock problem with usable leftovers", International Transactions in Operational Research, 27, pp. 1392-1418. [DOI: 10.1111/itor.12648]
• Hortencio, H.P. & Ronconi, D.P., 2020, "Mixed Integer Linear Programming Models for Scheduling Elective Surgical Procedures", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 12251, pp. 632-647. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58808-3_46]
• Bassi, S. & Ronconi, D.P., 2020, "Optimization of the Use of Critical Resources in the Development of Offshore Oil Fields", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 12249, pp. 391-405. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58799-4_29]
• Manguino, J.L.V. & Ronconi, D.P., 2020, "Metaheuristic Approaches for the Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Step Cost Functions", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 12433, pp. 231-245. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59747-4_15]
• Damm, R.B., Resende, M.G.C. & Ronconi, D.P., 2016, "A Biased Random Key Genetic Algorithm for the Field Technician Scheduling Problem", Computers & Operations Research, 75, pp. 49-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2016.05.003] [Additional material]
• Morales, S.G. & Ronconi, D.P., 2016, "Mathematical models and resolution strategies for the classical job shop problem", Production, 26, pp. 614-625. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-6513.058512]
• Lemos, R.F. & Ronconi, D.P., 2015, "Heuristics for the stochastic single-machine problem with E/T costs", International Journal of Production Economics, 168, pp. 131-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.06.014] [Additional material]
• Birgin, E.G., Ferreira, J.E. & Ronconi, D.P., 2015, "List scheduling and beam search methods for the flexible job shop scheduling problem with sequencing flexibility", European Journal of Operational Research, 247, pp. 421-440. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.023]
• Melo, E. & Ronconi, D.P., 2015, "Regras de prioridade eficientes que exploram características do job shop flexível para a minimização do atraso total", Revista Produção, 25, pp. 79-91. [DOI: 10.1590/S0103-65132014005000016]
• Sakuraba, C.S., Ronconi, D.P., Birgin, E.G. & Yagiura, M., 2015, "Metaheuristics for large-scale instances of the linear ordering problem", Expert Systems with Applications, 42, pp. 4432-4442. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2015.01.053]
• Andrade, R., Birgin, E.G., Morábito, R. & Ronconi, D.P., 2014, "MIP models for two-dimensional non-guillotine cutting problems with usable leftovers", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 65, pp. 1649-1663. [DOI: 10.1057/jors.2013.108]
• Birgin, E.G., Feofiloff, P., Fernandes, C.G., Melo, E.L., Oshiro, M.T.I. & Ronconi, D.P., 2014, "A MILP model for an extended version of the Flexible Job Shop Problem", Optimization Letters, 8, pp. 1417-1431. [DOI: 10.1007/s11590-013-0669-7] [Additional material]
• Mainieri, G. & Ronconi, D.P., 2013, "New Heuristics for Total Tardiness Minimization in a Flexible Flowshop", Optimization Letters, 7, pp. 665-684. [DOI: 10.1007/s11590-012-0448-x] [Free access provided by SharedIt] [Additional material]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Birgin, E.G., 2012, "Mixed-Integer Programming Models for Flowshop Scheduling Problems Minimizing the Total Earliness and Tardiness", in Just-in-Time Systems, Y.A. Ríos-Solís and R.Z. Ríos-Mercado (Eds.), Springer Series on Optimization and Its Applications, P.M. Pardalos and Ding-Zhu Du (Series eds.). [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1123-9_5] [Additional material]
• Birgin, E.G. & Ronconi, D.P., 2012, "Heuristic Methods for the Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Different Ready Times and a Common Due Date", Engineering Optimization, 44, pp. 1197-1208. [DOI: 10.1080/0305215X.2011.634409] [Additional material]
• Santoro, M.C. & Ronconi, D.P., 2011, "Modeling the Transportation and Warehousing of Potassium Chloride in the Fertilizer Industry", International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 8, pp. 298-312. [DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2011.038989]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Powell, W.B., 2010, "Minimizing Total Tardiness in a Stochastic Single Machine Scheduling Problem using Approximate Dynamic Programming", Journal of Scheduling, 13, pp. 597-607. [DOI: 10.1007/s10951-009-0160-6] [Free access provided by SharedIt] [Additional material]
• Mainieri, G. & Ronconi, D.P., 2010, "Regras de Despacho para a Minimização do Atraso Total no Ambiente Flowshop Flexível", Gestão & Produção, 17, pp. 683-692. [DOI: 10.1590/S0104-530X2010000400004]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Kawamura, M.S., 2010, "The Single Machine Earliness and Tardiness Scheduling Problem: Lower Bounds and a Branch-and-Bound Algorithm", Computational & Applied Mathematics, 29, pp. 107-124. [DOI: 10.1590/S1807-03022010000200002] [Additional material]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Henriques, L.S., 2009, "Some Heuristic Algorithms for Total Tardiness Minimization in a Flowshop with Blocking", Omega, 37, pp. 272-281. [DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2007.01.003] [Additional material]
• Sakuraba, C.S., Ronconi, D.P. & Sourd, F., 2009, "Scheduling in a Two-Machine Flowshop for the Minimization of the Mean Absolute Deviation from a Common Due Date", Computers & Operations Research, 36, pp. 60-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2007.07.005] [Additional material]
• Birgin, E.G., Martínez, J.M., Nishihara, F.H. & Ronconi, D.P., 2006, "Orthogonal Packing of Rectangular Items within Arbitrary Convex Regions by Nonlinear Optimization", Computers & Operations Research, 33, pp. 3535-3548. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cor.2005.03.031]
• Kawamura, M.S., Ronconi, D.P. & Yoshizaki, H., 2006, "Optimizing Transportation and Storage of Final Products in the Sugar and Ethanol Industry: a case study", International Transactions in Operational Research, 13, pp. 425-439. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3995.2006.00556.x]
• Birgin, E.G., Martínez, J.M. , Mascarenhas, W.F. & Ronconi, D.P., 2006, "Method of Sentinels for Packing Objects whitin Arbitrary Regions", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 57, pp. 735-746. [DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602067]
• Ronconi, D.P., 2005, "A Branch-and-Bound Algorithm to Minimize the Makespan in a Flowshop with Blocking", 2005, Annals of Operations Research, 138(1), pp. 53-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10479-005-2444-3] [Free access provided by SharedIt]
• Hino, C.M., Ronconi, D.P. & Mendes, A.B., 2005, "Minimizing Earliness and Tardiness Penalties in a Single-Machine Problem with a Common Due Date", European Journal of Operational Research, 160, pp. 190-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2004.03.006]
• Birgin, E.G., Martínez, J.M. & Ronconi, D.P., 2005, "Optimizing the Packing of Cylinders into a Rectangular Container: A Nonlinear Approach", European Journal of Operational Research, 160, pp. 19-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2003.06.018]
• Furlan, C.F. & Ronconi, D.P., 2005, "Programação de Ordens de Produção com Diferentes Instantes de Liberação para uma Data Única de Entrega", GEPROS – Gestão da Produção e Sistemas, 1, pp. 19-28.
• Ronconi, D.P., 2004, "A Note on Constructive Heuristics for the Flowshop Problem with Blocking In-Process", International Journal of Production Economics, 87(1), pp. 39-48. [DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00065-3]
• Birgin, E.G., Martínez, J.M. & Ronconi, D.P., 2003, "Minimization Subproblems and Heuristics for a Robust Applied Clustering Problem", European Journal of Operational Research, 146, pp. 19-34. [DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00208-4]
• Kiyuzato, L., Ronconi, D.P., Salamoni, R., Tsai, C.K. & Yoshizaki, H., 2002, "Minimizing Total Tardiness: A Case Study in an Autoparts Factory", International Transactions in Operational Research, 9, pp. 371-379. [DOI: 10.1111/1475-3995.00361]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Armentano, V.A., 2001, "Lower Bounding Schemes for Flowshops with Blocking In-Process", Journal of the Operational Research Society, 52 (11), pp. 1289-1297. [DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601220]
• Armentano, V.A. & Ronconi, D.P., 2000, "Minimização do Tempo Total de Atraso no Problema de Flowshop com Buffer Zero Utilizando Busca Tabu", Gestão & Produção,7 (3), pp. 353-363. [DOI: 10.1590/S0104-530X2000000300011]
• Armentano, V.A. & Ronconi, D.P., 1999, "Tabu Search for Total Tardiness Minimization in Flowshop Scheduling Problems", Computers & Operations Research, 26 (3), pp. 219-235. [DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0548(98)00060-4]
• Ronconi, D.P. & Armentano, V.A., 1995 (published in 1997), "Busca Tabu para a Minimização do Tempo Total de Atraso no Problema de Flowshop", Pesquisa Operacional, 15, pp. 23-34.
• Ronconi, D.P. & Armentano, V.A., 1993, "Um Método Heurístico Baseado em Grafos para Formação de Células de Manufatura", Caderno de Engenharia de Produção - DEP, 21, pp. 24-48.