Professor Dylan Jones
Biography
I am a Professor of Operational Research in the School of Mathematics and Physics, and Director of the Centre for Operational Research and Logistics. I have a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics with Operational Research from the University of Southampton and a PhD in Operational Research, also from the University of Portsmouth. I have been involved in research, teaching, and course development in the field of Logistics and Operational Research over the past twenty-five years. My area of research is the theory of making decisions in the presence of multiple, conflicting objectives.
I am interested in a wide range of applications but have specifically worked in applications to supply chain management and logistics, maritime logistics, healthcare, renewable energy and sustainability. I attend international conferences in either general Operational Research or specialised in Multi-Criteria Decision Making. My current research is funded by the European Union and I have particular research connections in France, Spain, and Brazil. I am the author of over 50 publications in international journals and a Springer research book on goal programming.
Research interests
- Multiple Criteria Decision Making
- Multiple Objective Programming
- Goal Programming
- Mixed Modelling Methodologies
- Applications of Operational Research in Logistics, Healthcare, Defence, and Renewable Energy
Research outputs
2025
A multiple criteria methodology for sustainable port location selection to support the emerging Brazilian offshore wind sector
Akbari, N., Cabral, E., Godeiro, M., Gonzalez, M., Jones, D., Melo, D., Santiso, A., Vasconcelos, R.
31 Mar 2025, In: Journal of the Operational Research Society
A multi-objective approach for strategic resource allocation in Brazilian food banks
Cantane, D. R., Colletti Coral, M., Godoi, L., Jones, D., Queiroga Aranha, F.
7 Feb 2025, In: Journal of the Operational Research Society
Characterization and modelling of potential seaborne disasters, in the ANA region
Andreassen, N., Cainzos, M. D., Elvegård, R., Jones, D., Labib, A.
14 Jan 2025, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 15, 782, 15p., 782
2024
Green port industry to support the offshore wind sector: a framework proposal
Akbari, N., Almeida, M., Cassimiro, D., Godeiro, M., Gonzalez, M., Jones, D., Nogueira, L., Santiso, A., Soares, G., Toledo, J., Vasconcelos, R.
6 Dec 2024, In: Energies. 17, 23, 26p., 6155
Logistic decisions in the installation of offshore wind farms: a conceptual framework
Akbari, N., Almeida, M., Godeiro, M., Gonzalez, M., Jones, D., Melo, D., Nascimento, G., Nogueira, L., Oprime, P., Santiso, A., Vasconcelos, R.
1 Dec 2024, In: Energies, 20p., 6004
Offshore wind power growth and industrial development in emerging markets
Akbari, N., Gonzalez, M., Jones, D., Melo, D., Santiso, A., Vasconcelos, R.
21 Sep 2024, In: Energies. 17, 22p., 4712
Robust, extended goal programming with uncertainty sets: an application to a multi-objective portfolio selection problem leveraging DEA
Jafar Sadjadi, S., Jones, D., Mohammadi, E., Mohseny-Tonekabony, N., Tamiz, M.
21 May 2024, In: Annals of Operations Research, 56p.
A dry port hub-and-spoke network design: an optimization model, solution method, and application
Dai, J., Irawan, C., Jones, D., Liu, M., Salhi, S.
6 Apr 2024, In: Computers and Operations Research
Incorporation of poverty principles into goal programming
Bartmeyer, P., Glampedakis, A., Jones, D., Ouelhadj, D., Treloar, R.
3 Apr 2024, In: Omega
A resilience-based maintenance optimisation framework using multiple criteria and Knapsack methods
Jones, D., Karar, A. A., Labib, A.
1 Jan 2024, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 241, 109674