September 22 - 24, 2021, Online
THE SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM WILL BE HELD ONLINE. EACH EVENT WILL BE OPENED 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE START.
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9:00 - 9:45
9:50 - 10:30
Opening ceremony  
				  chair: Lidija Zadnik Stirn
				
				
				 chair: Janez Žerovnik
				
				
				
			  
          
10:30 - 10:45
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10:45 - 12:15
              
				
              
10:45 - 12:15 
              
			
          
Mathematical Programming and Optimization (S5)
				 chair: Tunjo Perić
				
			
Application of Operational Research in Smart Cities (SS1)
				 chairs: Maja Ćukušić and Mario Jadrić
			  	
Industry & Society 5.0: Optimization in Industrial and Human Environments (SS6)
				 chairs: Drago Bokal and Andrej Košir
12:15 - 13:15
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13:15 - 13:55
14:00 - 15:15
              
            
 
              
            14:00 - 15:15
            
            
				 chair:  Zrinka Lukać
Operational Research in Ageing Studies and Social Innovations (SS10)
				 chairs: Marija Bogataj, David Bogataj and Samo Drobne
Operations Research in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management (SS11)
				 chairs:  Črtomir Rozman and Karmen Pažek
Theory of Games (S7)
				 chair:  Helena Gaspars-Wieloch
15:15 - 15:30
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15:30 - 16:45
15:30 - 16:45
              
            
 
              
            15:30 - 16:45
            
Econometric Models and Statistics (S1)
				 chair: Ksenija Dumičić
Finance and Investments (S3)
				 chair:  Snježana Pivac
Environment and Social Issues (S2)
				 chair:  Lidija Zadnik Stirn
              - prof. dr. Lidija Zadnik Stirn, president
				Section for Operations Research (SOR), Slovenian Society Informatika
              
              - Niko Schlamberger, president
				Slovenian Society Informatika
				
				
              - prof. dr. Iztok Podbregar, dean
				Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor
				
				
              - prof. dr. Mihael Sekavčnik, dean
				Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
				
				
              - dr. Sarah Fores, manager of EURO
				Association of European Operation Research Societies
				
				
              - prof. dr. Mario Jadrić, president
				Croatian Operational Research Society 
				
            
              S5.1 - Effective Decision Making in Local Government Using the Hybrid Approach Based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods and Machine Learning
              Valentina Đurek, Nikola Kadoić and Dijana Oreški
              
              S5.2 - Six Ways how to Define Robust Pareto Optimality under Double Interval Uncertainty
              Milan Hladík
              
              S5.3 - Sufficient Matrices and Linear Complementarity Problems
              Tibor Illés 
              
              S5.4 - Monopsony in Labor Market: Short-Run Profit Maximization Model from Duality Perspective
              Mira Krpan 
				
              S5.5 - Optimal Taxation of a Monopoly with Cobb-Douglas Production Function for Two Inputs as a Bilevel Programming Problem
              Zrinka Lukač 
				
				
              S5.6 - A New Methodology to Solve Decentralized Multi-Level Multi-Objective Linear Fractional Programming Problem
              Tunjo Perić, Zoran Babić and Josip Matejaš
            
              SS1.1 - Examining the Gap Between Smart City Definitions and Smart City Indexes: A Call Towards Unified Index
              Aleš Groznik, Eva Jelerčič, Sarina Kaloh, Maša Klun and Anton Manfreda 
              
              SS1.2 - Investigating Singular Value Decomposition as a Tool for Data Management in Tourism 
              Ivan Kekez and Daniela Garbin Praničević 
              
              SS1.3 - Demonstration Potential of Simulation Modelling in the Urban Mobility Domain
              Ivan Kekez, Mario Jadrić and Maja Ćukušić 
              
              SS1.4 - Developing System Dynamics Model for Waste Management in Tourism-Oriented Smart City
              Antonija Kvasina, Tea Mijač and Marko Hell 
				
				
              SS1.5 - Selection of IoT Platforms in Smart Cities: Multi-Criteria Decision Making
				Tea Mijač, Ivana Ninčević Pašalić and Luka Tomat 
				
				
              SS1.6 - Group Method of Data Handling for Modeling GNSS Site-Specific Quality Parameters
				Polona Pavlovčič Prešeren 
              
              SS6.1 - Increasing Efficiency of Health Care Management with the Online Scheduling for Medical Services: Impact of Age and Occupation 
              Tamara Ćurlin, Ivan Miloloža and Helena Nikolić
              
              SS6.2 - Smart House for Older and People with Disabilities
              Aleksandar Dojčinović, Martin Prelog, Maj Lopatič and Uroš Rajkovič
              
              SS6.3 - Influence of National Culture in Supply Chain Internal Integration 
              Ana Sousa, Cristina Rodrigues, Senhorinha Teixeira and Dominique Besson 
              
              SS6.4 - Guidelines for Agile Concurrent Product Development in SMEs
              Tena Žužek, Janez Kušar and Tomaž Berlec
              
              SS6.5 - On the Didactic Value of Crossing Critical Graphs
              Drago Bokal, Markus Chimani and Alen Vegi Kalamar
  				 
              SS6.6 - Longitudinal Dynamics between Linearly Ordered Classes
              Janja Jerebic, Špela Kajzer, Monika Vogrinec and Drago Bokal
            
              SS10.1 - The Social Value of Specialised Housing for Older Adults
              David Bogataj and Valerija Rogelj 
              
              SS10.2 - Older Adults Perspectives in Optimisation of Migration Flow
              Samo Drobne and Marija Bogataj
              
              SS10.3 - Efficiency of Croatian Nursing Homes - DEA Analysis 
              Lana Kordić and Josipa Višić
              
              SS10.4 - Multi-Criteria Self-Care Decision Model of Patients with Chronic Diseases
              Marija Milavec Kapun, Vladislav Rajkovič, Olga Šušteršič, Rok Drnovšek and Uroš Rajkovič
              
              SS10.5 - Forecasting the Homecare Utilization: Case for Varaždin County 
              Renata Možanić and David Bogataj
              
              SS11.1 - Farm Model and Risk Management Strategies on a Mixed Farm Type
              Jure Brečko and Jaka Žgajnar 
              
              SS11.2 - Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Alternative Scenarios for Closing Loops of Agricultural and Forestry Biomass
              Ana Novak and Luka Juvančič
              
              SS11.3 - Multi Criteria Assessment of Sustainable Development of Ethno-Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina
              Boris Prevolšek, Maja Žibert, Karmen Pažek, Aleksandar Maksimović, Adis Puška and Črtomir Rozman 
              
              SS11.4 - Testing MCDM Model for Evaluating the Potential of Coordinated Agri-Environmental Approaches Among Farmers on Two Case Studies from Netherland
              Janja Rudolf and Andrej Udovč 
              
              SS11.5 - Strategies for Structural Changes in Agricultural Holdings as a Farm Tourism Model Development
              Maja Žibert, Boris Prevolšek, Andrej Škraba and Črtomir Rozman
            
              S7.1 - Cooperative Interval Games and Selections Revisited
              Jan Bok
              
              S7.2 - From the Interactive Programming to a New Decision Rule for Uncertain One-Criterion Problems
              Helena Gaspars-Wieloch 
              
              S7.3 - The Dyadic Analysis of the Impact of Conflict-Handling Style on Negotiation Outcomes in Software Supported Negotiations
              Jakub Mróz and Tomasz Wachowicz 
              
              
              S7.4 - Sensitivity of Fair Prices in Assignment Markets
              Tamás Solymosi
            
              S1.1 - Determinants of Economic Development: An Application of Limited Dependent Variable Models
              Darja Boršič and Lea Žižek
              
              S1.2 - Educational Inequalities Across the EU Regions: Mixed GWR Approach
              Michaela Chocholatá and Andrea Furková 
              
              S1.3 - Approaches to Data Transformations and their Impact on the Skewness Statistic for Seriously Skewed Distributions: Selected Cryptocurrencies' Data Explored
              Ksenija Dumičić and Ivana Cunjak Mataković 
              
              
              S1.4 - Strategy Europa 2020 and Economic Development from a National Point of View
              Elza Jurun, Nada Ratković and Lidija Bekavac
				
              S1.5 - Gender Wage Inequality in the Labor Market of a Post-Socialist Economy
              Kosovka Ognjenović
				
				
              S1.6 - Tipping Points in the Croatian Political Sentiment: When, Why, and does the Economy have Anything to do with it?
              Petar Sorić and Marija Logarušić
            
              S3.1 - An Evidence on Risk and Return of Cryptocurrencies
              Zdravka Aljinović, Branka Marasović and Tea Kalinić Milićević
              
              S3.2 - Income Inequality and Current Account Imbalances in New EU Members
              Boris Cota, Nataša Erjavec and Saša Jakšić 
              
              S3.3 - Analysts’ Recommendations as the Predictions of Future Stock Returns at Prague Stock Exchange
              Aleš Kresta and Garegin Minasjan 
              
              
              S3.4 - Derivatives Markets Development and Country Political Risk
              Blanka Škrabić Perić and Ana Rimac Smiljanić
				
              S3.5 - The Impact of Business Economics Students’ Use of Heuristics on their Predispositions for Long-Term Investment Decisions
              Marija Vuković and Snježana Pivac
				
            
              S2.1 - Household Costs for Personal Protective Measures for Dengue Disease
              Artur M. C. Brito da Cruz, Helena Sofia Rodrigues and M. Teresa T. Monteiro
              
              S2.2 - Incrementing Heuristic for Non-Dominated Designs of Emergency Medical System
              Marek Kvet and Jaroslav Janáček 
              
              S2.3 - Functional Areas in Higher Education: A Case Study for Slovenia
              Teodora Mishevska and Samo Drobne 
              
              
              S2.4 - Validation of the Fan Type Scale in Croatia
              Mario Pepur
				
              S2.5 - MCDM with Imprecise Information: Economic, Ecological, Social and Participatory Insights on Natural Resource Management Scenarios
              Lidija Zadnik Stirn and Gregor Dolinar
				
            
9:00 - 9:40
				 chair: Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar
				
				
				
			  
          
9:45 - 10:30
              
				
              
9:45 - 10:30 
              
 9:45 - 10:30
                
			
          
High-Performance Computing and
Big Data (SS5)
				 chair: Janez Povh
				
			
Graph Theory and Algorithms (SS4)
				 chair: Sandi Klavžar
			  	
International Projects in Operations Research (SS7)
				 chairs: Anja Žnidaršič and Janja Jerebic
10:30 - 10:45
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10:45 - 12:15
10:45 - 12:15
              
            
 
              
            10:45 - 12:15
            
Computational Mathematical Optimization (SS2)
				 chairs:  Tibor Illés and Marianna Eisenberg-Nagy
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Applications of Statistical and OR Methods (SS8)
				 chair: Veljko Jeremić
Location and Transport, Graphs and their Applications (S4)
				 chair:  Samo Drobne
12:15 - 13:15
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13:15 - 14:45
13:15 - 14:45
              
            
 
              
            13:15 - 14:45
            
Computational Mathematical Optimization (SS2)
				 chairs: Tibor Illés and Marianna Eisenberg-Nagy
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Applications of Statistical and OR Methods (SS8)
				 chair:  Veljko Jeremić
Problems Approaching OR (S8)
				 chair:  Vesna Čančer
14:45 - 15:00
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15:00 - 15:40
15:45 - 16:00
				 chair: Marija Bogataj
				
				
Piano concert  
				 Tadeusz Trzaskalik
				
				
				
			  
          
              SS5.1 - Electricity Consumption Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence
              Tomaž Čegovnik, Andrej Dobrovoljc, Janez Povh and Matic Rogar
              
              SS5.2 - On Using Hypermetric Inequalities in a Cutting-Plane Algorithm for Max-Cut
              Timotej Hrga and Janez Povh 
              
              SS5.3 - Bibliographic Data Clustering Based on Symmetric Non-Negative Matrix Tri-Factorization
              Andrej Kastrin, Rok Hribar, Gregor Papa and Janez Povh 
              
             
            
              SS4.1 - Critical Edges in Weighted Center Problems
              Peter Czimmermann and Michal Lichner
              
              SS4.2 - 2-Rainbow Independent Domination Numbers of Some Graphs
              Boštjan Gabrovšek, Aljoša Peperko and Janez Žerovnik 
            
              SS7.1 - Predictors of Email Communication Skills among Slovenian and Serbian Students
              Alenka Tratnik, Anja Žnidaršič, Janja Jerebic, Uroš Rajkovič, Alenka Baggia, Dragana Gak, Tatjana Grbić, Nataša Duraković and Slavica Medić
              
              SS7.2 - The Intention to Use Microchip Implants: Model Extensions after the Pandemics
              Anja Žnidaršič, Borut Werber, Alenka Baggia, Maryna Vovk, Vanja Bevanda and Lukasz Zakonnik 
              
              SS7.3 - The Assessment of Twin Divergence in Croatia: The Impact of Trade Deficit on the Budget Deficit
              Frane Banić and Irena Palić 
              
             
            
              SS2.1 - Mixed Integer Linear Programming Formulation for K-means Cluster Problem
              Kolos Cs. Ágoston and Marianna E.-Nagy
              
              SS2.2 - Comparison of an Iterative Heuristic and Joint Optimization in the Optimization of Bonus-Malus Systems
              Kolos Csaba Ágoston and Márton Gyetvai 
              
              SS2.3 - Computing International Kidney Exchange Schemes
              Márton Benedek, Péter Biró, Walter Kern and Daniel Paulusma 
               
              SS2.4 - Simulations for Measuring Efficiency of International Kidney Exchange Programmes
              Kristóf Druzsin, Péter Biró, Rita Fleiner and Xenia Klimentova 
				
              SS2.5 - Heuristics for Combinatorial Auction-Based Channel Allocation Approaches in Multi-Connective Wireless Environments
              Dávid Csercsik 
				
				
              SS2.6 - A Family of Long-Step Interior Point Algorithms for Linear Programming
              Marianna E.-Nagy and Anita Varga 
            
              SS8.1 - The Role of Cryptocurrencies in the Portfolio Optimization During the COVID-19 Pandemic
              Matúš Bilka and Zdravka Aljinović
              
              SS8.2 - In-Class and Online Teaching of Mathematics – A Comparison of Students’ Outcomes at the Midterm Exams
              Alenka Brezavšček, Janja Jerebic, Gregor Rus and Anja Žnidaršič 
              
              SS8.3 - On the COVID effect for OT-ICU systems
              L.N. Bulder and N.M. van Dijk 
               
              SS8.4 - Segmenting Centennials Based on their Consumer Behaviour During COVID-19 Pandemics: The Case of Confectionery Industry
              Ivana Lazarevic, Milica Maricic and Marina Ignjatovic 
				
              SS8.5 - The Response of Market Volatility to the COVID-19 Pandemic
              Jelena Minović 
            
              S4.1 - Algorithms Based on Analytic Learning Neural Networks for Final Exam Scheduling
              Szilvia Erdős and Bence Kővári
              
              S4.2 - Exact Method for the Worst Optimal Value of an Interval Transportation Problem
              Elif Garajová and Miroslav Rada 
              
              S4.3 - The Influence Monitoring Problem
              László Hajdu and Miklós Krész 
               
              S4.4 - Bitcoin Price Direction Forecasting Using Neural Networks
              Tea Šestanović 
				
              S4.5 - Analysis of the Relationships between Slovenian Functional Regions Identified in the Network
              Samo Drobne, Alberto Garre and Eloy Hontoria 
            
              SS2.7 - A Numerical Comparison of Long-Step Interior Point Algorithms for Linear Optimization
              Marianna E.-Nagy and Anita Varga
              
              SS2.8 - Power and Preferences
              László Á. Kóczy and Balázs R. Sziklai 
              
              SS2.9 - Algebraic Equivalent Transformation Technique in Case of Sufficient Linear Complementarity Problems
              Petra Renáta Rigó, Tibor Illés and Zsolt Darvay 
               
              SS2.10 - Bounded Pooling Problem
              Dávid Tollner and Tibor Illés 
				
              SS2.11 - Implementation of Primal-Dual Interior-Point Algorithm for Solving Sufficient Linear Complementarity Problems
              Roland Török, Tibor Illés and Petra Renáta Rigó 
				
				
              SS2.12 - Making the Next Step in Finding the Best Route
              Ajda Zavrtanik Drglin, Romi Koželj, Martin Pečar and Gregor Mrak 
            
              SS8.6 - Measuring Efficiency of Health Care System of OECD Member Countries During Pandemic COVID-19
              Gordana Savić, Kristina Dobrilović, Bisera Andrić Gušavac, Minja Marinović and Milena Popović
              
              SS8.7 - Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollutant Emissions in Cities: The Case of Europe’s Cleanest and Most Polluted Countries
              Nikola Zornić, Nataša Bojković and Tanja Živojinović 
              
              SS8.8 - Does the COVID-19 Discriminate by Gender? Croatian and Slovenian Case
              Berislav Žmuk 
            
              S8.1 - Comparative Analysis of Decision Tree Methods from Two Scientific Fields
              Nikola Kadoić, Dijana Oreški and Marija Lendl
              
              S8.2 - Computational Analysis of the Musical Diversity in 22 European Countries
              Lorena Mihelač and Janez Povh 
              
              S8.3 - Business Process Management and Customer Experience Management Convergence – A Literature Review
              Dino Pavlic 
				
				
              S8.4 - A numerical investigation of a communication model
              Burcu Gürbüz, Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber 
            
9:00 - 9:55
				 chair and presentation of PRACE: Janez Povh
				
				
				
			  
          
10:00 - 11:15
              
				
              
			
          
Data Science – Methodologies and
Case Studies (SS3)
				 chair: Mirjana Pejić Bach
				
			
Logistics and Sustainability (SS9)
				 chairs: Ângela Silva, Wellington Alves and Helena Sofia Rodrigues
			  	
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (S6)
				 chair: Tadeusz Trzaskalik
11:15 - 11:30
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11:30 - 12:45
11:30 - 12:45
              
            
 
              
            11:30 - 12:45
            
Data Science – Methodologies and
Case Studies (SS3)
				 chair:  Mirjana Pejić Bach
Logistics and Sustainability (SS9)
				 chairs: Ângela Silva, Wellington Alves and Helena Sofia Rodrigues
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (S6)
				 chair:  Tomasz Wachowicz
12:55 - 13:20
              SS3.1 - Open Government Data Impact Areas Identification with Data Mining Techniques
              Aljaž Ferencek and Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar
              
              SS3.2 - SMEs Readiness in Utilizing Digital Technologies and Data in Digital Transformation
              Blaž Gašperlin, Andreja Pucihar and Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar 
              
              SS3.3 - Design of a Model for Implementation of Business Intelligence Methods in Decision-Making Processes
              Petra Kašparová and Petr Průcha 
				
				
              SS3.4 - Performance Testing of Feature Selection Algorithms for Generalized Additive Models
              László Kovács 
				
				
              SS3.5 - Empirical Analysis of the Hungarian Insurance Market
              Zoltán Madari and Veronika Szádoczkiné Varga 
            
              SS9.1 - Consumer’s Willingness to Engage in the Circular Economy: The Higher Education Outlooks
              Wellington Alves, Ângela Silva and Helena Sofia Rodrigues
              
              SS9.2 - Urgent Orders Impact on Materials Management in Portuguese Construction Sector - Case Study
              Ana Rita Castro, Claudia Duarte, Senhorinha Teixeira and Ângela Silva 
              
              SS9.3 - Scheduling of Waste Wood Processing Facilities with Overlapping Jobs
              Balázs Dávid, Olivér Ősz and Máté Hegyháti 
				
				
              SS9.4 - Order Variation and Flexibility Rules Dashboard
              Joana Nascimento, Nuno Frazāo, Senhorinha Teixeira and Ana Cecília Ribeiro 
				
				
              SS9.5 - The Role of Intermodal Transportation on Reducing CO2 Emissions
              Ana Órfão, Ângela Silva and Wellington Alves 
            
              S6.1 - Multiple Criteria Utility Models for Sorting Incorporating Veto Related Preference Structures
              Andrej Bregar
              
              S6.2 - How to Create Piecewise Linear Value Functions
              Vesna Čančer 
              
              S6.3 - A Multicriteria Approach for the Analysis of Biomedical Research Networks
              Hannia Gonzalez-Urango, Rocío Poveda-Bautista, Pablo D’Este, Oscar Llopis and Adrian A. Díaz-Faes 
				
				
              S6.4 - Comparison of Best-Worst Method and Analytic Hierarchy Process
              Petra Grošelj, Gregor Dolinar and Tjaša Šmidovnik 
				
				
              S6.5 - Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods Comparison on a Case of Power Plant Procurement
              Rok Hržica and Mirjana Kljajić Borštnar 
            
              SS3.6 - Factors of Motor Policies Casco Coverage Risk Exposures
              Boris Peršak, Uroš Rajkovič and Davorin Kofjač
              
              SS3.7 - Evaluation of Efficiency and Its Determinants in Croatian Hotel Industry
              Maja Pervan and Petra Babić 
              
              SS3.8 - Determinants of Tourism Demand in Croatia
              Maja Pervan and Ena Jurić 
				
				
              SS3.9 - Seeking Health Information over the Internet: Cluster Analysis Approach to Analyzing Differences Among European Countries
              Jovana Zoroja, Mirjana Pejic Bach and Ivan Miloloža 
				
				
              SS3.10 - Use of Emotion in Designing BI Dashboards
              Petr Průcha and Petra Kašparová 
            
              SS9.6 - A PDCA-Based Approach to Improve the Logistic Supply of an Assembly Line in the Automobile Sector: A Case Study
              Vitoria Packer do Amaral, Ana Cristina Ferreira and Bruna Ramos
              
              SS9.7 - Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and E-Commerce Deliveries through the Use of EPP Boxes in a Darkstore
              Eduardo Pintado, Lia Coelho de Oliveira and Jorge Esparteiro Garcia 
              
              SS9.8 - Methodological Framework for Measuring Regional Logistics Performance
              Tiago Duarte Silva Vieira, Ângela Silva, Jorge Esparteiro Garcia and Wellington Alves 
				
				
              SS9.9 - Volunteering in Humanitarian Logistics: A Structural Equation Modeling
              Ana Rita Vasconcelos, Ângela Silva and Helena Sofia Rodrigues 
				
				
            
              S6.6 - Emergency Medical System under Conflicting Criteria
              Jaroslav Janáček and Marek Kvet
              
              S6.7 - Assessing Florists' Competencies Using Multicriteria Decision Methodology
              Sabina Šegula, Vladislav Rajkovič and Uroš Rajkovič 
              
              S6.8 - Comparison of Student and Expert Idea Assessment in Online Brainstorming Session
              Andrej Škraba, Anja Žnidaršič,Davorin Kofjač and Alenka Baggia 
				
				
              S6.9 - Vectors of Indicators in Multistage Bipolar Method
              Tadeusz Trzaskalik 
				
				
              S6.10 - Analyzing the Concordance of Principals' Preference Representation by Agents with Different Decision-Making Profiles Using Generalized Fuzzy Approach
              Tomasz Wachowicz, Ewa Roszkowska, Krzysztof Piasecki and Marzena Filipowicz-Chomko