Case Article—Optimizing Transportation and Equity in a District Zoning Problem for ORville Public Schools

Authors

• Kelly M. Sullivan, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
• Ashlea Bennett Milburn, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2025

Keywords

multi-objective optimization, generalized assignment problem, district zoning, public schools, transportation, equity

Abstract

“Optimizing transportation and equity in a district zoning problem for ORville public schools” is a case developed to expose students to an optimization decision problem with ethical considerations incorporated. Specifically, students are asked to solve a school district zoning problem in which all residential addresses in a school district must be assigned to middle schools having capacity limits on the numbers of students that they can accommodate.

Citation

Kelly M. Sullivan, Ashlea Bennett Milburn (2024) Case Article—Optimizing Transportation and Equity in a District Zoning Problem for ORville Public Schools. INFORMS Transactions on Education 26(1):1-7. https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2023.0046ca

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