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The “factory-in-a-box” concept involves assembling production modules (i.e., factories) in containers and transporting the containers to different customer locations. Such a concept could be highly effective during emergencies, when there is an urgent demand for products (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic). The “factory-in-a-box” planning problem can be divided into two sub-problems. The first sub-problem deals with the assignment of raw materials to suppliers, sub-assembly decomposition, assignment of sub-assembly modules to manufacturers, and assignment of tasks to manufacturers. The second sub-problem focuses on the transport of sub-assembly modules between suppliers and manufacturers by assigning vehicles to locations, deciding the order of visits for suppliers, manufacturers, and customers, and selecting the appropriate routes within the transportation network. This study addresses the second sub …