The supply-chain of oil and gas is known as the hydrocarbon supply-chain (HCSC). HCSC
constitutes a significant part of the world economy of the energy sector. Consequently …

Transportation of products from sources to destinations with minimal total cost plays an
important role in logistics and supply chain management. All algorithms start with an initial …

The transportation problems have attracted many researchers in optimization because of
their applications in several areas of science and real life. Therefore, solving of these …

Over the years, oil-related energy sources have played an irreplaceable role in both
developed and developing countries. Therefore, the efficiency of petroleum supply chains is …

This paper aims to determine the petroleum industry's supply chain challenges and develop
Total Interpretive Structural Models (TISM) of the challenges faced by the companies and the …

Transportation of a product from multi-source to multi-destination with minimal total
transportation cost plays an important role in logistics and supply chain management …

Recent extreme economic, social, and environmental changes have made the design of
gasoline supply chain (GSC) networks a major challenge, while sustainability and resilience …

The crude oil tanker routing and scheduling problem with split pickup and split delivery is a
maritime transportation task where an industrial operator needs to ship different types of …

Optimization processes in mathematics, computer science, and economics solve problems
effectively by selecting the best element from a set of available alternatives. One of the most …

The transportation of the crude oil produced in offshore oilfields to onshore terminals is
performed by vessels, known as shuttle tankers. Scheduling shuttle-tanker operations …