Charging infrastructure planning has a strategic impact on promoting the use of electric
vehicles (EVs) and other alternative fuel vehicles. Importantly, decision makers need to …

Abstract City Logistics Centers (CLC) are an important part of the modern urban logistics
system, and the selection of the location of a CLC has become a key problem in logistics …

In an emergency situation, evacuation is conducted in order to displace people from a
dangerous place to a safer place, and it usually needs to be done in a hurry. It is necessary …

Reverse logistics, induced by various forms of return, has received growing attention
throughout this decade. Reverse logistics network design is a major strategic issue. This …

The proliferation of smart connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices is bringing tremendous
challenges in meeting the performance requirement of their supported real-time applications …

In the preparedness phase of humanitarian logistics, uncertainties from both the supply and
demand sides may dramatically increase morbidity and mortality. We consider a …

Designing distribution networks–as one of the most important strategic issues in supply
chain management–has become the focus of research attention in recent years. This paper …

Capacitated facility location problem (CFLP) is a well-known combinatorial optimization
problem with applications in distribution and production planning that is classified as an NP …

Facility location problems with the objective to minimize the sum of the setup cost and
transportation cost are studied in this paper. The setup and transportation costs are …

This study aims to determine the optimal deployment plan for EV fast charging stations in a
transportation network with a limited budget. The objective of the deployment problem is to …