The ability to understand and explain the outcomes of data analysis methods, with regard to
aiding decision-making, has become a critical requirement for many applications. For …

In the last few years, competitiveness, problems of globalization and concerns about
sustainability require new approaches and models for the planning of transport networks …

E‐commerce platforms provide sales channels for enterprises to exploit more markets.
Meanwhile, E‐commerce platform supply chain members are increasingly using live …

Due to the complexity and the magnitude of optimisation models that appeared in
sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), the use of meta-heuristic algorithms as …

The location‐routing problem (LRP) and its variants have been studied extensively over the
past few years. The number of articles has grown more than ever, since the last surveys …

Collaboration among service providers in a logistics network can greatly increase their
operation efficiencies and reduce transportation emissions. This study proposes, formulates …

This study focuses on the collaborative multicenter vehicle routing problem with time
windows and mixed deliveries and pickups (CMVRPTWMDP), which is a variant of the …

The need for effective freight and human transportation systems has consistently increased
during the last decades, mainly due to factors such as globalization, e-commerce activities …

During recent years, horizontal collaboration in logistics has gained attention because of
achieved potential benefits such as cost reduction, an increase in fulfillment rates, and a …

Collaboration among logistics operators offers an effective way to improve customer service
and freight transportation efficiency. One form of collaboration is the sharing of logistics …