Food waste has become one of the most critical issues for individuals and organizations
involved in food marketing and policy across the world, which poses serious challenges to …

The cold chain (refrigerated supply chain) is an important application of refrigeration
technologies. The capacity of the cold chain industry is growing rapidly in emerging …

In the United States, food banks play an important role in helping to reduce the rate of food
insecurity by distributing donated food among the population in need. One of the challenges …

The growing demand for fresh products presents a formidable challenge for managers to
design a supply chain that is both cost-effective and efficient while maintaining the freshness …

Perishable products are highly susceptible to degradations in quality due to unstable
environmental conditions. From an operations management perspective, retailers may be …

In the context of Industry 4.0, the matrix production developed by KUKA robotics represents
a revolutionary solution for flexible manufacturing systems. Because of the adaptable and …

In recent years, the carbon emission problem involved in various industries has attracted
more and more attention from scholars, among which many scholars have incorporated the …

This study is motivated by industries in which products can be partially prepared and stored
before demand occurs, while demand is stock-dependent. We study a multi-server system in …

This paper introduces an economic disposal and lot-sizing problem (EDLSP) for perishable
inventories, it is a new version of an economic lot-sizing problem (ELSP). The classic ELSP …

Platelets are perishable (5–7 day shelf life) blood products required for a variety of clinical
treatments. In North America, hospitals typically procure platelet units from a central supplier …