Faced with the challenges associated with sustainably feeding the world's growing
population, the food industry is increasingly relying on operations research (OR) techniques …

Sustainable supply chain management has been a topic of high interest to scholars and
practitioners over the last 30 years. Accordingly, many review papers have been published …

Abstract The field of “Sustainable Operations” and the term itself have arisen only in the last
ten to twenty years in the context of sustainable development. Even though the term is …

It is widely recognized that the adoption of collaborative organization models in the agri-food
sector can help farmers in rural areas to reach sustainable development goals. In any case …

Primal heuristics have become essential components in mixed integer programming (MIP)
solvers. Extending MIP-based heuristics, our study outlines generic procedures to build …

This paper proposes a sustainable global food supply chain model with risk considerations.
Perishable foods begin to deteriorate after were produced. Therefore, without proper …

In this paper, the problem of planning the allocation of crops to arable lands, taking into
account crop rotations principles and diversification strategies promoted by sustainable …

Soil quality is an important determinant of agricultural productivity and environmental quality.
Despite its importance, few economic models incorporate sustainable soil management. The …

This paper presents an integrated strategic-tactical planning model for the sugar beet supply
chain problem. The model includes the critical agricultural and industrial decisions coupled …

Crop rotation planning is the process of deciding the types and the temporal succession of
plants on agricultural areas to increase soil quality, crop yield, and pest/weed resistance …