Abstract The Physical Internet (PI) is an innovative concept that has the potential to
significantly improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of the global supply …

Parcel hub (PH), as one of the logistic system entities, plays a significant role in delivering
packages. PH operations are identical to a cross-docking system. Numerous studies were …

Purpose Collaborative Logistics (CL) and merging operations are crucial strategies for
reducing costs and improving service in transportation companies. This study proposes a …

Cross-docking is a logistics methodology employed in warehouses to gain a competitive
advantage by consolidating and transferring freights directly from an inbound supplier to an …

Background: The logistics network design with cross-docking operations enables shipping
service providers to integrate the physical flow of products between vendors and dealers in …

This study presents a novel framework called Total Fulfillment Management (TFM), which
integrates inbound warehousing and outbound transportation operations into a unified …

In container terminals (CTs), the performance of quay cranes (QCs) is extremely impacted by
their operators' productivity, which makes the QC worker assignment a relevant element in …

This study proposed an algorithm called selective strategy differential evolution (SSDE) to
handle the complexity of the stochastic internal task scheduling problem in cross‐docking …

This work proposes a metaheuristic algorithm that modifies the marine predator algorithm
(MPA), namely, the stochastic marine predator algorithm with multiple candidates (SMPA …

An important part for the efficient operation of manufacturing and service companies is the
development of modern supply chain solutions that ensures efficient, flexible and …