In-house logistics activities are an essential part of any organisation as they improve
operations productivity and efficiency. In this context, agile decision-making raises the need …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature
about the use of agent-based simulation (ABS) in the study of organizational behavior …

Purpose The technique of cross-docking is attractive to organisations because of the lower
warehousing and transportation (consolidated shipments) costs. This concept is based on …

This research concerns an allocation problem in the context of the physical internet aimed at
improving rail-road π-hub efficiency by optimizing the distance travelled by each container to …

Today's dynamic manufacturing context, characterized by frequent product variations and
consistently rising production volumes, forces companies to continuously adapt their …

This work simulated several alternatives for the dynamic allocation of additional human
resources in a company that produces a group of specific products. The goal was to …

Small and medium industries in Indonesia is currently developing. The problem faced by
SMEs is the difficulty of meeting growing demand coming into the company. Therefore, SME …

Inefficient supply chains result in unsold inventory and unfilled customer orders, posing a
significant risk to company profitability and consumer satisfaction. The purpose of this single …

A cross-dock (CD) in a supply chain avoids storing goods that would be picked for orders
soon after. Vehicles inbound to the CD are unloaded and their contents are re-sorted …

Companies are implementing new strategies to meet the customer requirements in terms of
quality, timing, and cost. One of these strategies is cross-docking, which can be defined as …