This literature review investigates alternative solutions to fossil fuels in the context of road freight transport, focusing on both ecological and economic perspectives. A rigorous bibliographic method- ology was employed to ensure the relevance and quality of the selected studies. The research...

Lebensmittelverschwendung stellt weltweit und auch in Deutschland ein großes Problem dar. Neben den wirtschaftlichen und ethischen Folgen tragen Lebensmittelüberschüsse auch zu Umweltbelastungen bei. In den letzten Jahren sind zahlreiche Initiativen entstanden, um das Bewusstsein für dieses...

This study addresses a two-echelon network design problem that determines the location and size of new warehouses, the removal of company-owned warehouses, the inventory levels of multiple products at the warehouses, and the assignment of suppliers as well as customers to warehouses over a...

Facility location decisions play a critical role in the design of supply chain networks. This chapter outlines key features of facility location problems and their integration with various logistic operations in the context of network (re)design. Modeling approaches and solution methods are also...

E-commerce has experienced a remarkable growth in recent years. This trend is gradually driving retailers to shift from typical warehouse rental contracts with rigid conditions and long-term commitments to flexible alternatives that provide storage space on demand. This strategy gives retailers...

Motivated by a real situation arising in the Brazilian sugarcaneindustry, this paper addresses the integrated planning of harvest and transport operations over a multi-period planning horizon. The aim is to develop a schedule for the deployment of harvest and transport equipment that specifies...

We address a stochastic multi-period facility location problem with two customer segments, each having distinct service requirements. While customers in one segment receive preferred service, customers in the other segment accept delayed deliveries as long as lateness does not exceed a...

We investigate a recently introduced extension of the multi-period facility location problem that considers service-differentiated customer segments. Accordingly, some customers require their demands to be met on time, whereas the remaining customers accept delayed deliveries as long as lateness...

In this paper, we propose a novel mixed-integer linear programming model for a comprehensive multi-stage supply chain network design problem. Our model integrates location and capacity choices for plants and warehouses with supplier and transportation mode selection, and distribution of multiple...

In Martins et al. (2016), we proposed a novel mixed-integer linear programming model to redesign a multi-echelon food bank supply chain network over a multi-period planning horizon. The three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. economic, environmental and social goals, were addressed by...