Purpose This paper focuses on multi-objective order allocation with product substitution for the vaccine supply chain under uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach The weighted-sum minimization approach is used to find a compromised solution between three objectives of minimizing inefficiently...

A key feature of food products is their perishability. Within the short marketing window that characterizes most food and ag products, demand is typically highly stochastic and difficult to predict. This combination of features poses substantial challenges to retailers when pricing products and...