This book examines logistics systems in an integrated way. Its goal is to describe and show how to find rational structures for logistics systems considering all the relevant aspects. Building on an understanding of the simplest logistical system with only one origin and one destination, the...

The globalization of markets has reinforced the interest in logistics. A constantly raising level of competition among companies stresses the need for improved logistic processes, in terms of cost reduction and increased service level. The book covers the main problems of distribution logistics:...

Traffic flow dynamics is a hot topic in transportation planning and operations research. By verifying the asymmetric property of the dynamic link travel time function and identifying the inflow, exit flow and number of vehicles on a physical link as three different states over time, a...