Sustainability in supply chain management addresses various challenges, from waste minimization to resource efficiency maximization. Two-dimensional cutting problems are common problems in most supply chains where small rectangular items need to be cut from large rectangular stock sheets to meet...

In distribution systems such as airlines and express package delivery, the use of hub-and-spoke networks is common, and flow consolidation at hub facilities is essential for cost reduction. While a constant discount factor is typically used to model cost reduction in interhub links, this paper...