Background: Over the past decade, the growth of ecommerce and omnichannel order fulfillment has led to a spike in last-mile delivery services. Last-mile delivery being the most expensive portion of the supply chain has resulted in process improvement initiatives by industry and academia...

Background: Schedule reliability in container liner services is essential for the efficiency of maritime and inland transport, terminal operations, and the overall supply chain. Disruptions to vessel schedules can trigger a series of disruptions at other points, generating additional operational...

Optimization problems in multi-domain education present complex challenges with multiple objectives and constraints. This paper integrates two cross-domain problems: the University Course Timetabling Problem (UCTP) and the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (CVRP). This integration is motivated...

Purpose: Hub location problems have been utilized in various applications including rail transportation network planning, where hub serves as a key transit point within the network. In this paper, we focus on determining the optimal location for a rail transportation hub, where cost and service...