Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate significant impact of partner similarity on the success of horizontal alliances in logistics service providers (LSPs) from China. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected via questionnaire distribution to 380 Chief Executive...

This paper presents a new approach to minimize the operation cost of wind-diesel system. Under the constraints of diesel units' startup/shut down time, ramp rate and power balance etc., the ‘Unit Commitment’ concept is introduced to construct the model for optimal operation planning of all...