In this paper we consider the design of supply chain networks in the case of critical needs as may occur, for example, in disasters, emergencies, pending epidemics, and attacks affecting national security. By "critical needs" we mean products that are essential to the survival of the population,...

In this article, we develop a theoretical framework for the study of telecommuting versus commuting decision-making over a fixed time horizon, such as a work week through the use of a space-time network to conceptualize the decision-makers’ choices over space and time. The decision-makers are...

This article describes the impact and influence of the book, "Studies in the Economics of Transportation", by M. Beckmann, C.B. McGuire and C.B. Winsten, published in 1956 by Yale University Press. Our focus is on the book's impacts on innovations in modeling, methodological developments and...