Presents a multiple‐objective mathematical programming model to co‐ordinate logistics decisions with those on the interface between the production and marketing departments. The model can help decide on an overall budget to request from senior management for logistics and these interfaces,...

Much has been written on the disadvantages of the Canadian system for grain transportation and handling. Although some high capacity elevators exits, there are many small elevators located on little-used branch lines. It has been difficult politically to rationalize branch lines and elevators....

The purpose of this paper is to model the desires, expectations and priorities of the inhabitants of Istanbul, a city with a population of about 15 milion, from a multidimensional perspective. In this way, effective allocation of the city's resources can be achieved to improve the quality of...

Contracts are used to coordinate disparate but interdependent members of the supply chain. Conflicting objectives of these members and lack of coordination among the members lead to inefficiencies in matching supply with demand. This study reviews different types of contracts and proposes a...

The purpose of this paper is to model the desires, expectations and priorities of the inhabitants of Istanbul, a city with a population of about 15 milion, from a multidimensional perspective. In this way, effective allocation of the city's resources can be achieved to improve the quality of...

Fair Assignment of Debt Cases to Legal Debt Collection Centers -- On the Principle of Lagrange in Optimization Theory and Its Application in Transportation and Location Problems -- Measuring Foreign Trade-Logistics Efficiency: A DEA Approach and the Malmquist Index -- Partially Non-discretionary...