Remanufacturing is one of recovery options for used products. As remanufacturing requires a continuous supply of used products, the economic incentive is required to attract customers to return their used products (called cores) and the problem of pricing a core becomes an important issue. Such...

Energy demand in rural areas is generally met by local energy resources. These areas are normally overlooked in the energy-planning process due mainly to the lack of data and proper analytical tools. In this paper, we apply a suitable multiobjective programming method for rural energy analysis....

This paper focuses on the economic analysis of energy consumed for cooking in urban households in Nepal. In this paper, annual energy requirements, energy efficiency, various combinations of fuels, stoves and utensils used for cooking and their corresponding costs have been examined through lab...

Optimization modeling has become a powerful tool to tackle emergency logistics problems since its first adoption in maritime disaster situations in the 1970s. Using techniques of content analysis, this paper reviews optimization models utilized in emergency logistics. Disaster operations can be...

Water available in small watersheds primarily serves household and irrigation needs of the local population. For economical use of water, correct understanding of water availability is necessary mainly because the consequences of such plans are immediate and they could impact the livelihood of...

Fuelwood is one of the major fuels for rural households and cottage industries in developing countries. Most of the fuelwood consumed in rural areas come from nearby forests. The estimates on the availability of fuelwood are based on gross national estimates and may not reflect the local...