In this paper we present a real-world case study involving the re-location of a combined manufacturing and distribution (warehousing) facility. The relocation decision was called to adapt to dynamic changes in business environments surrounding the firm's supply chain operations. Such changes...

Traditionally, product returns have been viewed as an unavoidable cost of doing business, forfeiting any chance of cost savings. As cost pressures continue to mount in the competitive logistics industry, a growing number of third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have begun to explore the...

Traditionally, product returns have been viewed as an unavoidable cost of doing business, forfeiting any chance of cost savings. As cost pressures continue to mount in this era of economic downturns, a growing number of firms have begun to explore the possibility of managing product returns in a...

Traditionally, most existing retail location models largely ignore the behavioral aspect of locational strategies. On the other hand, a few of the existing behavioral models of retail store choice are aspatial at best. This paper designs a multiobjective retail location decision model which not...

In this paper we propose a dynamic, multi-objective, mixed integer programming model that aims to determine the optimal airport site under capacity and budgetary restrictions. In contrast with the existing models, the proposed model can also solve a practical size location-allocation problem...