Spatial decision support systems can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of decision-making about the zinc status of soil. In this paper, we present an interactive spatial decision support system (ISDSS), identifying the zinc deficiency zone(s), thus enabling the decision-maker to take...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer improvement in routing and collection load decisions for a green logistics system that delivers lunch boxes. Design/methodology/approach: A mathematical model is introduced into the literature for the 130 years old logistics systems whose delivery...

The multi-criteria facilities layout problem can be formulated as a quadratic assignment model that can handle multiple qualitative and quantitative factors in the objective function. Some studies have shown that the techniques and tools of facilities layout problems can equally be applied for...

The main purpose of this paper is to present a tolerance based fuzzy goal programming (FGP) and a FGP based genetic algorithm (GA) model for nutrient management decision-making for rice crop planning in India. In the proposed model, we have included fuzzy goals such as fertilizer cost and rice...

Transshipment is a critical area of supply chain management that may lead to cost reductions and improved services for companies to make greater profits and to become more competitive. In this study, we present a transshipment planning model for the petroleum refinery industry. The main...