Background: Diverse marketing channels have been developed with the advent of digitalization. In the fresh food and grocery retail sector, consumers may have a large choice of channels to shop from. In this case, an analysis of their behavior is crucial for retailers. Therefore, the present...

The Internet of Things (IoT) has attracted the attention of researchers and practitioners in supply chains and logistics (LSCs). IoT improves the monitoring, controlling, optimizing, and planning of LSCs. Several researchers have reviewed the IoT-based LSCs publications indexed by academic...

Material handling systems (MHS) are integral to logistics functions by providing various supports such as handling, moving, and storing materials in manufacturing and service organisations. This study considers determining the optimal size of a homogeneous fleet of trucks to be outsourced (or...