The production of municipal solid waste has increased noticeably during the recent past due
to the mounting global population and fast urbanization. Furthermore, its poor management …

Solid waste management is a complex domain involving the interaction of several
dimensions; thus, its analysis and control impose continuous challenges for decision …

Abstract Municipal Solid Waste systems have important economic, social, and
environmental impacts for society. Within the diverse stages of the Municipal Solid Waste …

This study proposes a design of a household waste collection system based on a two-stage
procedure. First, the bin location-allocation problem is solved by selecting collection sites …

Growing world population along with fast economic growth and increased living standards
have increased the municipal waste generation making its management be a foremost …

The significance of optimization cannot be overstated. It is literally relied upon or responsible
for much of what we see and do on a daily basis, with many service systems designed and …

The growing availability of data coupled with advanced methods and computing power have
fostered organizations to adopt business analytics in their decision‐making. Nevertheless …

Epidemic diseases dramatically change the nature of waste. The waste generated from a
diverse range of medical and hazardous waste such as infected masks and gloves places a …

This study aims to develop a geographic information system (GIS)-based multi-criteria
decision support model to create optimal plans for locating municipal solid waste (MSW) …

This study illustrates the application of a simple and efficient Solver add-in tool in Microsoft
Office Excel© 2010 software for in-town tour optimization of solid waste collection. Data …