In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

The increasing environmental issues relating to carbon dioxide emissions are a primary
concern globally and have triggered excessive research to investigate possible ways to …

The proper development of transportation constitutes the basis for an effectively functioning
economy at the national and global levels. On the other hand, transportation significantly …

This paper proposes a centralized supply chain network optimization model that maximizes
the total profit obtained by a company that produces and/or outsources production, stores …

The emission of particulate matter (PM) and other atmospheric pollutants in port operations
and ship** have caused a huge negative impact on the environment. Consequently, how …

Sustainable freight transportation is aimed at reducing environmental emissions and social
inequity along with economic inefficiency to drive the business. Lack of a continuous …

The logistics industry is one of the major fossil energy consumers and CO2 emitters in
China, which plays an important role in achieving sustainable development as well as …

The aim of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is to bring sustainability in every
stage of the supply chain. Transportation is the key driver of logistics and supply chain …

This paper presents a DEA approach for a company to assess the efficiency of its shipments
and of the haulers that handle them. It is based on the concept of metafrontier, which …

Due to the differences in the economic and social environment, production technology
heterogeneity exists in the logistics industry among provinces in China. If this fact is ignored …