The challenges of simultaneous profit maximization and environmental or social externality
mitigation need to be urgently addressed by companies. Accordingly, attention to the …

In the current era, Smart City projects have to deal with big social, ecological, and
technological challenges such as digitalization, pollution, democratic aspirations, more …

Along with the fourth industrial revolution, different tools coming from optimization, Internet of
Things, data science, and artificial intelligence fields are creating new opportunities in …

Recently, one of the hottest topics in the logistics sector has been the traceability of goods
and the monitoring of their condition during transportation. Perishable goods, such as fresh …

By introducing local recovery networks, regional and local environmental authorities can
play an important role in facilitating the circular economy. This paper studies a network …

The growth of environmental awareness and more robust enforcement of numerous
regulations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have directed efforts towards …

Synchro-modal supply chain eco-NET (SYNCHRO-NET) is a Horizon 2020 European
research project aimed at overcoming the stress due to the increasing transportation …

A rapid rise in e-commerce has forced logistic companies to invest in efficiency and reduce
last-mile delivery costs. A significant part of last-mile delivery operations is the cartonization …

This study investigates the optimal process for locating generic service facilities by applying
and comparing several well-known basic models from the literature. At a strategic level, we …

This paper deals with the optimization problem faced by the manufacturing engineering
department of an international automotive company, concerning its supply chain design (ie …