The inventory routing problem arises when inventory management and vehicle routing
decisions are integrated instead of treated as separate problems. The technique of …

Pandemic crises like the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have severely influenced
companies working in the Agri-food industry in different countries. Some companies could …

Inspired by the global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we
study optimal procurement and inventory decisions for a pharmaceutical supply chain over a …

Disassembly centers are essential in a reverse logistics network for breaking end-of-life
products and recycling valuable materials. This paper studies a collection-disassembly …

This paper focuses on addressing the crucial challenges posed by the uncertainty
surrounding perishable goods within the supply chain. With staggering socioeconomic costs …

Building on the concept of the sharing economy, which capitalizes on the advancements in
information and manufacturing technologies, the shared manufacturing paradigm has …

The growing demand for fresh products presents a formidable challenge for managers to
design a supply chain that is both cost-effective and efficient while maintaining the freshness …

Inventory routing problem (IRP), which plays an important role in implementing vendor-
managed-inventory strategy, is to determine the optimal timing and quantity of products to be …

This paper investigates an energy-aware flow shop scheduling problem with on-site
renewable and grid energy resources. To deal with the uncertainty of renewable energy …

Previous research on the integrated scheduling problems generally considers the
production and distribution stages, but ignores the arrangement of on-hand inventory saved …