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

Abstract Inventory Routing Problem is a variant of the Vehicle Routing Problem that consists
of interrelated vehicle routing and inventory decisions. There is a growing interest in …

Even as global economies shift away from a fossil-based energy mix to renewables, in many
countries, the share of natural gas (NG) in their energy baskets is increasing. As the cleaner …

This work presents a generalization of the Slot Planning Problem which raises when the
liner ship** industry needs to plan the placement of containers within a vessel (stowage …

With the increasing global demands for energy, fuel supply management is a challenging
task of today's industries in order to decrease the cost of energy and diminish its adverse …