Innovations in Food Supply Chain Logistics

Innovations in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Technologies for Dynamic Economies

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Urban Logistics

Urban logistics is a field that studies the best solutions for urban freight distribution with high environmental objectives. However, most actions are started by public authorities without taking into account the impacts of the new organizational schemas in the existing distribution enterprises’ organization. This chapter proposes a conceptual framework for urban green logistics planning and e...

Logistics and Process Solutions for Supply Chain of Fresh Food in Retail

The present research is related to the implementation and development of new platforms for fresh food and its integration in ERP systems (Enterprise Resource Planning). This project was motivated by real industrial case and required specific customization, introducing challenging aspects due to the problem size (referring to an industrial case involving one of the most active retail company in ...

Considering chain to chain competition in forward and reverse logistics of a dynamic and integrated supply chain network design problem

In this paper, a bi-objective model is presented for dynamic and integrated network design of a new entrant competitive closed-loop supply chain. To consider dynamism and integration in the network design problem, multiple long-term periods are regarded during planning horizon, so that each long-term period includes several short-term periods. Furthermore, a chain to chain competition between t...

Modelling food logistics networks with emission considerations: The case of an international beef supply chain

Intrinsic characteristics of food products and processes along with growing sustainability concerns lead to the need for decision support tools that can integrate economic considerations with quality preservation and environmental protection in food supply chains. In this study, we develop a multiobjective linear programming (MOLP) model for a generic beef logistics network problem. The objecti...