Preface ICTE in Transportation and Logistics 2018

Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics

A well-functioning freight transportation system is an essential element in any successful economy. However, at the beginning of the new millennium, the prediction is that the demand for goods movement will outstrip the rate of improvements to the physical infrastructure. Marked growth in time-sensitive freight markets will tax demands on a system that already is operating near capacity in some...

Transportation delays in reverse logistics

In this paper we extend and apply MRP theory towards reverse logistics including the considerations of transportation consequences. Our aim is to demonstrate the versatility obtained from using MRP theory when combining Input–Output Analysis and Laplace transforms. This enables an analysis of a supply chain including four sub-systems, namely manufacturing, distribution, consumption and reverse ...

INFORMS Transportation and Logistics Society

M2M Potentials in logistics and transportation industry

All over the world, road congestion is among the most prevalent transport challenges usually in urban environments which not only increases fuel consumption and emission of harmful gases, but also causes stress for the drivers. Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) enables a better use of the infrastructure by connecting vehicles to other vehicles as well as infrastructure and thus delivers a...

Advanced Heuristics in Transportation and Logistics

Advanced Heuristics in Transportation and Logistics “Advanced Heuristics in Transportation and Logistics” [Guest Editors’ Introduction], Christos D. Tarantilis, Diomidis Spinellis, and Michel Gendreau, July/ Aug., pp. 16–18. “Case Study: An Intelligent Decision-Support System,” Zbigniew Michalewicz, Martin Schmidt, Matthew Michalewicz, and Constantin Chiriac, July/Aug., pp. 44–49. “A GRASP Appr...