design of a logistics network in proper way provides a proper platform for efficient and effective supply chain management. this paper studies a multi-period, multi echelon and multi-product integrated forward-reverse logistics network under uncertainty. first, an efficient complex mixed-integer linear programming (milp) model by considering some real-world assumptions is developed for the inte...

this paper proposes a novel decision making framework for an electricity retailer to procure its electric demand in a bilateral-pool market in presence of charging and discharging of electric vehicles (evs). the operational framework is a two-stage programming model in which at the first stage, the retailer and ev aggregator do their medium-term planning. determination of retailer's optimum sel...

Product portfolio management (PPM) is a critical decision-making for companies across various industries in today's competitive environment. Traditional studies on PPM problem have been motivated toward engineering feasibilities and marketing which relatively pay less attention to other competitors' actions and the competitive relations, especially in mathematical optimization domain. The key c...

Due to the adverse impact of seaborne sulfur emissions on coastal areas, Ministry Transport People’s Republic China is planning implement a 0.1% cap bunker fuel in domestic emission control area (DECA) 1 January 2025. As current DECA width only 12 NM, ships can bypass reduce use high-priced ultra-low oil (ULSFO) and thus save costs. The purpose this study first assess effect China’s 12-NM-wide ...