This research is motivated by the extraordinary increase in the use of intermodal shipments in recent years for both domestic and global movement of freight. Three mathematical models, which explore the dynamics of intermodal hub-and-spoke networks, are presented. These models use transportation costs, fixed location costs, modal connectivity costs, modal transit times and service time requirem...

This paper considers the reliable multi-product multi-vehicle multi-type link logistics network design problem (RMLNDP) with system disruptions, which is concerned with facilities locating, transshipment links constructing, and also allocating them to the customers in order to satisfy their demand on minimum expected total cost (including locating costs, link constructing costs, and also expect...

Forschungsplattform Alexandria https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch | 06.05.2013 Both, the logistics and insurance companies rely on software intensive systems and IT-infrastructure to run their core business operational. In recent years ITimprovements have resulted e.g. in better tracking and tracing capabilities for the whole logistics industry. Designing an interface in this case between the logi...

Concurrent Engineering has always been an important ®eld within military industry and is gaining recognition within commercial industry as well. Studies have suggested that long-range research e€orts need to be directed to the area of integrated logistics. In order to satisfy the overall logistics objectives, product designs must incorporate consideration of the impact that design decisions hav...

High amounts of waste paper are disposed of every year in Iran posing the health hazard and environmental damages instead of being recovered. Collection, recovery and proper disposal of waste paper without damaging the environment need to design an efficient closed-loop supply chain network. The main objective of this paper is introducing a bi-objective, multi-echelon, multi-product and single-...

Taniguchi defines City Logistics as “the process of totally optimising the logistics and transport activities by private companies in urban areas while considering the traffic environment, traffic congestion and energy consumption within the framework of a market economy”. The distribution of goods based on road services in urban areas contribute to traffic congestion, generates environmental i...