This paper discusses how a manufacturer and its retailers interact with each other to optimize their product marketing strategies, platform product configuration and inventory policies in a VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) supply chain. The manufacturer procures raw materials from multiple...

Co-modality transportation advocates using urban public transport to support urban freight operations. This study considers implementing the co-modality in a fixed-route transit network (bus) consisting of multiple lines following predetermined routes and schedules. We first develop a...

Authenticity of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reports for E-commerce logistics service providers (ELSPs) is crucial to ensure the transparency and accuracy in reporting on sustainability practices. As logistics activities have a significant impact on the environment and society,...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a concept of cloud auction robot (CAR) and its execution platform for transforming perishable food supply chain management. A new paradigm of goods-to-person auction execution model is proposed based on CARs. This paradigm can shift the management...