carry out this study on redesigning the fertilizer logistics chain and evaluate strategies for reducing logistics costs by …. Methods: We introduce a multi-product mixed-integer linear programming optimization model encompassing the logistics network …, from import ports to mixing factories and agricultural fertilizer supply centers. This model includes logistics …

The process of globalization has stimulated the demand for logistics services at a level of speed and increased … transportation costs. The utilization of spatial modeling for determining the optimal locations for logistics centers in a predefined … programming. The output data of the model are the precise placement of one up to ten logistics centers, in terms of minimum …

Facility location decisions play a critical role in designing logistics networks. This article provides some guidelines … on how location decisions and logistics functions can be integrated into a single mathematical model to optimize the … configuration of a logistics network. This will be illustrated by two generic models, one supporting the design of a forward …

an integrated bio-energy logistics network (IBLN) problem, where biomass yield is often uncertain or difficult to … illustrate that the robust location model for BRs and CFs works very well in terms of the total logistics costs. The proposed …