Rail-truck intermodal networks serve as major freight infrastructure, transporting both regular and hazardous material. Disruptions in its service legs or at intermodal terminals can result in significant increase in cost and risk, which can be mitigated by first understanding the criticality of...

As decision-making practices in industry shift from isolated, unilateral department decisions to multiparty supply chain planning, integrated modelling techniques have risen in popularity. Models that simultaneously address transportation and inventory decisions have been of particular interest....

As decision-making practices in industry shift from isolated, unilateral department decisions to multiparty supply chain planning, integrated modelling techniques have risen in popularity. Models that simultaneously address transportation and inventory decisions have been of particular interest....

Organizations are often facing the problem of determining the degree of investment in building information links with their suppliers and buyers to reduce costs, lead times, and quality problems, improve timely customized delivery, increase asset utilization and improve corporate profitability....

In the current global economy, the survival of insurance companies depends on its ability to respond to the customer demands, which are settlements of the insurance claims. All insurance companies face the conflicting goals of settling claims quickly and authenticating the claims. The increasing...