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Improving the computational efficiency of metric-based spares algorithms
Nowicki, David R.; Randall, Wesley S.; Ramirez-Marquez, … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 219 (2012) 2, pp. 324-334
of performance-based logistics (PBL) has increased. PBL represents a class of business strategies that converts the …-based approaches to evaluate how a supplier and customer will engage in a performance based logistics arrangement where spares …
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Operations Research for green logistics – An overview of aspects, issues, contributions and challenges
Dekker, Rommert; Bloemhof, Jacqueline; Mallidis, Ioannis - In: European Journal of Operational Research 219 (2012) 3, pp. 671-679
paper, we present a review that highlights the contribution of Operations Research to green logistics, which involves the … integration of environmental aspects in logistics. We give a sketch of the present and possible developments, focussing on design … also indicate several areas where environmental aspects could be included in OR models for logistics. …
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The impact of cost uncertainty on the location of a distribution center
Huang, Rongbing; Menezes, Mozart B.C.; Kim, Seokjin - In: European Journal of Operational Research 218 (2012) 2, pp. 401-407
The location of a distribution center (DC) is a key consideration for the design of supply chain networks. When deciding on it, firms usually allow for transportation costs, but not supplier prices. We consider simultaneously the location of a DC and the choice of suppliers offering different,...
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Solving the container relocation problem by an improved greedy look-ahead heuristic
Jin, Bo; Zhu, Wenbin; Lim, Andrew - In: European Journal of Operational Research 240 (2015) 3, pp. 837-847
The container relocation problem (CRP) is one of the most crucial issues for container terminals. In a single bay, containers belonging to multiple groups should be retrieved by an equipped yard crane in accordance with their retrieval priorities. An operation of the crane can either relocate a...
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The k-dissimilar vehicle routing problem
Talarico, L.; Sörensen, K.; Springael, J. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 244 (2015) 1, pp. 129-140
In this paper we define a new problem, the aim of which is to find a set of k dissimilar solutions for a vehicle routing problem (VRP) on a single instance. This problem has several practical applications in the cash-in-transit sector and in the transportation of hazardous materials. A min–max...
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A single vehicle routing problem with pickups and deliveries, continuous random demands and predefined customer order
Dimitrakos, T.D.; Kyriakidis, E.G. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 244 (2015) 3, pp. 990-993
This paper extends the results of a particular capacitated vehicle routing problem with pickups and deliveries (see Pandelis et al., 2013b) to the case in which the demands for a material that is delivered to N customers and the demands for a material that is collected from the customers are...
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An inventory control model with stochastic review interval and special sale offer
Karimi-Nasab, M.; Konstantaras, I. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 227 (2013) 1, pp. 81-87
Periodic review inventory models are widely used in practice, especially for inventory systems in which many different items are purchased from the same supplier. However, most of periodic review models have assumed a fixed length of the review periods. In practice, it is possible that the...
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Optimal order lot sizing and pricing with free shipping
Hua, Guowei; Wang, Shouyang; Cheng, T.C.E. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 218 (2012) 2, pp. 435-441
Companies, especially those in e-business, are increasingly offering free shipping to buyers whose order sizes exceed the free shipping quantity. In this paper, given that the supplier offers free shipping, we determine the retailer’s optimal order lot size and the optimal retail price. We...
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A survey on maritime fleet size and mix problems
Pantuso, Giovanni; Fagerholt, Kjetil; Hvattum, Lars Magnus - In: European Journal of Operational Research 235 (2014) 2, pp. 341-349
This paper presents a literature survey on the fleet size and mix problem in maritime transportation. Fluctuations in the shipping market and frequent mismatches between fleet capacities and demands highlight the relevance of the problem and call for more accurate decision support. After...
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Dismantle or remanufacture?
Guo, Shanshan; Aydin, Goker; Souza, Gilvan C. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 233 (2014) 3, pp. 580-583
In this paper we study a firm’s disposition decision for returned end-of-use products, which can either be remanufactured and sold, or dismantled into parts that can be reused. We formulate this problem as a multi-period stochastic dynamic program, and find the structure of the optimal policy,...
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