Purpose: In this study, a mixed-model assembly line (MMAL) balancing problem is applied in a make-to-order (MTO) environment. One of the important problems in MTO systems is identifying the control points, which is considered by designing a control system. Furthermore, the worker assignment...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to examine the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in increasing customer environmental awareness (CEA) to decrease the municipal solid waste (MSW), and secondly, to examine the effect of government policies in the amount of air...

Purpose: In recent years, governmental regulations and the pressure of non-governmental organizations have convinced corporations to consider sustainable issues in their decisions. A simultaneous design of forward and reverse logistics can keep us away from sub-optimality caused by tackling...

Purpose: This paper, considers the multi-depot vehicle routing problem with time window considering two repair and pickup vehicles (CMDVRPTW). Design/methodology/approach: The objective of this problem is minimization of the total traveling cost and the time window violations. Two...

Purpose: This paper aims to present a novel bi-objective mathematical model for a production-inventory system under uncertainty. Design/methodology/approach: This paper addresses agile and lean manufacturing concepts alongside with green production methods to design an integrated capacitated...