In this paper we consider a distribution planning problem in a transshipment network under stochastic customer demand, to account for uncertainty faced in real-life applications when planning distribution activities. To date, considerations of randomness in distribution planning networks with...

Crowdsourced delivery and other sharing economy platforms attract freelance workers by offering them flexibility in scheduling their own work hours. Those platforms, however, have been criticized for the lack of protection they offer workers. Since workers are treated as independent contractors,...