The globalization of markets has reinforced the interest in logistics. A constantly raising level of competition among … covers the main problems of distribution logistics: network design and location problems, tactical and operational planning … of transport, internal logistics, and inventory management. The book contains a rigorous methodological approach with an …

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 …