This paper aims to analyze the impacts of a backup agreement contract on the performance of a small agricultural producers' citrus supply chain. A backup agreement contract, which ensures for each echelon that a quantity of products will be bought independently of real demand, is proposed to...

This paper proposes a comparison between two fast heuristic algorithms to solve a multi-carrier 2E-VRP (Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problem) in city logistics under realistic conditions. We propose a cluster-first route-second algorithm to compare the performance of two route construction and...

"This book examines urban goods transport. It addresses quantitative methods of transport modelling, applied to freight/goods transport in urban areas. It also gives an overview as well as a set of methodological proposals to model urban goods transport flows for planning and management issues"--

"This book examines urban logistics and resilience with a focus on sustainable urban logistics, humanitarian logistics in urban areas (both for crisis or long-term) and planning for resilient urban development"--

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Where Are We After 20 Years of Urban Logistics? -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The valorization of research in urban logistics: French and international approaches -- 1.3. From research to practice: a plethora of...

Purpose: The Just-in-Sequence (JIS) approach is evidencing advantages in efficiently managing variety-driven costs, and reducing the risk of disruption in sourcing, manufacturing companies and third-party logistics. This has increased its implementation in the manufacturing industry, especially...