Purpose: This paper designs an optimal closed-loop supply chain network with an integrated forward and reverse logistics to examine the possibility of remanufacturing end-of-life (EoL) ships. Design/methodology/approach: Explanatory variables are used to estimate the number of EoL ships...

Global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is one of the world's most challenging logistics tasks. A timely mass vaccination during a pandemic is a matter of life and death. This study proposes a decision support system (DSS) that integrates GIS, analytics, and simulation methods to help develop a...