Today, companies that want to keep up with technological development and globalization
must be able to effectively manage their supply chains to achieve high quality, increased …

Inventory modeling allows understanding and knowing the behavior of production systems,
based on the construction, solution and analysis of a representation of the real world, which …

Appropriate logistics planning is a key factor influencing the quality and efficiency of
processes in manufacturing companies. Logistics planning can be defined as the process of …

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) models multiple agents that interact and learn
within a shared environment. This paradigm is applicable to various industrial scenarios …

Cost management is a key step to the success of any logistics system and supply chain
management. Inventory costs are an important part of logistics costs which are highly …

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing industry normally arise as a
result of product innovations. Transiting and growing into large organizations is a critical …

In automotive industries, variable customer needs' increase the competition amongst
enterprises. However, manufacturers are struggling to complete the customer demand on …

Purpose The lack of a direct link between business value and sustainability is a critical
roadblock to truly embedding sustainability in business strategies. Before launching the …

Inventory management is a fundamental challenge in supply chain management. The
challenge is compounded when the associated products have unpredictable demands. This …

This paper explores the multi‐item vendor's inventory (VI) model in which the vendor
replenishes the products from various suppliers and satisfies the retailers' demand. Different …