[HTML][HTML] Medical waste management during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak: A mathematical programming model

K Govindan, AK Nasr, P Mostafazadeh… - Computers & Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Municipal solid waste (MSW) directly impacts community health and environmental
degradation; therefore, the management of MSW is crucial. Medical waste is a specific type …

Bi-and multi-objective location routing problems: classification and literature review

M Tadaros, A Migdalas - Operational Research, 2022 - Springer
The facility location problem and the vehicle routing problem are highly interdependent and
critical parts of any efficient and cost-effective supply chain. The location of facilities heavily …

The healthcare supply location-inventory-routing problem: A robust approach

X Shang, G Zhang, B Jia, M Almanaseer - Transportation Research Part E …, 2022 - Elsevier
Motivated by a real-world healthcare supply case of a medical implant company, this paper
studies a supply network configuration problem that integrates warehouse selections for …

Optimizing COVID-19 medical waste management using goal and robust possibilistic programming

H Karimi, N Wassan, B Ehsani… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract During the global Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the exponential rise
in Hazardous Medical Waste (HMW) due to increased demand for personal protective …

Designing a sustainable reverse supply chain network for COVID-19 vaccine waste under uncertainty

EA Bani, A Fallahi, M Varmazyar, M Fathi - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
The vast nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programs are implemented in many countries
worldwide. Mass vaccination is causing a rapid increase in infectious and non-infectious …

A Bi-objective location-routing model for the healthcare waste management in the era of logistics 4.0 under uncertainty

K Govindan, FSN Fard, F Asgari, S Sorooshian… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to apply Industry 4.0-based technologies to improve the
management of infectious healthcare waste considering location-routing problem and …

Designing reverse logistics network for healthcare waste management considering epidemic disruptions under uncertainty

S Nosrati-Abarghooee, M Sheikhalishahi… - Applied Soft …, 2023 - Elsevier
Population growth and recent disruptions caused by COVID-19 and many other man-made
or natural disasters all around the world have considerably increased the demand for …

[HTML][HTML] Designing a resilient reverse network to manage the infectious healthcare waste under uncertainty: A stochastic optimization approach

K Govindan, FSN Fard, F Asgari, S Sorooshian… - Computers & Industrial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The global expansion of healthcare facilities has resulted in increased levels of infectious-
hazardous waste, posing serious threats to the environment and public health. Existing …

Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm

P Rostami, S Avakh Darestani, M Movassaghi - Algorithms, 2022 - mdpi.com
In today's competitive world, it is essential to provide a new method through which maximum
efficiency can be created in the production and supply cycle. In many production …

Viable healthcare supply chain network design for a pandemic

M Alizadeh, MS Pishvaee, H Jahani… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
The recent COVID-19 pandemic revealed that healthcare networks must have a flexible and
effective structure. In this study, we develop a viable healthcare network design for a …