Challenges in applying circular economy concepts to food supply chains

N Pannila, MM Jayalath, A Thibbotuwawa, I Nielsen… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, Circular Economy (CE) has captured vast global attention with regard to its
potential in mitigating contemporary economic, social, and environmental challenges. This …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-lateral ocean voyage optimization for cargo vessels as a decarbonization method

I Sung, H Zografakis, P Nielsen - Transportation Research Part D: Transport …, 2022 - Elsevier
To address the operational inefficiency in maritime cargo transport caused by the traditional
Sail Fast Then Wait (SFTW) practice, we propose a systemic optimization approach that …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated vehicle routing model to optimize agricultural products distribution in retail chains

WM Fernando, A Thibbotuwawa, HN Perera… - Cleaner Logistics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) represents a thoroughly investigated domain
within operations research, yielding substantial cost savings in global transportation. The …

Unmanned aerial vehicle adaptation to facilitate healthcare supply chains in low-income countries

K Gunaratne, A Thibbotuwawa, AE Vasegaard… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Low-income countries are persistently suffering from last-mile logistics issues in healthcare
supply chains. Therefore, it is high time to explore technological applications to overcome …

Modeling a carbon-efficient road–rail intermodal routing problem with soft time windows in a time-dependent and fuzzy environment by chance-constrained …

Y Sun, G Sun, B Huang, J Ge - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study explores a road–rail intermodal routing problem. To improve the carbon efficiency
of transportation, reducing CO2 emissions is considered by the routing. Soft time windows …

Reactive UAV fleet's mission planning in highly dynamic and unpredictable environments

G Radzki, I Nielsen, P Golińska-Dawson, G Bocewicz… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) create an interesting alternative for establishing more
sustainable urban freight deliveries. The substitution of traditional trucks in the last-mile …

Modelling robust delivery scenarios for a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles in disaster relief missions

G Radzki, P Golinska-Dawson, G Bocewicz… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2021 - Springer
Besides commercial and military applications, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now
used more commonly in disaster relief operations. This study proposes a novel model for …

Speed and fuel ratio optimization for a dual-fuel ship to minimize its carbon emissions and cost

YC Shih, YA Tzeng, CW Cheng, CH Huang - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) was used to minimize the
cost and carbon emissions of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel ship for a given route …

Smart steaming: A new flexible paradigm for synchromodal logistics

R Giusti, D Manerba, R Tadei - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Slow steaming, ie, the possibility to ship vessels at a significantly slower speed than their
nominal one, has been widely studied and implemented to improve the sustainability of long …

A robust possibilistic programming approach for a road-rail intermodal routing problem with multiple time windows and truck operations optimization under carbon cap …

Y Sun - Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigates a road-rail intermodal routing problem in a hub-and-spoke network.
Carbon cap-and-trade policy is accommodated with the routing to reduce carbon dioxide …