The objectives of this research are to identify the research trends in and publication outlets
for the applications of the fuzzy set theory technique in production and operations …

In the global competitiveness and growing market environment,“Actual competition is not
between firms against firm, than supplier against supplier”. Globally in the fastest market …

The setting and attainment of goals is a fundamental aspect of human decision making,
which is manifest in the modern discipline of operational research by the technique of goal …

Supplier selection is a key task for firms, enabling them to achieve the objectives of a supply
chain. Selecting a supplier is based on multiple conflicting factors, such as quality and cost …

In supply chain management, to build strategic and strong relationships, firms should select
best suppliers by applying appropriate method and selection criteria. In this paper, to handle …

Purpose Much of the scholarly works on open innovation have significantly highlighted the
application of the model in high-tech industries in the developed world. However, how the …

With the increasing demands on businesses to operate more sustainably, firms must ensure
that the performance of their whole supply chain in sustainability is optimized. Because …

This is an introduction to multicast routing, which is the study of methods for routing from one
source to many destinations, or from many sources to many destinations. Multicast is …

The success of a codevelopment alliance depends on the close cooperation between
partners. Consideration of collaborative utility is very important for partner selection in the …

Resilience in the context of supply chains has received particular attention over recent
years. Companies have been aware of the need to adopt resilience strategies in supply …