Background: In this paper, a new closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network model, including
economic, social and environmental goals, is designed. This paper's primary purpose is to …

The biggest challenge that retailers face in satisfying consumer requirements is to ensure an
integrated/seamless shopping experience consistent with the purchase, regardless of how …

There are many problems that procedural algorithms can solve efficiently. However, these
algorithms are sometimes too slow to abide by the time available for performing the solution; …

To minimize the total time for the distribution of relief commodities participated by both
private companies and the government, a vehicle routing problem (VRP) model in …

This study explores an inventory replenishment problem for an omnichannel retailer selling
a product with demand uncertainties and service level requirements in different channels …

Abstract The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) involves a set of customers with known
locations, each having a certain demand for goods or services. There is also a fleet of …

Advances in information and communication technologies have made possible the
emergence of new shopping channels. The so-called 'omnichannel'retailing mode allows …

The vehicle routing problem is a classic NP-hard problem in modern logistics industry. The
aim of this paper is to propose a repetitive grouping Max-Min Ant System (MMAS) to solve …

Transportation and logistics (T&L) activities play a vital role in the development of many
businesses from different industries. With the increasing number of people living in urban …

With the rise of virtualization, the share of e-commerce in the retail market continues to grow
in an omnichannel context. We consider an existing software tool, developed by the …