Game theory
Optimizing the Routing Problem in the Vehicle Carrying Cash Considering the Route Risk (Case Study of Bank Shahr)

Mohammad Shafiekhani; Alireza Rashidi Komijan; Hassan Javanshir

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 November 2022

https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2022.359897.1503

Abstract
  The process of transferring money from the treasury to the branches and returning it at specific and limited periods is one of the applications of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). Many parameters affect it but choosing the right route is the most key parameter so that the money delivery process is ...  Read More

Supply chain management
The optimization of an integrated forward and reverse logistics network based on routing and cross-docking strategy

Fatemeh Kangi; Seyed Hamid Reza Pasandideh; Esmaeil Mehdizadeh; Hamed Soleimani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 16 September 2023

https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2023.368851.1510

Abstract
  In recent years, the expansion of social responsibility concept, increased environmental considerations, economic incentives and governmental pressure on manufacturers for waste management have caused organizations to focus attention on the development of closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) and reverse ...  Read More

Scheduling
Integration of two-stage assembly flow shop scheduling and vehicle routing using Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm

Vahid Bahmani; Mohammad Amin Adibi; Esmaeil Mehdizadeh

Volume 10, Issue 1 , March 2023, , Pages 56-83

https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2022.329251.1450

Abstract
  This paper provides an integrated model for a two-stage assembly flow shop scheduling problem and distribution through vehicle routing in a soft time window. So, a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model has been proposed with the objective of minimizing the total cost of distribution, holding ...  Read More

Transportation
Seizing the potential of transport pooling in urban logistics - the case of thriasio logistics centre in greece

Vasilis Apostolopoulos; George Kasselouris

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2022, , Pages 230-248

https://doi.org/10.22105/jarie.2021.309116.1390

Abstract
  One of the main topics with increasing interest in freight transport and logistics is developing efficient and sustainable supply chain strategies that best cover customer demands and expectations as well as identify considerable cost savings and emission reductions. This study focuses on the evaluation ...  Read More