Combinatorial optimization and Green Logistics

Combinatorial optimization and Green Logistics

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the area of Green Logistics and to describe some of the problems that arise in this subject which can be formulated as combinatorial optimization problems. The paper particularly considers the topics of reverse logistics, waste management and vehicle routing...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of operations research 2010-03, Vol.175 (1), p.159-175
Hauptverfasser: Sbihi, Abdelkader, Eglese, Richard W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alliances
Business administration
Business and Management
Combinatorics
Computer Science
Costs
Design
Environmental impact
Environmental studies
Humanities and Social Sciences
Inventory
Library and information sciences
Linear programming
Logistics
Manufacturers
Mathematics
Operations Research
Operations Research/Decision Theory
Optimization
Product returns
Remanufacturing
Reverse logistics
Studies
Theory of Computation
Waste management
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this paper is to introduce the area of Green Logistics and to describe some of the problems that arise in this subject which can be formulated as combinatorial optimization problems. The paper particularly considers the topics of reverse logistics, waste management and vehicle routing and scheduling.
ISSN:0254-5330
1572-9338
DOI:10.1007/s10479-009-0651-z