This paper deals with a two-level supply chain composed of a single manufacturer and multiple retailers. Ordered quantities of the retailers are dispatched in some equal batches from the manufacturer. Customer demand ...

In the present work, selection of right corrugated box supplier for fibre industry is studied. Decision makers independently evaluate the supplier's strength for both qualitative (quality, reliability, flexibility, stability, ...

Short life cycle products, especially food products, require a certain type of supply chain management due to their particular specifications such as perishability. On the other hand, the food distribution also requires ...

The conjugate gradient (CG) scheme is regarded as among the efficient methods for large-scale optimization problems. Several versions of CG methods have been presented recently owing to their rapid convergence, simplicity, ...

Today, editing a pattern to evaluate the project management competency based on professional values and principles in order to select, evaluate, and elevate the project manpower will be very effective in the professional ...

Reneging and Balking are practical aspects of customer impatience. In traditional queuing literature, customer impatience was rarely considered. However, for the last few decades, queuing theorists have been trying to ...

According to the importance of keeping temperature-dependent products, the present study investigated the inventory control of cold products. In this study, a warehouse with limited space and ambient temperature is assumed. ...