Logistics serves for the planning, control, and monitoring of material flows in the supply, the production, and the distribution of commodities as well as in the disposal of waste. It is an essential element of any product’s life cycle. Always being focused on is the increase of efficiency with regard to economy, quality, and service. However, efficiency in total is nowadays examined under the ...

This research aims to determine the optimal location and size (service capacities) of terminals providing logistics services within sicilian area. To reach this purpose, the methodology presented in this work uses an objective function which mathematicizes some important public interestes and takes into account the reactions of freight transport operators. The investigated matter is modeled by ...

Purpose – Awareness of environmental impacts on our society is increasing among companies. In order to turn environmental problems into business opportunities, many companies are beginning to consider how environmental, or green aspects can be integrated into their service offerings. This opportunity can be of specific interest to logistics service providers, whose core business is an environme...