From the past, honey has been known as a healthy product for human life. Iran has a suitable climate for beekeeping and is among the high-ranked countries in honey production. However, due to failure to comply with quality issues, export of honey from Iran is associated with many problems. According to this issue, this paper presents a robust possibilistic optimization network design model for ...

This study aims to discuss the solution methodology for a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network that includes the collection of used products as well as distribution of the new products. This supply chain is presented on behalf of the problems that can be solved by the proposed meta-heuristic algorithms. A mathematical model is designed for a CLSC that involves three objective functions of ma...

This paper proposes a bi-objective reliable supply chain network design that immunizes the network against different sources of uncertainties. In this regard, scenario based stochastic programming method is applied to model different disruption scenarios affecting accurate performance of network stages. Also, reliable and unreliable facilities are suggested for lessening vulnerability of networ...

In today’s world, changes in the economic and industrial sectors are taking place more quickly than past. Based on competitive market, considering needs desires of customer is very important. Thus, designing supply chain network to minimize costs improve system efficiency, service facility, attention timely delivery should be considered. Also, deployment determine number position facilities reg...

In recent years, the market of electric vehicles (EVs) has developed rapidly across world, and recycling a large number their spent power batteries become an urgent challenge today. The resulting closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) have been considerably studied under different aspects. However, there is lack research investigating vehicle (EVBs) network design uncertainty. This paper focuses on is...

Abstract To achieve high efficiency in supply chain network, an orderly and flexible flow of materials is essential. In this paper we develop a practical mixed integer programming model for a supply chain network design problem where the objective is to minimize the total production, transportation and distribution costs and the fixed costs for opening warehouses. We employ Lagrangian relaxatio...

According to the need for further cost reduction and improving process of organization in direction customer demand, concept supply chain has become increasingly significant organizations seek expand this within their organizational framework. In regard, efficient planning distribution products by considering disruption received more attention recently. study a multi-objective mixed-integer lin...

This paper addresses a closed-loop supply chain network design problem, in which two different supply chains compete on retail prices by defining a price-dependent demand function. So, the model is formulated in a bi-level stochastic form to demonstrate the Stackelberg competition and associated uncertainties more precisely. Moreover, it is capable of considering random disruptions in the leade...