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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and reduce the bullwhip effect in fuzzy environments by means of type-2 fuzzy methodology. In order to reduce the bullwhip effect in a supply chain, we propose a new method for demand forecasting. First, the demand data of a real steel industry [...]

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A novel approach to efficiently plan and execute effective transport solutions is presented. It provides agent-based support for key tasks, such as, finding the best sequence of transport services for a particular goods transport, monitoring the execution of the transport, as well [...]

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[EN] Growing awareness in cutting transport costs and minimizing the environmental impact means that companies are increasingly interested in using the full truck load strategy in their supply tasks. This strategy consists of filling trucks completely with one product type or a mixture [...]

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Este trabajo investigativo propone una metodología para aplicar la estrategia de logística colaborativa a la cadena de suministro de productos agrícolas que abastece una localidad en Bogotá. Se realiza una revisión de literatura que permite identificar la estructura y factores [...]

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Multi-product pipelines are a significant and extensive mean of transporting petroleum based products from refineries to distribution centers. Previous contributions on tree-like pipeline scheduling problem have considered a simple structure with a single refinery connected to a mainline [...]

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The increased number of transports with dangerous goods (TDG) increases the risk of both accidents and terrorist attacks. Digitalisation is crucial in order to avoid human errors and to increase safety, security and efficiency, however there are few research studies that analyse digitalisation [...]

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Electromobility is one of the main solutions for tackling current challenges such as climate change or the scarcity of fossil resources [1]. Currently, there are large uncertainties regarding future production volumes of electric vehicles with forecast for 2025 varying between 4 % [...]

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Copyright © 2014 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press. In academia as in practice, seaports are increasingly viewed as elements in supply chains. It is argued that seaports should add value to shippers by aligning their own business activities with shippers Supply [...]