Optimal pollution control in a dynamic supply chain

Optimal pollution control in a dynamic supply chain

Optimal Pollution Control in a Dynamic Multi echelon Supply Chain Abstract : Today supply chains must internalise the impact of transport on the environment in their cost models. Therefore, managers must reduce green house gas emissions while striving to increase cost...
Production optimization in a pandemic

Production optimization in a pandemic

Production optimization in a pandemic context Abstract : A pandemic can wreak havoc in supply chains, as witnessed in the COVID-19 context. As workers get infected, production level drops and demand from customers goes unfulfilled. Combining in a novel way an epidemic...
Managing the financial consequences of weather variability

Managing the financial consequences of weather variability

Managing the financial consequences of weather variability Abstract : Cool summers or warm winters affect sales of scores of products of all businesses operating in the 70% of activity sectors that are exposed to weather variability. The renewed interest in...
Choosing a transport contract over multiple periods

Choosing a transport contract over multiple periods

Abstract : We offer a shipper and a carrier the choice among three contracts in which to frame their relationship. Both can also take recourse in the transport spot market. Demand and price on the spot market are dependent exogenous stochastic processes. We model the...