OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Systems Science-Operations & Logistics is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Multistage optimisation of the cold-chain logistics network considering market fluctuation and spatiotemporal changes: a practical case-study	25
Viable supplier selection problem based on Industry 5.0 and circular economy aspects: a hybrid decision-making approach	21
Modelling and solving of vehicle routing problem with grey time windows and three-dimensional loading constraints	20
Mixed-integer programming models for a multi-period integrated reverse logistics network with multiple recovery options and different quality levels of returns	18
Robust design of service systems with immobile servers, general arrival and service patterns, and demand uncertainty	18
Revenue sharing contract in competitive supply chain network coordination: location based on VMI policy and bullwhip effect	16
A novel heuristic approach for planning decentralised supply chain under uncertainties	15
Sensitivity analysis of the bullwhip effect in supply chains with time delay	15
Dynamic supply chain risk management plans for mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic	15
Joint grey time windows and two-dimensional loading design for modelling and solving multi-objective vehicle routing problems	14
The bi-objective multi-depot split delivery location routing problems under uncertain conditions	13
Optimising the capacitated joint replenishment and delivery policies under cash discount and trade credit	13
Dual channel green closed loop supply chain using dual collection approach, collection effort and wholesale price discount	13
A sustainable fuzzy economic production quantity model (SFEPQM) with sporadic machine failures, inspection and prepayments under carbon tax and cap policy	11
Exact and heuristic methods for the integrated optimisation of vessel deployment and liner shipping routing schedule	10
The green supply chains’ ordering and pricing competition under carbon emissions regulations of the government	10
Overnight technician routing and scheduling problem with time windows and balanced workloads: a bi-objective zebra optimization algorithm	10
On inequality constraints in well-known optimisation problems: properties and applications	10
Uncertain mean-chance model for portfolio selection with multiplicative background risk	9
Solution algorithms for shortest path network interdiction with symmetric and asymmetric information	9
Hesitant triangular fuzzy FlowSort method: the multi-criteria decision-making problems	9
A sustainable modelling for solid waste management using analytical hierarchy process, Monte Carlo simulation and NSGA-III	9
Estimation of fuel consumption and selection of the most carbon-efficient route for cold-chain logistics	8
Reduction of emission efforts and rework on optimal policy for products meeting the specific absorption rate via equilibrium optimiser algorithm	8
Clustering heuristics for Stochastic Energy Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem (ECVRP)	8

Measuring inventory turnover efficiency using stochastic frontier analysis: building materials and hardware retail chains in Norway	8
The green product investment policy of carbon emission reduction on a competition duopoly and dual-channel supply chain	8
Determination of optimal depot location for a capacitated vehicle routing problem (CVRP) based on gross vehicle weight	7
Greening efforts and deteriorating inventory policies for price-sensitive stock-dependent demand	7
Coordination and defect management strategy for a two-level supply chain under price and sales effort-sensitive demand	7
A solution methodology for a Smart Waste Collection Routing Problem with workload concerns: computational and managerial insights from a real case study	7
Two-stage linear stochastic programming formulations for the Stochastic Vehicle Routing Problem with Backhauls and Time Windows	7
The impact of delayed fixed-price payment in the decentralised project supply chain	7
An epidemics–response–logistics model for mutual rescue during the early stage of unconventional epidemics	7
Heuristic approach for optimising reliable supply chain network using drones in last-mile delivery under uncertainty	6
Pricing and inventory policy for non-instantaneous deteriorating items in vendor-managed inventory systems: a Stackelberg game theory approach	6
An integer mathematical model proposal for an agile external milkrun system	6
Impacts of sales mode and recycling mode on a closed-loop supply chain	6
Two-phase optimisation approach to international multimodal hub location: the case of China under the belt and road initiative	6
Multi-objective quasi oppositional Jaya algorithm to solve multi-objective solid travelling salesman problem with different aspiration level	6
Hybrid bi-objective economic lot scheduling problem with feasible production plan equipped with an efficient adjunct search technique	6
Optimising a mathematical model for a multi-sized public bicycle sharing system considering built-in control centres under fuzzy demand, a case study	6
Phase-by-phase pricing vs unified dual pricing: how suppliers collaborate with manufacturers in remanufacturing	6
The bike routeing problem with energy constraints	5
Can hyperloops substitute high speed rails in the future?	5
Modeling uncertain multi-objective production and outbound distribution scheduling problem with customised products	5
Theoretical developments and application of variational principle in a production inventory problem with interval uncertainty	5
Saving money and the environment: studying pricing problem in sustainable third-party logistics with green and marketing initiatives using game theory	5
A discrete event simulation model assessing the impact of using new packaging in an agri-food supply chain	5
The effective design of self-collection networks in last-mile delivery: evidence from the Italian case	5
A post-disaster waste management system design from sustainability perspectives under uncertainty: a robust flexible fuzzy approach	5
A new interval-valued fuzzy optimisation approach for multi-mode resource-constrained multi-project scheduling problems with flexible resources under uncertainty	5
Optimal pricing and recycling strategies in closed loop supply chain with promotional effort, cost-sharing contracts and subsidies under financing strategies	4
Two-sided platform customer classification system based on network DEA: an application to an on-demand freight platform	4
Designing an economies-of-scale hub-and-spoke network with congestion and interruption risks in hubs	4
Enhancing supply chain resilience under disruption: analysis of the farmed data by Monte Carlo simulation	4
Exact reoptimisation under gradual look-ahead for operational control in production and logistics	4
Development of public cloud manufacturing markets: a mechanism design approach	4
Game-theoretic models for sustainable supply chains with asymmetric information: a review	4
Designing an efficient vaccine supply chain network using a two-phase optimization approach: a case study of COVID-19 vaccine	4
An efficient data-driven method for storage location assignment under item correlation considerations	4
Incorporation of prospect theory into double-frontier cross-efficiency: a case study of Iranian airline	4
The return and remanufacturing rates in a multi-stage green supply chain system with rework, variable shipping cost and ordering cost reduction	4
Analysis of a tandem queuing system with blocking and group service in the second node	4
Efficiency and safety in cold warehouses: a combined approach for storage and routing optimisation	4
Tax-subsidy or reward-penalty? Determining optimal strategy in sustainable closed-loop supply chain under quality-dependent return	4
AGVs and AMRs in materials handling: integration challenges in the design of the loading/unloading points	4
Enhancing sustainability performance of a closed-loop supply chain for protein products using a fully fuzzy multi-objective optimisation	4
Sustainable optimisation of SMEs closed-loop supply chain for lithium battery manufacturing	3
Sustainability assessment of renewable energy site location using a combinatorial decision-making model under uncertainty and data reliability	3
Profit based unit commitment problem solution using metaheuristic optimisation approach	3
Diverse-seasons-nested-in-periods mathematical models for investigating the economic effects of supply chain planning under simultaneous seasonal fluctuations	3
Optimising railcar transfer chain via fuzzy programming and a simulated annealing algorithm	3
Pulling the distribution in supply chains: simulation and analysis of Dynamic Buffer Management approach	3
A two-stage batching and clustering strategy for cloud logistics orders oriented towards mass customisation	3

A study on selling intergenerational products under competition	3
A new metric for gain sharing assessment in collaborative distribution: the sustainability and flexibility rate	3
Securing the network in e-retailing and manufacturing: a balanced decision analysis under competition and cooperation modes	3
Configuration and optimisation of a green closed-loop supply chain with delivery time and green investment considering government subsidy under meta-heuristics algorithms	3
A network bounded adjusted measure for dealing with dual-role factors and undesirable outputs in multi-stage systems	3
Simulation optimisation of a sustainable copper mining closed-loop supply chain	3
A new approach for business process reconfiguration under uncertainty using Dempster-Shafer Theory	3
Scheduling and routing of multiple heterogeneous vehicles in a milk collection problem with blending in compartments and time windows	3
Multi-stage stochastic programming for managing platelet inventory: prioritising, compatibility, and transshipment strategy	3
A stochastic dynamic programming for maintenance planning of an emergency helicopter	3
Nations performance evaluation during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak handling via data envelopment analysis and machine learning methods	2
Effects of all-units discount on pricing and replenishment policies of an inventory model under power demand pattern	2
Capacity coordination under uncertain yield for supply chains with a single supplier and two competing retailers	2
Optimal warehouse location and size under risk of failure	2
Optimisation of remanufacturing supply chain with dual recycling channels under improved deep reinforcement learning algorithm	2
Periodic review inventory management considering dynamic demand distribution	2
Optimal production and non-periodic maintenance plan for a degrading serial production system with uncertain demand	2
Supply chain coordination based on mean-variance risk optimisation: pricing, warranty, and full-refund decisions	2
A user-induced proactive-reactive scheduling tool for dynamic flow-shop environments	2
Supply chain coordination under credit risk with informational effort	2
Probabilistic crowdshipping model for last-mile delivery	2
Integrated optimization of railway freight service: express trains and ordinary trains	2
Synergetic effect of trade credit for competitive supply chain coordination	2
Multi-objective location-routing model and algorithm study of material reserve bases for large-scale railway engineering construction projects	2
Impact of prices and collection rivalry in a sustainable closed-loop dual-channel supply chain under different power configurations	2
Three-echelon supply chain model in an imperfect production system with inspection error, learning effect, and return policy under fuzzy environment	2
Discounting strategies' effects on a closed-loop dual-channel environmentally friendly supply chain of complementary products under sales effort	2
A sustainable inventory optimisation considering imperfect production under uncertain environment	2
The role of logistics provider’s carbon tax in a supply chain	2
Machine learning-based optimisation in a two-echelon logistics network for the dry port operation in China	2
Improved profitability of a closed-loop supply chain with emission controlling: a fuzzy bi-objective optimisation approach	2
Designing a make-to-order supply chain network under uncertainty with consideration of social responsibility and resiliency	2
An integrated lot-sizing policy for the inventory management of constrained multi-level supply chains: null-space method	2
Pricing and quality improvement strategies in a closed-loop supply chain with dual collection channel	2
A two-stage stochastic model for intermodal terminal location and freight distribution under facility disruptions	1
Hybrid meta-heuristic algorithms for optimising a sustainable agricultural supply chain network considering CO ₂ emissions and water consumption	1
G-resilient multi-tier supplier selection and order allocation in food industry: a hybrid methodology	1
A multi-commodity multi-sourcing location-allocation model for managing post-disaster material convergence considering budget constraint and equity	1
Optimizing production-inventory replenishment and lead time decisions under a fill rate constraint in a two-echelon sustainable supply chain with quality issues	1
Decisions on group buying option in a duopoly environment	1
Vendor-managed inventory for joint replenishment planning in the integrated qualitative supply chains: generalised benders decomposition under separability approach	1
Selective clustered traveling salesman problem	1
Pricing decisions of digital goods in presence of piracy: various supply agreements	1
Evaluating time-cost trade-off in a resource constraint GERT-type project scheduling problem considering rework	1
Optimal dynamic pricing and preservation policies under quality-, stock- and price-sensitive demand with partial backlogging and controllable lead time	1
Green product certification and pricing strategy in the cement industry: a social exchange theory perspective	1
Supply chain behaviour under carbon regulations: an experimental study with system dynamic simulation	1
Optimal inventory policies for finite horizon deterministic inventory models for non-instantaneous deteriorating items and permissible-delay in payment	1
Mathematical programming models for order picking in warehouses with decoupling of picker and cart	1
Perishable food supply chain contract with asymmetric freshness information	1
A methodology for solving bimatrix games under 2-tuple linguistic environment	1
Unequal shipment policy in a sustainable production inventory system considering defective items and multi-level price breaks	1
Sustainable multi-objective location-routing problem with time windows: a case study in China	1
Consumers' purchasing decisions of a dual-channel supply chain system under return and warranty policies	1
Pricing strategies and advance payment-based inventory model with partially backlogged shortages under interval uncertainty	1
A DEA-based simulation-optimisation approach to design a resilience plasma supply chain network: a case study of the COVID-19 outbreak	1
Mean-variance analysis of acquisition pricing decision in a reverse supply chain	1
Improved Lagrangian-relaxation based approaches for multi-period multi-stage fixed charge transportation problem	1
An optimization model for forklift utilisation and congestion control in cross-docking terminals	1
Pricing strategies incorporating sustainability management decisions	1
Mathematical modelling for convertible items with rework using particle swarm optimisation	1
Enhancing the productivity of mould shop using continuous improvement tools and simulation	1
Aggregating disjoint partial sub-orders – an internal logistics application	1
Decision analysis and coordination in green supply chains with stochastic demand	1
A platform-based structure for group purchasing with bundles of items	1
Dynamic multimedia transmission scheduling by unmanned aerial vehicle–mounted base stations for a vehicular ad hoc network	1
Multi-configuration modular capacity wheat supply chain network design under uncertainty: robust optimisation-based approach	1
A dual-channel closed-loop supply chain coordination with green innovation and sales effort under uncertain market conditions	1
A two-way logistic network design for deteriorating items considering preservation effort and cost minimisation	1
Corporate social responsibility in a closed-loop supply chain with dual-channel waste recycling	1