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Introduction
No full textPlanning and scheduling play an important role in performance enhancement in any operation. This has probably been best recognized in industry, where a wide range of software applications have been developed to support decision makers with decisions such as machine scheduling, forecasting, inventory control, and sales & operations planning
Green facility location
No full textTransportation is one of the main contributing factors of global carbon emissions, and thus, when dealing with facility location models in a distribution context, transportation emissions may be substantially higher than the emissions due to production or storage. Because facility location models define the configuration of deliveries, green location models become an important alternative to reduce CO2 emissions in logistics.\u3cbr/\u3eThis chapter presents a variety of green location models that include the estimation of carbon emissions. It also provides basic guidelines in understanding these models in comparison with cost minimization models
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