Transport and logistics
- modelling and optimisation of problems in the design, planning and operation of transportation networks for the distribution of freight
- container shipping, empty container/vehicle positioning and ship loading
- intermodal terminal and seaport terminal management
- vehicle routing problems in road transportation
- multi-commodity network design, service network design and facility location
- last-mile solutions
- capacity analyses of rail networks and railway timetabling
Agri-food supply chains
- food waste reduction
- food security and sustainability
- integrating local and global food production systems
- circular economies and food supply chains
- inventory and pricing strategies for perishable food supply chains
Sustainable supply chain management
- green supply chain management
- carbon foot-printing of logistics systems
- environmental policies and operations and supply chain performance
- sustainable procurement
- modern slavery and supply chain ethics
Agile operations
- organisational agility
- agile and resilient operations
- management practices and the performance and productivity of small firms
- sustainable growth of SMEs
Supply chain technologies, analytics and risk
- digital strategies and ICT adoption in operations and supply chain management
- uncertainty and risk mitigation
- mathematical programming, stochastic dynamic programming and meta-heuristic optimisation of supply chains
- development of models and algorithms to support supply chain network design;
- artificial intelligence and blockchain applications
- machine learning and big data analytics in operations and supply chain management
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