This book presents the latest developments in optimization and optimal
control models; exact, approximate and hybrid methods; and their
applications in lean and green supply chains. It examines supply chain
network design and modeling, closed loop supply chains, and lean, green,
resilient and agile or responsive networks, and also discusses corporate
social responsibility and occupational health and safety. It
particularly focuses on supply chain management under uncertainty -
employing stochastic or nonlinear modeling, simulation based studies and
optimization - multi-criteria decision-making and applications of fuzzy
set theory, and covers various aspects of supply chain management such
as risk management, supplier selection or the design of automated
warehouses. Lastly, using experimental applications and practical case
studies, it shows the impact of lean and green applications on
vehicle/fleet management and operations management.