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Grazia Speranza,
Trends in transportation and logistics,
European Journal of Operational Research,
Volume 264, Issue 3,
2018,
Pages 830-836,
ISSN 0377-2217,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.08.032.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221716306713)
Abstract: Problems in transportation and logistics had to be tackled long before
computers and Operational Research (OR) became available to support decision
making. After the first optimization models were developed, OR has substantially
contributed in making transportation systems efficient and companies with complex
transportation and logistics problems competitive. Over the years, technology has
evolved and the same has done OR. In this paper, the history of problems and OR
contributions in transportation and logistics will be shortly reviewed together
with the evolution of technology. Then, the future trends in this area will be
discussed together with potential OR contributions.
Keywords: History; Supply chain management; Transportation and logistics; Mobility;
Trends; Operational research