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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,467 Views
15 Pages

Community Structure and Resilience of the City Logistics Networks in China

  • Jun-Chao Ma,
  • Zhi-Qiang Jiang,
  • Yin-Jie Ma and
  • Yue-Hua Dai

19 October 2023

Logistics security, as the lifeline of the economy connecting production, distribution, and consumption, holds a pivotal position in the modern economic system, where any potential threats like natural disasters or cyber attacks could have far-reachi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,221 Views
10 Pages

This paper investigates the reliability of complex emergency logistics networks, as reliability is crucial to reducing environmental and public health losses in post-accident emergency rescues. Such networks’ statistical characteristics are analyzed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,531 Views
26 Pages

4 September 2025

This study’s purpose was to analyze how the configuration of a sustainable distribution network affects the effectiveness of logistics coordination mechanisms, specifically focusing on the role of 3PL (third-party logistics) providers. We exami...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,925 Views
24 Pages

6 April 2022

Collaborative networks in the logistics sector have proven to be a solution that both meets environmental footprint reduction goals and addresses the impact of rising fuel prices on logistics companies, especially for small- and medium-sized enterpri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,082 Views
23 Pages

2 November 2020

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an ambitious infrastructure and development project promoting sustainable economic growth through facilitating prosperous trade across Eurasia and Africa; however, its potential remains underexploited. Logistics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,804 Views
27 Pages

The stagnation of multinational and cross-regional goods circulation has created significant disruptions to manufacturing supply chains due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. To explore the impact of COVID-19 on the circulation of manufacturin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,897 Views
14 Pages

In order to recycle and dispose of all people’s expired drugs, the government should design a subsidy policy to stimulate users to return their expired drugs, and drug-stores should take the responsibility of recycling expired drugs, in other words,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
969 Views
29 Pages

9 September 2025

With the rapid development of urban air mobility, achieving safe and segregated flight for unmanned aerial vehicles amid the surging demand for low-altitude logistics has become a critical issue. This paper proposes a method for planning the public r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,582 Views
18 Pages

Background: The transition to renewable energy is intensifying demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), thereby increasing the need for sustainable lithium sourcing. Traditional mining practices pose environmental and health risks, which can be mitig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,894 Views
22 Pages

28 May 2025

Cruise construction involves a lengthy logistical cycle, complex processes, and large volumes of diverse materials, inevitably generating reverse flows. To mitigate risks such as stock congestion, production disruption, and occupational hazards, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,156 Views
24 Pages

11 November 2022

Reverse logistics is attracting attention due to the increasing concerns over environmental issues and the important economic impacts. The design of a reverse logistics network is a major strategic problem in the field of reverse logistics. As cost p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,700 Views
32 Pages

14 June 2024

This research aims to bridge a critical gap within the realm of logistics coordination, specifically targeted at bolstering the coordination of flows in omni-channels. The outcome of this study culminates in the creation of a comprehensive tool for e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,533 Views
22 Pages

19 September 2024

One of the most challenging issues in contemporary complex network research is to understand the structure and vulnerability of multilayer networks, even though cascading failures in single networks have been widely studied in recent years. The goal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,011 Views
18 Pages

14 December 2022

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between network structure attributes, sensing capability and growth performance of logistics service integrators for logistics service supply chain. Using survey research of logistics servi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,552 Views
16 Pages

Algorithmic Foundations of Economic and Mathematical Modeling of Network Logistics Processes

  • Sergey Yevgenievich Barykin,
  • Irina Vasilievna Kapustina,
  • Sergey Mikhailovich Sergeev and
  • Vladimir Konstantinovich Yadykin

Nowadays, digitizing the data stream is enabling the evolution of logistics processes. The data-driven network logistics processes are evaluated by leading economic indicators. The purpose of this study is to further develop the algorithmic foundatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
10,283 Views
19 Pages

Optimization of 5G Networks for Smart Logistics

  • Emil Jatib Khatib and
  • Raquel Barco

22 March 2021

Industry 4.0 is generalizing the use of wireless connectivity in manufacturing and logistics. Specifically, in Smart Logistics, novel Industry 4.0 technologies are used to enable agile supply chains, with reduced management, energy and storage costs....

  • Article
  • Open Access
712 Views
29 Pages

10 October 2025

Maritime logistics and railway logistics are crucial in cross-border logistics, and their integration forms a sea-rail cross-border intermodal logistics network. Against the backdrop of frequent unexpected events in today’s world, the normal op...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,340 Views
20 Pages

2 July 2021

This paper investigates the joint optimization problem on the logistics infrastructure investment and CO2 emission taxes for a sustainable city logistics network design by a goal programming approach where the cost recovery, service level and CO2 emi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,761 Views
18 Pages

22 November 2023

In recent times, there has been a sharp increase in the congestion of ground transportation, the scarcity of land resources, and various disasters. Hence, there is an urgent need to find an effective and sustainable approach to transportation. The co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,982 Views
21 Pages

Hub-and-Spoke Logistics Network Considering Pricing and Co-Opetition

  • Jian Zhou,
  • Kexin Xu,
  • Yuxiu Zhao,
  • Haoran Zheng and
  • Zhengnan Dong

6 September 2021

With the rapid development of the logistics market, the construction of an efficient “channel + hub + network” logistics system, that is, a hub-and-spoke logistics network, is of great importance to enterprises. In particular, how to reduce costs and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,408 Views
22 Pages

3 November 2020

As a new mode of transportation, the underground logistics system (ULS) has become one of the solutions to the problems of environmental pollution and traffic congestion. Considering the environmental and economic factors in urban logistics, this pap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,697 Views
24 Pages

Design a Robust Logistics Network with an Artificial Physarum Swarm Algorithm

  • Zhengying Cai,
  • Yuanyuan Yang,
  • Xiangling Zhang and
  • Yan Zhou

11 November 2022

The robust optimization of logistics networks can improve the ability to provide sustainable service and business sustainability after uncertain disruptions. The existing works on the robust design of logistics networks insisted that it is very diffi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,764 Views
14 Pages

30 April 2021

It is now widely accepted that the locations of intermediate facilities, such as logistics platforms or inland ports, are key elements of multimodal freight distribution networks and heavily influence their effectiveness. This crucial role of localiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,921 Views
18 Pages

Emergency logistics plays an important role in the rescue process after sudden disasters. However, in the process of emergency logistics activities, risks may arise due to scheduling problems or insufficient supply of warehouse stocks, resulting in a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
10,935 Views
22 Pages

31 December 2021

Remanufacturing has gained great recognition in recent years due to its economic and environmental benefits and effectiveness in the value retention of waste products. Many studies on reverse logistics have considered remanufacturing as a key node fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,445 Views
18 Pages

Assessing the Vulnerability of Logistics Service Supply Chain Based on Complex Network

  • Fei Ma,
  • Huifeng Xue,
  • Kum Fai Yuen,
  • Qipeng Sun,
  • Shumei Zhao,
  • Yanxia Zhang and
  • Kai Huang

5 March 2020

The reliable operation of a logistics service supply chain (LSSC) is a key factor for improving logistics efficiency and service level, and vulnerability is an important indicator of reliable LSSC operation. Based on complex network theory, we recons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
754 Views
30 Pages

Logistics transports of various resources such as production materials, foods, and products support the operation of smart cities. The ability to trace the states of logistics transports requires an efficient storage and retrieval of the states of lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,260 Views
15 Pages

14 October 2022

Global warming caused by excessive carbon dioxide emissions is threatening the sustainable development of human society. Considering the upcoming carbon tax policy in China, this paper studies the planning of dual-level urban logistics distribution n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,336 Views
16 Pages

12 September 2023

This paper discusses the use of networks of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) for the reconstruction of trajectories from sensor data. Logistics is a natural application domain to verify the quality of the handling of goods. This is a mass applicatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,322 Views
26 Pages

Designing a Russian–Chinese Omnichannel Logistics Network for the Supply of Bioethanol

  • Sergey Barykin,
  • Wenye Zhang,
  • Daria Dinets,
  • Andrey Nechesov,
  • Nikolay Didenko,
  • Djamilia Skripnuk,
  • Olga Kalinina,
  • Tatiana Kharlamova,
  • Andrey Kharlamov and
  • Evgenii Makarenko
  • + 2 authors

4 September 2025

This research considers an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven omnichannel logistics network for bioethanol supply from Russia to China. As a renewable, low-carbon transport fuel, bioethanol plays a critical role in energy diversification and decarbo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,023 Views
20 Pages

23 April 2022

Foodbank networks provide adequate infrastructure and perform logistics activities to supply food to people in need on a day-to-day basis. However, in the case of a sudden event, such as a natural disaster, they must reconfigure themselves to quickly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,318 Views
18 Pages

Method for Systematic Assessment of Mobile Network Coverage for Logistic Applications on the German Highway

  • Rasmus Rettig,
  • Christoph Schöne,
  • Frederik Fröhlich and
  • Christopher Niemöller

30 May 2022

Smart logistics, combining the capabilities of logistics with methods and techniques of the Internet of Things, Information and Communication Technologies, and the highest levels of automation are key to addressing the challenges of the 21st century...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,413 Views
21 Pages

2 August 2024

In the current era, the government consistently emphasizes the pursuit of high-quality development, as evidenced by the ongoing increase in the tertiary industry’s GDP share. As a crucial component of the modern service sector, logistics plays...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,223 Views
22 Pages

Assessing the Development Level of Logistics for Sustainable Cities in Urban Agglomeration Based on a Multi-Layer Complex Network

  • Fei Ma,
  • Zhijie Yang,
  • Shumei Zhao,
  • Kum Fai Yuen,
  • Haonan He,
  • Qipeng Sun,
  • Polin Lai and
  • Zhen Shang

28 September 2022

Evaluating the development level of urban logistics can significantly inform policies for the sustainable development of each city in an urban agglomeration. This study analyzed the logistics development of 11 cities in the Guanzhong Plain urban aggl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
1,884 Views
20 Pages

An Efficient Scheduling Method in Supply Chain Logistics Based on Network Flow

  • Yichen Wang,
  • Huanbo Zhang,
  • Chunhong Yuan,
  • Xiangyu Li and
  • Zuowen Jiang

25 March 2025

In the evolving digital landscape, network flow models have become integral to various sectors, including supply chain management. This research develops a robust network flow model for semiconductor wafer supply chains, optimizing resource allocatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
9,119 Views
28 Pages

9 February 2023

We developed a methodology for the neural network boosting of logistic regression aimed at learning an additional model structure from the data. In particular, we constructed two classes of neural network-based models: shallow–dense neural netw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,843 Views
14 Pages

The primary research that underpins this paper seeks to explore the applications of blockchain technology on a specific international corridor and to draw policy implications for decision makers. To analyze the bottlenecks of operating on the New Sil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,622 Views
17 Pages

17 May 2023

This study aims to predict new technologies by analyzing patent data and identifying key technology trends using a Temporal Network. We have chosen big data-based smart logistics technology as the scope of our analysis. To accomplish this, we first e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,520 Views
26 Pages

4 January 2025

Blockchain technology offers a novel solution to address the issue of information silos present in the complex network system of regional logistics service supply chains. Furthermore, enhancing the willingness of participants to engage in this system...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,524 Views
19 Pages

16 February 2020

The location and grade setting of a timber logistics center is an important link in the optimization of the timber logistics system, the rationality of which can effectively improve the efficiency of the timber logistics supply chain. There is a long...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,757 Views
14 Pages

3 April 2024

With the development of the healthcare industry, the demand for medical services and protective equipment is boosted, causing the generation rate of infectious medical waste to increase rapidly. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for decision make...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,045 Views
22 Pages

13 May 2019

Reverse logistics is convincingly one of the most efficient solutions to reduce environmental pollution and waste of resources by capturing and recovering the values of the used products. Many studies have been developed for decision-making at tactic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
912 Views
28 Pages

19 July 2025

Through the energy conversion of building skins, building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, the core carrier of the smart city energy system, encourages the conversion of buildings into energy-generating units. However, the decommissioning o...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,614 Views
42 Pages

6 March 2025

With the rapid development of e-commerce, logistics UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) have shown great potential in the field of urban logistics. However, the large-scale operation of logistics UAVs has brought challenges to air traffic management, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,266 Views
14 Pages

25 November 2021

Traditional terminal logistics distribution in urban areas is mainly concentrated on the ground, which leads to increasingly serious air pollution and traffic congestion. With the popularization of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) techniques and the ref...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,532 Views
16 Pages

24 May 2021

Aiming at addressing the problems of short battery life, low payload and unmeasured load ratio of logistics Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Radial Basis Function (RBF) neural network was trained with the flight data of logistics UAV from the Int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,887 Views
21 Pages

The customer-oriented approach is actively developing within the global trend of the modern industrial revolution that is Industry 4.0. The focus on customer interests has led to cooperation and integration in supply chains, improving their efficienc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,489 Views
28 Pages

6 May 2025

A business-continuity plan is crucial in providing an organization with the ability to maintain operations against possible risks. Therefore, companies should consider holistic risk management to sustain their activities and enhance their capabilitie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,088 Views
17 Pages

5 August 2023

As urban populations continue to grow and road traffic congestion worsens, traditional ground logistics has become less efficient. This has led to longer logistics times and increased costs. Therefore, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) logistics has beco...

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