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Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics

Increasing Capacity, Service Level, Sustainability, and Safety with Optimization Algorithms

  • Presents a comprehensive overview of freight transportation systems and multi-objective modelling
  • Expands on the previous edition with new chapters on waste collection and hybrid fleet management
  • Offers both mathematical and tactical perspectives on the problems discussed

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Freight Logistics: An Overview

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 1-19
  3. Multi-objective Optimization

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 21-51
  4. Green Supply Chain Management

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 53-83
  5. Maritime Freight Logistics

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 85-110
  6. Hazardous Material Transportation Problems

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 111-142
  7. Heterogeneous Fleets Distribution Models

    • Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo
    Pages 143-178
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 179-196

About this book

The second edition of Multi-Objective Management in Freight Logistics builds upon the first, providing a detailed study of freight transportation systems, with a specific focus on multi-objective modelling. It offers decision-makers methods and tools for implementing multi-objective optimisation models in logistics. The second edition also includes brand-new chapters on green supply chain and hybrid fleet management problems.


After presenting the general framework and multi-objective optimization, the book analyses green logistic focusing on two main aspects: green corridors and network design; next, it studies logistic issues in a maritime terminal and route planning in the context of hazardous material transportation. Finally, heterogeneous fleets distribution and coordination models are discussed.


The book presents problems providing the mathematics, algorithms, implementations, and the related experiments for each problem. It offers avaluable resource for postgraduate students and researchers in transportation, logistics and operations, as well as practitioners working in service systems.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Enterprise Engineering, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy

    Massimiliano Caramia

  • Department of Statistics, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Paolo Dell’Olmo

About the authors

Massimiliano Caramia is Full Professor in Operations Research at the Department of Enterprise Engineering, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy.


Paolo Dell'Olmo is Full Professor in Operations Research at the Department of Statistics, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multi-objective Management in Freight Logistics

  • Book Subtitle: Increasing Capacity, Service Level, Sustainability, and Safety with Optimization Algorithms

  • Authors: Massimiliano Caramia, Paolo Dell’Olmo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50812-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50811-1Published: 31 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-50814-2Published: 01 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-50812-8Published: 30 July 2020

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 196

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: 1st edition: © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2008

  • Topics: Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Transportation, Logistics, Waste Management/Waste Technology

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eBook USD 139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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