Vladimir Simic

University of Belgrade · Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering

The EcoPort performance level serves as a basic indicator to determine the environmental status of a port and its achievement of certification standards. The European Sea Ports Organization has defined ten essential EcoPort criteria that contribute significantly to the assessment of EcoPort performance. The primary motivation for this study is to d...

Efficient humanitarian supply chain (HSC) management plays an underlying role in saving lives, reducing human torment, and contributing to sustainable development during a disaster. Accordingly, the issue of locating and allocating relief facilities in the first hours after the occurrence of a disaster has a great impact on providing timely service...

Interest and inflation rates are among the most important economic indicators of any country. Inventory management is also known as one of the most critical components of supply chains and logistics systems. This study conducts a comparative study to analyze the combined effects of interest and inflation rates on inventory systems in different coun...

For the first time, the critical problem of selecting the most sustainable strategy for urban parcel delivery is addressed and solved in this paper. It aims to help not only postal and logistics companies but also regulatory agencies and city authorities find an environmentally friendly, socially responsible, and economically viable solution. Three...

Today, the concept of energy security is of utmost importance. Also, sustainable, low-cost, emissions-conscious development is a significant challenge for energy resources. We formulate a bi-objective optimization framework to guarantee the long-term security and resilience of sustainable energy planning. Critical social factors such as balancing c...

In recent years, as corporate consciousness of environmental preservation and sustainable growth has increased, the importance of sustainability marketing in the logistic process has grown. Both academics and business have increased their focus on sustainable logistics procedures. As the body of literature expands, expanding the field's knowledge r...

This paper presents a novel hybrid approach, fusing genetic algorithms (GA) and penguin search optimization (PSeOA), to address the flow shop scheduling problem (FSSP). GA utilizes selection, crossover, and mutation inspired by natural selection, while PSeOA emulates penguin foraging behavior for efficient exploration. The approach integrates GA's...

Maritime vessels provide a wealth of data concerning location, trajectories, and speed. However, while this data is meticulously monitored and logged to maintain course, this data can also provide a wealth of meta information as well. This work explored the potential of data-driven techniques and applied artificial intelligence (AI) for tackling tw...

The quadratic assignment problem (QAP) is an NP-hard problem with a wide range of applications in many real-world applications. This study introduces a discrete rat swarm optimizer (DRSO)algorithm for the first time as a solution to the QAP and demonstrates its effectiveness in terms of solution quality and computational efficiency. To address the...

Designing resilient supply chain networks for vaccine development and distribution requires reliable and robust infrastructure. This stud develops a novel two-stage decision support framework for configuring multi-echelon Supply Chain Networks (SCNs), resilient supplier selection, and order allocation under uncertainty. Resilient supplier selection...

Traffic incident management is combining the assets of authorities to identify, deal with, and manage traffic problems as rapidly as possible while providing the safety of on-scene responders and the traveling public. The advancement of autonomous vehicles is an opportunity for enhancing incident management implementations. This study aims to provi...

Digital marketing technology can not only help enterprises effectively control marketing costs but also accurately identify target customers and determine customer needs to improve marketing conversion rates. Multiple conflicting and asymmetric criteria need to be taken simultaneously into account to effectively assess digital marketing technology....

Software testing represents a crucial component of software development, and it is usually making the difference between successful and failed projects. Although it is extremely important, due to the fast pace and short deadlines of contemporary projects it is often neglected or not detailed enough due to the lack of available time, leading to the...

As the volume of waste generated by human activities continues to rise, the need for effective and sustainable solid waste management methods becomes increasingly important. Traditional approaches, such as landfilling and incineration, can have negative impacts on the environment and human health. Waste management sustainability research can benefi...

This study develops a novel multi-objective mathematical model for a Plasma Supply Chain Network (PSCN) in order to maximise the coverage of blood donors during periods and minimise the blood transportation costs between different nodes, relocation cost of temporary mobile facilities, inventory holding cost of the blood, and the costs of newly esta...

Effective end-of-life vehicle (ELV) management is crucial for minimizing the environmental and health impacts of Indone-sia's growing automotive industry. However, proper ELV management has received limited attention. To bridge this gap, we conducted a qualitative study to identify barriers to effective ELV management in Indonesia's automotive sect...

The vehicle number has grown significantly in recent decades, resulting in a significant increase in the number of waste tires globally. The environment and public health are seriously endangered by the growing amount of waste tires. As a result, considerable effort is being put into the search for viable alternatives for sustainable management. Ev...

The number and locations of facilities represent the most important decisions when modeling service networks. The facility location problem in the context of service networks is predetermined by the investment costs and/or achieving a certain standard of satisfying users' demand. Systems designed in this way are based on the idea that they will fun...

Management of end-of-life tires (ELTs) has evolved into an important sustainability requirement that should follow circular economy principles. It is increasingly important to find environmentally-friendly and cost-effective solutions for ELT management, particularly in the context of large freight transportation companies. Selecting the most susta...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in healthcare waste (HCW). HCW management treatment needs to be re-taken into focus to deal with this challenge. In practice, there are several treatments of HCW with their advantages and disadvantages. This study is conducted to select the appropriate treatment for HCW in the Brčko District of Bosnia and He...

Industry 4.0 technologies embedded in the warehouse management system (WMS) are needed to improve the automation of material handling activities such as receiving, storing, picking, sorting, packaging, and delivering. This research aims to introduce a neutrosophic multi-criteria group decision-making tool that is intelligible in supporting the tran...

The huge automotive industry in Indonesia has had a major impact on the environment and health caused by ELV. An ELV is a vehicle that has reached the end of life due to age or cannot be reused because of accidents and high repair costs. The absence of procedures and laws in Indonesia related to the driving of this vehicle resulted in the dismantli...

This study examines the benefits and drawbacks of autonomous public transit vehicles among 210 Indonesians. Some 25% of respondents knew nothing about driverless vehicles, whereas 14% did. The average 5-point Likert scale response was 3.12 (SD = 1.05), indicating intermediate expertise. Some 42% of respondents used autonomous vehicle sources such a...

In this study, a novel and computationally efficacious Parallel Two-Step Decomposition-Based Heuristic (PTSDBH) and a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) are developed to tackle the concurrent scheduling of jobs and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) or transporters in a hybrid job shop system. Finite multiple AGVs, AGV eligibility, job's alterna...

Decision-making is a ubiquitous and paramount issue in the modern business world. Inappropriate decisions may lead to severe consequences for companies. Considering that the evaluation of alternatives is generally affected by several criteria, decision-making should be considered a very challenging task. From the 1945s to the present day, various m...

Dear Colleagues, Preference relations are matrix structures constructed by a two-by-two comparison of alternatives, where each element represents the degree of preference of one alternative over another. Considering the advantage of fuzzy set theory in expressing the uncertainty of preference information, preference relations are extended into fuz...

The growing global demand for new cars has resulted in a rise in end-of-life vehicles (ELV), both with usable and non-usable parts. Malaysia faces a particularly pressing issue of abandoned vehicles (AVs), as the country currently lacks comprehensive legislation for managing ELV. On the other hand, countries such as the US, Japan, Belgium, Korea, a...

In this study, the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique is used in collaboration with K-medoids clustering to establish a novel algorithm for extending the lifetime of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in the presence of uncertainty. One of the most important problems in WSNs is the energy consumption. Furthermore, extending the network li...

Traffic congestion and environmental pollution generated by transportation activities significantly endanger the sustainable development of cities. This study presents a new strategy for implementing the concept of shared mobility, where postal operators use their widespread networks of units and serve as service providers. To enhance its real-worl...

For the first time, this study addresses the problem of evaluating propulsion technologies for sustainable road freight distribution from the multi-criteria group decision-making perspective. It aims to help logistics companies involved in global supply chains significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from freight distribution activities....

For the first time, the critical worldwide problem of prioritizing zero-emission last-mile delivery (LMD) solutions for sustainable city logistics is addressed and solved in this study. It not only aims to help city logistics companies sustainably decarbonize urban freight distribution but also provide valuable practical guidelines. To evaluate zer...

Wind resource is the most promising renewable energy, which has become a suitable replacement for fossil fuels. Optimizing the transferring wind energy from a wind turbine is essential to obtain the maximum power output as other variables are uncontrollable. This paper presents four different optimization algorithms, namely ant lion optimization (A...

The selection and prioritization of suitable strategies to address the challenges to the successful operation and implementation of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system is a common problem faced by practitioners and decision-makers. Recent research has widely discussed the issue, but such assessments have remained limited in the city of Dar es Salaam...

Effective management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) represents a sound strategy to mitigate global climate change. ELVs are contaminants that pollute water, air, soil, and landscape. This waste flow must be adequately treated, but no proper rule oversees the disposal of ELV waste in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the extent of implementing...

In a developing country like India, the primary source of power generation is fossil fuels. The lion's share of India's electricity production is from fossil fuels leading to massive greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) like CO2, which causes global warming. To deal with climate change and control global warming, the carbon capture utilization and storag...

The basic goal of this research is to find the shortest path of a semidirected graph and apply it to the road network system. In the field of graph theory, networks are described as directed graphs, undirected graphs, or a combination of both. However, in the modern era of computing, several networks, such as social media networks, granular network...

Accidents occurring in the process of petroleum transportation have dire consequences for the population and environment. In this study, the sustainable route selection problem has been addressed from the multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) perspective for the first time. The study aims to help planning authorities find the most sustainable route...

When there isn't enough evidence, it can be hard for decision-makers (DMs) to evaluate their evaluations of strategic decision issues in the right way. An expansion of Pythagorean fuzzy sets (PFSs), known as interval-valued PFSs (IVPFSs), can provide sufficient information space for DMs so that they can assess their evaluations using interval numbe...

This review paper investigates the healthcare' simulation appointment scheduling system (SASS). It primarily aims to highlight critical appointment scheduling challenges and outline the most prominent research topics. This critical review also intends to provide a comprehensive summary of these works, revealing progress achieved on the topic while...

Due to natural disasters, urban transformations and many other factors, sustainable end-of-life buildings (ELBs) waste management is gaining importance within the last decades, which is vigorous for both economic and conservation matters. Turkey is located on active zones in terms of natural disasters and faced numerous destructive events. Therefor...

The long-term sustainability of the railway transportation system is determined by a set of criteria that must be considered. For this reason, multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques have been used because of their high possibility of providing complementary instruments with successful flexibility. Keeping this in mind, we developed a mult...

Forecasting climate and the development of the environment have been essential in recent days since there has been a drastic change in nature. Weather forecasting plays a significant role in decision-making in traffic management, tourism planning, crop cultivation in agriculture, and warning the people nearby the seaside about the climate situation...

Climate change is the foremost environmental problem that negatively affects the lives of people. Sustainable policies offer an opportunity to mitigate climate change effects of urban transportation. Four sustainable policies are presented to alter the propagation speed of climate change. However, there is a major gap regarding the prioritization o...

Global warming and air pollution are two of the most severe problems faced by humanity in recent years. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by vehicles make up for a sizeable portion of the cause of these problems. To mitigate the effects of vehicles on air pollution and global warming, sustainable and environmentally friendly measures are to be...

Waste management is gaining crucial importance as recycling aims at transforming produced waste into value for the economy. As the automotive industry is growing fast worldwide, recycling end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) attracts great research attention. Due to the promulgated regulations, multiple players like the last owners, manufacturers, treatment...

Hazardous healthcare waste (HCW) management system is one of the most critical urban systems affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the increase in waste generation rate in hospitals and medical centers dealing with infected patients as well as the degree of hazardousness of generated waste due to exposure to the virus. In this regard, waste netw...

Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) is one of the key phases in city logistics. Micro-hubs in cities are new emerging solutions for an easier and viable last-mile delivery process. The important question in smart and modern cities is the determination of the best micro-hub location for the LMD. This paper solves the micro-hub location selection fo...

With the emergence of battery-based electric vehicles, transportation systems gradually leave using fossil fuel-based combustion engines. Due to their reasonable performance, Lithium-ion batteries have become one of the major batteries used for electric vehicles. Although these batteries are being used in most companies, their high production cost,...

This study addresses the application of the Integer Linear Programming technique for the patient Appointment Scheduling Problem (ASP). In this research, we propose a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model to formulate the problem and treat patients admitted to hospitals and stay in a queue based on their general health status (urgent or regu...

When dealing with the haziness that is intrinsic in decision analysis-driven decision making procedures, interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) can be quite effective. Our approach to solving the multiple attribute decision making (MADM) difficulties, where all of the evidence provided by the decision-makers is demonstrated as interval-...

Enterprise sustainability is a key aim in the fourth industrial revolution era, requiring a new approach based on intelligent technologies that considers the new roles of leadership and sustainability as well as the new trends in emerging smart technologies, with a new focus on Society 5.0. Smart parking has a significant role in fostering the dete...

The application of the concept of shared mobility can mitigate numerous negative impacts of urban transportation and improve the city’s sustainability. This study aims to address and solve the problem of prioritizing sustainable mobility sharing systems to promote sustainability and foster the concept of shared mobility. Four sustainable mobility s...

Urban freight transportation requires wise management considerations since it is one of the most challenging issues cities face to attain sustainability. To help with the challenging decision process, an integrated two-stage decision analysis approach is proposed. In the first stage, the Defining Interrelationships Between Ranked criteria (DIBR) me...

This study aims to rank indicators affecting site selection of vehicle shredding facilities using an interval type-2 fuzzy sets based Delphi approach. The introduced methodology consists of four consecutive stages as follows: indicator identification, questionnaire (survey), decision-making analysis, and statistical analysis and indicator classific...

[Part of special issue: COVID-19 and Alike Crisis Control in Smart Healthy Cities] The critical worldwide problem of adapting urban transport planning to COVID-19 is for the first time comprehensively addressed and solved in this study. It primarily aims to help transport planners increase the resilience of transport systems. Firstly, a multi-level...

Environmental and social awareness are the key elements of the sustainable tire industry. End-of-life tire (ELT) waste flow is an important environmental problem worldwide since it produces severe air, water, and soil pollution issues. Significant advancements have been made in ELT management in the last few years. As a result, ELTs should not only...

Parcel lockers present an efficient solution for first- and last-mile delivery problems. They have a positive impact on the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of the parcel service industry. This paper proposes factors for locating parcel lockers. PerfoRmance IndiCator and Expert Rating (PRICER) method are presented or determining k...

For efficient management of plastic waste in urban healthcare environments, the development of in-depth solutions considering all possible effective factors is required. Recycling plastic waste of healthcare centers has become an essential process for urban regions considering environmental, economic, and social issues. Recycling facility location...

The provision of public goods is always a controversial issue in many aspects. Even some additional financial resources can provide public transit systems, the tax revenues constitute a significant part of the investments in practice. Yet, governments should make an important decision regarding tax schemes. This article focuses on how to identify t...

The pricing of public transportation services is a complex task that authorities deal with because many criteria should be considered while deciding on the pricing system. Some include decentralization of the cities due to lower rents in outer-city regions and operating costs of longer transportation lines. Hence, four alternative public transporta...

Automobile Lithium-ion battery (ALiB) is a fast-evolving technology that found widespread utilization in electric vehicles (EVs). Management of used ALiBs has become a crucial topic in the automotive industry and academic researches. ALiB remanufacturing is significant leverage to accomplish the circular economy paradigm, but many open questions st...

Background Last-mile delivery (LMD) is becoming more and more demanding due to an increasing number of users and traffic problems in cities. Besides, medical crises (like the COVID-19 outbreak) and air pollution represent additional motives for the transition from traditional to socially and environmentally sustainable LMD mode. An emerging problem...

An emerging question for waste managers is how to determine the best vehicle shredding facility location from a finite set of available alternatives under numerous conflicting criteria as well as high levels of imprecise, vague, and uncertain information. For the first time, we investigate the vehicle shredding facility location problem via the pic...

The management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is currently one of the most important ecological topics. The recycling process has essential importance for the environmental and economic sustainability of the ELV management. Istanbul has the highest rate of car ownership population in Turkey as well as an old vehicle fleet. There is a strong motivat...

To increase the level of safety and prevent significant accidents, it is essential to prioritize risk factors and assess railway infrastructure. The key question is how to identify unsafe railway infrastructure so authorities can undertake safety improvement projects on time. The paper aims to introduce a picture fuzzy group multi-criteria decision...