Combinatorial Optimisation Problems in Logistics and Scheduling

This thesis presents a variety of problems and results in the fields of logistics and, in particular, of maritime and railways logistics. We first present a brief introduction to these problems, their characteristics, and the role they have in the quest for more efficient and greener global supply chains and transport systems; we also present the methodological tools employed for their solution. After this introduction, each chapter presents one specific problem, and corresponds to a self-contained research paper.