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Recent developments in information system have shown critical benefits that visualization can offer for supply chain and logistics. The present paper landscapes the current literature in the use of visualization in the supply chain and decision making. Using the PRISMA methodology the paper identifies the main theme and areas of development as well as propose the future directions for research. Using a dataset of top academic and industry publications, the paper contributes to the literature by providing a brief structural view of available directional developments and links them to practical applications.

Domestic garbage classification is required in many cities, however, optimal transportation of classified garbage has not been widely studied. Here, the optimal transportation of the classified domestic garbage from the waste transfer center to the garbage disposal station is considered. The locations of waste transfer centers, map distances between these waste transfer centers, different types of garbage disposal stations and the quantity of waste in different areas are used as key factors for constructing a weighted graph model. This study considers Nanshan District in Shenzhen, China as a case study. Solutions were obtained by applying the proposed model to the area using data from 2011. To achieve the decision goal of identifying feasible traveling distance and time for each trash truck, the number of routes considered for recyclable waste transportation was no less than 5; for non-recyclable waste transportation was no less than 2; and for harmful waste transportation was 4. The study provides an auxiliary management tool for optimal municipal solid waste disposal that improves the sustainability of the system.

Developments in supply chain management have dramatically increased within the past few years to cover a wide range of cross-disciplinary topics that have utilized a number of heuristic analyses and quantitative modeling tools. With significant developments in both technologies and business marketing environments, a service system is required that can work optimally even under complex, globalised supply chain environments. In order to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) run global businesses dynamically and economically, this research proposes a novel robust enterprise supply chain services framework (RESCSF) that considers risk and financial management in corporations' governance. Following this, a new robust supply chain services system (RSCSS) is set up by combining six-core management services modules and robust optimization modeling. The six-core management services modules include risk management to deal with uncertainties, together with the five management service modules of knowledge management, data management, task management, information management, and communication management [26, 27]. Arobust optimization modeling approach is applied to the supply chain services system to combine the function of optimally running the whole supply chain process while managing uncertainties. With integration of the six-core management services modules and robust optimization modeling, this new RSCSS will assist in supporting optimal and stable operations in the supply chains of a wide range of enterprises.

Developments in supply chain management (SCM) have dramatically increased within the past few years to cover a wide range of cross-disciplinary topics. With the significant developments in both technologies and business environments, a service system is proposed to work optimally under complex, globalised supply chain environments. Following the studies on SCM theories, this research develops a robust enterprise supply chain services framework taking into account of risk management in firm governance. Consequently, a robust supply chain services system (RSCSS) was built by combining optimisation modelling with the six-core management service modules of knowledge, data, task, information, communication and risk. In this system, the robust optimisation method was used to manage uncertainties. Importantly, by integrating the six-core management services modules with robust optimisation, this RSCSS can assist in supporting optimal and stable operations in a wide range of enterprises, especially for small and medium enterprises running global businesses dynamically and economically.