The Deanship of Research and Innovation at the University of Jeddah provides the Researcher Facilitation Service to support male and female researchers at all accredited educational institutions and enable them to complete the requirements of their scientific research in accordance with the approved procedures and regulations. The service aims to facilitate researchers’ access to the entities or target groups included in their studies, thereby contributing to efficient research completion and supporting the quality of research outputs. The service includes reviewing the researcher’s request and determining the type of support required based on the needs of the study, whether this involves distributing a questionnaire, issuing a Researcher Facilitation Form, or facilitating interviews. The necessary procedures are then completed in coordination with the relevant entities, and the researcher is notified of the actions taken or any additional requirements that need to be completed. Through this service, the Deanship seeks to ensure that support is provided in accordance with approved regulations and procedures, while documenting requests and services provided and maintaining relevant records. This contributes to improving procedural efficiency, enhancing the researcher experience, and supporting the research environment at the University of Jeddah. The service can be requested via email at dsrk@uj.edu.sa or by sending an official letter through the Rasel platform addressed to the Deanship of Research and Innovation. The subject line should be: “Researcher Facilitation Request – Researcher Name” or a similar representative subject.

The College of Business extends its congratulations to the Editorial team on the successful publication of the second edition of its focus-area book series in Supply Chain and Logistics, in collaboration with the international publisher Springer. This book discusses advances in computational logistics and supply chain analytics. The book includes innovative data-driven and learning-based approaches, methods, algorithms, techniques, and tools that have been designed or applied to create and implement a successful logistics and supply chain management process. The book describes new applications of machine learning and data analytic techniques to solve transport, logistic, and supply chain optimization problems. The book gives readers an overview of innovative design and applications of computational methods issued from machine learning and data analytics domains to automate and improve transport, logistic and supply chain processes. The authors also highlight the importance of embedding and using computational methods to improve transport, logistic and supply chain processes. The authors introduce case studies of logistic and supply chain processes improved using innovative learning-based or data-driven methods. Table of contents (8 chapters) 1. Multi-Capital Sustainability Assessment in Agro-Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Review of Indicators and Stakeholder Perspectives 2. A Review of SHAP and LIME for Enhancing Classification Transparency in Real-Life Logistics and Supply Chain Management Problems 3. Sustainable Urban Transportation Through Optimized Charging Station Placement with Geographic and Multi-Criteria Analysis 4. Operationalizing Auction-Based Strategic Carriers’ Selection in Distribution Networks 5. Optimizing Home Health Care Decisions: A Bi-level Evolutionary Approach Considering Patient Preferences 6. An Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Decision Support System for Bi-objective Hazardous Materials Transportation 7. Optimal Green Investment Timing Under Linear Progressive Carbon Tax Legislation 8. Case-Based Reasoning for Solving Container Pre-Marshalling Problem in Seaport Terminals

In line with the vision of the University of Jeddah, a modern Saudi university, and based on the Ministry of Education's orientations toward research and innovation linked to the national research priorities of the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority, the Deanship of Scientific Research and Innovation at the University of Jeddah announced the launch of advanced programs to support faculty members. This will enhance the university's standing, achieve its vision, and support the research capabilities of faculty members and students.