Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

N Boysen, S Fedtke, S Schwerdfeger - Or Spectrum, 2021‏ - Springer
In the wake of e-commerce and its successful diffusion in most commercial activities, last-
mile distribution causes more and more trouble in urban areas all around the globe …

Applications and Research avenues for drone-based models in logistics: A classification and review

M Moshref-Javadi, M Winkenbach - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The operational design and planning of drone-based logistics models is a rapidly growing
area of scientific research. In this paper, we present a structured, comprehensive, and …

Drone-aided routing: A literature review

G Macrina, LDP Pugliese, F Guerriero… - … Research Part C …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The interest in using drones in various applications has grown significantly in recent years.
The reasons are related to the continuous advances in technology, especially the advent of …

A literature review of drone-based package delivery logistics systems and their implementation feasibility

T Benarbia, K Kyamakya - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, e-commerce businesses have seen an increase in the daily volume of
packages to be delivered, as well as an increase in the number of particularly demanding …

Truck–drone hybrid routing problem with time-dependent road travel time

Y Wang, Z Wang, X Hu, G Xue, X Guan - Transportation Research Part C …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Combining trucks and drones in package delivery provides a promising venue for a future
logistics system that is more efficient and sustainable than the existing one. However, how to …

Energy consumption models for delivery drones: A comparison and assessment

J Zhang, JF Campbell, DC Sweeney II… - … Research Part D …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Energy consumption is a critical constraint for drone delivery operations to achieve their full
potential of providing fast delivery, reducing cost, and cutting emissions. This paper provides …

Online food delivery research: A systematic literature review

A Shroff, BJ Shah, H Gajjar - International Journal of Contemporary …, 2022‏ - emerald.com
Purpose Online food delivery (OFD) has witnessed momentous consumer adoption in the
past few years, and COVID-19, if anything, is only accelerating its growth. This paper …

Solving the vehicle routing problem with drone for delivery services using an ant colony optimization algorithm

SH Huang, YH Huang, CA Blazquez… - Advanced Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
E-commerce and logistics companies are facing important challenges to satisfy the rapid
growth of customer demands. Unmanned aerial vehicles such as drones are an emerging …

Quantum-inspired computing technology in operations and logistics management

M Núñez-Merino, JM Maqueira-Marín… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and disseminate knowledge about quantum-
inspired computing technology's potential to solve complex challenges faced by the …

Meta-heuristics optimization in electric vehicles-an extensive review

AKVK Reddy, KVL Narayana - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Optimization through meta-heuristics in electric vehicular (EV) transport has emerged as the
key to improve the existing technologies and pave way for their mass deployment and …