There has been a resurgence of interest in demand-responsive shared-ride systems,
motivated by concerns for the environment and also new developments in technologies …

Over the past decades, the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and its variants have grown ever
more popular in the academic literature. Yet, the problem characteristics and assumptions …

Since the early 2010s, the meal delivery business went through a veritable revolution due to
online food delivery platforms. By allowing customers to quickly order from a wide range of …

Vehicle routing problems (VRPs) are among the most studied problems in operations
research. Nowadays, the leading exact algorithms for solving many classes of VRPs are …

This paper studies the multi-robot task assignment problem in which a fleet of dispersed
robots needs to efficiently transport a set of dynamically appearing packages from their initial …

Optimization of the green logistics location-routing problem with eco-packages involves
solving a two-echelon location-routing problem and the pickup and delivery problem with …

The idea of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, for final-mile
delivery in logistics operations has vitalized this new research stream. One conceivable …

Due to new regulations and further technological progress in the field of electric vehicles, the
research community faces the new challenge of incorporating the electric energy based …

Dial-a-ride problems consist of designing vehicle routes and time schedules in a system of
demand-dependent, collective people transportation. In the standard problem, operational …

Widespread adoption of green vehicles in urban logistics may contribute to the alleviation of
problems such as environmental pollution, global warming, and oil dependency. However …