The scheduling of deliveries and the routing of vehicles are of great importance for supply
chain operations, as both determine to a great extent the distribution costs, as well as …

In this review, we provide an overview of emerging trends and challenges in the field of
intelligent and autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles. Recent advances in the field of …

Ride-sharing services are transforming urban mobility by providing timely and convenient
transportation to anybody, anywhere, and anytime. These services present enormous …

A sustainable transport infrastructure is one of the pillars of a sustainable city. However, the
literature indicates that urbanization, population growth, changes in population density, and …

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 …

Vehicle routing problems have been the focus of extensive research over the past sixty
years, driven by their economic importance and their theoretical interest. The diversity of …

The willingness to invest in Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data Analytics (BDA) seems not
to depend on supply nor demand of technological innovations. The required sensing and …

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 …

Technological advances in the last two decades have aroused great interest in the class of
dynamic vehicle routing problems (DVRPs), which is reflected in the significant growth of the …

Today, around 54% of the world's population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this share is
expected to go up significantly. As a result, city logistics, which focuses on the efficient and …