The rapid growth of e-commerce has significantly increased the demand for advanced
techniques to address specific tasks in the e-commerce field. In this paper, we present a …

Crowdship** is increasingly known as a sustainable solution to address the challenges of
last mile delivery (LMD) in urban areas. While employing the crowd to perform LMD appears …

The growth of e-commerce has bridged the gap between the consumer and the retailer,
bringing prosperity for both. However, in a quest to achieve even larger profits and market …

This study presents a comprehensive literature analysis to explore the role of Alternative
Delivery Points (ADPs), such as parcel lockers (PLs), within logistics and transportation …

Third-party logistics is now an essential component of efficient delivery systems, enabling
companies to purchase carrier services instead of an expensive fleet of vehicles. However …

We present a two-echelon van-based robot last-mile pickup and delivery system in urban
settings. Robots can visit areas with van access restrictions, such as pedestrianized areas or …

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant breakdown of the traditional retail sector
resulting in an unprecedented surge in e-commerce demand for the delivery of essential …

This paper addresses a location routing problem arising in the last-mile drone delivery
context, where drones are used to deliver small packages to a set of customers. Each drone …

Researchers have investigated various planning aspects of public Parcel Lockers (PLs), but
little is known about the wider benefits of on-premises parcel lockers (OPLs). More recently …

Drone-based delivery represents a possible way of performing last-mile logistics activities
with potential benefits on process efficiency, traffic congestion, and pollution emissions …