The expansion of e‐commerce has increased scholarly interest in Business‐to‐Customer
(B2C) last‐mile delivery (LMD). LMD occurs in a unique logistical context and presents …

Scheduling a large number of time-sensitive orders of multiple types in a short time period is
a major challenge for instant delivery platforms. This study introduces an integrated problem …

Coordinated truck and drone delivery is gaining popularity in logistics as it can greatly
reduce operation costs. However, existing studies on related operations management …

Online Delivery Platforms (ODPs) have revolutionised the delivery of restaurant-prepared
food. There is a need for a systematic identification and classification of the problems …

Container ship** demands are usually classified into long-term contract demands from
large shippers and ad hoc demands from spot shippers. Compared with stable long-term …

Eliminating delays under uncertain delivery conditions presents a formidable challenge for
meal delivery platforms. Nevertheless, by implementing effective measures, these platforms …

Many larger grocery stores offer home delivery services. However, the delivery cost is
usually high and such services are rarely profitable. One way of reducing cost is by …

In recent years, crowdship** has gained much popularity because it not only has
economic and environmental advantages, but also is regarded as an effective way to …

On-time last-mile delivery is expanding rapidly as people expect faster delivery of goods
ranging from grocery to medicines. Managing on-time delivery systems is challenging …

We explore a problem faced by agri-food e-commerce platforms in purchasing different,
perishable products and collecting them from multiple producers and delivering them to a …