This is a review of the literature on variants and extensions of the standard location-routing
problem published since the last survey, by Nagy and Salhi, appeared in 2006. We propose …

Over the last years, several variants of multi-constrained Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs)
have been studied, forming a class of problems known as Rich Vehicle Routing Problems …

Increasing environmental, legislative, and social concerns are forcing companies to take a
fresh view of the impact of supply chain operations on environment and society when …

Environmental pollution from express packaging waste is a crucial issue for the
development of sustainable city logistics. The use of recyclable express packaging can …

This paper is a survey of location-routing: a relatively new branch of locational analysis that
takes into account vehicle routing aspects. We propose a classification scheme and look at a …

In this paper, we analyze the route efficiency trade-offs that emerge from combining first-mile
pickup and last-mile delivery operations in an urban distribution system. We build on the …

The location‐routing problem (LRP) and its variants have been studied extensively over the
past few years. The number of articles has grown more than ever, since the last surveys …

The effective distribution of critical relief in post disaster plays a crucial role in post-
earthquake rescue operations. The location of distribution centers and vehicle routing in the …

The past few years have witnessed the increasing adoption of drones in various industries
such as logistics, agriculture, military, and telecommunications. This paper considers a short …

Over the past few decades, the concept of integrated logistics systems has emerged as a
new management philosophy which aims to increase distribution efficiency. Such a concept …