The vehicle routing problem: State-of-the-art classification and review

SY Tan, WC Yeh - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transportation planning has been established as a key topic in the literature and social
production practices. An increasing number of researchers are studying vehicle routing …

Vehicle routing problem with drones considering time windows

RJ Kuo, SH Lu, PY Lai, STW Mara - Expert Systems with Applications, 2022 - Elsevier
The cooperation of trucks and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has become a new delivery
method in the area of logistics and transportation. In this form of cooperation, the trucks are …

A hybrid variable neighborhood search approach for the multi-depot green vehicle routing problem

MEH Sadati, B Çatay - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Multi-Depot Green Vehicle Routing Problem (MDGVRP) is an extension of the
well-known Green Vehicle Routing Problem (GVRP) where a fleet of alternative fuel …

Split-demand multi-trip vehicle routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery in airport baggage transit

Z Zhang, Y Che, Z Liang - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we focus on the routing and scheduling of multi-carriage transit trains for airport
baggage transit. It is modeled as a vehicle routing problem with cross-route dependencies …

Vehicle routing problems over time: a survey

A Mor, MG Speranza - Annals of Operations Research, 2022 - Springer
In vehicle routing problems (VRPs) the decisions to be taken concern the assignment of
customers to vehicles and the sequencing of the customers assigned to each vehicle …

Facility location in logistics and transportation: An enduring relationship

F Saldanha-da-Gama - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article aims at contributing to the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Transportation
Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review (TRE). It provides an overview of the …

A neutrosophic fuzzy optimisation model for optimal sustainable closed-loop supply chain network during COVID-19

A Szmelter-Jarosz, J Ghahremani-Nahr… - Journal of Risk and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a sustainable closed-loop supply chain problem is modelled in conditions of
uncertainty. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the designed supply chain network …

Emergency logistics network optimization with time window assignment

Y Wang, X Wang, J Fan, Z Wang, L Zhen - Expert systems with applications, 2023 - Elsevier
During natural disasters or accidents, an emergency logistics network aims to ensure the
distribution of relief supplies to victims in time and efficiently. When the coronavirus disease …

Designing a new location-allocation and routing model with simultaneous pick-up and delivery in a closed-loop supply chain network under uncertainty

M Bathaee, H Nozari, A Szmelter-Jarosz - Logistics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: In this paper, a new closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) network model, including
economic, social and environmental goals, is designed. This paper's primary purpose is to …

A two-stage chance constrained stochastic programming model for emergency supply distribution considering dynamic uncertainty

L Meng, X Wang, J He, C Han, S Hu - Transportation Research Part E …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges of designing a
reliable emergency logistics network under the dynamic uncertainty of natural disasters. The …