[HTML][HTML] Evolution, challenges, and opportunities of transportation methods in the last-mile delivery process

X Zhu, L Cai, PL Lai, X Wang, F Ma - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rapid development of modern logistics and e-commerce highlights the importance of
exploring various modes of transportation in the last-mile delivery (LMD) process. However …

[HTML][HTML] A Recent Review of Solution Approaches for Green Vehicle Routing Problem and its variants

AK Garside, R Ahmad, MNB Muhtazaruddin - Operations Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The green vehicle routing problem (GVRP) has been a prominent topic in the literature on
logistics and transportation, leading to extensive research and previous review studies …

A three-phase heuristic for last-mile delivery with spatial-temporal consolidation and delivery options

X Peng, L Zhang, RG Thompson, K Wang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The parcel demand in last-mile delivery increases sharply with the growth of e-commerce,
which has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The current delivery scheme …

Reconfiguration of last-mile supply chain for parcel delivery using machine learning and routing optimization

A Ramírez-Villamil, JR Montoya-Torres… - Computers & Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Last-mile delivery has several negative environmental impacts in urban areas because of its
high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, as well as traffic congestion …

Collaborative truck–robot deliveries: challenges, models, and methods

S Yu, J Puchinger - Annals of Operations Research, 2024 - Springer
Robot-based urban last-mile deliveries have recently attracted increasing attention from
scientific research and industry. In particular, truck–robot delivery models are emerging as …

The two-echelon truck-unmanned ground vehicle routing problem with time-dependent travel times

Y Wei, Y Wang, X Hu - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2025 - Elsevier
With the rapid expansion of e-commerce and the resulting surge in parcel delivery demands,
the integration of trucks and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in last-mile package …

Enhancing E-grocery-delivery-network resilience with autonomous delivery robots

D Liu, EI Kaisar - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper examines the challenges associated with the efficient planning and operation of
an E-grocery delivery system using Autonomous Delivery Robots (ADR) during unforeseen …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable e-grocery home delivery: An optimization model considering on-demand vehicles

V Tudisco, S Perotti, BY Ekren, E Aktas - Computers & Industrial …, 2025 - Elsevier
The e-grocery sector has experienced a significant boost since the COVID-19 pandemic,
dramatically changing consumer buying behaviours. As demand for faster and more efficient …

Impact of bot return policies in van-and-bot delivery systems

M Gajda, N Boysen, O Gallay - International Journal of Production …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sidewalk Autonomous Delivery Robots (SADRs) present a promising alternative for
mitigating excessive delivery traffic in smart cities. These bots operate at pedestrian speed …

Physical internet enabled sustainable and resilient production-routing problem with modular capacity

X Peng, S Ji, L Zhang, RG Thompson, K Wang - Kybernetes, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Modular capacity units enable rapid reconfiguration, providing tactical flexibility to
efficiently meet customer demand during disruptions and ensuring sustainability. Moreover …