During the global 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, the advantages of online food delivery (FD)
were obvious, as it facilitated consumer access to prepared meals and enabled food …

The operational design and planning of drone-based logistics models is a rapidly growing
area of scientific research. In this paper, we present a structured, comprehensive, and …

Service robots and artificial intelligence promise to increase productivity and reduce costs,
prompting substantial growth in sales of service robots and research dedicated to …

In recent years, e-commerce businesses have seen an increase in the daily volume of
packages to be delivered, as well as an increase in the number of particularly demanding …

This paper surveys the state-of-the-art optimization approaches in the civil application of
drone operations (DO) and drone-truck combined operations (DTCO) including construction …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or aerial drones, are an emerging technology with
significant market potential. UAVs may lead to substantial cost savings in, for instance …

With the rise of e-commerce, there has been a surge in demand for efficient and accessible
last-mile delivery options, leading to the examination of promising new technologies such as …

The e-commerce boom has increased the complexity of last-mile logistics operations in
urban environments. In this context, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as …

Rapid technological developments in autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or
drones) and an evolving legislation may soon open the way for their large-scale …

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, offers the advantage of
speed, flexibility, and ease in delivering goods to customers. They are particularly useful for …