Cross-docking practice plays an important role in improving the efficiency of distribution
networks, especially, for optimizing supply chain operations. Moreover, transportation route …

In this paper, we introduce a new city logistics problem arising in the last mile distribution of
e-commerce. The problem involves two levels of routing problems. The first requires a …

Cross-docking is a supply chain distribution and logistics strategy for which less-
thantruckload shipments are consolidated into full-truckload shipments. Goods are stored up …

A collaborative multiple-center vehicle routing problem (CMCVRP) is a multi-constraint
combinatorial and game optimization issue containing both vehicle routing optimization and …

This paper considers a profitable heterogeneous vehicle routing problem with cross-docking
(PHVRPCD). In the real world, it is not possible to serve all customers and suppliers. Based …

This paper presents a bi-objective MILP model for the vehicle routing and scheduling
problem with cross-docking for perishable products. It is demonstrated that considering …

The advantages of the cross-docking technique have been increasingly appreciated in
literature and in practice. This appreciation, coupled with the advances of numerous …

In today's competitive world, it is essential to provide a new method through which maximum
efficiency can be created in the production and supply cycle. In many production …

ABSTRACT A sharp increasing number of online shopping parcels and scattered customers
lead each express company to invest a lot logistics resources, but its utilization rate is low …

Cross-docking is an effective logistics strategy that has long been employed in supply
chains with perishable products, where short processing time of goods is required. In this …