Vehicle routing problems have been the focus of extensive research over the past sixty
years, driven by their economic importance and their theoretical interest. The diversity of …

It has been around 30 years since the heterogeneous vehicle routing problem was
introduced, and significant progress has since been made on this problem and its variants …

The rapid growth of e-commerce and package deliveries across the globe is demanding
new solutions to meet customers' desire for more and faster deliveries. New driverless air …

We determine the efficiency of a delivery system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
provides service to customers while making return trips to a truck that is itself moving. In …

Historically, the three fundamental stages of the supply chain, procurement, production and
distribution, have been managed independently, buffered by large inventories. Increasing …

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 growth of e-commerce has bridged the gap between the consumer and the retailer,
bringing prosperity for both. However, in a quest to achieve even larger profits and market …

Two socioeconomic transformations, namely, the booms in the sharing economy and retail e-
commerce, lead to the prospect where shared mobility of passenger cars prevails …

The use of collection-and-delivery points (CDPs) within multi-echelon distribution networks
is becoming an increasingly popular last-mile distribution strategy. In this work, we provide a …

This expanded edition of ALogistics Systems Analysis@ includes new-search results and
numerous modifications to enhance comprehensiveness and clarity. It has two new sections …