Drone-based last-mile delivery is an emerging technology that uses drones loaded onto a
truck to deliver parcels to customers. In this paper, we introduce a fully automated system for …

With the latest technological advancement, the use of drones has emerged as an innovative
and viable business solution for last-mile distribution. An efficient drone delivery system has …

Abstract The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and its variants are well-studied problems in
Operations Research. They are related to many real-world applications. Recently, several …

Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones, have recently seen an
increased level of interest as their potential use in same-day home delivery has been …

Following the widespread interest of both the scientific community and companies in using
autonomous vehicles to perform deliveries, we propose the 'Drone-Assisted Vehicle Routing …

The interest in using drones in various applications has grown significantly in recent years.
The reasons are related to the continuous advances in technology, especially the advent of …

Under the vision of industry 4.0, the integration of drones in last-mile delivery can transform
traditional delivery practices and provide competitive advantages. However, the …

The ever-widening acceptance and deployment of drones in last-mile distribution continue
to increase the need for planning and managing the delivery operations involving drones …

The fast and cost-efficient delivery of goods ordered online is logistically a challenging
problem. Many firms are looking for ways to cut delivery times and costs by exploring …

Improving last mile delivery, in terms of both efficiency and sustainability, has recently been
enhanced using truck/drone tandems. However, nearly all these approaches focus only on …