In this study, we introduce a logistic model for the delivery of small parcels to a set of service
points (SPs), and we present effective methods for solving it. In the traditional delivery …

The rapid growth of electronic commerce is having an impact on the way urban logistics are
organized. In metropolitan settings, the last-mile delivery problem, ie, the problem regarding …

Customers' expectations of timely and accurate delivery and pickup of online purchases
pose a new challenge to last-mile delivery. When the goods sent to customers are not …

Stationary parcel lockers have established as useful delivery options, especially for those
households where nobody is at home during typical parcel delivery times. However, having …

Current growth in e-commerce and online sales has confronted companies with major
logistical challenges arising in the area of last mile distribution. Small order quantities, the …

The pandemic caused by the corona virus SARS-CoV-2 raised many new challenges for
humanity. For instance, governments imposed regulations such as lockdowns, resulting in …

The introduction of automated parcel locker (APL) systems is one possible approach to
improve urban logistics (UL) activities. Based on the city of Dortmund as case study, we …

Abstract The Pickup and Delivery Problem with Shuttle routes (PDPS) is a special case of
the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows (PDPTW) where the trips between the …

We consider the problem of utilizing the parcel locker network for the logistics solution in the
metropolitan area. Two-echelon distribution systems are attractive from an economic …

We empirically study the spatiotemporal location problem motivated by an online retailer that
uses the Buy-Online-Pick-Up-In-Store fulfillment method. Customers pick up their orders …