Facility location decisions for drone delivery: A literature review

O Dukkanci, JF Campbell, BY Kara - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a comprehensive literature survey on facility location problems for drone
(uncrewed vehicle) delivery, where either (i) drones are the only vehicles, or (ii) drones and …

The multi-vehicle truck-and-robot routing problem for last-mile delivery

M Ostermeier, A Heimfarth, A Hübner - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Last-mile delivery with autonomous robots launched from dedicated delivery trucks is a
promising approach to reducing logistics costs and inner-city traffic. Current literature for this …

Dynamic truck–drone routing problem for scheduled deliveries and on-demand pickups with time-related constraints

R Gu, Y Liu, M Poon - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
The on-demand logistics services have risen continuously with the expansion of e-
commerce. Logistics companies face challenges to meet customers' expectations with high …

Drone routing problem with truck: Optimization and quantitative analysis

HY Jeong, S Lee - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Battery-powered drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer significant market
potential, enabling fast, cost-effective, and eco-friendly delivery on an urban scale …

Multi-trucks-and-drones cooperative pickup and delivery problem

J Gao, L Zhen, S Wang - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to propose a decision methodology on scheduling trucks and drones for
truck-and-drone cooperative delivery and pickup system. A fleet contains multiple truck …

A mixed closed-open multi-depot routing and scheduling problem for homemade meal delivery incorporating drone and crowd-sourced fleet: A self-adaptive hyper …

M Hamid, MM Nasiri, M Rabbani - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meal delivery services is an enormous competitive market, and the most influential factor in
this market is customer experience. As a result, it is crucial to have an efficient delivery …

A multi-algorithm approach for operational human resources workload balancing in a last mile urban delivery system

LM Moreno-Saavedra, S Jiménez-Fernández… - Computers & Operations …, 2024 - Elsevier
Efficient workload assignment to the workforce is critical in last-mile package delivery
systems. The explosive increase of e-commerce and last-mile package logistics after the …

The multi-visit drone-assisted pickup and delivery problem with time windows

S Meng, Y Chen, D Li - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
We consider a new combined truck–drone routing problem with time windows in the context
of last-mile logistics. A fleet of trucks, each equipped with an identical drone, is scheduled to …

Impact of Drone Battery Recharging Policy on Overall Carbon Emissions: The Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone

E Es Yurek - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the traveling salesman problem with drone (TSP-D) from a
sustainability perspective. In this problem, a truck and a drone simultaneously serve …

Data-driven robust optimization for a multi-trip truck-drone routing problem

MR Ghiasvand, D Rahmani… - Expert Systems with …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using drones along with conventional vehicles, such as trucks, can potentially improve the
cost-effectiveness and speed of delivery operations. This research considers a multi-trip …