The e-commerce boom has increased the complexity of last-mile logistics operations in
urban environments. In this context, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as …

Self-collection concepts, such as collection and delivery points and parcel lockers, have
been commonly deployed. These concepts rely on consumers' efforts to carry out Last-Mile …

This paper surveys urban courier routing, pointing out the learning process of the
generalized travel cost enhanced by using innovations related to the introduction of …

Background Last-mile delivery (LMD) is becoming more and more demanding due to an
increasing number of users and traffic problems in cities. Besides, medical crises (like the …

Urban logistics is becoming increasingly complex and costly. There are several reasons for
this, such as the growth of e-commerce, enhanced customer expectations, the desire to …

Purpose This paper investigates the economic performances of two business-to-consumer
(B2C) e-commerce last-mile delivery options–parcel lockers (PLs) and traditional home …

This research proposes a framework of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV) system traffic
management in the context of parcel delivery in low-altitude urban airspace, including …

Common-carrier parcel lockers have emerged as a secure, automated, self-service means
of delivery consolidation in congested urban areas, which are believed to mitigate last-mile …

The development of the e-commerce market worldwide, which was already dynamic, was
accelerated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Millions of incoming orders required analogue …

Purpose Last-mile delivery is associated with a negative environmental impact and high
costs. The purpose of this paper is to develop an approach to designing stationary parcel …