In the wake of e-commerce and its successful diffusion in most commercial activities, last- mile distribution causes more and more trouble in urban areas all around the globe …
Climate change has introduced significant challenges that can affect multiple sectors, including the agricultural one. In particular, according to the Food and Agriculture …
The operational design and planning of drone-based logistics models is a rapidly growing area of scientific research. In this paper, we present a structured, comprehensive, and …
SH Chung, B Sah, J Lee - Computers & Operations Research, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper surveys the state-of-the-art optimization approaches in the civil application of drone operations (DO) and drone-truck combined operations (DTCO) including construction …
Abstract The Multiple Traveling Salesman Problem (MTSP) is among the most interesting combinatorial optimization problems because it is widely adopted in real-life applications …
The latest 5G mobile networks have enabled many exciting Internet of Things (IoT) applications that employ unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones). The success of most …
CC Murray, R Raj - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper considers a last-mile delivery system in which a delivery truck operates in coordination with a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones). Deploying UAVs …
J Zhang, JF Campbell, DC Sweeney II… - … Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy consumption is a critical constraint for drone delivery operations to achieve their full potential of providing fast delivery, reducing cost, and cutting emissions. This paper provides …
The 21st century has witnessed precipitous changes spanning from the way of life to the technologies that emerged. We have entered a nascent paradigm shift (industry 4.0) where …