Drone-aided delivery methods, challenge, and the future: A methodological review

X Li, J Tupayachi, A Sharmin, M Martinez Ferguson - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of drones for package delivery, commonly known as drone delivery or unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery, has gained significant attention from academia and industries …

Analyzing key performance indicators for mobility logistics in smart and sustainable cities: A case study centered on Barcelona

R Soriano-Gonzalez, E Perez-Bernabeu, Y Ahsini… - Logistics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: This article identifies and examines key performance indicators (KPIs) related
to citizen mobility logistics in smart and sustainable urban areas. It begins with a …

Building resilience for sustainability of MSMEs post COVID-19 outbreak: An Indian handicraft industry outlook

V Agarwal, K Mathiyazhagan, S Malhotra… - Socio-Economic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The handicraft business constitutes concept selling rather than mere product selling, which
is highly dependent on demand. Handicrafts' Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) …

Emerging information and communication technologies: the challenges for the dynamic freight management in city logistics

A Comi, F Russo - Frontiers in Future Transportation, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recently, the evolution of emerging information and communication technologies (e-ICTs)
has opened the road for developing and implementing new integrated and dynamic city …

A spatio-functional logistics profile clustering analysis method for metropolitan areas

A Regal, J Gonzalez-Feliu, M Rodriguez - Transportation Research Part E …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a framework to define a zoning procedure using clustering taking into
account socio-economic, spatial and logistics intensity variables to support urban logistics …

[HTML][HTML] An adaptive large neighborhood search metaheuristic for a passenger and parcel share-a-ride problem with drones

R Cheng, Y Jiang, OA Nielsen, D Pisinger - Transportation Research Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing concerns about traffic congestion and climate change, much effort has
been made to enhance sustainable urban mobility for passengers and goods. One …

Assessing the impacts of last mile delivery strategies on delivery vehicles and traffic network performance

JE Muriel, L Zhang, JC Fransoo… - … Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban freight is growing fast, and its adverse effects bring consequences for the residents,
the environment, and the liveability of cities. Although understanding its dynamics has …

A hierarchical hub location model for the integrated design of urban and rural logistics networks under demand uncertainty

ZC Li, X Bing, X Fu - Annals of Operations Research, 2023 - Springer
This paper contributes to the integrated design issue of urban and rural logistics networks
under demand uncertainty. A hierarchical hub location model is proposed, which minimizes …

Digital twin applications in urban logistics: An overview

A Abouelrous, L Bliek, Y Zhang - Urban, Planning and Transport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Urban traffic attributed to commercial and industrial transportation is observed to largely
affect living standards in cities due to external factors like pollution and congestion. To …

A location-routing model for free-floating shared bike collection considering manual gathering and truck transportation

X He, Q Wang - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
With the booming of free-floating bike-sharing systems globally, collecting target bikes
effectively becomes increasingly more important in practice. Although many existing studies …