This paper contributes to the emerging body of research on crowdshipping, which is a
collaborative strategy that distributes delivery tasks to a mass of actors that act as ordinary …

Crowd-shipping promises social, economic, and environmental benefits covering a range of
stakeholders. Yet, at the same time, many crowd-shipping initiatives face multiple barriers …

By leveraging new technologies (Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Robotics, Artificial
Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockchain, Drones, Internet of Things, etc.), many …

This research addresses a new variant of the vehicle routing problem, called the two-
echelon vehicle routing problem with time windows, covering options, and occasional …

This article considers a setting in which a courier, express, and parcel service provider
operates a fleet of vehicles with regular drivers (RDs) to ship parcels from pickup to delivery …

The vehicle routing problem with time windows and occasional drivers (VRPODTW) is an
extension of the vehicle routing problem with time windows, where ordinary people may …

Recognizing the pressure on urban logistics and the overcapacity of urban public
transportation systems during off-peak hours, this study investigates a subway-assisted …

This study investigates a flexible one-to-two matching problem in ride-hailing systems. In the
ride-hailing platform, dedicated drivers are assigned to serve a single request (one-to-one …

Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

This article examines the impact of crowd logistics on the last mile parcel delivery for courier,
express and parcel service providers. As the use of crowd logistics for the last mile holds …