Increasing urbanization has turned transporting freight from, to, and within urban areas into
a major challenge. Freight transportation represents a lifeline for urban retail and industry …

In horizontal collaborations, carriers form coalitions in order to perform parts of their logistics
operations jointly. By exchanging transportation requests among each other, they can …

In the last few years, competitiveness, problems of globalization and concerns about
sustainability require new approaches and models for the planning of transport networks …

In this paper, we present a state-of-the-art survey on the vehicle routing problem with
multiple depots (MDVRP). Our review considered papers published between 1988 and …

Horizontal collaboration has been considered as effective practice for sustainable logistics
and freight transport and it has gained increased attention in recent years. This paper aims …

The notion of digital transformation encompasses the adoption and integration of a variety of
new information and communication technologies for the development of more efficient …

The transport sector leads to detrimental effects on the economy, environment, and citizens
quality of life. During recent years, some key-performance indicators have been proposed to …

During recent years, horizontal collaboration in logistics has gained attention because of
achieved potential benefits such as cost reduction, an increase in fulfillment rates, and a …

Urban mobility plays a key role in the ecosystems of complex smart cities. It is considered a
key factor in enabling cities to become more intelligent, which highlights the importance of …

Transportation is one of the essential services in cities that contribute to the quality of life. As
a result, efficient methods for transport planning have become increasingly important …