Optimization and machine learning applied to last-mile logistics: A review

N Giuffrida, J Fajardo-Calderin, AD Masegosa… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growth in e-commerce that our society has faced in recent years is changing the view
companies have on last-mile logistics, due to its increasing impact on the whole supply …

The vehicle routing problem with hard time windows and stochastic travel and service time

DM Miranda, SV Conceição - Expert Systems with Applications, 2016 - Elsevier
In real-world environments, the variability is always present and influences the level and
cost service offered to customers. In this scenario, the present work develops a strategy to …

Multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on RBF network for solving the stochastic vehicle routing problem

Y Niu, J Shao, J Xiao, W Song, Z Cao - Information Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Solving the multi-objective vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand (MO-VRPSD) is
challenging due to its non-deterministic property and conflicting objectives. Most multi …

An improved learnable evolution model for solving multi-objective vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand

Y Niu, D Kong, R Wen, Z Cao, J Xiao - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
The multi-objective vehicle routing problem with stochastic demand (MO-VRPSD) is much
harder to tackle than other traditional vehicle routing problems (VRPs), due to the …

The flying sidekick traveling salesman problem with stochastic travel time: A reinforcement learning approach

Z Liu, X Li, A Khojandi - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a novel urban delivery approach, the coordinated operation of a truck–drone pair has
gained increasing popularity, where the truck takes a traveling salesman route and the …

Robust solutions to the pollution-routing problem with demand and travel time uncertainty

R Eshtehadi, M Fathian, E Demir - Transportation Research Part D …, 2017 - Elsevier
Freight transportation activities could potentially lead to detrimental effects on the natural
and built environments and pose health risks. The importance of the present study is to …

Stochastic vehicle routing problem with heterogeneous vehicles and multiple prioritized time windows: Mathematical modeling and solution approach

V Baradaran, A Shafaei, AH Hosseinian - Computers & Industrial …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study addresses the vehicle routing problem with multiple hard prioritized time windows
(VRPMPTW) with heterogeneous fleet of vehicles based on restrictions of a real-life …

An improved tabu search algorithm for the stochastic vehicle routing problem with soft time windows

G Li, J Li - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In real-world environments, vehicle travel and service time will be affected by unpredictable
factors and present a random state. Because of this situation, this article proposes the …

Improving road transport operations through lean thinking: a case study

B Villarreal, JA Garza-Reyes, V Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Traditionally, logistics and transportation problems have been addressed through
mathematical modelling, operations research, and simulation, but criticism has emerged …

Successfully Using ChatGPT in Logistics: Are We There Yet?

S Voß - International Conference on Computational Logistics, 2023 - Springer
ChatGPT is among the recent most-commonly discussed artificial intelligence systems.
While many success stories as well as misuses are exemplified in different fields like, eg …