As an emerging delivery style in logistics, the cooperation between trucks and drones can
significantly improve the efficiency of parcel delivery, especially in some typical scenes, such …

The vehicle routing problem (VRP), as a classic combinatorial optimization problem, has
always been a hot research topic in operations research. In order to gain a deeper …

Today, transportation has become a vital service due to increased competition among
businesses. In this regard, customer service is one of the major challenges of logistics units …

The vehicle routing problem for waste recycling has been created to improve resource
utilization and reduce environmental pollution as a result of the rapid consumption of natural …

Efficient logistics network designs can contribute to operational cost savings and efficiency
improvements. In this study, a two-echelon multi-depot multi-period location-routing problem …

Hazardous material transportation is an integral part of industries that pose significant risks.
Hazardous material transportation risk of is proportional to the volume of materials …

Wind and solar power are expected to play important roles in many countries to achieve
carbon neutrality; however, their inherent instabilities pose significant threats to existing …

Urban logistics is vital to the development and operation of cities, and its optimization is
highly beneficial to economic growth. The increasing customer needs and the complexity of …

Location-routing problems (LRPs) widely exist in logistics activities. For the biomass waste
collection, there is a recognized need for novel models to locate the collection facilities and …

Abstract The market of Electric Vehicles (EVs) has grown significantly in recent times. The
transportation sector is expected to shift to EVs as well, but there are several significant …