Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

N Boysen, S Fedtke, S Schwerdfeger - Or Spectrum, 2021 - Springer
In the wake of e-commerce and its successful diffusion in most commercial activities, last-
mile distribution causes more and more trouble in urban areas all around the globe …

The impact of digital transformation on supply chains through e-commerce: Literature review and a conceptual framework

H Al Mashalah, E Hassini, A Gunasekaran… - … Research Part E …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the profound impacts of digitalization on supply chains is manifested through e-
commerce. The latter has significantly grown during the last two decades, with further …

Innovative solutions to increase last-mile delivery efficiency in B2C e-commerce: a literature review

R Mangiaracina, A Perego, A Seghezzi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to review and classify scientific
publications dealing with those innovative solutions aimed at increasing the efficiency of last …

The application of Industry 4.0 technologies in sustainable logistics: a systematic literature review (2012–2020) to explore future research opportunities

X Sun, H Yu, WD Solvang, Y Wang, K Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Nowadays, the market competition becomes increasingly fierce due to diversified customer
needs, stringent environmental requirements, and global competitors. One of the most …

Potentialities of drones and ground autonomous delivery devices for last-mile logistics

C Lemardelé, M Estrada, L Pagès… - … Research Part E: Logistics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The e-commerce boom has increased the complexity of last-mile logistics operations in
urban environments. In this context, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as …

Urban freight last mile logistics—Challenges and opportunities to improve sustainability: A literature review

T Bosona - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Last mile logistics (LML) is the least efficient and complex part of supply chain. The main
objective of this study was to identify major challenges of urban freight LML and …

Last mile delivery by drones: An estimation of viable market potential and access to citizens across European cities

JP Aurambout, K Gkoumas, B Ciuffo - European Transport Research …, 2019 - Springer
Rapid technological developments in autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV or
drones) and an evolving legislation may soon open the way for their large-scale …

Do e-commerce customers change their preferred last-mile delivery based on its sustainability impact?

B Ignat, S Chankov - The International Journal of Logistics …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore if e-commerce customers change their
preferred last-mile delivery, when they are provided with additional information on the …

Sustainable last mile delivery on e-commerce market in cities from the perspective of various stakeholders. Literature review

M Kiba-Janiak, J Marcinkowski, A Jagoda… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the literature, city logistics in terms of last mile delivery on the e-commerce market is quite
new area of research that is not thoroughly investigated. It can be observed that there are …

The impact of E-Commerce-related last-mile logistics on cities: A systematic literature review

M Viu-Roig, EJ Alvarez-Palau - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
E-commerce-related last-mile logistics have a great impact on cities. Recent years have
seen sustained growth in e-commerce in most developed countries, a trend that has only …