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Assessing Feasibility of the Delivery Drone
(2019)
Service level growth is hindered by declining activity from customers needing access to physical assets stored by the sponsor company. The delivery drone presents a viable option to support the initiative of maintaining ...
Horizontal Collaboration in Last Mile Delivery of Online Grocery Orders
(2019)
Digital technology advancement has been greatly changing grocery retailing customers’ behavior and expectations. Enabled by digital technologies and pleased by the digital disruptors, customers nowadays are expecting ...
Facility Location Optimization for Last-mile Delivery
(2019)
Technological breakthroughs and consumer preferences have led to e-commerce growth in the United States. Given the continued rise in e-commerce demand, the final leg of transportation of goods to the end recipient, or the ...
Comparative Evaluation of Drone Delivery Systems in Last-Mile Delivery
(2019)
With the latest technological advancement, the use of drones has emerged as an innovative and viable business solution for last-mile distribution. An efficient drone delivery system has to address the classic vehicle routing ...
Last-Mile Distribution Network Optimization in Emerging Markets: A Case Study in São Paulo, Brazil
(2019)
As more of the world’s population moves to cities, urban logistics becomes increasingly important to a company’s distribution operations. Urban distribution network studies must address the same strategic questions as ...
E-commerce and the environment: Finding the optimal location for in-store pick-up
(2019)
In recent years, ecommerce has been expanding at an increasing rate. Many retailers are making efforts to improve their channel integration to enhance the order fulfillments for their customers. Therefore, companies often ...
Impact of Freight Consolidation on Logistics Cost and Emissions
(2019)
The transportation sector is one of the two principal contributors to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and its contributions are expected to double by 2050. Growing consumer demand for home deliveries with high service levels ...