Intralogistics is an emerging concept which is constantly subject to technological developments and changes. It is an art of automating, optimizing, integrating, and organizing the logistics flow within the walls of the warehouse or fulfillment center. In simple terms, intralogistics is the process of moving the materials inside the facility using the most efficient methods.

Preparing product-level demand forecasts is crucial to the retail industry. Importantly, reliable in-ventory and replenishment decisions for retail products depend on accurate demand forecasts. This allows retailers to enable better pricing and timely promotion plans while leading to huge cost reductions [1]. Often, retail promotions create demand irregularities for products. Customers may change their buying behavior by purchasing more products for future consumption (stockpiling), thereby increasing sales in the promotional period. Then, for a brief time, sales may fall below normal levels before gradually returning to normal levels. The period with a dip in demand is known as the post-promotional period [2]. Thus, a retail promotion has three distinct periods: (1) normal, (2) promotional, and (3) post-promotional, each with its own set of demand fluctuations

Operations research (OR) is a field of study that employs analytical techniques to improve decision-making. The field of OR can help you make better decisions in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, transportation, project management, supply chain management, etc. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is a well-studied application within the field of OR. The primary goals of the vehicle routing problem are to find the optimal route plan to minimize distribution costs and travel times while maximizing customer satisfaction and fleet capacity utilization [1] (Figure 1). Researchers have used VRP in a variety of fascinating applications, including green vehicle routing, electric vehicle routing, unmanned aerial vehicle routing

he agri-food industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in many developed and developing countries. This industry requires large volumes of natural resources. This resource requirement has been a key barrier to increasing production proportionately to cater to the increasing global population.

A literature review is where a solid research begins. However, it is likely that two researchers conducting a literature review independently on the same domain may conduct the review differently with varying results