2020
DOI: 10.1177/0361198120976062
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Smart Method for Self-Organization in Last-Mile Parcel Delivery

Abstract: Parcel delivery operators experience an increasing pressure to meet the strongly growing demand for delivery services, while protecting city livability and the environment. Improving the performance of the last mile of delivery is considered key in meeting this challenge as it forms the most inefficient, expensive, and environmentally unfriendly part of delivery operations. A primary cause is a significant duplication of service areas, resulting in redundant vehicle kilometers traveled. In this paper, a new me… Show more

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“…Based on delivery and pick-up demands, clusters can be formed subject to vehicle capacity constraints ( 53 ). These models are deployed in on-demand transport service providers, and there are self-organizing methods to allocate parcels to vehicles considering capacity constraints and constructing vehicle routes ( 54 ).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on delivery and pick-up demands, clusters can be formed subject to vehicle capacity constraints ( 53 ). These models are deployed in on-demand transport service providers, and there are self-organizing methods to allocate parcels to vehicles considering capacity constraints and constructing vehicle routes ( 54 ).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%