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Last-Mile Decomposition Heuristics with Multi-Period Embedded Optimization Models

Mathematical and Computational Applications
This paper investigates last-mile delivery and explores hybrid distributed computational models for routing and scheduling delivery services and assigning delivery-points to deliverymen over multiple time periods.
Mojahid Saeed Osman
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Learning-Based NMPC for Local Motion Planning of Last-Mile Delivery Robot. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2022
Imad M, Doukhi O, Lee DJ, Kim JC, Kim YJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring how retail and logistics service provider managers make sense of sustainability in last mile delivery

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
PurposeAn increasing number of last mile deliveries (LMDs) pose many sustainability challenges that retailers and logistics service providers (LSPs) can address. Using cognitive frames (CFs) as a lens, this study explored how retail and LSP managers make
Helleke Heikkinen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Chain‐Level Business Model Patterns for the Green Logistics Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in freight transport increasingly depend on coordinated changes across entire logistics networks, not just within individual firms. This study investigates how business‐model change unfolds across a multimodal European logistics chain engaged in reducing transport‐related emissions.
Marikka Heikkilä
wiley   +1 more source

Last Mile Delivery Dilemma in E-Commerce

, 2018
E-commerce has been growing in Sweden over the years. It has not only contributed to economy, but also has shaped people’s way of living, especially with the service of home delivery. Consumers enjoy the various choices of products with reasonable prices
Fianu, Victor Dogbeda, Lal Das, Jinto
core   +2 more sources

The last mile delivery in China

, 2015
E-commerce as the fruit of internet and commerce has been growing with a rapid speed in China these years. It has not only contributed to economy, but also has shaped people’s way of living, especially with the service of home delivery.
Huang, Z.
core  

Goal Displacement and Goal Conflicts in Circular Innovation Initiatives: Types and Mitigation Practices

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms set ambitious sustainability goals but these are frequently “displaced” by proxy goals that are easier to track and measure. However, the specific types of goal conflicts that follow from this displacement are poorly understood. We conducted a case study of circular innovation initiatives at a global MedTech company and identified ...
Wiebke Reim, Johan Frishammar, Debadrita Panda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A two-echelon location routing problem with mobile satellites for last-mile delivery: mathematical formulation and clustering-based heuristic method. [PDF]

Ann Oper Res, 2023
Sutrisno H, Yang CL.
europepmc   +1 more source

From Stakeholder Pressure to Strategic Advantage: A Framework of Achieving Environment Sustainability Through Pathway of Carbon Neutrality

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Businesses are increasingly striving to reduce their carbon footprint, with carbon offsetting emerging as a viable pathway towards achieving carbon neutrality. Such efforts signify a demonstrated commitment to fostering environmental sustainability and contributing to a more sustainable future.
Sanjeev Yadav, Ashutosh Samadhiya, Anil Kumar, Sunil Luthra, Krishan Kumar Pandey   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the e-commerce last-mile logistics’ hidden risk hurdles

Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
Due to increasing last-mile logistics complexity, the e-commerce business's last-mile delivery has emerged as an imperative issue that impedes the advancement of contemporary last-mile logistics practices.
Rohit Raj, Arpit Singh, Vimal Kumar, Tanmoy De, Shalini Singh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source