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Multi-Modal Last-Mile Delivery Optimization With Smart Micro-Hubs: A Branch-and-Price Approach With Valid Inequalities

IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
The rapid growth of e-commerce and urban logistics has intensified the challenges associated with last-mile delivery, necessitating the integration of autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs), drones, and smart micro-hubs for cost-effective and sustainable ...
Kassem Danach, Ali Raad, Abbass Nasser
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CEO Characteristics and CSR Governance Quality: Evidence From Europe

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Leveraging a sample of European listed firms, we investigate whether CEO duality, CEO tenure, and CEO membership in the CSR board committee are associated with the quality of corporate social responsibility (CSR) governance. Our findings indicate that CEO duality is negatively associated with CSR governance quality, whereas CEO membership on ...
Gianluca Ginesti, Alessandra Allini, Ilaria Martino, Bikki Jaggi   +3 more
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Measuring couriers individual efficiency in last-mile logistics

International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
The last mile is a critical segment in logistics, significantly impacting the efficiency and profitability of delivery operations. However, managing courier workflows remains a challenge, especially given the variations in work patterns and external ...
Ana Pegado-Bardayo, Jesús Muñuzuri, Pablo Cortés, Antonio Lorenzo-Espejo   +3 more
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Beyond Participation: A Multitheoretical Framework for Stakeholder Relationship Management in Circular Economy Initiatives

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) initiatives require coordination among stakeholders whose roles, resources, and interests are often unevenly distributed across value networks. Existing CSR, ESG, and stakeholder engagement frameworks offer useful starting points, but they do not fully explain how these relationships are governed during circular ...
Tommaso Fornasari, Francesca Gennari
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Research on Existing Problems and Solutions on Last Mile Logistics Under the Context of Rural Revitalization in China

Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development
Under the guidance of the "Internet Plus" policy, China's logistics industry has experienced high-speed growth in recent years. However, due to the exposure of existing problems, consumers and operators are faced with new challenges, focusing on high ...
Qiang Wang, Yanhong Li
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Analysis of an Automated Vehicle Routing Problem in Logistics considering Path Interruption

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2017
The application of automated vehicles in logistics can efficiently reduce the cost of logistics and reduce the potential risks in the last mile. Considering the path restriction in the initial stage of the application of automated vehicles in logistics ...
Yong Zhang, Lei Shi, Jing Chen, Xuefeng Li   +3 more
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Carbon emission assessment of tunnel infrastructures: From construction to operation

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This study develops a lifecycle carbon accounting framework for tunnel infrastructures, covering design, construction, operation, maintenance, and dismantling. Applied to a subsea tunnel case, the framework reveals the carbon emission distribution among four typical tunnel types and highlights potential carbon offset methods for low‐carbon tunnel ...
Luyuan Long, Wout Broere, Xuehui Zhang, Tian Xia, Richard de Nijs   +4 more
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A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic, Niketna Vivek, Joaquin Austerlitz, Sindhura Sridhar, Whitney Jin, Robert Sinard, Sarah L. Rohde, Kyle Mannion, Alexander J. Langerman, Eben Rosenthal, Michael C. Topf   +10 more
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STUDY OF OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES FOR LAST-MILE DELIVERY OF CPG PRODUCTS TO NANOSTORES IN THE CITY CENTER OF COCHABAMBA

Investigación & Desarrollo
Last-mile logistics represents a major cost and environmental challenge in dense urban centers, particularly in emerging economies. In Bolivia, where over 92% of retail transactions occur through informal nanostores, urban freight operations to supply ...
Santiago Lima, Agatha da Silva, Evelyn Ágreda, Adriana Pereira   +3 more
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Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
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