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Driver‐Centric Vehicle Routing for Parcel Delivery

Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 47, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT One issue parcel delivery drivers are facing in their workplace is the limited access to restrooms. Because drivers are constantly pressured to meet the demanding performance standards called work quotas, they have little time to visit restrooms while working, often forcing them to urinate into bottles in the back of their trucks.
Yoshinori Suzuki, Bo Lan
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Manufacturing Cell Formation Through Availability-Based Optimization Using the Black Widow Optimizer Metaheuristic. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Figueroa-Torrez P, Duran O, Crawford B, Cisternas-Caneo F.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Design of a Three‐Phase PWM Rectifier Based on Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm Optimized Fuzzy Control

Advanced Control for Applications, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2026.
Schematic diagram of the whale optimization algorithm (WOA)–optimized fuzzy proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller. The WOA is employed to dynamically tune the scaling factor expressions and fuzzy control parameters (a(e)a(e), a(ec)a(ec), βpβp, βiβi), as well as the initial PID gains (kp0kp0, ki0ki0), based on the error (ee) and its ...
Xiaosong Tian, Meiguang Jiang, Congguo Jiang, Guangya Liu, Jun Zhang, Xiangwen Lv, Weijiang Yang, Ruoyu Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Bio-Inspired Metaheuristics for Dynamic Surgical Scheduling: A Resilient Three-Stage Flow Shop Model Under Stochastic Emergency Arrivals. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Becerra-Rozas M, Gana B, Lara J, Leiva-Araos A, Crawford B, Gómez Pulido JM, Contreras C, Caro-Miranda JJ, García-Remesal M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Unleashing the power of visible‐near infrared spectroscopy: predicting Golden Delicious apple enzyme activity

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 12, Page 7503-7511, September 2026.
Abstract BACKGROUND Enzymatic browning is a significant reaction in fruits that affects their color, appearance, and quality. The quality of apples, as a perishable product, is mainly influenced by the activity of two browning‐related enzymes, polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD), during storage.
Tarahom Mesri Gundoshmian, Mahsa Sadat Razavi, Reza Akbari, Mohammad Tahmasebi, Irene Locatelli, Silvia Grassi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Socio-cultural inspired Metaheuristics

Soft Computing Letters, 2021
Dr Anand J Kulkarni, Dr Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of hybrid CNN models optimized with metaheuristic algorithms for melanoma detection. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hermosilla P, Soto R, Monfroy E, Vega E, Suazo C, Erazo L, Crawford B.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Self‐Service and Home Delivery Combined: Coordinating the Route of a Mobile Parcel Locker With the Delivery Tasks of Its Human Driver

Networks, Volume 88, Issue 2, Page 192-210, September 2026.
ABSTRACT In response to the increasing volume of parcels, last‐mile delivery innovations are exploring the integration of multiple delivery modes. The most prominent examples are delivery vans that, next to being the base for the delivery tasks of their human drivers, also function as mobile launching platforms for drones or autonomous delivery robots.
Nils Boysen, Dirk Briskorn, Stefan Schwerdfeger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Production routing decisions in a two‐echelon supply chain with multiple delivery modes

International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 3385-3421, September 2026.
Abstract We study an original two‐echelon production routing problem with multiple delivery modes (2E‐PRP‐MDM). In the first echelon, the primary production facility is tasked with satisfying the demands of two distinct entities: a set of warehouses and a set of customers through direct shipments. In the second echelon, warehouses become delivery hubs,
Rachida Benfedel, Fayçal Belkaid, Nadjib Brahimi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Crisscross-Enhanced Groupers and Moray Eels Optimization Algorithm: Benchmark Test and Production Optimization. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Fan Y, Cheng Z, Cheng Y.
europepmc   +1 more source