Van-based robot hybrid pickup and delivery routing problem

Shaohua Yu, Jakob Puchinger and Shudong Sun

European Journal of Operational Research, 2022, vol. 298, issue 3, 894-914

Abstract: We present a two-echelon van-based robot last-mile pickup and delivery system in urban settings. Robots can visit areas with van access restrictions, such as pedestrianized areas or university campuses. The van stops at parking nodes to drop off and/or pick up its robot, and to replenish its robot and/or swap its robot’s battery if needed. Five van/robot pickup and delivery cases are considered, according to the roles the van/robot plays in the process of pickup/delivery and whether the van transports its robot.

Keywords: Logistics; Innovative last mile distribution; Mothership based robot pickups and deliveries; Adaptive large neighbourhood search (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.06.009

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