Drones and Delivery Robots: Models and Applications to Last Mile Delivery

Cheng Chen () and Emrah Demir ()
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Cheng Chen: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Emrah Demir: Cardiff University

Chapter Chapter 27 in The Palgrave Handbook of Operations Research, 2022, pp 859-882 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Logistics and transportation companies should create and deliver sustainable value to their stakeholders. Environmental thinking with the help of advanced robotic technology may help them to take the required actions to eliminate the negative externalities (e.g., emissions and air pollutants) of their activities. This will not only improve their operations but also promote their brand value. More specifically, this chapter investigates recently introduced innovative last mile delivery services, which incorporate self-driving (autonomous) delivery assistants (i.e., drones or delivery robots) into last mile delivery carried out by delivery vans. We propose a mathematical model and an enhanced adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm for the studied vehicle routing problem. We also quantify the environmental impact (i.e.,CO $$_2$$ 2 e emissions CO $$_2$$ 2 e emissions) of these assistants through vehicle routing solutions. Our results highlight the importance of using the delivery assistant integrated with the delivery van.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96935-6_27

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