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Companies like Amazon and UPS are heavily invested in last-mile delivery problems. Optimizing last-delivery operations not only creates tremendous cost savings for these companies but also generate broader societal and environmental…

Applications · Statistics 2024-10-24 Nicholas Rios , Jie Xu

In this article we reframe the classic problem of massive location choice for retail chains, introducing an alternative approach. Traditional methodologies of massive location choice models encounter limitations rooted in assumptions such…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-10-29 Hongmou Zhang , Hezhishi Jiang , Yihang Li , Qing Lu , Yu Liu , Liyan Xu

The Storage Location Assignment Problem (SLAP) and the Picker Routing Problem (PRP) have received significant attention in the literature due to their pivotal role in the performance of the Order Picking (OP) activity, the most…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2024-07-19 Thibault Prunet , Nabil Absi , Diego Cattaruzza

We propose exact solution approaches for a lateral transhipment problem which, given a pre-specified sequence of customers, seeks an optimal inventory redistribution plan considering travel costs and profits dependent on inventory levels.…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-12-24 Martin Romauch , Thibaut Vidal , Richard F. Hartl

The application of drones in the last-mile distribution is a research hotspot in recent years. Different from the previous urban distribution mode that depends on trucks, this paper proposes a novel package pick-up and delivery mode and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-05 Fangyu Hong , Guohua Wu , Qizhang Luo , Huan Liu , Xiaoping Fang , Witold Pedrycz

One of the key issues in mobile communication is to find the current location of mobile terminal (MT) to deliver the services, which is called as location management (LM). Increasing users and diverse services demand for a high-quality…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-01-04 Vijendra Singh Bhadauria , Sanjeev Sharma , Ravindra Patel

This paper addresses stochastic charger location and allocation problems under queue congestion for last-mile delivery using electric vehicles (EVs). The objective is to decide where to open charging stations and how many chargers of each…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Waquar Kaleem , Taner Cokyasar , Jeffrey Larson , Omer Verbas , Tanveer Hossain Bhuiyan , Anirudh Subramanyam

Location Routing is a fundamental planning problem in logistics, in which strategic location decisions on the placement of facilities (depots, distribution centers, warehouses etc.) are taken based on accurate estimates of operational…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-08-06 Felipe Carrasco Heine , Antonia Demleitner , Jannik Matuschke

We study mechanisms for the facility location problem augmented with predictions of the optimal facility location. We demonstrate that an egalitarian viewpoint which considers both the maximum distance of any agent from the facility and the…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Toby Walsh

This paper studies assortment and pricing optimization problems under the Two-Stage Luce model (2SLM), a discrete choice model introduced by Echenique and Saito (2018) that generalizes the multinomial logit model (MNL). The model employs an…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2019-04-24 Alvaro Flores , Gerardo Berbeglia , Pascal Van Hentenryck

Understanding the locations of occupants in a commercial built environment is critical for realizing energy savings by delivering lighting, heating, and cooling only where it is needed. The key to achieving this goal is being able to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Hao Lu , Richard J. Radke

The Ride-Pool Matching Problem (RMP) is central to on-demand ride-pooling services, where vehicles must be matched with multiple requests while adhering to service constraints such as pickup delays, detour limits, and vehicle capacity. Most…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Hao Jiang , Yixing Xu , Pradeep Varakantham

This paper introduces a new optimization model that integrates the multi-port stowage planning problem with the container relocation problem. This problem is formulated as a binary mathematical programming model that must find the…

Activities involving transformation of raw materials, various resources and components into final products and also delivering it to the end customer incur a significant cost during the selection of location of a warehouse that can be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-14 Brian Houck , Chetan Sampat , Srijit Maiti , Shivam S , Anurag Vaishistha , Sumit Banerjee

We study the competitive facility location problem, where a firm aims to establish new facilities in a market already occupied by competitors. In this problem, customer behavior is crucial for making optimal location decisions. We explore a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-07 Ba Luat Le , Tien Mai , Thuy Anh Ta , Minh Hoang Ha , Duc Minh Vu

Facility Location problems ask to place facilities in a way that optimizes a given objective function so as to provide a service to all clients. These are one of the most well-studied optimization problems spanning many research areas such…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Christine Markarian , Abdul-Nasser Kassar , Manal Yunis

This paper explores a GIS-based application of the conditional p-median problem (where p = 1) in last-mile delivery logistics. The rapid growth of e-commerce in Pakistan has primarily benefited logistics companies, which face the challenge…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-11-12 Faizan Faisal , Zubair Khalid

Optimizing delivery routes for last-mile logistics service is challenging and has attracted the attention of many researchers. These problems are usually modeled and solved as variants of vehicle routing problems (VRPs) with challenging…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-03-09 Qian Shao , Shih-Fen Cheng

The Multi-Objective Vehicle Routing Problem (MOVRP) is a complex optimization problem in the transportation and logistics industry. This paper proposes a novel approach to the MOVRP that aims to create routes that consider drivers' and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Juan Pablo Mesa , Alejandro Montoya , Raul Ramos-Pollán , Mauricio Toro