For many industries, logistic activities encompass an important part of the total costs and sometimes, the success of the company strongly depends on the performance of these activities. Counting on a good transportation plan is a key issue to obtain desirable achievements. In general, these...

In low-density rural areas, implementing traditional public transportation can be challenging due to the first-and-last-mile problem. With the development of transformative technologies, an online ride-sharing platform can be a solution to address the rural mobility problem by offering on-demand...

Since sailing along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Arctic Ocean comes into reality, commercial shipping developments including opening new liner services along this route have been put on the agenda. However, uncertainties within weather and ocean conditions in this region, especially...

Traffic management is crucial for improving the punctuality and reliability of train operations, enabling train operating companies to maintain their competitiveness and further increases the share and profits. We study the train rescheduling problem with the inclusion of passenger choices and...

The routing of commodities is a tactical problem in supply chain management that aims to synchronise transportation services connecting a network of warehouses and consolidation locations. This paper considers the routing of commodities in a transportation network that is flexible in response to...

In transportation and logistic applications, scheduling hours of service for multiple, interdependent truck drivers to ensure compliance with regulatory resting requirements and service time windows is an extremely challenging task. Models previously designed to schedule truck drivers with...

stablishing innovative fulfillment options for online orders has become a key challenge for bricks-and-mortar retailers. A mere focus on store sales is no longer affordable due to the competition by pure online players. Retailers are continuously developing new approaches for online order...

In several transportation systems, vehicles can choose where to meet customers rather than stopping in fixed locations. This added flexibility, however, requires coordination between vehicles and customers that adds complexity to routing operations. This paper develops scalable algorithms to...

Background: This research aimed to establish a network linked to generation, for the transport route of tapioca starch products to a land port, serving as the logistics hub of Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province. Methods: The adaptive large neighborhood search (ALNS) algorithm, combined with...

The Locker Alliance Network (LAN) is a recent smart nation initiative introduced in Singapore for parcel pickup by customers, to improve the efficiency of last mile operation. This government facility is open to all logistic service providers (LSPs) operating in the country. With more parcels...