Serial-batch scheduling problems are widespread in several industries (e.g., the metal processing industry or industrial 3D printing) and consist of two subproblems that must be solved simultaneously: the grouping of jobs into batches and the sequencing of the created batches. This problem's...

Serial-batch scheduling problems are widespread in several industries (e.g., the metal processing industry or industrial 3D printing) and consist of two subproblems that must be solved simultaneously: the grouping of jobs into batches and the sequencing of the created batches. This problem’s...

To make the last mile of parcel delivery more efficient, service providers offer an increasing number of modes of delivery as alternatives to the traditional and often cost-intensive home delivery service. Parcel lockers and pickup stations can be utilized to reduce the number of stops and avoid...

In this paper, we study an e-grocer's problem of differentiated slotting in last-mile logistics for attended home delivery. The purpose of differentiated slotting is to statically determine which time slots should be on offer throughout the selling horizon in each area of a delivery region on...

Assortment optimization is a core topic of demand management that finds application in a broad set of different areas including retail, airline, hotel, and transportation industries as well as in the healthcare sector. Hence, the interest in research on assortment optimization has grown rapidly...

To make the last mile of parcel delivery more efficient, service providers offer an increasing number of modes of delivery as alternatives to the traditional and often cost-intensive home delivery service. Parcel lockers and pickup stations can be utilized to reduce the number of stops and avoid...