Last mile (transportation)

Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

Nils Boysen, Stefan Fedtke, Stefan Schwerdfeger

Citations: 564 • 2020

The adoption of self-driving delivery robots in last mile logistics

Cheng Chen, Emrah Demir, Yuan Huang, Rongzu Qiu

Citations: 215 • 2021

On the Regulatory Framework for Last-Mile Delivery Robots

Thomas Hoffmann, Gunnar Prause

Citations: 158 • 2018

Autonomous last-mile delivery robots: a literature review

Elin Alverhed, Simon Hellgren, Hanna Isaksson, Lisa Olsson, Hanna Palmqvist, Jonas Flodén

Citations: 105 • 2024

Cost‐optimal truck‐and‐robot routing for last‐mile delivery

Manuel Ostermeier, Andreas Heimfarth, Alexander Hübner

Citations: 100 • 2021

Autonomous Delivery Solutions for Last-Mile Logistics Operations: A Literature Review and Research Agenda

Valeska Engesser, Evy Rombaut, Lieselot Vanhaverbeke, Philippe Lebeau

Citations: 100 • 2023

A tailored Benders decomposition approach for last-mile delivery with autonomous robots

Laurent Alfandari, Ivana Ljubić, Marcos de Melo da Silva

Citations: 87 • 2021

Innovative solutions in last mile delivery: concepts, practices, challenges, and future directions

Wassen A. M. Mohammad, Yousef Nazih Diab, Adel Elomri, Chefi Triki

Citations: 86 • 2023

A Review of Last-Mile Delivery Optimization: Strategies, Technologies, Drone Integration, and Future Trends

Abdullahi Sani Shuaibu, Ashraf Mahmoud, Tarek Sheltami

Citations: 68 • 2025

Last mile logistics: Research trends and needs

Emrah Demir, Aris Syntetos, Tom Van Woensel

Citations: 68 • 2022

Toward a Modern Last-Mile Delivery: Consequences and Obstacles of Intelligent Technology

Shahryar Sorooshian, Shila Khademi Sharifabad, Mehrdad Parsaee, Ali Reza Afshari

Citations: 63 • 2022

Sustainable Urban Freight for Energy-Efficient Smart Cities—Systematic Literature Review

Paulina Golińska-Dawson, Kanchana Sethanan

Citations: 55 • 2023

Last-mile delivery by automated droids. Sustainability assessment on a real-world case study

Ada Garus, Borja Alonso, María Alonso Raposo, Jette Krause, Andromachi Mourtzouchou, Biagio Ciuffo

Citations: 53 • 2022

Sustainable last-mile distribution with autonomous delivery robots and public transportation

Annarita De Maio, Gianpaolo Ghiani, Demetrio Laganà, Emanuele Manni

Citations: 50 • 2024

Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Last-Mile Parcel Delivery by Automated Vehicles and Robots

Luyao Li, Xiaoyi He, Gregory A. Keoleian, Hyung Chul Kim, Robert De Kleine, Timothy J. Wallington, Nicholas J. Kemp

Citations: 46 • 2021

Design of sustainable urban electronic grocery distribution network

Dan Liŭ, Zhenghong Deng, Weibin Zhang, Yinhai Wang, Evangelos Kaisar

Citations: 46 • 2020

Drive Through Robotics: Robotic Automation for Last Mile Distribution of Food and Essentials During Pandemics

Ajit Sharma, Philip Zanotti, Laxmi P. Musunur

Citations: 44 • 2020

Analytical models for collaborative autonomous mobile robot solutions in fulfillment centers

Zabih Ghelichi, Srikanth Kilaru

Citations: 42 • 2020

Out of the way, human! Understanding post-adoption of last-mile delivery robots

Xin‐Jean Lim, Jennifer Yee‐Shan Chang, Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Weng Marc Lim, Sascha Kraus, Marina Dabić

Citations: 42 • 2024

Simulation of an Optimized Last-Mile Parcel Delivery Network Involving Delivery Robots

Moritz Poeting, Stefan Schaudt, Uwe Clausen

Citations: 40 • 2019