We study parcel consolidation within the context of last-mile delivery, employing both a vehicle and a companion drone to efficiently serve customers across multiple time periods. We present a mixed-integer program and an optimization-based heuristic to address large-scale instances. The efficacy of our methodology is assessed through computational experiments on randomly generated instances, focusing on a residential network in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Parcel Consolidation In Last Mile Delivery by Vehicle and Drone
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