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Vehicle Routing Problem for Urban Freight Transportation: A Review of the Recent Literature

In: Operational Research in the Digital Era – ICT Challenges

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  • Sotiris P. Gayialis

    (Sector of Industrial Management and Operational Research)

  • Grigorios D. Konstantakopoulos

    (Sector of Industrial Management and Operational Research)

  • Ilias P. Tatsiopoulos

    (Sector of Industrial Management and Operational Research)

Abstract

This paper presents a literature review of the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) for urban freight transportation. After introducing the methodological approach followed for the review, the analysis of the latest bibliography is presented. The fact that the variants of the VRP have grown and similarly have their practices and applications made the VRP popular in the academic literature. Hence, the number of articles published is constantly increasing, and it is difficult to monitor the developments of the research field. In this paper, after considering existing research papers, a review from Scopus scientific database is presented. The taxonomy of the last decade’s literature of the VRP for urban freight transportation is given and critical insights are discussed. After the categorization of the articles, the trends of the VRP for urban freight transportation are featured and analyzed. This analysis and the knowledge gained will be used in a forthcoming research project in order to support the application of VRP algorithms in the functionality of a vehicle routing and scheduling information system. This review is a useful tool for academia’s and practitioners who study the adoption of VRP algorithms in IT solutions in order to effectively schedule deliveries and routes in city logistics environment.

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  • Sotiris P. Gayialis & Grigorios D. Konstantakopoulos & Ilias P. Tatsiopoulos, 2019. "Vehicle Routing Problem for Urban Freight Transportation: A Review of the Recent Literature," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Angelo Sifaleras & Konstantinos Petridis (ed.), Operational Research in the Digital Era – ICT Challenges, pages 89-104, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-95666-4_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95666-4_7
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    Cited by:

    1. Yu Wu & Bo Zeng & Siming Huang, 2019. "A Dynamic Strategy for Home Pick-Up Service with Uncertain Customer Requests and Its Implementation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-21, April.
    2. Alcaraz, Juan J. & Caballero-Arnaldos, Luis & Vales-Alonso, Javier, 2019. "Rich vehicle routing problem with last-mile outsourcing decisions," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 263-286.
    3. Sotiris P. Gayialis & Evripidis P. Kechagias & Grigorios D. Konstantakopoulos, 2022. "A city logistics system for freight transportation: integrating information technology and operational research," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(5), pages 5953-5982, November.
    4. Grigorios D. Konstantakopoulos & Sotiris P. Gayialis & Evripidis P. Kechagias, 2022. "Vehicle routing problem and related algorithms for logistics distribution: a literature review and classification," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 2033-2062, July.
    5. Quirion-Blais, Olivier & Chen, Lu, 2021. "A case-based reasoning approach to solve the vehicle routing problem with time windows and drivers’ experience," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).

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