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Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing

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Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing. / Nguyen, Thu Ba T.; Bektaş, Tolga; Cherrett, Tom J. et al.
In: Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 70, No. 6, 01.06.2019, p. 998-1010.

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Nguyen, TBT, Bektaş, T, Cherrett, TJ, McLeod, FN, Allen, J, Bates, O, Piotrowska, M, Piecyk, M, Friday, A & Wise, S 2019, 'Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing', Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 998-1010. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1480906

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Nguyen, T. B. T., Bektaş, T., Cherrett, T. J., McLeod, F. N., Allen, J., Bates, O., Piotrowska, M., Piecyk, M., Friday, A., & Wise, S. (2019). Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 70(6), 998-1010. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2018.1480906

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Nguyen TBT, Bektaş T, Cherrett TJ, McLeod FN, Allen J, Bates O et al. Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2019 Jun 1;70(6):998-1010. Epub 2018 Nov 9. doi: 10.1080/01605682.2018.1480906

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Nguyen, Thu Ba T. ; Bektaş, Tolga ; Cherrett, Tom J. et al. / Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing. In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2019 ; Vol. 70, No. 6. pp. 998-1010.

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title = "Optimising parcel deliveries in London using dual-mode routing",
abstract = "Last-mile delivery operations are complex, and the conventional way of using a single mode of delivery (e.g. driving) is not necessarily an efficient strategy. This paper describes a two-level parcel distribution model that combines walking and driving for a single driver. The model aims to minimise the total travelling time by scheduling a vehicle{\textquoteright}s routing and the driver{\textquoteright}s walking sequence when making deliveries, taking decisions on parking locations into consideration. The model is a variant of the Clustered Travelling Salesman Problem with Time Windows, in which the sequence of visits within each cluster is required to form a closed tour. When applied to a case study of an actual vehicle round from a parcel carrier operating in London, savings of over 20% in the total operation time were returned over the current situation where 144 parcels were being delivered to 57 delivery locations.",
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AU - Bates, Oliver

AU - Piotrowska, Marzena

AU - Piecyk, Maja

AU - Friday, Adrian

AU - Wise, Sarah

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