The flying sidekick traveling salesman problem: Optimization of drone-assisted parcel delivery

•Two new optimization problems related to parcel delivery by drone are defined.•These problems are inspired by Amazon’s, Google’s, and DHL’s drone delivery programs.•In one problem, a drone may be launched from a traditional delivery truck.•Mixed integer programming formulations for these problems a...

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Published in:	Transportation research. Part C, Emerging technologies Vol. 54; pp. 86 - 109
Main Authors:	Murray, Chase C., Chu, Amanda G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01-05-2015
Subjects:	Delivery scheduling Drone aircraft Heuristic Heuristics Integer programming Logistics Mathematical models Parcels Traveling salesman problem Trucks Unmanned aerial vehicle Unmanned aerial vehicles Unmanned aircraft Vehicle routing problem Integer programming Traveling salesman problem Unmanned aerial vehicle Vehicle routing problem Heuristics Logistics
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