Abstract
This research analyzes the tradeoffs between distance traveled and energy consumption when electric drones and trucks are employed for courier delivery services. The focus of the research is on assessing the effectiveness of various drone-truck fleet allocation policies. The policies examined include: (a) drone fleet determined by profit maximization, (b) truck-only or drone-only service fleets, (c) different mixes of fleets for drones and trucks, and (d) a distance-based allocation rule. Results indicate that the relatively simple and intuitive distance-based allocation policy is the most effective in terms of distance driven and energy consumption levels.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Decision Sciences - 2nd Decision Science Alliance International Summer Conference, DSA ISC 2024, Proceedings |
| Editors | Angel A. Juan, Javier Faulin, David Lopez-Lopez |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
| Pages | 269-280 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031782404 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2025 |
| Event | 2nd Decision Science Alliance International Summer Conference, DSA ISC 2024 - Valencia, Spain Duration: 6 Jun 2024 → 7 Jun 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 14779 LNCS |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd Decision Science Alliance International Summer Conference, DSA ISC 2024 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Valencia |
| Period | 6/06/24 → 7/06/24 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
Keywords
- Allocation Policies
- Courier Service
- Distance traveled
- Drone
- Energy
- Fleet Size
- Sustainability
- Trucks
