crowdsourcing

The probabilistic travelling salesman problem with crowdsourcing

  • Alberto Santini
  • Ana Viana
  • Xenia Klimentova
  • João Pedro Pedroso
    • Categories Stochastic Programming, Supply Chain Management Tags , ,

    We study a variant of the Probabilistic Travelling Salesman Problem arising when retailers crowdsource last-mile deliveries to their own customers, who can refuse or accept in exchange for a reward. A planner must identify which deliveries to offer, knowing that all deliveries need fulfilment, either via crowdsourcing or using the retailer’s own vehicle. We formalise … Read more

    Crowd-based City Logistics

  • Afonso Sampaio
  • Martin Savelsbergh
  • Lucas Veelenturf
  • Tom Van Woensel
    • Categories Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Production and Logistics, Transportation Tags , , , , ,

    Cities are drivers of economic development, providing infrastructure to support countless activities and services. Today, the world’s 750 biggest cities account for more than 57% of the global GDP and this number is expected to increase to 61% by 2030. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, or urban areas, and this … Read more