sorting operations

Optimizing Two-Tier Robotized Sorting Systems for Urban Parcel Delivery

  • jskim0305
  • rkhir
    • Categories (Mixed) Integer Linear Programming, Applications - OR and Management Sciences, Production and Logistics Tags , ,

    This paper addresses an operational planning challenge in two-tier robotized sorting systems (T-RSS), an emerging alternative to traditional conveyor-based sorting in e-commerce delivery stations. Designed to be compact and space-efficient, T-RSS use an upper tier to sort parcels from loading stations to drop-off points, which connect to roll containers on a lower tier where parcels … Read more

    Robust Planning of Sorting Operations in Express Delivery Systems

  • Reem Khir
  • Alan L. Erera
  • Alejandro Toriello
    • Categories Production and Logistics Tags , , ,

    Parcel logistics services play a vital and growing role in economies worldwide, with customers demanding faster delivery of nearly everything to their homes. To move larger volumes more cost effectively, express carriers use sort technologies to consolidate parcels that share similar geographic and service characteristics for reduced per-unit handling and transportation costs. This paper focuses … Read more