Supermarket-chain grocery delivery optimization through crowdshipping

• Published in: International journal of production research Vol. 63; no. 5; pp. 1725 - 1752
• Main Authors: Hwang, F. J., Hu, Bohan, Kovalyov, M. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis 04.03.2025; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: crowdshipping; Delivery services; grocery delivery; Grocery stores; Integer programming; Linear programming; Mixed integer; Online sales; Optimization; pickup-and-delivery problem; Problem solving; Routing; supermarket chain; Supermarkets

Acknowledging the rising significance of online sales, the grocery business has embraced the challenge of fulfilling the consequently growing consumer expectations for the last-mile delivery efficiency. This paper investigates the grocery delivery optimisation for the supermarket chain based on the...