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The aim of GLOBE (Green Last-mile Optimization with eco-conscious Behavioral Evaluation) is to design innovative and sustainable solutions for Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) systems. GLOBE integrates eco-friendly transportation modes and customer behavior into a Two-Echelon Location–Routing Problem. The project balances environmental, economic, and social objectives, supporting both companies and cities in the transition towards greener and more efficient logistics.
GLOBE works closely with Portuguese delivery companies , ensuring that the results can be applied directly to real systems. By combining technology, data, and human behavior, GLOBE will provide insights and tools to help companies, cities, and citizens reduce emissions, ease congestion, and make urban living more sustainable.
Main research objectives
Main research objectives
1. Developing optimization models
1. Developing optimization models
Build advanced mathematical models that combine sustainable transport modes (electric vans, cargo bikes, walking couriers), delivery options (home delivery, lockers, pick-up points), and heterogeneous customer behaviors.
2. Solving large-scale problems
2. Solving large-scale problems
Implement and test efficient metaheuristics, such as Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS), capable of solving real-world size instances that are computationally intractable for exact methods.
3. Addressing uncertainty
3. Addressing uncertainty
Incorporate demand variability, uncertain travel times, and customer availability through dynamic and scenario-based approaches, ensuring robust and adaptive solutions.
4. Delivering managerial insights
4. Delivering managerial insights
Provide companies and policymakers with practical tools and guidelines to evaluate zero-emission vehicles, satellite location strategies, and the role of eco-conscious customer choices in reducing emissions and improving efficiency.
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