Design of Resilient Logistics Networks
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Kulkarni, Onkar Anand
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Logistics networks play a pivotal role in modern e-commerce by facilitating quick and efficient delivery services to customers. In practice, these networks are designed with a primary focus on cost-efficiency, typically relying on long-haul transportation for order deliveries. However, such long-haul trips often negatively impact delivery drivers’ physical and mental well-being. In addition, such logistics networks are highly susceptible to a multitude of disruptions, ranging from low-impact events such as travel-time delays and facility power outages to major catastrophes like hurricanes and wildfires. Current literature has proposed methods to design logistics networks for long-haul transportation to sustain such disruptions, yet they often fall short in terms of practical scalability and providing sustainable working conditions for delivery drivers. Motivated by the new opportunities provided by the Physical Internet, this research aims to bridge this gap by designing large-scale resilient hyperconnected logistics hub networks to fulfill long-haul commodity demand through short-haul delivery trips using relay transportation. In particular, this research investigates the problem of relay logistics network design under different settings of partial information regarding commodity demand and potential disruption uncertainty.
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2025-04-28
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