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View article: Hydrogen Strategies Under Uncertainty: Risk-Averse Choices for Green Hydrogen Pathways
Hydrogen Strategies Under Uncertainty: Risk-Averse Choices for Green Hydrogen Pathways Open
The last decade has been characterized by a growing environmental awareness and the rise of climate change concerns. Continuous advancement of renewable energy technologies in this context has taken a central stage on the global agenda, le…
View article: Beyond GDP: A Triple Helix Framework for a Happiness Economy
Beyond GDP: A Triple Helix Framework for a Happiness Economy Open
Researchers in economics and other social sciences have long recognized the drawbacks of using Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to gauge economic welfare and the potential hazards of macroeconomic policies to promote economic development. Sinc…
View article: The role of digitalization and ESG on financial performance: An empirical analysis on the Energy and Utilities sectors
The role of digitalization and ESG on financial performance: An empirical analysis on the Energy and Utilities sectors Open
In recent years authorities and regulators around the world are showing great interest in the concept of sustainability. Sustainable practices are a growing phenomenon around the world and there is increasing research on the correlation be…
View article: Technological insights on blockchain adoption: the electric vehicle supply chain use case
Technological insights on blockchain adoption: the electric vehicle supply chain use case Open
Purpose Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies are increasingly prominent, yet their adoption remains complex. This paper addresses the common misalignment between blockchain technology and actual needs, often leading to project fa…
View article: Does It Pay Off to Integrate ESG Performance into Bank Investment Portfolio Selection? Empirical Evidence in the European Energy Sector
Does It Pay Off to Integrate ESG Performance into Bank Investment Portfolio Selection? Empirical Evidence in the European Energy Sector Open
There is a growing awareness of the need to integrate non-financial information arising from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into corporate strategies, processes, and credit risk assessment to generate long-term value. …
View article: Districting in last‐mile delivery with stochastic customers
Districting in last‐mile delivery with stochastic customers Open
Due to the peculiarities of city streets, last‐mile logistics is typically organized using territory‐based routing approaches, which divide the city into a set of districts and assign drivers to deliver in one or more of them. This allows …
View article: Layered Graph Models for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem With Nonlinear Charging Functions
Layered Graph Models for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem With Nonlinear Charging Functions Open
Electric vehicle routing problems (EVRPs) involve the routing of a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to visit a set of customers while typically minimizing the total travel and charging time. Due to their limited autonomy, EVs may need to r…
View article: A risk-averse distributionally robust project scheduling model to address payment delays
A risk-averse distributionally robust project scheduling model to address payment delays Open
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View article: A bi-level approach for last-mile delivery with multiple satellites
A bi-level approach for last-mile delivery with multiple satellites Open
Last-mile delivery is regarded as an essential, yet challenging problem in city logistics. One of the most common initiatives, implemented to streamline and support last-mile activities, are satellite depots. These intermediate logistics f…
View article: The drone latency location routing problem under uncertainty
The drone latency location routing problem under uncertainty Open
This paper addresses a location routing problem arising in the last-mile drone delivery context, where drones are used to deliver small packages to a set of customers. Each drone is launched from a fulfillment center to serve multiple cust…
View article: 5G and Companion Technologies as a Boost in New Business Models for Logistics and Supply Chain
5G and Companion Technologies as a Boost in New Business Models for Logistics and Supply Chain Open
The transport and logistics industry plays a crucial role in supporting the economy, but it faces various challenges, including high costs and the need for operational efficiency. To address these challenges, the industry is embracing digi…
View article: 5G and companion technologies as a boost in new business models for logistics and supply chain
5G and companion technologies as a boost in new business models for logistics and supply chain Open
Since the global request for freight transportation is continuously increasing to face the requirements of the modern economy, 5G infrastructures and companion technologies are becoming essential to support the digital transformation in lo…
View article: A machine learning optimization approach for last-mile delivery and third-party logistics
A machine learning optimization approach for last-mile delivery and third-party logistics Open
Third-party logistics is now an essential component of efficient delivery systems, enabling companies to purchase carrier services instead of an expensive fleet of vehicles. However, carrier contracts have to be booked in advance without e…
View article: Do ESG factors improve utilities corporate efficiency and reduce the risk perceived by credit lending institutions? An empirical analysis
Do ESG factors improve utilities corporate efficiency and reduce the risk perceived by credit lending institutions? An empirical analysis Open
In a changed scenario, characterized by great attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, few industries feel the pressure more than utilities. The paper investigates, by employing a Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) mo…
View article: The impact of <scp>ESG</scp> factors on financial efficiency: An empirical analysis for the selection of sustainable firm portfolios
The impact of <span>ESG</span> factors on financial efficiency: An empirical analysis for the selection of sustainable firm portfolios Open
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are increasingly at the center of corporate and investment decisions. In this context, the aim of the paper was to test whether ESG factors impact on financial efficiency of a sample of f…
View article: The prometastatic relevance of tumor‐infiltrating B lymphocytes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
The prometastatic relevance of tumor‐infiltrating B lymphocytes in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma Open
Objectives Laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCCs) typically have an excellent prognosis for stage I tumors but a significant risk of locoregional and distant recurrence for intermediate to advanced disease. This study will investigate …
View article: Energy Efficient UAV-Based Last-Mile Delivery: A Tactical-Operational Model With Shared Depots and Non-Linear Energy Consumption
Energy Efficient UAV-Based Last-Mile Delivery: A Tactical-Operational Model With Shared Depots and Non-Linear Energy Consumption Open
This paper studies the drone-aided last-mile delivery problem with shared depot resources. Our research motivation comes from E-commerce logistics, where big companies such as Amazon, are already filing up patents for the development of dr…
View article: Correction: Bruni, M.E.; Khodaparasti, S. A Variable Neighborhood Descent Matheuristic for the Drone Routing Problem with Beehives Sharing. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9978
Correction: Bruni, M.E.; Khodaparasti, S. A Variable Neighborhood Descent Matheuristic for the Drone Routing Problem with Beehives Sharing. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9978 Open
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View article: A Variable Neighborhood Descent Matheuristic for the Drone Routing Problem with Beehives Sharing
A Variable Neighborhood Descent Matheuristic for the Drone Routing Problem with Beehives Sharing Open
In contemporary urban logistics, drones will become a preferred transportation mode for last-mile deliveries, as they have shown commercial potential and triple-bottom-line performance. Drones, in fact, address many challenges related to c…
View article: MDPI Sustainability: Special Issue: “Women’s Special Issue Series: Sustainable Energy”
MDPI Sustainability: Special Issue: “Women’s Special Issue Series: Sustainable Energy” Open
The conflict in Europe in 2022, in addition to the horrible humanitarian consequences, is also affecting the global energy markets and energy prices, threatening economic growth and lives worldwide [...]
View article: The multi-depot k-traveling repairman problem
The multi-depot k-traveling repairman problem Open
In this paper, we study the multi-depot k -traveling repairman problem. This problem extends the traditional traveling repairman problem to the multi-depot case. Its objective, similar to the single depot variant, is the minimization of th…