The paper introduces an integrated optimization framework that links automated warehouse operations with last‑mile multi‑modal transport for differentiated on‑demand delivery. It employs a deep reinforcement learning approach—MORM‑AGDQN for warehouse scheduling and MRMH‑HCVRP for external routing—to balance service level, cost, and demand. The results demonstrate significant performance gains, including a 100 % on‑time delivery rate, a 29.3 % reduction in average last‑mile delivery time, a 46.4 % cut in total transportation distance, and a high‑priority service rate exceeding 92 % while maintaining cost‑customer satisfaction balance.
By Xiaozhu Sun, Bilal Farooq
arXiv:2608. 14140v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The problem of route optimization with realistic constraints is becoming extremely relevant in the face of global urban population growth.
By Andrew Soroka, German Mikhelson, Alexander Mescheryakov, Sergey Gerasimov
The paper introduces Reinforcement Learning Enhanced LLM Agents (RLEA), a multi‑agent framework that automates the modeling of complex Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs). RLEA employs a lightweight neural Planner trained with Soft Q‑learning to coordinate LLM‑based agents, and incorporates an evolutionary memory module and retrieval‑augmented generation to leverage experience and external solver knowledge. Experiments on 48 VRP variants show that RLEA outperforms the prior state‑of‑the‑art method, achieving a 16.67% higher success rate and significantly reducing runtime errors.
By Yi Chen, Zikang Yu, Jiahai Wang, Jinbiao Chen, Jianpeng Zhou, Zizhen Zhang
arXiv:2607. 16875v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We introduce the vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands and outsourcing options (VRP-SDO), in which a logistics service provider partitions customer requests into customers outsourced to a common carrier and customers committed to its fixed fleet.
By Mohsen Dastpak, Fausto Errico, Ola Jabali
arXiv:2608. 14156v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The task of constructing vehicles optimal routes for pickup and delivery of goods is one of most promising tasks in the context of global urban population growth.
By Andrew Soroka, Alex Meshcheryakov, Sergey Gerasimov
arXiv:2607. 22356v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In recent years, the growing complexity of last-mile pickup operations has increased the need for fast and accurate decision-making on logistics platforms.
By Yida Xu, Zhaofang Mao, Yuheng Miao, Jiaxin Zhang, Yiting Sun