"Drone delivery logistics model for on-demand hyperlocal market" by Murugaiyan Pachayappan and Balan Sundarakani
Hyperlocal delivery service is a digital platform business that receives on-demand orders from customers to deliver products from a local offline shop in logistics. Deploying drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) on the hyperlocal market is still a relatively unexplored phenomenon and that demands attention on sustainable drone delivery strategies. This paper introduces both non-flexible and flexible drone delivery strategies for the hyperlocal market. Further, drone operational complexities like deciding a precise location for landing and take-off in congested cities, limited flight enduranc...