the United States’s
quick commerce industry,
in focus.

Electrified Fleet Planning Challenges

37.7% of this theme group

Researchers highlight difficulties in optimizing electric vehicle fleet operations and estimating fuel consumption for shared mobility services.

Electrification (7) · Automotive engineering (6) · Transport engineering (8) · Fleet management (14)

Joint Optimization Scheme for the Planning and Operations of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleets Serving Mobility on Demand

A Model to Estimate Passenger Vehicle Fleet Composition, Vehicle Miles Traveled, and Fuel Consumption

Standardization and Emissions in Fleet Management

36.2% of this theme group

Studies point to gaps in fleet standardization and the environmental impact of vehicle selection across industries.

Fleet management (19) · Standardization (3) · Service (5) · Aeronautics (3)

Construction Equipment Fleet Management Using Telematics Technology: Research And Resultant Educational Perspectives

Simulation studies of fleet vehicle selection in terms of pollutant emissions

Supply‑Chain Modeling and Optimization Gaps

14.5% of this theme group

Works identify unresolved modeling issues and optimization hurdles in RFID‑enabled and algorithmic supply‑chain designs.

Supply chain optimization (8) · Supply chain (9) · Chain (3) · Supply chain management (4)

Review on modeling and optimization problems about RFID technology and applications

Using Particle Swarm Optimization with a policy optimization approach to stabilize the supply chain

Scaling Biofuel Supply Chains

11.6% of this theme group

Papers discuss logistical and infrastructural obstacles to expanding biomass‑based fuel production and distribution.

Biofuel (4) · Supply chain (6) · Raw material (3) · Biomass (3)

Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure

Advanced Regional Biomass Processing Depots: a key to the logistical challenges of the cellulosic biofuel industry

Operational Risks in Fleet Scheduling

50.0% of this theme group

Authors caution that fleet standardization and scheduling constraints can undermine performance in on‑demand transport systems.

Fleet management (9) · Service (2) · Scheduling (2) · Operations research (2)

Fleet Standardisation and Airline Performance

Analysis of Fleet Management and Infrastructure Constraints in On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Operations

Environmental Trade‑offs in Biofuel Logistics

20.8% of this theme group

Research warns of greenhouse‑gas implications when locating biorefineries and designing sustainable biofuel supply networks.

Biofuel (3) · Supply chain (4) · Greenhouse gas (2)

Location Allocation of Biorefineries for a Switchgrass-Based Bioethanol Supply Chain Using Energy Consumption and Emissions

Multistage Optimization of Sustainable Supply Chain of Biofuels

Revenue Uncertainty for Electric Fleets

16.7% of this theme group

Studies highlight pricing and charging strategies that may affect profitability of shared autonomous electric vehicle operations.

Electrification (3) · Revenue (2)

Management of a Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleet: Implications of Pricing Schemes

Leveraging Big Data and Coordinated Charging for Effective Taxi Fleet Electrification: The 100% EV Conversion of Shenzhen, China

Machine‑Learning Limits in Supply‑Chain Optimization

12.5% of this theme group

Works note that current AI techniques may not fully address inventory and biomass supply‑chain complexities.

Supply chain optimization (3) · Supply chain (3)

Supply Chain Optimization: Machine Learning Applications in Inventory Management for E-Commerce

Machine learning applications in biomass supply chain management and optimization

Advanced Supply‑Chain Optimization Techniques

22.6% of this theme group

Researchers propose new simulation and optimization methods to improve risk management and efficiency in supply networks.

Supply chain (88) · Supply chain management (18) · Supply chain optimization (33) · Supply chain risk management (9)

Supply chain management using an optimization driven simulation approach

Supply chain analysis methodology – Leveraging optimization and simulation software

Integrated Airline Fleet and Routing Models

17.0% of this theme group

Papers present holistic approaches that combine flight selection, fleet assignment, and crew scheduling for aviation operations.

Fleet management (50) · Operations research (24) · Scheduling (11) · Aviation (6)

An Integrated Approach for Airline Flight Selection and Timing, Fleet Assignment, and Aircraft Routing

A Novel Model and Decomposition Approach for the Integrated Airline Fleet Assignment, Aircraft Routing, and Crew Pairing Problem

Data‑Driven Fleet Efficiency Analytics

15.3% of this theme group

Studies explore analytics and simulation tools to boost fuel efficiency and reliability across automotive fleets.

Fleet management (50) · Fuel efficiency (10) · Automotive engineering (12) · Analytics (6)

Safe and Sustainable Fleet Management with Data Analytics and Training

A Simulation and Optimization Methodology for Reliability of Vehicle Fleets

Charging Strategies for Electric Fleets

12.7% of this theme group

Research offers dynamic programming and infrastructure planning solutions for managing large autonomous electric vehicle fleets.

Electric vehicle (15) · Electrification (10) · Battery (10) · Fleet management (30)

Operations of a Shared, Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleet: Implications of Vehicle & Charging Infrastructure Decisions

Electric vehicle fleet charging management: An approximate dynamic programming policy

Biofuel Supply‑Chain Design Innovations

12.4% of this theme group

Works develop GIS‑enabled and stochastic models to optimize biomass sourcing and cellulosic ethanol production.

Biofuel (20) · Biomass (19) · Supply chain (43) · Cellulosic ethanol (10)

<scp>GIS</scp>‐enabled biomass‐ethanol supply chain optimization: model development and Miscanthus application

A two-stage stochastic programming model for biofuel supply chain network design with biomass quality implications

Optimized Vehicle Routing for Shared Mobility

10.5% of this theme group

Papers introduce routing and rebalancing algorithms to enhance service levels in car‑sharing and ride‑sharing platforms.

Operations research (19) · Service (11) · Vehicle routing problem (9) · Fleet management (18)

Carsharing

Vehicle Rebalancing for Mobility-on-Demand Systems with Ride-Sharing

Telematics‑Based Truck Performance Analytics

9.5% of this theme group

Studies leverage GPS and telematics data to create performance metrics and assessment tools for commercial trucking.

Global Positioning System (13) · Truck (14) · Transport engineering (13) · Telematics (7)

Processing Commercial Global Positioning System Data to Develop a Web-Based Truck Performance Measures Program

Driving Performances Assessment Based on Speed Variation Using Dedicated Route Truck GPS Data

New York City

27.9% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $2.4B disclosed funding

San Francisco

21.4% across the displayed hubs

9 companies hiring · $8.3B disclosed funding

Los Angeles

14.5% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $23.2M disclosed funding

Chicago

9.0% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $1.6B disclosed funding

Atlanta

7.6% across the displayed hubs

1 companies hiring · $27.5M disclosed funding

Brooklyn

7.2% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $42.8M disclosed funding

Boston

6.6% across the displayed hubs

3 companies hiring · $19.4M disclosed funding

Houston

5.9% across the displayed hubs

0 companies hiring · $2.2M disclosed funding