The Last Mile Delivery Challenge has been a hot topic in the latest years due to the increase of companies focused on delivering goods directly to the customer door, many contributors to the topic have stated that most of the logistics cost are packed in this small part of the supply chain and as such, researchers have looked for better ways to improve it.
One technology that most researchers have focused on is the use of Drones in the Last Mile Delivery, many experts have given their take on their topic and as such there is a vast amount of information scattered around, not only in the operational aspect but also on other issues such as public sentiment, legal aspects and environmental issues.
This literature review focuses on such researches, gathering and analyzing important data related to the research on the problems and analysis of their solutions, giving an overall view of where does research stand at this moment and what steps have been made in order to improve the use of Drones in the Last Mile Delivery and trying to reach a conclusion on whether Drones are really the next step in the Last Mile Delivery.

The Last Mile Delivery Challenge has been a hot topic in the latest years due to the increase of companies focused on delivering goods directly to the customer door, many contributors to the topic have stated that most of the logistics cost are packed in this small part of the supply chain and as such, researchers have looked for better ways to improve it.
One technology that most researchers have focused on is the use of Drones in the Last Mile Delivery, many experts have given their take on their topic and as such there is a vast amount of information scattered around, not only in the operational aspect but also on other issues such as public sentiment, legal aspects and environmental issues.
This literature review focuses on such researches, gathering and analyzing important data related to the research on the problems and analysis of their solutions, giving an overall view of where does research stand at this moment and what steps have been made in order to improve the use of Drones in the Last Mile Delivery and trying to reach a conclusion on whether Drones are really the next step in the Last Mile Delivery.

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