From cost-centering to sustainability: A review of Pollution Routing Problems

IF 6.5 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Cleaner Engineering and Technology Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.clet.2025.101082

Reza Shahin , Maxim A. Dulebenets

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Abstract

Recent studies on Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) have substantially expanded to incorporate environmental considerations into transportation planning. Traditionally, the predominant objectives in transportation optimization revolved around reducing costs, time, or distance. However, with the increasing significance of sustainability and the management of environmental costs, logistics service providers and retailers have shifted their attention to greening their operations. In light of this, the Pollution-Routing Problem (PRP) has emerged to harmonize economic and environmental facets of transportation efforts. Despite the extensive research on the problem, there exists a notable absence of systematic reviews. As such, this review article sheds light on the evolution of the problem literature from its introduction in 2011 to 2024, reviewing 75 papers. In this study, the research on the PRP is categorized based on the taxonomy, objective function, and methodologies applied throughout the years. Finally, we pinpoint several areas of potential exploration that will serve as a blueprint for future research directions.

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从以成本为中心到可持续性：污染路径问题综述

最近对车辆路线问题（VRP）的研究已大大扩展到将环境因素纳入交通规划。传统上，运输优化的主要目标围绕着降低成本、时间或距离。然而，随着可持续发展和环境成本管理的重要性日益增加，物流服务提供商和零售商已经将注意力转移到绿色运营上。鉴于此，污染路线问题（PRP）已经出现，以协调运输工作的经济和环境方面。尽管对这一问题进行了广泛的研究，但明显缺乏系统的评价。因此，本文回顾了75篇论文，揭示了问题文献从2011年引入到2024年的演变。本研究对PRP研究进行了分类、目标函数和多年来应用的方法分类。最后，我们指出了几个潜在的探索领域，这些领域将作为未来研究方向的蓝图。

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