Return of the Robots: The Truck-and-Robot Routing Problem with Robot Reuse and Reallocation

Tobias Huf
Tobias Huf
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Resilient Operations, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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Manuel Ostermeier
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Manuel Ostermeier
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Resilient Operations, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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Tobias Huf

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https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9248-6742

Resilient Operations, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany

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Manuel Ostermeier

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Manuel Ostermeier

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Resilient Operations, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany

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Published Online:25 Sep 2026https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2025.0523

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Received:November 07, 2025
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Published Online:September 25, 2026

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Tobias Huf, Manuel Ostermeier (2026) Return of the Robots: The Truck-and-Robot Routing Problem with Robot Reuse and Reallocation. Transportation Science 0(0).

https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2025.0523

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