Research Article

Research on Path Optimization of Vehicle-Drone Joint Distribution considering Customer Priority

Table 12

Comparison between considering priority and mot considering priority.

No consideration of customer prioritiesConsider the priorityRate of change (%)

Number of vehicles4525.0
Number of drones4525.0
Vehicle travel distance555.2553.9−0.2
Drone flight distance285.2321.412.7
Total cost of vehicle delivery5952.36039.91.4
Total cost of drone delivery325.2371.414.2
Cost of lost satisfaction1505.01169.7−22.3
Total cost7782.67581.0−2.6