Elevating Industries with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Integrating Sustainability and Operational Innovation
Ali Kaan Kurbanzade, Ansaar M. Baig, Sanjay Mehrotra

TL;DR
This paper explores how UAVs can transform various industries by enhancing sustainability and operational efficiency, highlighting current research gaps and proposing a future research agenda for industry-specific operations management.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of UAV applications across industries, identifies research gaps, and advocates for industry-engaged research methods in UAV operations management.
Findings
UAVs have a $100 billion market potential in the next decade.
Current research mainly focuses on analytical models and optimization techniques.
Significant gaps exist in industry-specific UAV operations management research.
Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, have emerged as a disruptive technology with the potential to revolutionize operations across various industries. Drones are the fast-growing internet-of-things technology and are estimated to have a $100 billion market value in the next decade. Exploring drone operations through research has the potential to yield innovative academic insights and create significant practical effects in diverse industries, offering a competitive edge. Drawing insights from both academic and industry literature, this article describes how technological advancements in UAVs may disrupt traditional operational practices in different industries (e.g., commercial last-mile delivery, commercial pickup and delivery, telecommunication, insurance, healthcare, humanitarian, environmental, urban planning, homeland security), identifies the value of this evolving…
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TopicsTransportation and Mobility Innovations · Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends · Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
