SARA REED

I am an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics in the University of Kansas School of Business. My research interests are in transportation logistics. Currently, my research agenda focuses on challenges and opportunities in last-mile delivery.

When Experts Attack! The self-driving future of deliveries

KU News: Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries

KU News: Autonomous Vehicles Could Prove to be Future Model for Delivery Services, Study Finds

INFORMS: New Research Finds Autonomous Vehicles Can Reduce Delivery Times by 50%, Increase Public Parking in Urban Environments

Recent Achievements

Chaired organizing committee for inaugural Transportation and Logistics Early-Career North American TALENT Workshop, hosted at Georgia Tech in May 2025.
“Space Management Policy for Urban Last-Mile Parking Infrastructure: A Demand-Oriented Approach” with Johanna Amaya accepted at Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.
Published “Parking in Routing Last-Mile Deliveries”, an invited contribution to Encyclopedia in Operations Management.
Editorial Advisory Board member for Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.
April 2024 When Experts Attack! Podcast: The self-driving future of deliveries
February 2024 News feature: Study examines strategies to improve effect of parking time on last-mile deliveries
“Does Parking Matter? The Impact of Parking Time on Last-Mile Delivery Optimization” with Ann Melissa Campbell and Barrett W. Thomas accepted at Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.
Honorable Mention for INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society (TSL) Best Paper Award 2023 for the work “The Value of Autonomous Vehicles for Last-Mile Deliveries in Urban Environments”.