Traceability in collaborative logistics: How to use EPCglobal solution in transport reconfiguration

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Amrioui ◽  
N. Malhene ◽  
J. C. Deschamps
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Logistics

scholarly journals The Interplay between the Physical Internet and Logistics: A Literature Review and Future Research Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safwen Ben Neila ◽  
Abderahman Rejeb ◽  
Péter Németh
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Logistics Networks ◽  
Sustainable Logistics ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
Collaborative Logistics ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

In recent years, there is a need for new methods and frameworks for planning transport systems, improving their efficiency, and addressing globalisation and sustainability challenges. In addition, the use of existing capacities and infrastructure has raised significant issues in the transport sector. To achieve an economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable logistics ecosystem, Benoit Montreuil introduces the concept of “Physical Internet” (PI) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics networks. As a ground-breaking transportation philosophy, the PI aims to revolutionise freight and logistics transport. Moreover, the PI can enhance logistics productivity through the organisation of large-scale pooling. Similar to Digital Internet that conveys data, the PI strives to connect, synchronise, and ship regular modular containers from the point of origin to an exact destination, thereby creating robust and collaborative logistics networks. While the literature on the PI is relatively growing, there is still a lack of reviews that synthesise this knowledge body, identify current trends and gaps, and advance the research more broadly.  Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potentials of the PI for the development of sustainable logistics networks. Overall, 59 studies are selected from leading academic databases and further analysed. The review findings reveal that most scholars focus on the optimisation of transport at the tactical and organisational stage while devoting little attention to the contribution of the PI to the social sustainability of logistics compared to the economic and environmental aspects.

scholarly journals Collaborative distribution: strategies to generate efficiencies in urban distribution - Results of two pilot tests in the city of Bogotá

DYNA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (210) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Diego Felipe Gutiérrez Rubiano ◽  
Jose Alejandro Hincapié Montes ◽  
Andrés Felipe León Villalba
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Approach ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Freight Consolidation ◽  
Collaborative Logistics ◽  
Urban Distribution ◽  
Organizational Collaboration ◽  
Private Actors ◽  
The City ◽  
Pilot Tests

The urban freight distribution (UFD) processes represent externalities and inefficiencies to the community and the private actors involved. The enterprise collaborative approach has been implemented during the last decades as a solution to the referred problems. The aim of this study is to present the results of two pilot tests for collaborative logistics strategies carried out in Bogotá, Colombia. The tests were conducted to assess the collaborative logistics strategies’ efficacy in the reduction of congestion and contamination as well as their impact on companies’ efficiency. The initiatives evaluated were: (a) freight consolidation and (b) unload scheduling at retailers. In both cases, benefits were evidenced for the companies (-26% on average freight and + 83% on vehicles occupancy) as well as the community (-23.5% parked trucks on roads and -7% emissions). Nonetheless, the results do not possess statistical sufficiency. Further research could complement the factors and methodologies that facilitate organizational collaboration.

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