scholarly journals Reusing Newspaper Kiosks for Last-Mile Delivery in Urban Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9770
Author(s):  
José M. González-Varona ◽  
Félix Villafáñez ◽  
Fernando Acebes ◽  
Alfonso Redondo ◽  
David Poza
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Current Increase ◽  
Historic Districts ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
The City

The current increase in e-commerce is generating growing problems in urban areas in terms of both traffic flow (increasing traffic, no parking spaces) and environmental issues (noise, atmospheric pollution, etc.). In parallel, an iconic element of historic districts is disappearing: more and more newspaper kiosks are closing their business as their work dwindles. In this scenario, the objective of this paper is to propose a model for last-mile parcel delivery that exploits the current available newspaper kiosk network by using them as parcel lockers. To demonstrate the benefits of this proposal, we map the kiosk network of the city of Valladolid (Spain), and compare the environmental impact of a traditional (door-to-door) delivery and the proposed model which reuses old kiosks as parcel lockers. The necessary steps to carry out simulations are described in detail so that experiments can be replicated in other cities that face the same issues.

scholarly journals Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

OR Spectrum ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Boysen ◽  
Stefan Fedtke ◽  
Stefan Schwerdfeger
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Decision Problems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
The City ◽  
Alternative Delivery

Abstract In the wake of e-commerce and its successful diffusion in most commercial activities, last-mile distribution causes more and more trouble in urban areas all around the globe. Growing parcel volumes to be delivered toward customer homes increase the number of delivery vans entering the city centers and thus add to congestion, pollution, and negative health impact. Therefore, it is anything but surprising that in recent years many novel delivery concepts on the last mile have been innovated. Among the most prominent are unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and autonomous delivery robots taking over parcel delivery. This paper surveys established and novel last-mile concepts and puts special emphasis on the decision problems to be solved when setting up and operating each concept. To do so, we systematically record the alternative delivery concepts in a compact notation scheme, discuss the most important decision problems, and survey existing research on operations research methods solving these problems. Furthermore, we elaborate promising future research avenues.

scholarly journals A Conceptual Model Based on the Activity System and Transportation System for Sustainable Urban Freight Transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5642
Author(s):  
Demostenis Ramos Cassiano ◽  
Bruno Vieira Bertoncini ◽  
Leise Kelli de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Activity System ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
Cyclical Process ◽  
Last Mile Delivery

Urban freight transport (UFT) is simultaneously responsible for maintaining the urban lifestyle and the negative externalities impacting urban areas, necessitating strategies that promote sustainable urban freight transport (SUFT). In addition, the stakeholders and geographic factors involved in UFT impose specific concerns in the planning and operation stages of SUFT. Therefore, this paper proposes a model addressing sustainable last-mile delivery considering the relationship between the activity system, transportation system, and stakeholders involved in UFT. Based on the literature review, we identified UFT planning procedures to achieve SUFT. In a cyclical process, these procedures were considered on the proposed model, integrating freight transport planning with urban planning to develop SUFT and, consequently, sustainable cities.

GAP ANTARA KEBUTUHAN OPERATOR PENGIRIMAN BARANG DAN STRATEGI ADMINISTRATOR KOTA TERHADAP UPAYA OPTIMASI LAST MILE DELIVERY

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Prahara Yanottama ◽  
Nahry Nahry
Keyword(s):  
Operating Systems ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Consolidation

Abstract   Last mile delivery is the logistics transportation segment that has the most negative impacts and more likely to occur in urban areas. This negative impact will be felt by the urban citizens whose quality of life is guaranteed by the city administrator. On the other hand, logistics operators have limitations in changing their operating systems. The purpose of this study is to identify the gaps in the views of each stakeholder in realizing a solution to logistical problems, namely the Urban Consolidation Center, B20 Fuel, Limited Traffic Zone, and Fleet Renewal. Survey methods through questionnaires and interviews with logistics operators and city or govern-ment administrators were carried out to get each party's views on problems. This study shows that, although both parties still lack knowledge of solutions to logistical problems, it is possible to implement these solutions.   Keywords: gap; last mile delivery; logistics transportation; logistics operator; urban area.     Abstrak   Last mile delivery merupakan segmen transportasi logistik yang paling banyak menuai dampak negatif serta mayoritas terjadi di kawasan urban. Dampak negatif tersebut akan dirasakan oleh masyarakat luas yang kualitas hidupnya menjadi tanggungan administrator kota. Di sisi lain, operator logistik memiliki keterbatasan dalam mengubah sistem operasinya. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah mengidentifikasi gap pandangan masing-masing pe-mangku kepentingan dalam mewujudkan suatu solusi terhadap permasalahan logistik, yaitu Urban Consolida-tion Center, Bahan bakar B20, Limited Traffic Zone, serta Pembaruan Armada. Metode survei melalui kuisioner dan wawancara kepada operator logistik dan administrator kota atau pemerintah dilakukan untuk mendapatkan pandangan masing-masing pihak terhadap masalah-masalah. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa, walaupun kedua belah pihak masih memiliki pengetahuan yang kurang akan solusi permasalahan logistik, solusi tersebut mungkin untuk diimplementasikan.   Kata-kata kunci: gap; last mile delivery; transportasi logistik; operator logistik; kawasan urban.

scholarly journals The Ecological Footprint of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7425
Author(s):  
Peter Kurzweil ◽  
Alfred Müller ◽  
Steffen Wahler
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Vaccine Dose ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Cooling Technology ◽  
Chain Organization ◽  
Last Mile Delivery

Compared to the medical, economic and social implications of COVID-19 vaccinations, little attention has been paid to the ecological balance to date. This study is an attempt to estimate the environmental impact of two mRNA vaccines in terms of CO2 equivalents with respect to their different freezing strategies and supply chain organization. Although it is impossible to accurately calculate the actual environmental impact of the new biochemical synthesis technology, it becomes apparent that transport accounts for up to 99% of the total carbon footprint. The emissions for air freight, road transportation and last-mile delivery are nearly as 19 times the emissions generated from ultra-deep freeze technologies, the production of dry ice, glass and medical polymers for packaging. The carbon footprint of a single mRNA vaccine dose injected into a patient is about 0.01 to 0.2 kg CO2 equivalents, depending on the cooling technology and the logistic routes to the vaccination sites in Germany.

scholarly journals Spectral Analysis of Traffic Functions in Urban Areas

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Nemtanu ◽  
Ilona Madalina Costea ◽  
Catalin Dumitrescu
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Fourier Analysis ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
The Fourier Transform ◽  
The City ◽  
Different Time Scales

The paper is focused on the Fourier transform application in urban traffic analysis and the use of said transform in traffic decomposition. The traffic function is defined as traffic flow generated by different categories of traffic participants. A Fourier analysis was elaborated in terms of identifying the main traffic function components, called traffic sub-functions. This paper presents the results of the method being applied in a real case situation, that is, an intersection in the city of Bucharest where the effect of a bus line was analysed. The analysis was done using different time scales, while three different traffic functions were defined to demonstrate the theoretical effect of the proposed method of analysis. An extension of the method is proposed to be applied in urban areas, especially in the areas covered by predictive traffic control.

scholarly journals New Express Delivery Service and Its Impact on CO2 Emissions

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 456
Author(s):  
Dragan Lazarević ◽  
Libor Švadlenka ◽  
Valentina Radojičić ◽  
Momčilo Dobrodolac
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Delivery Service ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Courier Service ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
Express Delivery

A rapid development of Internet technologies creates new opportunities for e-commerce, which is one of the fastest-growing segments of the entire economy. For policymakers, the most important aspects of e-commerce are related to the cost reduction in transportation, facilitation of administration and communication, innovations at the market level, and environmental issues. An unavoidable part of the e-commerce production process is related to the postal service. New market expectations of modern society lead to the consideration of upgrading the traditional express delivery service in terms of time availability. In this paper, we propose a new 24-h availability of postal and courier service so-called “post express nonstop”. To assess the potential demand for this kind of service, we propose a forecasting procedure based on the Bass diffusion model. In particular, the research is directed toward the examination of environmental issues, considering both types of services—traditional and the proposed new one. A comparison is done by analyzing CO2 emissions in the last-mile delivery of goods to the users’ addresses. The experiment was carried out in the city of Belgrade, simulating the last-mile delivery under realistic conditions and controlling the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In accordance with the results of this experiment and the forecasted number of postal items, a projection of CO2 emissions for the new service from 2020 to 2025 was carried out. The results show a significant contribution of the proposed new express delivery service to environmental well-being and sustainability.

scholarly journals A Crowdsourcing Approach for Sustainable Last Mile Delivery

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Giret ◽  
Carlos Carrascosa ◽  
Vicente Julian ◽  
Miguel Rebollo ◽  
Vicente Botti
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Delivery Routes ◽  
Private Transportation ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
High Reduction ◽  
Intelligent Approach ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
The City

Sustainable transportation is one of the major concerns in cities. This concern involves all type of movements motivated by different goals (mobility of citizens, transportation of goods and parcels, etc.). The main goal of this work is to provide an intelligent approach for Sustainable Last Mile Delivery, by reducing (or even deleting) the need of dedicated logistic moves (by cars, and/or trucks). The method attempts to reduce the number of movements originated by the parcels delivery by taking advantage of the citizens’ movements. In this way our proposal follows a crowdsourcing approach, in which the citizens that moves in the city, because of their own needs, become temporal deliverers. The technology behind our approach relays on Multi-agent System techniques and complex network-based algorithms for optimizing sustainable delivery routes. These artificial intelligent approaches help to reduce the complexity of the scenario providing an efficient way to integrate the citizens’ routes that can be executed using the different transportation means and networks available in the city (public system, private transportation, eco-vehicles sharing systems, etc.). A complex network-based algorithm is used for computing and proposing an optimized Sustainable Last Mile Delivery route to the crowd. Moreover, the executed tests show the feasibility of the proposed solution, together with a high reduction of the CO 2 emission coming from the delivery trucks that, in the case studies, are no longer needed for delivery.

scholarly journals The Design of Sustainable City Multi-Floor Manufacturing Processes Under Uncertainty in Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9439
Author(s):  
Tygran Dzhuguryan ◽  
Agnieszka Deja ◽  
Bogusz Wiśnicki ◽  
Zofia Jóźwiak
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Material Flow Analysis ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Capacity Loss ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The City

The application of multi-floor manufacturing (MFM) in huge cities is related to the rational use of urban areas and the solution to traffic problems. The operation of the city MFM clusters depends on the efficiency of production and transport management considering technical, economic, environmental, and other factors. The primary goal of this paper was to identify and analyze the drivers of sustainable supply chains (SSCs) that influence or encourage the design of sustainable processes in city MFM clusters under uncertainty in supply chains. This paper presents an SSC performance model for city MFM clusters under uncertainty. The proposed model is universal and is based on material flow analysis (MFA) methodology. The presented analysis helps to determine the conditions for rhythmic deliveries with the use of the multi-IRTs. The coefficients of rhythmic deliveries for multiple intelligent reconfigurable trolleys (IRTs) and the capacity loss of freight elevators allow us to periodically assess the sustainability processes in city MFM clusters related to the flow materials. These assessments are the basis for the decision-making and planning of SSCs.

scholarly journals Multimodal Automated Last-Mile Delivery System: Design and Application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Samouh
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Food Delivery ◽  
Efficient System ◽  
Fleet Size ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Last Mile Delivery ◽  
Two Hybrid

This thesis focuses on exploring the emerging automated technologies for last-mile on-demand food delivery as a new means of transportation to reduce congestion in urban areas. In order to achieve that 4 systems are designed and evaluated: Robot delivery system, drone delivery system and two hybrid delivery systems. Both hybrid systems are based on hub-spoke networks, Hybrid System 1.0 uses robots for phase one of the delivery and drones for phase two Hybrid System 2.0 uses drones for phase one and robots for phase two. To evaluate the efficiency of these systems, an in-house agent-based simulation model in MATLAB is developed for the City of Mississauga. 30 scenarios are tested differing in terms of demand and fleet size. The results show that Hybrid system 2.0 is the most efficient system of all four proposed due to the use of hub, customer waiting time and landing zones for drones.

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