Delivery to homes or collection points? A sustainability analysis for urban, urbanised and rural areas in Belgium

Mommens, Koen; Buldeo, Heleen; Lier, Tom Van; Macharis, Cathy

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103095

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“…Land consumption is generally disregarded in these evaluations. While almost all papers consider the external effects caused by congestion, they either don't specify which costs caused by congestion are considered (i.e., [35,36]) or only consider the cost of lost time due to congestion (i.e., [37][38][39]) but not the land consumption. However, in a review of lastmile logistics innovations aimed at reducing external costs, Ranieri et al [40] mentioned land use as one of the externalities caused by last-mile delivery.…”

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Land Consumption of Delivery Robots and Bicycle Couriers for On-Demand Meal Delivery Using GPS Data and Simulations Based on the Time-Area Concept

2021

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Regulating the curbside usage of delivery vehicles and ride-hailing services as well as micromobility has been a challenge in the last years, a challenge which might worsen with the increase of autonomous vehicles. The contribution of the research outlined in this paper is an evaluation method of the land use of on-demand meal delivery services such as Deliveroo and UberEats. It evaluates the effect parking policies, operating strategy changes, and scheduling options have on the land consumption of bicycle couriers and sidewalk automated delivery robots (SADRs). Various operating strategies (i.e., shared fleets and fleets operated by restaurants), parking policies (i.e., parking at the restaurant, parking at the customer or no parking) and scheduling options (i.e., one meal per vehicle, multiple meals per vehicle) are simulated and applied to New York City (NYC). Additionally, the time-area requirements of on-demand meal delivery services are calculated based on GPS traces of Deliveroo and UberEats riders in two UK cities. The simulation in the paper shows that SADRs can reduce the time-area requirements by half compared with bicycle couriers. The effect of operating strategy changes and forbidding vehicles to park at the customer’s home is small. Delivering multiple meals in one tour halves the time-area requirements. The time-area requirements based on GPS traces is around 300 m2·min per order. The study allows policymakers to learn more about the land use of on-demand meal delivery services and how these can be influenced. Hence, they can adjust their policy strategies to ensure that on-demand meal delivery services are provided in a way that they use land effectively, reduce external costs, improve sustainability and benefit everyone.

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Land Consumption of Delivery Robots and Bicycle Couriers for On-Demand Meal Delivery Using GPS Data and Simulations Based on the Time-Area Concept

2021

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“…REC is a series of electronic trading and management activities around the production and operation of agricultural products in rural areas by means of digitalization and informatization, so that it can become an agriculture, countryside and farmers’ information service station throughout the county, town and village (Mommens et al 2021 ). In terms of research perspectives, scholars have mostly explored the development of REC based on a macro perspective.…”

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Has Rural E-Commerce Increased Potato Farmers’ Income? Evidence from the Potato Home of China

Zheng

2023

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Rural e-commerce has achieved an effective interface between rural specialty industries and large markets. This paper explores the impact of rural e-commerce on the income levels of potato farmers based on field survey data. In addition, the extent of the impact of rural e-commerce on the income levels of potato farmers in the participating and non-participating groups was further explored under the counterfactual assumption. The main findings are as follows. (1) Rural e-commerce can increase the income of potato farmers. Participation in rural e-commerce can increase farmers’ income in both the participating and non-participating groups. If the participating group had not previously sold potatoes through rural e-commerce, their per capita household income would have been reduced by 27.22%. Similarly, if the non-participating group had sold potatoes through the rural e-commerce platform, their per capita household income would have increased by 36.35%. (2) Under the counterfactual assumption, the impact of rural e-commerce on the incomes of farmers who have not yet sold potatoes through e-commerce platforms is more profound. The marginal income increasing effect of rural e-commerce is currently at an incremental stage, and selling potatoes through an e-commerce platform can lead to higher returns for farmers. (3) Gender, farm household differentiation, self-employment experience, arable land area, position in village and whether participating in agricultural associations or cooperatives are important factors that simultaneously influence farmers’ e-commerce participation decisions and income levels. Education and health level can influence farmers’ e-commerce participation decisions. Age, farming years, dependency ratio and accessibility to irrigation can influence farmers’ income level.

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“…The extant environment‐related studies typically focus on the environmental impact associated with delivering new products, i.e., the forward supply chain (Hischier, 2018; Mangiaracina et al, 2016; Mommens et al, 2021). For example, evidence shows that online retailing produces lower CO2 emissions compared with offline channels in many circumstances (Buldeo Rai et al, 2019).…”

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Strategies and practices to reduce the ecological impact of product returns: An environmental sustainability framework for multichannel retail

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Product returns in retail are inherently wasteful and have considerable negative environmental impacts. Besides the monetary costs, they lead to increased transportation, packaging and processing, and the returned items are often discarded. We present strategies and practices retailers can adopt to manage their product returns in a way that reduces environmental impacts. With eCommerce flourishing, product returns have increased significantly. Whilst highest for online sales, they are a challenge across all channels. The importance of developing sustainability management in operations and supply chains is evident from the growing body of literature, but there is a gap regarding the management of product returns in a more environmentally sustainable manner. To address this gap, we interviewed multichannel retailers, retail experts and return service providers operating in the UK and North America. The findings reveal that although retailers have started paying attention to the financial impact of returns, there is little awareness of the scale of environmental impacts. In addition, retailers lack a comprehensive approach to addressing the environmental impact of product returns. Based on our findings, we (1) unpack the barriers inhibiting retailers from developing environmental sustainability plans in returns management,(2) present a set of strategies for retailers to reduce the environmental impact of returns and (3) develop a framework for environmental sustainability in returns management. Our findings and proposed framework have implications for research and practice on addressing the environmental impact of product returns.

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Delivery to homes or collection points? A sustainability analysis for urban, urbanised and rural areas in Belgium

Cited by 25 publications

References 37 publications

Land Consumption of Delivery Robots and Bicycle Couriers for On-Demand Meal Delivery Using GPS Data and Simulations Based on the Time-Area Concept

Land Consumption of Delivery Robots and Bicycle Couriers for On-Demand Meal Delivery Using GPS Data and Simulations Based on the Time-Area Concept

Has Rural E-Commerce Increased Potato Farmers’ Income? Evidence from the Potato Home of China

Strategies and practices to reduce the ecological impact of product returns: An environmental sustainability framework for multichannel retail

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