Fulfilment of last-mile urban logistics for sustainable and inclusive smart cities: a case study conducted in Portugal

Correia, Diogo; Vagos, Cristiano; Marques, João Lourenço; Teixeira, Leonor

doi:10.1080/13675567.2022.2130211

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“…This expansion of online shopping has a significant effect on transporting small-lot freight. Correia et al (2022) suggested that fulfillment services are also expanding globally, including countries outside of Japan. The fundamental scheme of Japanese home delivery service is as follows: when sending a parcel from home, bring the parcel to the nearest convenience store or parcel delivery service office, fill in the slip, and complete the delivery procedures.…”

Section: Small Cargomentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in Cargo Movement due to the Effects of COVID-19

Suzuki

Ikushima

Murayama

2023

Production Engineering Archives

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This study analyses and discusses how the unique cargo movements in Japan and changes in the social environment during the COVID-19 pandemic have affected social life. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, cargo movements in Japan have undergone significant changes. This study analyses cargo movements in Japan by showing correlation coefficients to indicate the extent to which each industry was affected by the spread of the new coronavirus to infected persons. The heightened awareness of the pandemic caused by the state of emergency led to the closure of many stores and a decline in outbound shipments. Although the volume of incoming shipments increased, the volume of outgoing shipments did not. As a result, warehouse vacancy rates declined. Therefore, the study revealed that distribution centers in Japan are becoming more self-sufficient, and cloud-based logistics information systems are becoming more widely used.

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Section: Small Cargomentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in Cargo Movement due to the Effects of COVID-19

Suzuki

Ikushima

Murayama

2023

Production Engineering Archives

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“…Figure 1 represents how the literature has treated these interactions to achieve harmonious development. A significant body of literature [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] and research aims at better understanding and modeling the interactions between the city authorities and its citizens vis a vis of the logistic operations. The public-business interaction lies in the "Public Space" in Figure 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The free-market approach determines It is crucial to recognize that there is no universal solution for integrating sustainable logistics into smart cities. Even cultural differences, as evidenced in Scandinavian vs. Anglo-Saxon [12] and Latin cities [3,7,13], significantly shape unique solutions. These cities have developed distinct approaches despite facing similar challenges.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Electrifying the Last-Mile Logistics (LML) in Intensive B2B Operations—An European Perspective on Integrating Innovative Platforms

Sanz,

Meyer

2024

Logistics

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Background: literature on last mile logistic electrification has primarily focused either on the stakeholder interactions defining urban rules and policies for urban freight or on the technical aspects of the logistic EVs. Methods: the article incorporates energy sourcing, vehicles, logistics operation, and digital cloud environment, aiming at economic and functional viability. Using a combination of engineering and business modeling combined with the unique opportunity of the actual insights from Europe’s largest tender in the automotive aftermarket electrification. Results: the Last Mile Logistics (LML) electrification is possible and profitable without jeopardizing the high-tempo deliveries. Critical asset identification for a viable transition to EVs leads to open new lines of research for future logistic dynamics rendered possible by the digital dimensions of the logistic ecosystem. Conclusions: beyond the unquestionable benefits for the environment, the electrification of the LML constitutes an opportunity to enhance revenue and diversify income.

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“…It was only with the support of Horizon 2020 funding from the European Commission that the proliferation of smart city initiatives gained significant attention [8]. In the recent years, the subject of the smart city has been gaining attention because of the emergence of extreme events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the global discussion of climate change effects; As a result, a city's readiness to provide a prompt response based on the correct assessment of the affected population, transportation, economic disaster risks, and integrated risk before major haze disaster events, all of which are important for disaster risk management operations, has come to the fore [9][10][11].…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing and Ranking EU Cities Based on the Development Phase of the Smart City Concept

Correia,

Marques,

Teixeira

2023

Sustainability

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Policymakers face numerous challenges in benchmarking and assessing cities’ current development states. This study extends the understandings of previous research to provide a new perspective about how to rank smart cities’ developments by comparing the existing initiatives with city population density (as a proxy of socio-demographic characteristics) and the respective smart city phase. Quantitative analysis was performed to cluster the European Union cities according to the number of existing projects in the literature organized by smart city categories. Furthermore, to allow for the assessment of the city’s state, a composite indicator was developed that takes into consideration the different category weights to ultimately provide a smart city ranking. By clustering the categories using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), it was possible to relate them with a specific smart city phase. In addition, for a reasonable benchmark, the city’s population density was considered. Moreover, this paper ranks the cities of the European Union and provides insightful information about the development phase of the smart city concept of each territory. The results show that on a normalized scale of 0 to 1000, the largest cities or the ones with most initiatives do not rank first. Furthermore, it shows that in similar socio-demographic contexts, there are variations in the smart city stage. Therefore, applying the contribution and findings of this research can help identify these differences and establish a set of best practices for improving the design and effectiveness of smart city strategies.

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Fulfilment of last-mile urban logistics for sustainable and inclusive smart cities: a case study conducted in Portugal

Cited by 10 publications

References 99 publications

Changes in Cargo Movement due to the Effects of COVID-19

Changes in Cargo Movement due to the Effects of COVID-19

Electrifying the Last-Mile Logistics (LML) in Intensive B2B Operations—An European Perspective on Integrating Innovative Platforms

Assessing and Ranking EU Cities Based on the Development Phase of the Smart City Concept

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