Improving Home Delivery Efficiency by Using Principles of Address Intelligence for B2C Deliveries

Duin, Ron van; Goffau, W. de; Wiegmans, Bart; Tavasszy, Lóránt; Saes, M.

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.02.006

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“…Especially with the rise of e-commerce shopping, an increasing number of people order products online and have them delivered at home. Nowadays, this B2C distribution of parcels accounts for 56% of all shipments in e-commerce [1] and, thus, B2C e-commerce has been identified as a major challenge in the urban logistics literature [2][3][4][5][6]. The growth in parcel transportation is accompanied by an increase in externalities like emissions, which affect the quality of urban life in a negative way.…”

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Simulation of B2C e-commerce distribution in Antwerp using cargo bikes and delivery points

Arnold¹,

Cárdenas²,

Sörensen³

et al. 2017

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Purpose The growth of e-commerce is accompanied by an increasing distribution of parcels in cities resulting in externalities like traffic congestion or emissions. As a consequence, different delivery concepts like bike deliveries or delivery points have been suggested. Naturally, companies will only accept these changes, if they do not result in higher costs. However, it is difficult to predict the impact of a certain delivery concept in a certain city. This leads to the research question, how different delivery scenarios for a certain area can be assessed and compared, especially if some of them have not been implemented. Methods Using a case study, we demonstrate how the effects of different delivery concepts can be quantified with the help of a simulation study. We take care to accurately model the delivery processes and utilise a real-world dataset and realistic cost values. On the basis of these inputs, we simulate and analyse the current state-of-the-practice in the distribution of e-commerce goods in Antwerp and compare it to possible`what-if' scenarios. Results The results highlight that the investigated delivery concepts can benefit either the companies or the quality of life in the city. Operational costs of companies can be reduced by stimulating customer self-pick-up, while externalities decrease with the implementation of a cargo bike distribution system. Conclusions We demonstrate that both operational and external costs can be minimised, if involved stakeholders from industry and the public look for sustainable delivery solution jointly.

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Simulation of B2C e-commerce distribution in Antwerp using cargo bikes and delivery points

Arnold¹,

Cárdenas²,

Sörensen³

et al. 2017

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

148

100

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“…The value of accessibility was graded as "low" (<0.5), "medium" (0.5-1.0) and "high" (>1.0). The spatial distribution of overall accessibility for every person and the time of demand in all residential buildings is shown in Figure 5a, which presents obvious unevenness in that accessibility is high in most of the eastern part (neighborhoods 37-54), while other parts have large areas of low accessibility, especially for the middle part (neighborhoods [31][32][33][34][35][36], with no service coverage. According to Formula 1-4, spatial discrepancy of accessibility can be generated from the following three aspects: Service availability (provider-to-demanders ratio) of accessible APSs, number of accessible APSs, and age composition of demand location.…”

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Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Pick-Up Service Considering Differentiated Supply and Demand: A Case in Hangzhou, China

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In recent years, customer pick-up at collection and delivery points has become a popular alternative to traditional home delivery, which is under great pressure. However, current service of pick-up facilities has seldom been geographically evaluated despite its general uneven distribution and diverse needs. In this paper, in order to interpret the differentiation in customers’ service demands toward reception alternatives and in facilities’ service excludability in different built environments, a two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method is improved to measure customers’ spatial accessibility to pick-up facilities, providing a methodology to evaluate the match relation between the differentiated supply and demand of pick-up service. A case study of widespread automated parcel stations (APSs) is conducted in Hangzhou, China and correlative factors to residents’ accessibility are discussed. From the results, residents’ accessibility to pick-up service shows significant spatial unevenness and social inequity in the study area, which is found to correlate most to residences’ maintenance management. As well-managed, gated communities generally hold effective access to exclusive services, most open communities and self-built, single houses are in need of improvement due to inadequate service stemming from a high aging rate, lack of property management, and low service availability of nonexclusive facilities in open areas.

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“…Van Duin (2016) found out that only 75% of all parcels are delivered in the first attempt; the others are delivered to neighbors, retail stores or back to the depot for a second attempt [60]. Parcel lockers have the benefit that the recipients do not have to be present to receive the parcel; instead, they are informed via smartphone when their parcels are ready for collection.…”

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New Operating Strategies for an On-the-Road Modular, Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Concept in Urban Transportation

Ulrich

Friedrich

Weimer

et al. 2019

WEVJ

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Today commercial transport in urban areas faces major challenges. These include making optimal use of limited space, avoiding empty trips, meeting driver shortages as well as reducing costs and emissions such as CO 2 , particulate matter and noise. The mutual acceleration and reinforcement of technological trends such as electrification, digitization and automation may enable new vehicle and mobility concepts that can meet these challenges. One possible vehicle concept is presented in this article. It is based on on-the-road modularization, i.e., a vehicle that can change different transport capsules during operation. The vehicle is divided into an electrically propelled autonomous drive unit and a transport unit. Standardized interfaces between these units enable the easy design of capsules for different uses, while the drive unit can be used universally. Business models and operating strategies that allow optimal use of this vehicle concept are discussed in depth in the article. First, the current situation is analyzed followed by a detailed description of an exemplary business model using a business model canvas. The operating strategies and logistics concepts are illustrated and compared with conventional concepts.

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Improving Home Delivery Efficiency by Using Principles of Address Intelligence for B2C Deliveries

Cited by 99 publications

References 17 publications

Simulation of B2C e-commerce distribution in Antwerp using cargo bikes and delivery points

Simulation of B2C e-commerce distribution in Antwerp using cargo bikes and delivery points

Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Pick-Up Service Considering Differentiated Supply and Demand: A Case in Hangzhou, China

New Operating Strategies for an On-the-Road Modular, Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Concept in Urban Transportation

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