Towards the electrification of urban freight delivery using modular vehicles

Rezgui, Dhekra; Bouziri, Hend

doi:10.1109/soli.2015.7367611

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“…In [98], a mixed vehicle routing problem with time windows, recharging stations and an electric fleet with different vehicles capacities is solved; vehicle types differ in battery size and acquisition cost. The electric modular fleet size and mixed vehicle routing problem with time windows is proposed in [99], in which recharging at the customer location is considered; a genetic algorithm-based approach to solve the problem is formulated.…”

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A Review of Last Mile Logistics Innovations in an Externalities Cost Reduction Vision

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In this paper, a review of the recent scientific literature contributions on innovative strategies for last mile logistics, focusing on externalities cost reduction, is presented. Transport is causing problems in urban areas, in particular in freight transport: modern cities need solutions to reduce externalities costs such as congestion, pollution and others, which have increased in the last few years, especially due to the growth of goods delivery. Online sales and globalization lead to new trends in freight transport, and moreover, a larger quantity of goods is expected to be delivered in the next future. In this context, most of the delivered goods end up in the city centers. Last mile logistics is the least efficient stage of the supply chain and comprises up to 28% of the total delivery cost. Therefore, the improvement of last mile logistics and a significant externalities reduction are very important challenges for researchers. New technologies and transport means, innovative techniques and organizational strategies allow handling in a more effective way the last mile delivery in urban areas. Based on the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, recent papers that significantly contributed, with original proposals, to the reduction of externalities in urban logistics are identified and analyzed in this work. Furthermore, a classification of the papers dealing with the externality reduction problem is presented. It is consistent with a general formulation proposed to evaluate external costs in urban area. The innovative contributions are classified into five main categories: innovative vehicles, proximity stations or points, collaborative and cooperative urban logistics, optimization of transport management and routing, innovations in public policies and infrastructures. The new paradigm of smart logistics is based on the combination of these concepts and on the proposed innovations.

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“…In the papers corpus, there were three articles regarding this topic. Indeed, the modular vehicle is a special EV [59][60][61]. Notwithstanding, these articles are in the conceptual model phase.…”

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Integration of Urban Freight Innovations: Sustainable Inner-Urban Intermodal Transportation in the Retail/Postal Industry

Haasis

2019

Sustainability

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Urban population growth has permanently increased the commodity demands and freight flow within urban areas. The retail/postal industry is intent on finding appropriate internal approaches and a new business model to respond to the adverse impacts generated by urban freight activities. Usage of emerging transport modes is an efficient solution for these industries. Nevertheless, considerable research has paid less attention to the implementation status of distribution innovations, as well as to their suitability and application restrictions. Concurrently, a comprehensive consideration of various distribution innovations that operate together as a system is lacking. To this end, this paper adopted a literature review method and GE multifactorial analysis. Specifically, this paper reviewed the related articles that were published in the past six years (2013–2018) to define the concept of distribution innovations. In addition, we adopted the approach of GE multifactorial analysis to analyze the application status of distribution innovations from the perspective of academic research and company implementation. Following the suitability assessment and application of restriction analysis, we proposed the concept of sustainable inner-urban intermodal transport (SIUIT) for the retail/postal industry. This paper contributes to the sustainable urban freight literature by exploring possible future research directions of SIUIT.

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“…Ghazal (2016) presents an approach to solving this problem by using infrared sensors (IR) and distributing dynamic time slots, but it is generally accepted that enough research is needed to present a sustainable and workable plan based on this approach. The use of properly routed electric vehicles with pre-defined windows of delivery and recharging stations presented as a solution by several researchers, looking at different vehicle combinations (Schneider, 2014;Hiermann, 2016;Rezgui, 2015).…”

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«last Mile Deliveries» in the Framework of Urban Distribution and Supply Chain Management: Review of Best Practices

Bakogianni¹,

Malindretos²

2021

DMEMT

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This paper aims to investigate the impact of last mile supply chain practices on urban sustainability. An extensive review of literature has been conducted, on last mile logistics best practices, the impact of e-commerce on last miledeliveries, and the dynamics between the public authorities and private businesses, as well as the role of the final customers, the city dwel-lers. Local authorities being aware of the environmental impact of last mile deliveriesissue regulations and take initiatives towards improving the quality of life for their residents. On the other hand, businesses aim at reducing supply chain costs, improve efficiency and offer quality services to their customers. The review of practices lead into the development of a conceptual framework depicting a holistic perspective of last mile deliveries management, highlighting the dynamics between policy makers (public authorities) and the private sector. Keywords: Urban supply chain, Urban distribution, Urban Logistics, Last mile deliveries, Freight Transport

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Towards the electrification of urban freight delivery using modular vehicles

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

A Review of Last Mile Logistics Innovations in an Externalities Cost Reduction Vision

A Review of Last Mile Logistics Innovations in an Externalities Cost Reduction Vision

Integration of Urban Freight Innovations: Sustainable Inner-Urban Intermodal Transportation in the Retail/Postal Industry

«last Mile Deliveries» in the Framework of Urban Distribution and Supply Chain Management: Review of Best Practices

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