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Optimal reassignment of green vehicles for improving last-mile delivery distribution in cities with low emissions zones

Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain
In this paper we tackle a problem of green vehicles reassignment for improving last-mile delivery distribution. Specifically, we consider the case of a large last-mile delivery company operating in some of the largest cities of Spain, where Low Emission ...
Joaquín Álvarez-Horcajo, José M. Oliet-Villalba, Luis M. Moreno-Saavedra, Juan A. Carral, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Micro-hub location selection for sustainable last-mile delivery. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Novotná M, Švadlenka L, Jovčić S, Simić V.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Aggregation Loss Bandwidth in the Last Mile Residential Internet

, 2014
Aggregation Loss Bandwidth (ALB) within the last mile internet accounts for significant unusable bandwidth under current Internet Service Provider (ISP) centric routing strategies.
Windmill, C., Christopher Windmill
core   +1 more source

Inventory Replenishment and Transshipment for Distributed Autologous Cell Therapy Manufacturing Networks

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autologous cell therapy (AuCT) manufacturing networks must balance two competing objectives: reducing cost and improving patient access to time‐sensitive therapy. This study compares three AuCT manufacturing network designs: a centralized network with a single manufacturing facility, a coordinated point‐of‐care (POC) network in which POCs can ...
Zhaowei Li, Chelsea C. White III, Kan Wang, Ben Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edge Intelligence in Enhancing Last-Mile Delivery Logistics

IEEE Access
The last-mile delivery phase, the final stage where goods move from a distribution center to customers, is pivotal, but faces significant inefficiencies and high costs due to its complexity.
Joao Reis
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Modern vs. Conventional Development Technologies in Transportation-The Case Study of a Last-Mile Delivery Process. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2022
Kostrzewski M, Abdelatty Y, Eliwa A, Nader M.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Delivery Models in Last Mile Logistics

, 2018
In logistics the key problem of last mile is how to deliver goods from distribution hub to end users in cities and built-up areas. The paper deals with an issue of last mile delivery. The main objective of the paper is to analyse possible solutions how
Jana Kurotová, Turská, Stanislava, Iwona Rybicka, Rybick, Iwona, Stanislava Turská, Jaculjaková, Simona, Roman Chinoracký, Simona Jaculjaková, Chinoracký, Roman, Kurotová, Jana   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Animal empathy reconsidered: a multidimensional profile account

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Empathy is the glue that holds societies together and yet several fundamental questions about empathy persist. What is empathy (the definitional question)? Is it uniquely human and, if not, which nonhuman animals possess empathy (the distribution question)? Which type or quality of empathy is realized in different species (the quality question)
Albert Newen, Maja Griem, Ludwig Huber, Thomas Bugnyar, Aaron Blaisdell, Simone Pika   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capacity requirements and demand management strategies in meal delivery

EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics
Online restaurant aggregators, which connect diners with restaurants and organize the delivery of ordered meals, have experienced significant growth in recent years.
Ramon Auad, Alan Erera, Martin Savelsbergh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chain‐Level Business Model Patterns for the Green Logistics Transition

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in freight transport increasingly depend on coordinated changes across entire logistics networks, not just within individual firms. This study investigates how business‐model change unfolds across a multimodal European logistics chain engaged in reducing transport‐related emissions.
Marikka Heikkilä
wiley   +1 more source