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Challenges and Opportunities in ‘Last Mile’ Logistics for On-Line Food Retail [PDF]
, 2017 Conventional approaches to logistics for food retail continue to be challenged by the rapid growth of on-line food retail. At the same time, ‘last mile’ logistics optimization for on-line retail also face challenges as changing consumer expectations, habits and purchasing patterns intersect with the increasing density of urban environments.
Jacques H. Trienekens +2 more
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World Electric Vehicle JournalUrban logistics are facing growing sustainability challenges, particularly in last-mile delivery operations, which contribute significantly to traffic congestion, emissions and operational inefficiencies.
Abdullah Alsaleh
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the link between sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics. Based on a systematic literature review, the article analyzes 153 articles by adopting a content analysis approach. The article explores dominant theories, themes and key stakeholders impacted by sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics and focuses on novel ...
Melissa Demartini +2 more
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Issue Construals and Corporate Water Stewardship
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the face of mounting environmental and social pressures, the importance of responsible corporate water stewardship (CWS) should be evident, yet not all businesses are taking water management issues seriously. The aim of this study is to explore why differences in CWS persist, especially within industries facing similar resource challenges ...
Daina Mazutis +3 more
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O enfoque de city logistics na distribuição urbana de encomendas [PDF]
, 2004 Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção.Não é novo o conflito causado pela movimentação de cargas no espaço urbano.
Dutra, Nadja Glheuca da Silva
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable business practices are widely promoted in hospitality, yet a persistent gap persists between sustainability strategies and their implementation in daily operations. This study focuses on the sustainability strategy–implementation gap by examining how nonmanagerial employees, responsible for operational delivery, perceive and ...
Zivai Machaka Mare, Humeyra Dogru Dastan
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Integrating Customer Choice in Differentiated Slotting for Last-Mile Logistics. [PDF]
Logist. Res., 2019 In this paper, we study an e-grocer’s problem of differentiated slotting in last-mile logistics for attended home delivery. The purpose of differentiated slotting is to statically determine which time slots should be on offer throughout the selling horizon in each area of a delivery region on each future service day such that costeffective last-mile ...
Jochen Mackert +2 more
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Modular Coordination of Vehicle Routing and Bin Packing Problems in Last Mile Logistics
Background: Logistics and transport, core of many business processes, are continuously optimized to improve efficiency and market competitiveness.
Nikica Perić +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, environmental concerns have reached critical levels, emphasizing e‐waste management as essential to mitigating resource depletion. However, existing literature lacks frameworks identifying the antecedents of a circular economy.
Pedro Senna +4 more
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Optimizing Last-Mile Deliveries: Addressing Customer Absence Through Genetic Algorithm
TechnologiesLast-mile delivery logistics face significant challenges, particularly regarding customer absences during scheduled delivery times. This issue not only frustrates customers but also imposes substantial economic costs on delivery companies, estimated at ...
Javier Sánchez-Soriano +2 more
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