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Approaching delivery as a service [PDF]
This paper explores the new logistics business model of Delivery as a Service, a concept aiming at a more efficient, fast and customer-oriented practice, linking IT solution development, urban logistics operations, supply chain efficiency and new ...
Huschebeck, M. +3 more
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Cities’ sustainability strategies seem to aim at the reduction of the negative impacts of urban freight transport. In the past decades, many public and private initiatives have struggled to gain broad stakeholder support and thus remain viable ...
Ron van Duin +3 more
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Modeling Urban Freight Generation: A Study of Commercial Establishments’ Freight Needs [PDF]
Increasing urbanization, and the environmental and liveability impacts associated with urban activity, have directed attention to the need for sustainable cities.
Sanchez-Diaz, Ivan
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Data stories from urban loading bays
Purpose Freight vehicle parking facilities at large urban freight traffic generators, such as urban retail malls, are often characterized by a high volume of vehicle arrivals and a poor parking supply infrastructure.
Giacomo Dalla Chiara, Lynette Cheah
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Some methods of improving freight transportation in short hauls [PDF]
The results obtained in the investigation aimed to improve the transportation of commercial freight for short hauls in the city are presented. The performed tasks included the statistical analysis of freight flows; the forecast of the freight flows; a ...
DanutÄ— BagdonienÄ—
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Evaluating urban freight transport policies within complex urban environments [PDF]
Urban Freight Transport (UFT) entails significant advantages for the economic growth of cities, but can also hamper population quality of life, obstructing vehicles and people movements while exacerbating environmental problems.
Benedito Benet, Ernest +3 more
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Comparative Analysis of European Examples of Freight Electric Vehicles Schemes—A Systematic Case Study Approach with Examples from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. [PDF]
E-Mobility is a hot topic, in the public policy area as well as in business and scientific communities. Literature on electric freight transport is still relatively scarce.
Baster, Hanna +11 more
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Introduction Growth in urban areas has resulted in conflicts between road users as they share the roadway. Such conflicts are only exacerbated by failings in the planning process. The purpose of this study is to examine, through a case study in Trondheim,
Kelly Pitera +3 more
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Use of discrete choice to obtain urban freight evaluation data [PDF]
The ex-ante evaluation of urban freight solutions is a complex task, due to the interference of different stakeholder groups with different views and objectives.
Cortés, Pablo +3 more
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Urban freight movement by rail [PDF]
This paper explores the idea of using existing urban and suburban rail networks for distributing and delivering goods in cities. Six case studies are discussed, where four of them have already been implemented in European cities: Amsterdam, Dresden, Paris and Zurich. A description of TruckTrain® solutions is provided.
Marinov M +6 more
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