A Multiperiod Vehicle Lease Planning for Urban Freight Consolidation Network

Yang, Woosung; Cheong, Taesu; Song, Sang Hwa

doi:10.1155/2015/921482

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“…In this respect, the literature reveals exceedingly different approaches that range from case studies (i.e. an in-depth and detailed examination of a subject of study, Figliozzi, 2011;Arvidsson, 2013) to mathematical and statistical modelling (Hensher and Puckett, 2005;Yang et al, 2015) to survey and stated preferences (Dablanc, 2007;Anand et al, 2012). While it can be hypothesised that certain methodologies better suit certain topics, this analysis has never been realised.…”

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Research in urban logistics: a systematic literature review

Lagorio

Pinto

Golini

2016

IJPDLM

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Purpose The last decades have witnessed an increased interest in urban logistics originating from both the research and the practitioners’ communities. Sustainable freight transports today are on the political, social and technological agenda of many actors operating in urban contexts. Due to the extent of the covered areas and the continuous progress in many fields, the resulting body of research on urban logistics appears quite fragmented. From an engineering management perspective, the purpose of this paper is to present a systematic literature review (SLR) that aims to consolidate the knowledge on urban logistics, analyse the development of the discipline, and provide future research directions. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses the main evidence emerging from a SLR on urban logistics. The corpus resulting from the SLR has been used to perform a citation network analysis and a main path analysis that together underpin the identification of the most investigated topics and methodologies in the field. Findings Through the analysis of a corpus of 104 articles, the most important research contributions on urban logistics that represent the structural backbone in the development of the research over time in the field are detected. Based on these findings, this work identifies and discusses three areas of potential interest for future research. Originality/value This paper presents an SLR related to a research area in which the literature is extremely fragmented. The results provide insights about the research path, current trends and future research directions in the field of urban logistics.

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Research in urban logistics: a systematic literature review

Lagorio

Pinto

Golini

2016

IJPDLM

217

117

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“…Several authors describe the implementation of a UCC as a means to improve the attractiveness of the city, including reduced emission, congestion, and noise (e.g. Muñuzuri et al , 2005; Bakos et al , 2012; Yang et al , 2015; Björklund et al , 2017).…”

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Urban consolidation centre – a literature review, categorisation, and a future research agenda

Björklund

Johansson

2018

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Purpose: Urban consolidation centre (UCC) is a popular initiative targeting the challenge of negative environmental and social impacts from freight transports in cities. Despite this, UCC often fails in practice, which indicates a knowledge gap. Furthermore, research within the field can be described as fragmented, transdisciplinary, and fast-growing. This paper aims to provide an overview of the field by describing dominant categories and themes within the area, identify gaps in order to propose a future research agenda, and provide insights into the needs of practitioners. Research approach: A systematic literature review targeting journal articles based on UCCs has been constructed with a supplementary snowball approach. A content analysis was performed to categorise themes in the research on UCCs and to identify research gaps, both within and outside the categories identified. Findings and originality: Despite substantial research on UCC, very little research ends up in academic journals. Fifty-six articles address UCC. The most common topics were the role of stakeholders, design of distribution structures and transport resources, environmental and social consideration, and economic considerations. Much focus is directed towards finding "optimal" solutions and designs for potential initiatives with very little, if any, consideration to financial viability or the management of the UCC initiative. Research impact: This research points out existing gaps in the literature and proposes a future research agenda with UCCs as the focus. For example, although environmental and social arguments are often applied to justify the implementation of UCCs, few studies measure or evaluate their impact. Another important research gap is the economical consideration, both how to generate revenue and how to consider economies of scale. Practical impact: The practical contribution of most studies is directed towards municipalities. Few findings are presented in a way to support companies. Additionally, by bridging the gaps related to how stakeholders can collaborate and describe what is happening in a UCC, practitioners can use such information as guidelines. Originality: The results provides a research agenda for the fragmented research targeting urban consolidation centres, supporting the viability of future initiatives.

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