An Examination of Last Mile Delivery Practices of Freight Carriers Servicing Business Receivers in Inner-City Areas

Aljohani, Khalid; Thompson, Russell G.

doi:10.3390/su12072837

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“…This paper deals with quantifying the operational practices for freight carriers who deliver light parcels to business receivers in the centre of Melbourne (Australia) [6]. The creation of an extensive mapping of routes utilised while delivering parcels ordered via the Internet and the creation of a proposal for a model for route optimisation and an intelligent transport system are presented in following papers [7][8][9].…”

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The Growth of E-Commerce Due to COVID-19 and the Need for Urban Logistics Centers Using Electric Vehicles: Bratislava Case Study

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic there had already been an increase in individual shipment transportation including inner-city areas. During the pandemic and implementation of adopted preventive measures, it has increased by more than 100% in some cities. This presents an unsustainable development, particularly in terms of urban environment. The above-mentioned development has accelerated the research related to optimal allocation of logistics centres considering the last-mile distribution. Unfortunately, the theoretical mathematical model that finds an optimal urban logistics centre location based on the matrix of distance, number, and weight of shipments is not applicable in most cities. Therefore, the following research methodology was chosen in accordance with the approved territorial plan. The authors considered those locations in Bratislava—the capital of Slovak Republic—which are designated, or suitable for building up of an urban logistics centre. These localities were afterwards evaluated in a real-world case study employing methods of mathematical programming (linear programming), the nearest neighbour method, and the Clarke-Wright method. The presented methodology can be applied not only when deciding on the appropriate location of the city logistics centre, but also at optimizing the vehicle routing problem. Taking into account the urban logistics sustainability and the e-commerce growth, it was analysed whether the suggested location of urban logistics centre is feasible to provision examined facilities using electric vehicles. The range of considered electric vehicles of N2 category present in the market tends to be at the limits of distribution routes length for the given case study. Therefore, the article also deals with the fast-charging possibilities of vehicles during handling operations and the use of hybrid freight vehicles in city logistics.

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The Growth of E-Commerce Due to COVID-19 and the Need for Urban Logistics Centers Using Electric Vehicles: Bratislava Case Study

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“…A small sample is sufficient within semi-structured interviews [45]. These semi-structured interviews allow the collecting of direct insights of respondents [46]. This method was used, for example, by Karolemeas et al [47] to develop a methodological framework for identifying suitable locations for the deployment of electric vehicle charging points in urban environments; by Kaupa and Naude [48] to report on a study that investigated the critical success factors in supply chain management of essential medicines in the public health care delivery system in Malawi; by Schlegel et al [49] to investigate how big data analytic capabilities enable the implementation of integrated business planningthe advanced form of sales and operations planning-by counteracting the increasing information processing requirements.…”

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Customized Approach to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations in Railway Freight Transport

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The topic of global warming is and will continue to be a crucial topic of this millennium. Freight transport, as a producer of greenhouse gas (hereinafter GHG) emissions, makes a significant contribution to the greenhouse effect. Large supply chains and large volumes of freight transport, which imply the production of significant volumes of GHG emissions, characterize the automotive industry (hereinafter AI). Thanks to these premises, it is necessary to seek and develop tools for reducing the volume of GHG emissions produced from the logistic activities of the AI, while maintaining the required level of logistic services. The assumptions for the calculation of GHG emissions from railway freight transport (hereinafter RFT) in the AI were identified through the use of semi-structured interviewing. Available railway freight GHG emission calculators were identified and analyzed from the perspective of suitability for the AI using a comparative content analysis. The main result of this manuscript is the proposal of a fully customized approach to GHG emission calculations in RFT for the AI. This approach was proposed, applied, and verified in the form of an interpretative case study. The use of this approach can be expected in support of logistic planning and decision making.

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“…The method of semi-structured interviews was, for example, used by Naghavi et al [24] for data collection from pilots and safety personnel, Aljohani and Thompson [25] for the examination of last mile delivery practices of freight carriers servicing business receivers in inner-city areas, Nakanishi and Black [26] for travel habit creation of the elderly and the transition to sustainable transport, and Hilgarter and Granig [27] to obtain the public perception of autonomous vehicles after riding an autonomous shuttle.…”

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Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations in the Context of Road Freight Transport for the Automotive Industry

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The topic of greenhouse gas emissions calculations in the context of freight transport is very current. This topic is very interesting for many stakeholders, such as companies, suppliers, employees, customers, residents, etc. The automotive industry is a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions from logistic processes. Due to this fact, it is necessary to search for and create frameworks for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions in this sector. The requirements for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from road freight transport in the automotive industry were identified using semi-structured interviews. Available emission freight calculators were analyzed using the content and comparative analysis. The proposed frameworks for greenhouse gas emissions calculations in the context of road freight transport of material and finished manufactured passenger cars for the automotive industry were applied in the form of an interpretative case study. The main result of the article is the proposal of the frameworks for greenhouse gas (carbon and sulfur dioxide) emissions calculations in the context of road freight transport of the material and finished manufactured passenger cars for the automotive industry. The proposed frameworks were applied and verified. The use of the proposed frameworks can be expected in logistic planning and decision-making.

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An Examination of Last Mile Delivery Practices of Freight Carriers Servicing Business Receivers in Inner-City Areas

Cited by 34 publications

References 42 publications

The Growth of E-Commerce Due to COVID-19 and the Need for Urban Logistics Centers Using Electric Vehicles: Bratislava Case Study

The Growth of E-Commerce Due to COVID-19 and the Need for Urban Logistics Centers Using Electric Vehicles: Bratislava Case Study

Customized Approach to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations in Railway Freight Transport

Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculations in the Context of Road Freight Transport for the Automotive Industry

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