Comparison of Time-Area Requirements of Parcel Lockers vs. Home Delivery: A Cyber-Physical System of Last Mile Delivery

Schnieder, Maren; West, Andrew A.

doi:10.1109/fists46898.2020.9264901

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“…Despite its advantages and possible use cases, the time-area concept is mainly used in anecdotal books and the number of scientific publications is limited. The publications are usually limited to a few example trips with many assumptions instead of evaluating an entire simulation or transport system (apart from Schnieder et al [5]). Thus, these publications are unsuitable for policymakers.…”

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“…Until now, the time-area concept has only been mentioned in a few journal publications. While some of the publications propose equations to calculate the time-area requirements, all papers apart from Schnieder et al [5] calculate the time-area requirements for a few exemplary trips under constraints. Schnieder et al [5] applied the time-area concept to a simulation of last mile delivery but only used average instantaneous area requirements, which ignores the fact that the time-area requirements change depending on the traffic flow and speed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While some of the publications propose equations to calculate the time-area requirements, all papers apart from Schnieder et al [5] calculate the time-area requirements for a few exemplary trips under constraints. Schnieder et al [5] applied the time-area concept to a simulation of last mile delivery but only used average instantaneous area requirements, which ignores the fact that the time-area requirements change depending on the traffic flow and speed. This paper addresses this gap by integrating the time-area concept into the evaluation of a cyber-physical system of last mile delivery for macro-economic decision making.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(2) This paper, such as that of Schnieder et al [5], applies the time-area concept to last mile delivery and not, as other authors, to people moving around the city. (3) The papers usually compare various modes of transport, whereas this paper evaluates the effect that policies and operating strategies have on the time-area requirements of a single mode of transport.…”

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“…The paper differs in three aspects from previous research: (1) Instead of simply comparing a few exemplary trips, as other authors have done so far, this paper calculates the time-area requirements for a real delivery trip dataset over one year, including variations in, e.g., traffic flow and number of parcels per day, due to seasons and weekdays. (2) This paper, such as that of Schnieder et al [5], applies the time-area concept to last mile delivery and not, as other authors, to people moving around the city. (3) The papers usually compare various modes of transport, whereas this paper evaluates the effect that policies and operating strategies have on the time-area requirements of a single mode of transport.…”

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Review and Development of a Land Consumption Evaluation Method Based on the Time-Area Concept of Last Mile Delivery Using Real Delivery Trip Data

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The paper proposes an evaluation method providing decision support for policymakers in regard to the land consumption of transport activities. Due to the increasing pressure on vehicle parking, traffic jams and the housing crisis in large cities, it is important to use road space effectively. The primary objective of this paper is to review and evaluate the published research about the time-area concept, as well as proposing an evaluation method for the time-area requirements of vehicles used in last mile delivery such as pedestrian porters, bicycles, cargo bikes, sidewalk autonomous delivery robots (SADRs) and delivery vans. The time-area concept measures the size of an area occupied during a transport activity and the duration for which it is occupied for standing, as well as moving transport units. While most of the research applies the time-area concept to compare various modes of transport used to move people around a city, this paper focusses on moving parcels and evaluates the effect that operating strategies and policy changes have on the time-area requirements of a single mode of transport. The study builds on a real trip data set of parcel deliveries in London.

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