Optimal Location Analysis of Micro Distribution Centers for Last Mile Delivery

Abstract

Last mile delivery represents an intensely competitive business and the position of postal companies, as a traditional provider of this service, is under the increasing pressure. The aim of this paper is to provide a review of the current process of parcel deliveries of Public Enterprise Post of Serbia and to assess the possibility for introduction of alternative models. More precisely, for Belgrade urban area, we analyze the potential for transition from the current hub-and-spoke model to a multy hub distributed last mile delivery model which will be based on e-cycle logistics. Optimal location of micro hubs for last mile deliveries is formulated as a capacitated p-median problem. Proposed approach enables decision makers in postal sector to understand and conduct appropriate actions towards redesigning the current last mile logistics service to a new green logistics solution.

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“…Rusul et al highlight that micro-mobility is increasingly recognized as an urban mode of transport due to its potential to reduce the use of private vehicles for personal needs or large-scale vehicle use for mail or package delivery, with increasing preference for micro-mobility for short-distance travel [8]. A study has shown the positive results of micro-mobility implementation by the Serbian Public Enterprises Post Office to review the process of package or mail deliveries and to evaluate the possibility of applying alternative models [9]. Micro-mobility vehicles began to take place among the essential means of transportation in terms of human mobility because human mobility has been an important factor in the human necessities of life.…”