Selecting the location of minihubs for freight delivery in congested downtown areas

Muñuzuri, Jesús; Cortés, Pablo; Grosso, Rafael; Martín, José Guadix

doi:10.1016/j.jocs.2011.12.002

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“…Some studies estimate that the last mile accounts for 13-75% of total supply chain cost, depending on various factors [7]. Efficiency depends on multiple factors, such as consumer density and time windows [10], congestion [11], fragmentation of deliveries [12], and shipment size and homogeneity [13]. Last mile logistics cause various externalities, especially greenhouse gas emissions [14,15], air pollution [5], noise [6], and congestion [16].…”

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Framework of Last Mile Logistics Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2019

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Coincident with the rapid growth of omni-channel retailing, growing urbanization, changing consumer behavior, and increasing focus on sustainability, academic interest in the area of last mile logistics has significantly increased. The growth in academic publications has been tremendous, with three out of four articles appearing within the past five years. The influx of research spans multiple disciplines and various methodologies, underlining the complexity and fragmentation of last mile logistics research, which leads to a lack of unity in the understanding of the concept. We provide a systematic review and classification of the literature to provide a more coherent view of last mile logistics research. The review covers 155 peer-reviewed journal publications focusing on last mile logistics. Findings demonstrate that the literature embraces a diversity of aspects and facets that are classified into five themes: emerging trends and technologies, operational optimization, supply chain structures, performance measurement, and policy. Further, we propose a framework of last mile logistics literature that comprises five components and their interrelationships, namely, last mile logistics, last mile distribution, last mile fulfillment, last mile transport, and last mile delivery. The results provide a foundation for further development of this research area by proposing avenues for future research.

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“…The market for courier services is much more fragmented than for 37 express and parcel services comprising many small owner operators. Data has suggested that next day 38 services accounted for 56% of all UK domestic volumes in 2014-15 and 70% of total parcel revenues 39 (10). 40…”

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“…'mini-hubs' in Seville based on 200m (219 yards) radius circles of influence (38). Clearly, the size of 43…”

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The Scope for Pavement Porters: Addressing the Challenges of Last-Mile Parcel Delivery in London

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Bektaş

Cherrett

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Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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44Word count: Abstract (176), Text (5314), References (997) 45 Number of figures: 2 = 500 words 46 Number of tables: 2 = 500 words 47 Total = 7487 words 48 49 ABSTRACT 1The UK parcel sector generated almost £9 billion in revenue in 2015, with growth expected to 2 increase by 15.6% to 2019 and is characterised by many independent players competing in an 3'everyone-delivers-everywhere' culture leading to much replication of vehicle activity. With road 4 space in urban centres being increasingly reallocated to pavement widening, bus and cycle lanes, there 5is growing interest in alternative solutions to the last-mile delivery problem. We make three 6 contributions in this paper: firstly, through empirical analysis using carrier operational datasets, we 7 quantify the characteristics of last-mile parcel operations and demonstrate the reliance placed on 8walking by vehicle drivers with their vans being parked at the curbside for, on average 60% of the 9 total vehicle round time; secondly we introduce the concept of 'portering' where vans rendezvous 10 with porters who operate within specific geographical 'patches' to service consignees on-foot, 11potentially saving 86% in driving distance on some rounds and 69% in time; finally, we highlight the 12 wider practical issues and optimisation challenges associated with operating driving and portering 13 rounds in inner urban areas. 14 15

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“…Freight carriers and receivers in inner-city areas suffer from various issues impacting last mile delivery. These problems are many and include (1) limited and inefficient parking and loading infrastructure, (2) restricted traffic movement, which is congested with a high mix of passenger vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians, (3) high inaccessibility of local streets in the city centre, with large concentrations of pedestrianised zones, and (4) lack of off-street loading facilities [36,37]. Although many deliveries occur in city centres, these areas offer a limited supply of available and affordable commercial and industrial land for logistics facilities [38].…”

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

Aljohani

Thompson

2020

Sustainability

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Freight carriers experience major challenges while operating in highly dense inner-city areas. Timely deliveries are crucial for the success of businesses and for the long-term economic growth of metropolitan areas. Previous freight studies have paid little attention to the characteristics of freight movements in a highly dense urban context. Accordingly, this study sought to quantify the operational practices for freight carriers that deliver light parcels to inner-city business receivers. Direct insights were collected using semistructured interviews and an online survey with freight carriers in Melbourne, Australia. The intent was to describe the delivery trips and vehicle types involved in this unique segment. An assessment of operational challenges to the efficiency of freight carriers is presented in the study. In general, freight deliveries to inner-city receivers are characterised by underutilised transport capacity along with a large number of delivery stops. The findings shed light on the challenges that couriers encounter in congested inner-city areas.

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Selecting the location of minihubs for freight delivery in congested downtown areas

Cited by 55 publications

References 21 publications

Framework of Last Mile Logistics Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Framework of Last Mile Logistics Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature

The Scope for Pavement Porters: Addressing the Challenges of Last-Mile Parcel Delivery in London

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

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