Viable business models for city logistics: Exploring the cost structure and the economy of scale in a Swedish initiative

Katsela, Konstantina; Pålsson, Henrik

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2020.100857

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“…Given the great advancements in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), more complex technologies and concepts for information sharing were studied, e.g., blockchain technology [42], and the physical internet [43]. Recently, the success factors of collaborative business models have become an important topic, especially for urban logistics [16,17,44,45]. This demonstrates the merits of the current work because it considers barriers related to CTN business models that have not been sufficiently considered by previous works.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…For example, alliance partners are often the CTN owners, and therefore, they have a strong motive and commitment for scaling up the alliance and achieving the highest efficiency. Some scholars reported that when "Who owns the CTN" is not clearly defined, this might result in a lack of commitment and support from CTN partners [44].…”

Section: The Organizational Setup and Operational Governance Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We note that the societal and environmental benefits are less considered by the majority of the CTNs although these sometimes are defined as one of the goals. Additionally, CTNs that offer only one service might be less attractive to many companies and might not achieve financial sustainability [44]. To improve the value proposition, CTNs should strengthen the economic benefits and offer a variety of valuable services to their partners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Fixed cost includes all strategic investments and it depends on the adopted collaborative approach. For example, consolidation centers require a relatively higher fixed cost than electronic freight matching platforms [44]. Operational cost represents salaries for administrative, marketing, IT development, operating staff, and maintenance costs for any equipment to operate the CTN.…”

Section: Revenue Streams and Cost Structuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Horizontal collaboration in the freight transport sector: barrier and decision-making frameworks

Karam

Reinau

Østergaard

2021

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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In the freight transport sector, competing companies horizontally collaborate through establishing Collaborative Transport Networks (CTNs). Fruitful implementation of CTNs will leverage environmental and socio-economic goals of sustainable development in the freight transport sector. The benefits of CTNs in horizontal collaborative settings have been widely demonstrated through several modelling approaches. However, in practice, the real applications of CTNs have been challenging and most did not achieve satisfactory performances. Some studies have addressed this issue by identifying different barriers to CTN implementation. However, a conceptual framework for the barriers is not well-established. In addition, the literature lacks a decision-making framework for the CTN implementation which considers the different barriers. To address this gap, this paper conducted a literature review of the barriers to CTN implementation. In total, 31 different barriers were identified. A conceptual barrier framework is developed by grouping the 31 barriers into five categories: the business model, information sharing, the human factors, the Collaborative Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), and the market. The paper additionally proposes a stage-gate model integrating the conceptual barrier framework into the CTN implementation decision-making process. The current work contributes to the existing literature by developing both theoretical and practical understandings of the barriers to implementing CTNs and will support decision makers in CTN implementation to maximize the CTN benefits and minimize the risk of CTN failure.

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Section: The Organizational Setup and Operational Governance Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Horizontal collaboration in the freight transport sector: barrier and decision-making frameworks

Karam

Reinau

Østergaard

2021

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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“…Heslo "čas jsou peníze" platí v oblasti zásilkových a obslužných služeb více než jinde. V souvislosti s provozem těchto služeb je optimalizace dojezdových časů důležitým problémem, který může přinést efektivnější práci se zdroji podniku provozujícího danou službu (Katsela & Pålsson, 2020). Zásilkovou službou je myšlena služba poskytující přepravu, rozvoz a svoz různých typů zásilek, a to včetně individuální balíkové přepravy.…”

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Route and Travel Time Optimization for Delivery and Utility Services: An Industrial Viewpoint

Jonák¹,

Smutný²,

Šimůnek³

et al. 2020

AIP

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V souvislosti s kontinuálním nárůstem maloobchodních prodejů přes internet a s tím spojených aktivit zásilkových služeb přichází potřeba inovovat současná řešení v oblasti správy a řízení vozového parku. Uvedené podporuje také rozvoj konceptu Logistiky 4.0, který odkazuje na masivní digitální transformaci a zavádění kyber-fyzických systémů postavených na umělé inteligenci. Díky tomu mohou kupříkladu zásilkové firmy snížit své provozní náklady, zachovat si konkurenceschopnost a velikost marže. Cílem tohoto článku je představit základní principy, z kterých vychází nově navržená funkcionalita optimalizace trasy a dojezdových časů. Tato funkcionalita je zamýšlena jako součást inteligentních dopravních systémů pro podporu provozování zásilkových a obslužných služeb. Přínos předkládaného článku míří především do oblasti praxe. Článek poskytuje profesionálům vhled do této problematiky. Uvedeny jsou také rámcové propočty finanční úspory dosažené zavedením takového řešení v praxi.

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A machine-learning based hybrid algorithm for strategic location of urban bundling hubs to support shared public transport

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Viable business models for city logistics: Exploring the cost structure and the economy of scale in a Swedish initiative

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

Horizontal collaboration in the freight transport sector: barrier and decision-making frameworks

Horizontal collaboration in the freight transport sector: barrier and decision-making frameworks

Route and Travel Time Optimization for Delivery and Utility Services: An Industrial Viewpoint

A machine-learning based hybrid algorithm for strategic location of urban bundling hubs to support shared public transport

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