[HTML][HTML] Agent-based simulation model for evaluating urban freight policy to e-commerce

R Alves, R da Silva Lima, D Custódio de Sena… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study aims to assess delivery lockers as a last-mile solution, considering the behavior
and interaction among e-commerce stakeholders. In Brazil, a large portion of deliveries are …

[HTML][HTML] Parcel locker systems in a car dominant city: Location, characterisation and potential impacts on city planning and consumer travel access

U Lachapelle, M Burke, A Brotherton… - Journal of Transport …, 2018 - Elsevier
Automated systems enabling customers to pick-up e-purchased goods from designated 24 h
Parcel Locker pick-up points are proliferating. While they offer the promise of improved …

The e-commerce parcel delivery market and the implications of home B2C deliveries vs pick-up points

ID Cardenas, W Dewulf, J Beckers, C Smet… - International journal of …, 2017 - torrossa.com
The last mile has been characterised as the most expensive and complicated part of the
supply chain, featuring negative impacts on pollution and congestion in densely populated …

Crowdsourced last-mile delivery with parcel lockers

H Ghaderi, L Zhang, PW Tsai, J Woo - International Journal of Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crowdshipping is increasingly known as a sustainable solution to address the challenges of
last mile delivery (LMD) in urban areas. While employing the crowd to perform LMD appears …

The impact of e-commerce on final deliveries: alternative parcel delivery services in France and Germany

E Morganti, S Seidel, C Blanquart, L Dablanc… - Transportation Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
In Europe, shopping habits have changed fast during the last decade and a high percentage
of consumers now shop online. E-commerce for physical goods generates a significant …

Store location with multipurpose shopping trips and a new random utility customers' choice model

G Méndez-Vogel, V Marianov, A Lüer-Villagra… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addresses retail store location in a duopoly. One firm, the so-called leader, has
already located several stores, while a second firm, the follower that offers a different …

The sustainable parcel delivery (SPD) problem: Economic and environmental considerations for 3PLs

F Pilati, I Zennaro, D Battini, A Persona - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Sustainability in parcel delivery is a growing area of interest, especially for third-party
logistics providers (3PLs). The recent increase of urban population is directly related to the …

A parcel locker network as a solution to the logistics last mile problem

Y Deutsch, B Golany - International Journal of Production …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the problem of designing a parcel locker network as a solution to the Logistics
Last Mile Problem: Choosing the optimal number, locations, and sizes of parcel locekers …

Pricing of parcel locker service in urban logistics by a TSP model of last-mile delivery

Y Yu, F Lian, Z Yang - Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Parcel lockers offer a service for last-mile delivery in urban logistics. To price this service, we
identified its values to consignees not at receiving sites and to couriers when delivering …

A cost-based comparative analysis of different last-mile strategies for e-commerce delivery

A Pahwa, M Jaller - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growth of e-commerce has bridged the gap between the consumer and the retailer,
bringing prosperity for both. However, in a quest to achieve even larger profits and market …