Two-tier city logistics systems are playing a very important role nowadays in the
management of urban freight activities. Although several city authorities have promoted …

The problems related to home delivery become increasingly evident with the growth of
electronic commerce. Automatic delivery stations represent a solution to reduce mislaid …

A municipal solid waste (MSW) and recycled material curbside pickup bus system was
recently initiated in a Taiwan city to improve collection service. For such an MSW pickup …

In France, e-commerce has experienced steady growth over the past decade. A striking
aspect is that it is now widespread among different segments of the population, including …

The rapid growth of e-commerce has led to an increase of home delivery requests. Providing
efficient distribution systems for services on the last mile has become a challenging issue for …

The parcel delivery, which is one of the most important components in urban last-mile
logistics, has been an increasing challenge with the rapid growth of e-commerce. To …

Last mile deliveries in urban areas cause a disproportionate unsustainable impact, while it is
also the most expensive part of the supply chain. This is particularly true for freight flows that …

Abstract An O2O (Online-to-Offline) channel has advantages over brick-and-mortar retailing
and traditional e-commerce in the local market as it facilitates grocery retailers to offer online …

In the last few years, the issue of the location of logistics activities emerged in the literature,
in Europe and in the United States, especially from the perspective of logistics spatial …

A mathematical model is developed to calculate the costs of alternative distribution set-ups
for last mile transportation in a supply chain with small and fragmented volumes. The model …