[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 …

Operational cost analysis for e-commerce deliveries using agent-based modeling and simulation

R Alves, CA Pereira, R da Silva Lima - Research in Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the growth of e-commerce around the world.
Especially in developing countries, assisted home delivery (AHD) is the main way for people …

[HTML][HTML] A spatial agent-based model of e-commerce last-mile logistics towards a delivery-oriented development

G Calabrò, M Le Pira, N Giuffrida, M Fazio… - Transportation Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of e-commerce has driven a major growth in the parcel delivery market, bringing
a negative impact on sustainability, especially due to last-mile deliveries in urban areas. It is …

Modelling the dynamics of fragmented vs. consolidated last-mile e-commerce deliveries via an agent-based model

G Calabrò, M Le Pira, N Giuffrida, M Fazio… - Transportation Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new agent-based model (ABM) to explore different scenarios of e-
commerce urban deliveries, comparing door-to-door deliveries with consolidation-based …

A large-scale, agent-based simulation of metropolitan freight movements with passenger and freight market interactions

M Stinson, J Auld, AK Mohammadian - Procedia Computer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
This study summarizes the first stage in the implementation of an agent-based freight
modeling system that has a global representation of agents and detailed modeling of a large …

[HTML][HTML] An optimization-based approach to evaluate the operational and environmental impacts of pick-up points on E-commerce urban last-mile distribution: a case …

R Masteguim, CB Cunha - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Online sales have steadily increased in recent years. Unlike the traditional retail shopping
model, e-commerce must deliver custom orders to highly dispersed locations. Consequently …

Evaluation of distance-based and cordon-based urban freight road pricing in e-commerce environment with multiagent model

JSE Teo, E Taniguchi… - Transportation research …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
E-commerce is gradually changing the way shoppers acquire goods and services. Shoppers
seek ways to purchase goods easily through the Internet, and shippers or producers offer …

Simulation techniques for evaluating smart logistics solutions for sustainable urban distribution

I Karakikes, E Nathanail - Procedia Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Smart logistics solutions have been developed in order to alleviate the adverse impacts of
increasing goods' transport in urban areas. However, the outcome can be questioned …

Modelling effects of e-commerce on urban freight transport

E Taniguchi, Y Kakimoto - … for Sustainable Cities: Proceedings of the …, 2004 - emerald.com
This paper presents models of vehicle routing and scheduling with time windows and traffic
simulation for evaluating the effects of e-commerce on urban freight transport and the …

E-groceries and urban freight: Investigating purchasing habits, peer influence and behaviour change via a discrete choice/agent-based modelling approach

V Gatta, E Marcucci, M Le Pira, G Inturri… - Transportation Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a modelling framework to investigate the potential acceptability of
digitalized services connected to groceries, ie e-grocery, via a discrete choice agent-based …