A review on sustainable urban vehicle routing

H Dündar, M Ömürgönülşen, M Soysal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The challenges of simultaneous profit maximization and environmental or social externality
mitigation need to be urgently addressed by companies. Accordingly, attention to the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the environmental impact of using cargo bikes in cities: A comprehensive review of existing approaches

H Vasiutina, A Szarata, S Rybicki - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The impact of the use of cargo bicycles for delivery processes on the environment is
undeniably positive: it leads to the reduction of pollutants, noise, and vibrations caused by …

Evaluation of policy options supporting electric vehicles in city logistics: a case study

R Juvvala, SP Sarmah - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the restriction of movement of heavy-duty vehicles (eg trucks), most cities have
started to implement urban consolidation centers to reduce the negative impact of carbon …

[HTML][HTML] A theoretical framework to evaluate the traffic impact of urban freight consolidation centres

RM Mepparambath, L Cheah… - … Research Part E: Logistics …, 2021 - Elsevier
City logistics and goods movement using road freight is an outcome of the economic
activities that sustain urban life. However, they produce negative externalities like traffic …

Profitability of freight consolidation facilities: A detailed cost analysis based on theoretical modelling

K Aljohani, RG Thompson - Research in Transportation Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Consolidated delivery schemes are suggested as policy solutions to address negative
externalities caused by growth in last mile deliveries. However, freight consolidation …

Comparison of efficient planning and optimization methods of last mile delivery resources

JA Maestro, S Rodríguez, R Casado, J Prieto… - … , Networks, and Systems …, 2021 - Springer
A review of recent Last Mile Delivery optimization proposals is presented. The proposals are
classified according to the criteria of collaboration, ranging from optimization of a single …

[HTML][HTML] Substantiation of loading hub location for electric cargo bikes servicing city areas with restricted traffic

V Naumov - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electric cargo bicycles have become a popular mode of transport for last-mile goods
deliveries under conditions of restricted traffic in urban areas. The indispensable elements of …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneity of spatial distribution and factors influencing unattended locker points in Guangzhou, china: The case of hive box

S Liu, Y Liu, R Zhang, Y Cao, M Li, B Zikirya… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hive Box is a company that operates a network of express unattended collection and
delivery points (UCDPs) in China. Hive Box distribution enhances community-based end-to …

Estimating urban freight flow using limited data: The case of Delhi, India

L Malik, G Tiwari, U Biswas, J Woxenius - Transportation Research Part E …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an innovative methodological framework for determining urban freight
flows using a multimodal origin–destination synthesis (ODS) model, which we ran with a …

Solution approach to incompatibility of products in a multi-product and heterogeneous vehicle routing problem: An application in the 3PL industry

HDW Weerakkody, DHH Niwunhella… - … on Smart Computing …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is an extensively discussed area under supply chain
literature, though it has variety of applications. Multi-product related VRP considers about …