Last-mile delivery concepts: a survey from an operational research perspective

N Boysen, S Fedtke, S Schwerdfeger - Or Spectrum, 2021 - Springer
In the wake of e-commerce and its successful diffusion in most commercial activities, last-
mile distribution causes more and more trouble in urban areas all around the globe …

Supply, demand, operations, and management of crowd-shipping services: A review and empirical evidence

TV Le, A Stathopoulos, T Van Woensel… - … Research Part C …, 2019 - Elsevier
Crowd-shipping promises social, economic, and environmental benefits covering a range of
stakeholders. Yet, at the same time, many crowd-shipping initiatives face multiple barriers …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Crowdshipping for sustainable urban logistics: A systematic review of the literature

SS Mohri, H Ghaderi, N Nassir… - … Research Part E: Logistics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Crowd-Shipping (CS) solutions have been gaining popularity in industry and academia.
Despite numerous CS platforms having been introduced in the real world, only a limited …

Modeling the acceptability of crowdsourced goods deliveries: Role of context and experience effects

A Punel, A Stathopoulos - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Crowdshipping is a frontier in logistics systems designed to allow citizens to connect via
online platforms and organize goods delivery along planned travel routes. The goal of this …

Potential last-mile impacts of crowdshipping services: a simulation-based evaluation

MD Simoni, E Marcucci, V Gatta, CG Claudel - Transportation, 2020 - Springer
Crowdsourced delivery services (crowdshipping) represent a shipping alternative to
traditional delivery systems, particularly suitable for e-commerce. Although some benefits in …

Studying determinants of crowd-shipping use

A Punel, A Ermagun, A Stathopoulos - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
This study explores the differences between crowd-shipping users and non-users based on
responses to a 2016 online survey. We use proportional t-test analysis and a binary logit …

[HTML][HTML] A public transport-based crowdshipping concept as a sustainable last-mile solution: Assessing user preferences with a stated choice experiment

A Fessler, M Thorhauge, S Mabit, S Haustein - … Research Part A: Policy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we analyse user preferences for a public transport based crowdshipping
concept, where users carry parcels along on their ride. The concept offers potential …

Designing pricing and compensation schemes by integrating matching and routing models for crowd-shipping systems

TV Le, SV Ukkusuri, J Xue, T Van Woensel - Transportation Research Part …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper's objective is to identify pricing and compensation schemes under different
demand and supply scenarios for crowd-shipping (CS) systems. As such, an integrated …

An integrated crowdshipping framework for green last mile delivery

H Ghaderi, PW Tsai, L Zhang, A Moayedikia - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable urban freight transport is a key element of the smart city concept. In this context,
the availability of large number of citizens connected with mobile devices has created …