E-retailers and other companies participating in the e-commerce supply chain are
developing a variety of strategies for last-mile e-commerce distribution in urban areas …

Trends in retail and e-commerce have led to greater demand for urban freight and last-mile
deliveries. This is a concern for urban planners, parcel carriers, and citizens as they struggle …

The scientific community has been addressing the topic of last-mile delivery for years. To
improve parcel delivery efficiency, a variety of different technologies have been created …

The introduction of automated parcel locker (APL) systems is one possible approach to
improve urban logistics (UL) activities. Based on the city of Dortmund as case study, we …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore last mile delivery (LMD) to the bottom of the
pyramid in Brazilian slums, its challenges and how practitioners overcome them. Urban …

Experts propose using an automated parcel locker (APL) for improving urban logistics
operations. However, deciding the location of these APLs is not a trivial task, especially …

The problem of urban logistics operations in the context of their impact on the environment
has become the key challenge. Due to that, there has been a growing interest in increasing …

Background: Due to the remarkable growth in online retail sales in New Zealand, a large
number of parcels are needed to be delivered to consumers' doorsteps. Home deliveries in …

The authors review the literature on last mile delivery logistics within commercial and
humanitarian supply chains from 2010 to the end of 2021. The scope of the last mile …

Purpose of the communication: More than half of the world's population live in urban areas,
with the density increasing. Cities require goods and related logistics services, which fact …