Policies in Germany to support electric vehicles, which are free of exhaust emissions, mostly
focus on urban road passenger transport. However, road freight vehicles are a main source …

The number of people living in cities worldwide is rising and hence also the number of
goods that have to be transported in cities. Accordingly cities seek to employ sustainability …

More and more offices, shops and private people order their supplies just in time directly
from producers or from the booming online trade. The CEP market (courier, express, parcel) …

Urbanisierung und das starke Wachstum des Onlinehandels mit der Folge eines steigenden
Güterverkehrsaufkommens stellen die Logistik in urbanen Räumen vor große …

In the last decades many city logistic projects attempt to tackle the unyielding problems
caused by urban freight transport. Due to the rise of urbanization and the rising volume of …

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current characteristics of the distribution logistics
sector, assess the current status of logistic collaborations, as well as the readiness of the …

The global trend of urbanization has important consequences on society and the
environment in urban areas. Growing population, scarcity of resources and rising freight …

Purpose: Inner-city freight transports are characterized by numerous deficits, such as
congested infrastructure and increasing emission and noise levels. Sustainable urban …

The paper addresses the topic of urban logistics concepts (city-logistics). Many of these
concepts have failed in the past. In survey literature, financial and collaboration issues are …

Purpose: Increasing online retailing leads to increased transportation processes on
individual levels, which is impacting the environment negatively. Consequently, logistics …