Last mile logistics: Research trends and needs

E Demir, A Syntetos… - IMA Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aspiring green agendas in conjunction with tremendous economic pressures are resulting in
an increased attention to the environment and technological innovations for improving …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and energy performance of integrated passenger–freight transport

F Bruzzone, F Cavallaro, S Nocera - Transportation Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The first-last mile (FLM) transport of passengers and freight accounts for a significant share
of total transport costs, pollution, and energy consumption. According to recent scientific …

Is mass rapid transit applicable for deep integration of freight-passenger transport? A multi-perspective analysis from urban China

W Hu, J Dong, BG Hwang, R Ren, Z Chen - Transportation Research Part …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integrating goods movement into public/mass rapid transit (MRT) is an emerging initiative to
improve urban freight transport services and sustainability. This paper explores new …

Feasibility and optimization of freight-on-transit schemes for the sustainable operation of passengers and logistics

F Bruzzone, S Nocera, R Pesenti - Research in Transportation Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of passengers and cargo flows is a promising strategy to reduce negative
externalities and improve the operational and environmental performances of first-last mile …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-method approach to design urban logistics hubs for cooperative use

SM Russo, J Voegl, P Hirsch - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Limited availability of public space and high urban property prices make shared logistics
solutions highly attractive. The objective of this paper is to offer guidance on the best way to …

Freight demand distribution in a suburban area: calibration of an acquisition model with floating car data

G Battaglia, G Musolino, A Vitetta - Journal of Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The paper deals with the interaction between freight flows, land use, and economy of a
suburban area. In urban freight distribution, the process of freight acquisition of commercial …

A modelling framework to forecast urban goods flows

A Comi - Research in Transportation Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
After investigating the suitability of using assessment procedures which include goods
demand models, this paper examines the activities and decision makers involved in urban …

Multi-objective optimization model for planning metro-based underground logistics system network: Nanjing case study.

X Sun, W Hu, X Xue, J Dong - Journal of Industrial & …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Utilizing rail transit system for collaborative passenger-and-freight transport is a sustainable
option to conquer urban congestion. This study proposes effective modeling and …

[PDF][PDF] City logistics between international vision and local knowledge to sustainable development: The regional role on planning and on public engagement

F Russo, T Calabrò, G Iiritano, DS Pellicanò… - Int. J. Sustain. Dev …, 2020 - academia.edu
Accepted: 15 May 2020 The sustainable development is a main goal of Calabria Region that
has promoted a lot of activities to contrast climate change in line with international …

Performance analysis of crowd-shipping in urban and suburban areas

A Ermagun, A Shamshiripour, A Stathopoulos - Transportation, 2020 - Springer
Crowd logistics is a novel shipping concept where delivery operations are carried out by
using existing resources, namely vehicle capacity and drivers from the crowd, thereby …