Essays about: "City logistics"

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  1. 1. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Investigating Cologistics Hubs: Business Models, Added Values, Flows, Perceptions and Scalability

    University essay from KTH/Transport och systemanalys

    Author : Pawan Seshadri Venkatesh; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban logistics; Urban Consolidation Centers; Cologistics hubs; Business models.; Urban logistik; Konsolideringscentrum; Kologistikhubbar; Affärsmodeller.;

    Abstract : Multi-service transport hubs provide a potential opportunity to achieve sustainability and emission goals and have been in contemporary research and policy discussions, however, mostly in the passenger transport sector. In Urban logistics, the delivery vehicles leaving a warehouse or a consolidation centre entering the city to deliver goods are usually filled to a certain capacity during their onward journey and when the goods are delivered, they return mostly empty during their return journey. READ MORE

  4. 3. Logistical consequences of rapid deliveries in omnichannel retailing : Investigating the impact of 15-minute deliveries on the demand management and order fulfilment process

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

    Author : Moa Andersson; Evelina Krassow; [2023]
    Keywords : Logistics; Supply chain management; Supply chain; Supply chain processes; Omnichannel; Omnichannel retailing; Consequences; Order fulfilment; Demand Managment; Process;

    Abstract : The need for fast, flexible, and sustainable deliveries has become a key priority for companies as customers demand more convenience in their purchasing experience. Retailers have responded by developing their logistics into an omnichannel to meet these expectations, which has made the supply chain more complex. READ MORE

  5. 4. Modelling and Optimization of Simultaneous Froward- and Reverse Logistics as Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem : An optimization simulation model problem

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Md Kamrul Islam; [2022]
    Keywords : Optimization; Last-mile delivery; VRP; Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem; Green Vehicle Routing Problem; CO2 emissions.;

    Abstract : Environmental issues are a vital concern in today’s world. The Swedish government and local businesses are developing a sustainable business and eco-friendly environment for city inhabitants. Last-mile pickup and delivery services are a key concern, which significantly impacts the environment and society. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reverse logistics in an urban setup: A consumer perspective of travel mode choice for transporting End-of-life/End-of-use furniture.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Anuja Wadekar; [2022]
    Keywords : urban setup; reverse logistics; consumer intention; travel mode choice; theory of planned behaviour; End-Of-Life End-Of-Use furniture.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With the rise in urbanization and cities fulfilling sustainability challenges, companies across the globe are moving towards circularity. One approach adopted towards circularity is of reverse logistics where companies take back EOL/EOU products. READ MORE