Essays about: "Logistics hub"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Logistics hub.

  1. 1. On the road to grid stability - Using batteries in heavy vehicles and charging infrastructure as frequency reserves

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Matilda Kjellström; Caroline Wuttke; [2023]
    Keywords : Case Study; Electrification; Frequency regulation; Energy reserve; Battery; Heavy vehicles; Vehicle-to-grid; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Climate change and increasing threats that come with it fosters a need for changing from fossil sources of energy to renewable ones. Sweden aims to have net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year of 2045. One of the sectors that need to take part in this shift towards fossil free energy is the transport industry. 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. Urban consolidation centres impact on event venues - Applying Materials Flow Mapping and Actor-Resource-Activity on the case study of Svenska Mässan Gothia Towers AB

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jacqueline M. Uruchima; Oscar Niemann; [2022-08-04]
    Keywords : Consolidation centre; Hub; Material Flow Mapping; Activity-resource-Actor; Sustainability; Events; Event logistics; Stakeholders; Congestion; Change management;

    Abstract : Firms located in urban areas struggle with constraints on space, congestion, safety, pollution, and varying stakeholder demands. These constraints place added pressure on the logistics of these firms and will continue to amplify as populations in cities increase. READ MORE

  5. 4. Electric vehicles’ potential to provide flexibility services

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Celina Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : vehicle-to-grid; electric vehicle; flexibility services; battery storage; barriers to implementation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The automotive industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, and all actors along the value chain are affected. A company in the midst of this is Axess Logistics, which offers car logistics solutions to general agents and dealers in the Scandinavian market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stationary charging infrastructure: Managing investment risks to enable charging possibilities : A case study of a future stationary charging hub in Stockholm South

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Anton Olsson; Vendela Notlöv; [2022]
    Keywords : Stationary charging infrastructure; electrified heavy goods vehicles; sustainable transition; cost analysis; innovation ecosystem; Stationär laddinfrastruktur; elektriska tunga fordon; hållbar omställning; kostnadsanalys; innovationsekosystem;

    Abstract : The electrification of heavy transport is considered a solution to climate change. Today, electrification is challenged by high investment costs for vehicles and charging, which hampers the conversion. READ MORE