Essays about: "Urban logistics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the words Urban logistics.

  1. 6. Living Forms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Zhijian Xiong; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This project is about imagining new ways we live at home, and new objects to take place. The project is based on personal interests, short case studies, and observation on current human conditions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Automation in the transport sector: how the use of self-driving vehicles impacts the efficiency of urban delivery networks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Francesca Ciliberti; [2022-08-05]
    Keywords : Last-Mile Delivery; Automation; Self-Driving Vehicles; Efficiency; Cost Factors; Urban Logistics; Freight Transportation;

    Abstract : Due to the prominent level of technology attained, companies try to stay one step ahead of change by offering the most technologically advanced products and services possible. These services include Last-Mile delivery, whose latest developments involve the inclusion of process automation, that is the area of research on which this study is based. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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. 9. Changing Transport Strategy to Off-Peak Hour Delivery in Gothenburg and Copenhagen - Lessons and Recommendations learned from the New York and Stockholm Pilot Projects

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Diego Henriquez; Konstantinos Stavrou; [2022-08-03]
    Keywords : Off-Peak Hour Delivery; Urban Freight Transport; Stakeholders; Traffic Congestion; Environmental Pollution; Electric Vehicle;

    Abstract : The pattern of urbanisation is determined by a set of complex aspects in social, economic, environmental, as well as technological that increases the concentration of the population in urban settlements. Many cities are experiencing difficulties and immense pressure on the infrastructure by declining traffic conditions with a series of issues including longer transit times, increased fuel consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions, prompting stakeholders and policymakers to tackle the issue by introducing alternative solutions to utilise the urban infrastructure more efficiently. READ MORE

  6. 10. Indigenous Urbanization in Bolivia: A Logit Analysis of Between-Group Differences in Migration Drivers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Louisa Valentin; [2022]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Urbanization; Rural-Urban Migration; Spatial Inequality; Bolivia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Bolivia's urbanization rates have accelerated through the latter half of the 20th century, with over 70 percent of the country's population living in urban centers today. Despite having the highest share of indigenous people in Latin America, Bolivia's indigenous population is often wrongfully excluded from popular discourse on the rural-urban migration trend. READ MORE