Essays about: "last mile delivery"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 66 essays containing the words last mile delivery.

  1. 31. B2C last-mile deliveries : A mapping of the current market

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Anna Hveem; [2021]
    Keywords : e-commerce retailers; last-mile logistics; parcel delivery; B2C last-mile deliveries;

    Abstract : Background: The last-mile logistics of the supply chain is often the most expensive part for an e-commerce retailer. It is also according to Lim and Srai (2018) where the consumers are the most demanding. It is no longer exclusively the e-commerce retailers’ job to choose the delivery method of the parcel they are sending out to their customer. READ MORE

  3. 32. Going the Extra Mile : Urban Delivery of Large Goods

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

    Author : Emelie Sundström; Emma Södergren; [2021]
    Keywords : Last-mile delivery; large goods; delivery of large goods; transportation; transportation innovation; PESTLE; Rogers’ diffusion of innovations;

    Abstract : In light of the growing e-commerce and rising population in cities, along with the ongoing climate crisis, the efforts to improve transportation options are intensifying. Thus, the field of last-mile delivery, i.e., the last stretch of transportation to an end customer, is becoming an increasingly researched topic. READ MORE

  4. 33. A self-service design concept for last mile delivery: The solution for retail stores in urban environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Matilda Holmqvist; Lisa Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : retail store; market study; urban environment; last mile delivery; self- service; product development; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The world is constantly changing, and business strategies are changing with it. Companies are offering new delivery options and technologies for customers globally when doing purchases. IKEA, a global furniture retailer, is expanding their touchpoints by opening retail stores in city centre locations in order to become more accessible. READ MORE

  5. 34. An Extended Mental Accounting Model for Green Last Mile Delivery

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Hampus Filipsson; Victor Gustafsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Konsumentpreferenser; Grön transport; Mental Accounting;

    Abstract : Background. Several technologies are being developed to reduce emissions to make the transportsector greener. Extensive research has been conducted on the supply side of these technologies, but not as much on the demand side. Objectives. READ MORE

  6. 35. E-commerce Related Last Mile Logistics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Hoda Nseif; Kinga Danesch; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban freight flow; freight last mile logistics; LML typology; Sustainable LML; last mile delivery; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : E-commerce activities have been growing rapidly throughout the past decade, leading to a growth just as dominant in last mile logistics and urban freight transport as well. Different factors create these deliveries highly inefficient, expensive, and polluting. This led to the generation of major problems that became more dominant in urban areas. READ MORE