by Walther Ploos van Amstel
A research article by Sharma et al. investigates the drivers of logistics management for Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) in a contemporary business situation. It refers to the 21st century’s innovative and revolutionary changes in the logistics sector. It explains advanced technology and the digital revolution as driving forces in the modern logistics industry. This study adopts …
UPS announced that it has agreed to acquire Happy Returns from PayPal. Happy Returns is a U.S.-based software and reverse logistics company that enables frictionless, no-box, no-label returns for U.S. merchants and consumers. “We know that returns have long frustrated shoppers and retailers looking for quick and easy solutions,” UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé said. …
The 24th I4CS conference will be hosted in Maastricht (the Netherlands) at Maastricht University from June 12 to 14, 2024. I4CS stands for Innovation for Community Services. (Smart) City Logistics has a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to enhancing community services. Integrating smart city logistics into community well-being initiatives is vital for optimizing the movement of goods …
Light Goods Vehicles (vans or LGVs) play a significant role in road crashes in Europe, and the use of vans is on the rise. In 2018, 11% of all road deaths (2.630 people) were the result of crashes involving LGVs. The highest number of road deaths following collisions involving LGVs is recorded among pedestrians (21%), …
Jia Zhang, a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp, received the Best Poster Award at the VREF 2023 Urban Freight Conference in Gothenburg last week for her research on the societal cost of parcel deliveries in urban freight. The societal costs are environmental issues and impacts on inhabitants and are also related to poor …
ICCT published a paper to aid cities in planning and implementing low- and zero-emission zones by sharing lessons learned from Europe and North America. The study identifies underlying legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms, reviews incentives to encourage the transition to zero-emission vehicles and other modes of mobility, and summarizes critical actions for cities to consider …
Urban shopping malls depend not only on consumer mobility to operate and thrive but also on goods mobility. With the emergence of omnichannel retail, stores are now multifunctional hubs accommodating collection, delivery, and return of online purchases. As a consequence, goods transportation requirements for stores have intensified. This impacts the malls in which they are …
In 2022 three Delphi studies (based on scenarios) were published about the future of last-mile innovations in urban areas: Peppel, M., Ringbeck, J., & Spinler, S. (2022). How will last-mile delivery be shaped in 2040? A Delphi-based scenario study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 177, 121493. The researchers developed projections of future consumer behavior, delivery technologies, delivery services, …
Urban freight transportation encompasses freight vehicles whose primary purpose is to carry goods into, out of, and within urban areas. For the city inhabitants, it supplies stores and places of work and leisure, delivers goods at home, provides the means to eliminate waste, etc. It forms a vital link for firms with suppliers and customers …
Researchers examined the impact on road traffic injuries of introducing low-traffic neighborhoods in Waltham Forest, London. Using police data from 2012-2019, they found a three-fold decline in the number of injuries inside low-traffic neighborhoods after implementation relative to the rest of Waltham Forest and the rest of Outer London. They further estimate that walking, cycling, …