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Takanori Sakai, Kazuya Kawamura, Tetsuro Hyodo
We analyze the relationship between the location of logistics facilities and the goods vehicle travel distances for the shipments associated with the facilities, using data from a large urban freight survey conducted in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in 201...
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Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Laetitia Dablanc, Genevieve Giuliano
The paper introduces the concept of the freight landscape: the spatial distribution of freight activity and intensity in a metropolitan area. Using population and employment density information, a freight landscape matrix is calculated for four major met...
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André Alho, B.K. Bhavathrathan, Monique Stinson, Raja Gopalakrishnan, ... Moshe Ben-Akiva
Pág. 188 - 196
Comprehensive modelling of urban freight operations remains a challenge in transportation research. This is partly due to the diversity of commodities transported, shipment units, vehicle types used, stakeholders? objectives (e.g. suppliers, carriers, re...
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Leise Kelli de Oliveira, Gustavo Fonseca de Oliveira, Rodrigo de Abreu Vieira
Pág. 425 - 432
This study presents the results of an exploratory study to identify solutions for unloading car vehicles in retail stores in urban areas. The focus group technique was used to identify the goals and solutions by the government and logistics operators. Th...
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Alexis Nsamzinshuti, Filipe Cardoso, Milena Janjevic, Alassane Ballé Ndiaye
Pág. 747 - 761
The Brussels-Capital Region is often known to be the most congested urban area in Europe (INRIX Traffic Scorecard 2014). The pharmaceutical industry appears to be a relevant actor in urban freight distribution in this region. Indeed, the daily flow of go...
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Francesco Russo, Antonio Comi
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The paper examines urban activity restocking process. The proposed models aim at examining how city logistics measures could modify the restocking process of retailers and ho.re.ca. managers located within the urban area. The process is considered in ter...
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Gustavo Fonseca de Oliveira, Leise Kelli de Oliveira
Pág. 339 - 347
The urban distribution of goods is vital for a competitive market. However, problems arising from this activity reduce the level of quality of life in urban areas. In order to reduce such impacts, solutions should be investigated and implemented consider...
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Mireia Roca-Riu, Miquel Estrada, Elena Fernández
Pág. 370 - 382
This paper analyzes the logistic cost savings caused by the implementation of Urban Consolidation Centers (UCC) in a dense area of a city. In these urban terminals, freight flows from interurban carriers are consolidated and transferred to a neutral last...
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Leise Kelli de Oliveira, Daniela Antunes Lessa, Eduardo Oliveira, Bruna Ferreira Gregório Calazans
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This paper presents the results of a multi-agent modelling approach for evaluating urban goods distribution in a vulnerability situation. We analyse the impact of floods on urban freight transport. The model is based on stakeholders? relationships and be...
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Michael Gogas, Giannis Adamos, Eftihia Nathanail
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This paper presents a comparative analysis of two urban intermodal freight transport terminals focusing on last mile distribution: the port of Thessaloniki (ThPA) and Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) distribution center in Thessaloniki. Through the pairwise comparis...
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Kinga Kijewska, Bjørn Gjerde Johansen, Stanislaw Iwan
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The main problem arising in the process of management of the transport and distribution of goods in urban areas is the lack of data regarding deliveries, in particular with regard to the structure of demand as well as the classification of vehicles, thei...
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Eiichi Taniguchi, Russell G. Thompson, Tadashi Yamada
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The information revolution is creating both opportunities and challenges for improving the sustainability of urban freight systems. A range of vehicle movement data can now be automatically collected from low cost sensors that are able to assist in impro...
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Kinga Kijewska
Pág. 179 - 190
The main problem arising in the process of management of the transport and distribution of goods in urban areas is the lack of data regarding deliveries, in particular with regard to the structure of demand as well as the classification of vehicles, thei...
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Eftihia Nathnail, Michael Gogas, Giannis Adamos
Pág. 394 - 402
The purpose of this paper is to present a comparative analysis of two urban intermodal freight transport terminals focusing on last mile distribution; the port of Thessaloniki (ThPA) and Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) distribution center. The paper enables the pai...
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Clarence Woudsma, Paul Jakubicek, Laetitia Dablanc
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This paper focuses on the spatial patterns of freight and logistics activities in North America. The recent interest in logistics and warehousing and its impact on the urban environment has prompted research investigating the ?sprawling? nature of these ...
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Milena Janjevic, Philippe Lebeau, Alassane Ballé Ndiaye, Cathy Macharis, ... Alexis Nsamzinshuti
Pág. 598 - 612
This paper describes a methodology that was used in order to establish strategic scenarios for city distribution of goods in the Brussels-Capital Region (BCR) using Urban Consolidation Centres (UCCs). Recently, UCCs received a lot of attention as a solut...
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Maria Morfoulaki, Kornilia Kotoula, Alexander Stathacopoulos, Foteini Mikiki, Georgia Aifadopoulou
Pág. 667 - 678
Urban logistics is an integral part of the proper functioning of a city. It generates employment, serves and supports industrial and commercial activities that are daily taking place in modern urban centres, considered to be important levers of developme...
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Hongzan Jiao, Faxing Yang, Shasha Xu and Shibiao Huang
Urban logistics is important to a city?s sustainable growth and development. With the increase in population and the economic growth in urban areas, the issue of congestion and the negative influence of transport of goods on people and the environment is...
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Dan Xue, Xiaojing Zhao, Jianjun Dong, Rui Ren, Yuanxian Xu and Zhilong Chen
The surging demand for logistics systems brought about by the vigorous development of e-commerce makes urban traffic more and more congested. The need for a sustainable transition in terms of urban transportation infrastructure also encourages the furthe...
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C. Navarro, M. Roca-Riu, S. Furió, M. Estrada
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Considering that the transport sector is responsible for 30% of the CO2 emissions in the EU, reaching up to 40% in urban areas, the efforts for technological improvements and innovation in transportation have been increasing during the last few decades. ...
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