by Walther Ploos van Amstel
To get more insight into these challenges and business drivers, Bringg asked logistics and transportation leaders where they are focusing the last mile operations today and their key priorities and challenges for 2022 and beyond. What are the key takeaways? Connectivity is the missing link for managing last-mile delivery at scale. As logistics networks expand, …
Freight transport and logistics face critical challenges to address climate change, ensure supply chains are well functioning, and people are served with the required type of goods and services. In particular, coping with the expected growth of freight transportation and transition to zero-emission logistics up to 2030 requires collaboration speeding up innovation. BOOSTLOG Vision is …
Forecast growth in e-commerce home-delivery demand provides retailers with opportunities for expansion and increased levels of investment. To maximize these growth opportunities, retailers face operational and logistical challenges related to order fulfillment and the last mile. In contrast to other sectors, many grocers operate a store-based delivery model rather than a separate distribution channel. Researchers …
In most dense urban environments in emerging markets, retail deliveries are fragmented to thousands of nano stores. It is not uncommon for a delivery route to include more than 60 stops. As a result, unloading bays are often blocked by regular traffic. Due to the complex urban environment, estimating the benefits of making unloading bays …
Due to high congestion in cities and growing demand for last-mile delivery services, several companies have been implementing two-echelon distribution strategies over the past few years. Notably, the installation of urban transshipment points has gained increasing attention, used by logistics operators to transfer goods from large freight trucks to smaller and more agile vehicles for …
Like in many cities, the inner center of Amsterdam is transforming into a more attractive place for pedestrians and cyclists by creating more space for these slow modalities. Entrepreneurs see their profits growing since an attractive city center attracts more customers and business. However, shops and HoReCa need to be supplied as well. With more …
ENTRANCE and EIT Urban Mobility are calling on all cities looking for suppliers of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for sustainable city logistics. The ENTRANCE project is carrying out a detailed market analysis of innovative Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) that are available on the European market which will provide cities looking for suppliers the opportunity to …
Uber has commissioned WSP to complete a whitepaper – Future of Delivery – which examines how to unleash the opportunities for city centres to become greener and more liveable by increasing micromobility for the last mile of logistics. Demand for deliveries is surging. Relying upon cars, vans and trucks for the last mile risks clogging …
The market for vehicle routing and scheduling and last-mile applications continues to grow as organizations are seeking ways to optimize fleet operations. Gartner presents a market guide. Last-mile delivery solutions are an evolution of VRS, grown due to the huge increase in e-commerce and last-mile operations. Whereas traditional routing solutions focused primarily on fleets and movements …
Thuisbezorgd.nl partners with Albert Heijn for grocery delivery. Albert Heijn and Thuisbezorgd.nl, part of Just Eat Takeaway.com, one of the world’s largest online food delivery marketplaces, will expand their collaboration and start with home delivery of groceries and convenience products in the Netherlands. The product range consists of more than 1,200 products, including an extensive choice …