Tag «innovation»

Research: innovations, technologies, and the economics of last-mile operations

Last-mile operations (LMO), the processes involved in the critical last stage of delivering goods and services, are widespread across major economic sectors, including retail, food services, healthcare, humanitarian services, energy distribution, telecommunications, public services, and others. These operations account for many of these sectors’ costs, jobs, and economic output. Global economic output involving last-mile deliveries …

Zero-Impact home deliveries: is smaller really better?

The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed urban logistics, raising concerns about congestion, pollution, and the impact of delivery vehicles on city life. Some argue that home deliveries are overwhelming our streets and that pick-up points and cargo bikes are the ultimate solution. However, the reality is far more nuanced. Home delivery myths : One-size-fits-small? from …

ITF: the final frontier of urban logistics – tackling the last meters

The ITF project ‘The Final Frontier of Urban Logistics‘ examines various options for tackling the final step in the logistics chain for parcels. Last-mile deliveries are critical, but how can parcels efficiently and securely travel from the delivery vehicle, package locker, or local drop-off location to the recipient’s front door? These very last meters are …

October 25: the future of Urban Mobility during EIT Open Day Eindhoven

Come and explore perspectives on the future of Urban Mobility during EIT Open Day Eindhoven, part of INNOVEIT, on Tuesday 25 October 2022. The event will take place in the heart of one of the largest design events in Northern Europe: Dutch Design Week. Get to know EIT Urban Mobility and get inspired by solution talks, …

4.0 technologies in city logistics: an empirical investigation of contextual factors

Industry 4.0 technologies, originally developed in the manufacturing sector, can be purposefully implemented to improve City Logistics (CL) processes by automatizing some of their operational tasks and enabling the real-time exchange of information, with the ultimate goal of providing better interconnection among the actors involved. The digital transformation that logistics networks face offers new opportunities …

Innovation: winner takes all?

Last year I had the opportunity to participate in the discussion on the future of the Hyperloop for European freight networks. Inspiring and promising, it strengthens the sustainable competitive position of our region in, e.g., e-commerce, agro and food sector, and service logistics. Consumption regions come closer with faster, more reliable, safer, and more sustainable …

Webinar on Nov 12 about last-mile delivery: the race to satisfy consumers

12 November 2020 – 15:00 CEST (14:00 London, 09:00 New York, 18:30 Delhi) Shaping Mobility presents a webinar about last-mile delivery: The race to satisfy consumers. For the logistics industry, last-mile delivery is one of the toughest challenges: overcoming urban traffic to bring goods to homes and businesses.

Technological trends in last-mile contexts: a European perspective

A new paper by Cagliano, Mangano, and Zenezini presents an empirical analysis of 65 European cities where different last-mile technologies have been implemented by both private and public operators, aiming to assess the importance of each technology involved and identify adoption trends.

Research: a systematic literature review of urban freight network design

Urban reight network planning and the application of distribution innovations are popular fields of research on sustainable urban logistics. However, considerable research on freight network design lacks a comprehensive consideration of the application of distribution innovations. This observation implies that sustainable urban freight research appears highly fragmented in topics of network design and distribution innovations.

Fleet Europe: Here’s how last mile will innovate in 2020

Last-mile innovation is necessary. E-commerce continues to grow rapidly, technological innovation is enabling new solutions, and consumers are getting used to all sorts of high-tech delivery methods. So, what are the innovations in last-mile in 2020 according to Fleet Europe? Here are a few of the US pilots, products, and services that are being piloted already, or …