C.12 – Stakeholder Relationships in City Logistics

Authors: Diana Sanchez and Dr. Thomas O’Brien Stakeholders are actors articulating city logistics through their decisions and actions. They include the coordinators and distributors of freight at the last mile, the managers of the infrastructure, the regulatory agencies that often control access and the consumers themselves. 1. Understanding Stakeholder Relationships

C.11 – Third-Party Logistics Services Providers

Author: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue UNDER CONSTRUCTION a. Role and Function Intermodal transport can be described as the transport of merchandise by at least two transport modes with a minimum of one stage being made by train, by truck, or by maritime modes. In other words, it is a cargo unit that

Typology of Autonomous Vehicles for Urban Deliveries

Source: Adapted from Touami, S. (2020). Les robots de livraison en ville, une solution à venir ? Université Gustave Eiffel, chaire Logistics City. Zipline uses drones to transport medication and blood in Ghana, Rwanda, and Tanzania, while the Swiss Post delivers laboratory samples by drone to hospitals in Zurich, Bern, and

Typology of Autonomous Vehicles Scenarios for Urban Deliveries

Source: Adapted from Touami, S. (2020). Les robots de livraison en ville, une solution à venir ? Université Gustave Eiffel, chaire Logistics City. Examples of the sidewalk robot model (1) include the collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Starship and between Ford and Agility Robotics. A notable feature of Agility Robotics’ robot Digit is its

C.10 – Autonomous Vehicles for Urban Deliveries

Authors: Dr. Heleen Buldeo Rai, Sabrina Touami and Dr. Laetitia Dablanc Automation for urban deliveries can be classified as sidewalk robots, road robots, and drones. They employ air or road infrastructure and differ in speed, automation level, size, and carrying capacity. 1. Advantages of vehicle automation Automation promises many advantages

Urban Freight Stations

Urban freight stations are receiving a growing level of attention as a city logistics strategy aiming at consolidating deliveries bound to a specific area or even a large facility (e.g., a high-rise office tower). A sufficient volume and density level are two fundamental conditions justifying their integration into urban supply