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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 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

Source: Adapted from Rodrigue, J-P (2020) “The Distribution Network of Amazon: Analyzing the Footprint of Freight Digitalization”, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 88. Amazon’s network of delivery stations underlines its effort to offer last-mile services through a process of horizontal integration. The delivery station represents the most common facility, occupying

Photo: Dr. Alison Conway, 2019. Fresh goods, including fruits and vegetables, are stored on racks, ready to be picked up and assembled into individual deliveries. The small number of items being stored is indicative of the high daily turnover.

Source: adapted from Rodrigue, J-P (2020) “The Distribution Network of Amazon: Analyzing the Footprint of Freight Digitalization”, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 88. The fast delivery hubs operated by Amazon are called Prime Hubs. They are located within large metropolitan areas, usually where there is good access to the local

Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Dr. Laetitia Dablanc Last-mile facilities are designed to support the final segment or urban deliveries, mostly through deconsolidation to delivery vehicles. 1. Fast Delivery Hubs Three main types of distribution facilities support last-mile for urban deliveries, which take place in specific urban areas (e.g. districts or neighborhoods).

Source: Adapted from Rodrigue, J-P (2020) “The Distribution Network of Amazon: Analyzing the Footprint of Freight Digitalization”, Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 88. Sortation centers are dispersed facilities with a reliance on accessibility to a regional parcel distribution market. This is particularly apparent by looking at the uniform spatial distribution