3 research outputs found
Are people the key to enabling collaborative smart logistics?
The number of parcels delivered is growing annually, with a 15.7% increase to 1 billion parcel deliveries in the UK in 2015. We introduce Freight Traffic Control 2050 which is exploring how to transform last-mile urban freight through ācollaborative logisticsā. Based on our ethnographic fieldwork, we introduce the context and challenges in this domain. We highlight the value of experience and tacit knowledge, and the importance of approaching this domain from a socio-technical perspective. We offer a selection of early challenges identified as a starting point for discussion within the HCI community
Optimised solutions to the last-mile delivery problem in London using a combination of walking and driving
Inspired by actual parcel delivery operations in London, this paper describes a two-echelon distribution system that combines the use of driving and walking as part of last-mile deliveries in urban areas for a single driver. The paper presents an optimisation model that explicitly treats and integrates the driving and walking elements, and describes a branch-and-cut algorithm that uses new valid inequalities specifically tailored for the problem at hand. Computational
results based on real instances obtained from a courier operating in London are presented to show the performance of the algorithm
PREDICTING THE ADOPTION OF CONNECTED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BY TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS USING PEER EFFECTS
PREDICTING THE ADOPTION OF CONNECTED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BY TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATIONS USING PEER EFFECT