Lecture 6 Urban logistics

Question 1

Why is urban logistics relevant?

Answer 1

It is out there, outcome of our behaviour
Its more than traffic, wider perspective needed

Question 2

Urban perspective on logistics

Answer 2

Delivery mostly

Question 3

Supply chain perspective on logistics

Answer 3

Final part of supply chain
The last mile (more complex arrives, e.g. more dense)

Question 4

Diversity

Answer 4

A city is provisioned by hundreds of supply chains:
- Waste collection
- Parcels
- General cargo
- Facility services

Question 5

Externalities and urban logistics

Answer 5

There are externalities (air pollution, traffic safety, etc.), but we simply have to deal with it (waste collection, contruction logistics). It has to be done

Question 6

Developments and urban logistics

Answer 6

Population grow leads to a higher demand of goods (this is getting more fragemented)

Question 7

What does the new landscape look like?

Answer 7

• ‘Convenience’ economy
• Quick commerce
• Just-in-time
• ‘Free’ deliveries
• Storage closer to cities (boxification)
• Facilitated by the flex economy

Question 8

Logistics sprawl

Answer 8

Logistics sprawled because of the high prices in the city centres. The last mile became longer with all externalities coming from it

Question 9

Proximity logistics

Answer 9

Minimizing transportation costs and delivery times by ensuring that products are stored, handled, and distributed as near to the end user as possible

Question 10

Public (city) perspective on Urban logistics

Answer 10

Logistics is not efficient.
Policy measures to deal with urban logistics and externalities
Regulations to counteract negative effects

Question 11

Private (logistics) perspective on urban logistics

Answer 11

Most trips are efficient.
Regulations and (consumer) requirements make routes less optimal
They only ride out when their routes are optimal, otherwise they won’t make profit

Question 12

Infrastructure (or land use) policy measures

Answer 12

• Loading and unloading zones
• Transfer points
• Multimodal locations
• Parking

Question 13

Regulations policy measures

Answer 13

• Time windows
• Vehicle access (emissions, weight, size…)
• Pricing

Question 14

Technology policy measures

Answer 14

• Traffic management
• Monitoring

Question 15

Management policy measures

Answer 15

• Freight quality partnerships
• Stakeholder involvement
• Procurement

Question 16

Decoupling

Answer 16

Vehicles that are not full (inefficient) drop their goods in a hub at the edge of the city. In those hubs the goods are being divided into full loaded vehicles

Question 17

3 focus points of urban logistics

Answer 17

1. From carbon to spatial footprint
2. Getting a grip on urban logistics (data)
3. Making a transition

Question 18

Negative side effects of a solution

Answer 18

• You need space for logistics facilities
• CO2 emissions only reduce if at most 6,5% of consumers use a car