Crowdshipping as a delivery solution for outlier parcels: A case study in The Hague

The increasing parcel demand is resulting in increasing traffic congestion and emission problems in urban freight system. Crowdshipping service is an innovative logistics solution which envisions using the excess capacity in existing passenger transport to perform the delivery tasks. However, it may bring extra vehicle kilometres travelled due...

Multimodal city logistics using waterways in Amsterdam: proof-of-concept of a two-echelon distribution network

This study focuses on two-echelon synchronized logistics in a multimodal distribution network for integrated road-based and waterborne transportation motivated by practical city logistics challenges. To evaluate the feasibility and requirements of a multimodal transport system as a potential future logistics solution for supplying hotels,...

Exploratory Scenario Analysis: The Future of Urban Logistics in 2040

Urban logistics is characterized by a high degree of freight flow fragmentation, the employment of various delivery methods, and the use of various vehicle capacities. Urban logistics is important for inhabitants' quality of life both in a negative and positive sense and plays a large economic role with significant...

Tiler Cargo: Strategy & concept design for charging LEFVs in city logistics

A strategy and concept design for charging LEFVs in city logistics. Tiler Cargo is a wireless charger for electric cargobikes: Parking equals charging. Bulk charging batteries in the commercial domain result in chaotic situations with dozens of adapters and requires human responsibility to thoroughly perform charging procedures, resulting in...

LEVVs in the last mile - creating a vehicle decision model for nuisance-free parcel delivery for PostNL

The e-commerce market is growing rapidly and PostNL continues to strive for delivery to the doorstep. The last mile of delivery is considered the most impactful part of the logistical chain. On top of environmental impact, the liveability of the city centre is challenged by bulky delivery vans rushing through narrow streets...

Implementing urban waterway transport as a sustainable freight transport solution: A case study for the city of Amsterdam

Urbanisation levels keep rising and all major cities in Europe face common transport and traffic problems. The city of Amsterdam needs a reliable transport and mobility system to foster economic growth, but at the same time transport is causing congestion, pollution and accidents. To scientifically explore the research question, Transport...

Charge scheduling of electric vehicles in last-mile distribution: A case study at Picnic

This thesis proposes a model for charge scheduling of electric vehicles in last-mile distribution to investigate the impact of charge schedule optimisation on charging cost. A mixed integer problem formulation is proposed that considers labour, battery degradation and time-variable energy cost. The benefit of implementing charge schedule...

Peer-to-Peer Parcel Delivery: Exploring governance arrangements to protect sustainability as a public value

This research answers the question “What kind of governance arrangements can be used to safeguard sustainability when dealing with peer-to-peer parcel delivery?” by looking at the actors that are currently active in the field, how these initiatives incorporate sustainability, what kind of risks and chances for sustainability are mentioned by...

Towards sustainable last mile deliveries and city logistics: A Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Approach with a modelling implementation, aimed at identifying the most sustainable alternatives for city logistics and model their effects for all stakeholders combined.

The GHG-emissions of the Dutch transport sector are ever increasing, mainly caused by the growth in the number of traffic movements. These movements are heavily influenced by the growth of the e-commerce sector and e-commerce related last mile deliveries. Hence, this study aims at providing more insight in sustainable alternatives for delivering...

Co-innovation of Small-Scale City Logistics Facilities: Designing a Logistics Solution for Electronic Parcel Lockers at Offices: The MYPUP case

The Courier Express Parcel industry is booming business. Final delivery in the business to customer (B2C) parcel market has been one of the main focusses for innovation. The last mile in the B2C market is inefficient and expensive, due to delivery failures, congestion, urban constraints, non-optimum loading rates and regulations. The best...

A Dynamic Roadmap for City Logistics: Designing a dynamic roadmap towards 2025 for the Netherlands

The local governments in the Netherlands experience a problem. The distribution of freight in the cities is an important driver of the economy, but it has negative impacts on the liveability of their cities, which affects the attractiveness of a municipality. However, changing the city logistics is not straightforward. Shippers, carriers, city...

Dealing with carbon credit points in city logistics domain: An agent-based modeling approach to implement carbon market based mechanisms derived from Kyoto Protocol

City logistics and Repast Simphony: An exploratory research in the usability of the agent-based modeling platform Repast Simphony for the City logistics paradigm

This thesis contains the research of the development of an agent-based model (ABM) for the City logistics domain in the Java-based Repast Simphony modeling platform. It was part of the City logistics research at the TU Delft faculty TPM section Transport, logistics and Organization. City logistics is the research domain concerned with the study...