Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Logistics Service Providers: A Case Study at DHL Parcel Benelux

Parcel deliveries have seen a massive grow over the past several years, mainly in the B2C sector due to rise of online shopping. Due to this growing market more transport movements in the last mile are required. These extra driven kilometers add up to an increase in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In a world where the ask for more sustainable...

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...

Urban parcel delivery using lockers: Making last mile delivery more sustainable and cost efficient by using parcel lockers

Currently last mile parcel delivery is becoming more and more of an issue. More people are ordering their goods online, these goods need to be delivered to home address in urban areas. Using the parcel lockers of PostNL this research looked into the question how to make last mile logistics more cost efficient and sustainable using parcel lockers...