Last-mile delivery preferences: exploring the potential of Parcel Lockers at online checkout and for failed delivery

The growth of e-commerce has increased the demand for last-mile delivery. This increased demand<br/>poses the sector of last-mile delivery with challenges such as traffic congestion, route optimization and environmental concerns. Delivery to a Service Point or a Parcel Locker, self-collection alternatives, have to potential to address these...

Evolution of Consumer Preferences in Last-mile Delivery Methods and the Impacts on City Logistic Freight Traffic: a simulation study

The growing demand for parcel deliveries is causing significant problems for freight logistics, particularly in cities. The increasing number of delivery vehicles leads to traffic congestion, high emissions, and rising costs. To address these problems, new and sustainable delivery methods must be implemented for<br/>the parcel last-mile. However...

A new proposition for smart charging at home

Electric vehicles, electric cooking, heating installations running on electricity; the future is electric. This electrification creates a continuously growing demand of electricity. However, the electricity grid network is not able to transport these amounts of electricity and is facing problems. Part of the problem is created by charging...

Consumer acceptance of products made from recycled materials: A scoping review

Consumers have a positive attitude towards products made from recycled materials; however, they frequently end up not purchasing them. To shed light on the factors that influence consumer preferences and acceptance of products made from recycled materials, a scoping review was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to explore which...

Consumer preferences for parcel delivery methods: The potential of parcel locker use in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, as in many other densely populated countries, home delivery is the dominant way of delivering online ordered parcels. This is mainly because big retail companies offer this delivery option for free. Due to the expansion of e-commerce, home delivery that typically makes use of diesel vans puts increasing pressure on logistics...

Parcel Lockers - A Solution to the Last Mile Problem?: A Behavioural Analysis of Dutch Consumer Preferences

The rise of e-commerce makes shopping easier than ever. It also puts pressure on logistic service providers, their employees, traffic and the environment. Parcel deliveries to service points or parcel lockers could release some of this pressure. However, service points are only scarcely used by Dutch consumers, while parcel lockers still lack a...

Crossing the chasm of hydrogen electric vehicles to new technology dominance in the automotive industry: A stated choice experiment to forecast alternative fuel vehicle market diffusion in the Netherlands

In this thesis the Dutch consumer’ trade-off between hydrogen fuel cell technology and battery electric vehicles has been studied and identified which policy factors are effective to enable a FCEV breakthrough in the Netherlands. The consumer trade-off between different vehicle attributes is estimated by applying a discrete choice experiment and...

Consumer preferences for business models in electric vehicle adoption

Successful market penetration of electric vehicles may not only rely on the characteristics of the technology but also on the business models available on the market. This study aims to assess and quantify consumer preferences for business models in the context of Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption. In particular, we explore the impact of...

Scrutinizing Consumer-Citizen Duality Towards Safety and Travel Time Trade-Offs: A Case Study of On-Demand Motorbike Taxi in Jakarta

Capturing the individual’s behavioral responses to the actions driven by market and government will always be an interesting activity towards a broad spectrum of society. It could not be neglected that an individual may have different views in responding towards a new policy intervention or a new product market. However, references to use of the...

Citizen and consumer preferences for non-market environmental impacts of wind and solar energy farms

This thesis assesses the empirical differences between citizen and consumer preferences for (non-market) environmental impacts of government financed renewable energy farms, by designing citizen-based and consumer-based discrete choice experiments. The results indicate that to some extent citizens and consumers make different trade-offs between...

Consumer preferences for electric vehicles: a literature review

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) may contribute to the alleviation of problems such as environmental pollution, global warming and oil dependency. However, the current market penetration of EV is relatively low in spite of many governments implementing strong promotion policies. This paper presents a comprehensive review of...

Chinese Consumer Preferences for Electric Vehicles

Road transport is one of the major contributors to pervasive problems such as air pollution, oil dependency and global warming, hence it is desirable to make mobility cleaner and more sustainable. Electric vehicle (EV) is considered as an alternative which can potentially reduce the environmental impact substantially in contrast to cars powered...

Consumer preferences in the design of airport passenger areas

In recent decades, commercial developments have become increasingly important for the overall profit of airports. However, little is known about consumer preferences regarding the design of passenger areas, which is striking as the design of terminal buildings affects consumers' emotional state and shopping behaviour. The aim of this study was...

Consumer preferences in the design of airport passenger areas

In recent decades, commercial developments have become increasingly important for the overall profit of airports. However, little is known about consumer preferences regarding the design of passenger areas, which is striking as the design of terminal buildings affects consumers' emotional state and shopping behaviour. The aim of this study was...

Consumers Preferences on Airline Environmental Policies

The airline industry is facing a dilemma. On one hand due to a higher demand from the market, the industry wants to grow; on the other hand the industry is dependent on fossil fuel which is polluting the environment. In this research I have studied the effects of consumer preferences on airline environmental policies concerning the adverse...