This paper shows the outcomes of applying a Living Lab approach as a method to engage students with real-world challenges. In Rotterdam, the students researched whether a consolidation hub could be a solution for the deliveries of coffee and hygiene products to their campus. Multiple characteristics of teaching and learning in sustainability-oriented Living Labs are explained for the case of Rotterdam. Students were free to make their research plans and obtained reflection, introspection and supervision on their plans by teachers. Collaborative learning with the stakeholders allowed students to apply their academic knowledge and skills with the professional people working in practice. All stakeholders were very enthusiastic about both the learning process and the study outcomes, as they want to continue by formalising contracts for setting up a pilot project for consolidation. ... Read more

The Physical Internet (PI) is probably the most ambitious and visionary concept towards efficiency and sustainability in transport logistics. PI proposes a full consolidation of logistics flows from independent shippers using vertical and horizontal collaboration. The objective of this paper is to evaluate where the implementation of the Physical Internet concept stands in the practice of city logistics. From our research, it can be concluded that Hubs, Networks, and Extended Inter-networks are developing sufficiently. Access and adoption, as well as the governance of platforms, still seem to be too complex for big steps on the roadmap. ... Read more

Due to population growth in cities the demand for the transport is rising and
therefore a growth of transport movements by trucks and vans can be observed.
These movements have a negative effect on air quality, liveability, noise and safety. LEFVs (Light Electric Freight Vehicles) can be a good solution for last mile deliveries. Today one can observe a lot of enthusiasm for these types of vehicles. At the same time also the number of LEFV suppliers is rapidly growing. However, many companies are still reluctant to initiate their business with LEFVs. To overcome this problem new knowledge needs to be developed how to use LEFVs in city logistics concepts. This paper presents the real-life experiences with a living lab for urban freight distribution based on LEFVs. ... Read more

De vraag naar het transporteren van goederen binnen de stad stijgt, en daarmee stijgt het aantal bestelwagens. Dit heeft negatieve effecten op de luchtkwaliteit, geluid, veiligheid en leefbaarheid in de stad. LEVV’s (Licht Elektrische Vracht Voertuigen) bieden een potentiële oplossing voor deze problemen. Er is veel enthousiasme voor de LEVV’s, en verschillende bedrijven zijn begonnen met het aanbieden van deze voertuigen. Toch zijn er nog veel bedrijven die aarzelen om hiermee te beginnen. Nieuwe kennis over de logistieke concepten die nodig zijn voor de toepassing van de LEVV’s is nodig. Dit onderzoek geeft de uitkomsten
van acht casestudies weer, waarin gekeken is naar de benodigdheden om LEVV’s succesvol in te zetten in de praktijk. ... Read more

The demand for the transport of goods within the city is rising and with that the number of vans driving around. This has adverse effects on air quality, noise, safety and liveability in the city. LEFVs (Light Electric Freight Vehicles) offer a potential solution for this. There is already a lot of enthusiasm for the LEFVs and several companies have started offering the vehicles. Still many companies are hesitating to start and experience. New knowledge is needed of logistics concepts for the application of LEFVs. This paper shows the outcomes of eight case studies about what is needed to successfully deploy LEFVs for city logistics. ... Read more

De Witte de Withstraat is een belangrijke straat in Rotterdam. Er zijn veel winkels, galerieën en horecagelegenheden gevestigd. Deze ondernemers dienen allemaal bevoorraad te worden, wat veel logistieke handelingen oplevert in de straat. Naast de grote logistieke stroom rijdt er veel regulier verkeer door de straat. De combinatie van deze twee verkeersstromen zorgt vaak voor filevorming en vertraging. Naar aanleiding van een onderzoek van de Hogeschool
Rotterdam is het vermoeden versterkt dat de filevorming verband houdt met de enige aanwezige los-/laadplek in de straat.
In dit artikel wordt de relatie tussen de enige los-/laadplek en de filevorming in de Witte de Withstraat op kwantitatieve wijze onderzocht. De methode die hiervoor wordt gebruikt, is discrete simulatie met modelvorming in het softwareprogramma Simio. Het huidige systeem van de straat wordt in dit programma gesimuleerd. Aan de hand van vier experimenten worden verscheidene scenario’s uitgevoerd om de relatie tussen de los-/laadplek en de
filevorming nader te onderzoeken. ... Read more