A simulation study of the impacts of micro-hub scenarios for city logistics in Rotterdam
Michiel de Bok (TU Delft - Transport, Mobility and Logistics, Significance)
Sofia Giasoumi (Significance)
Lóránt Antal Tavaszzy (TU Delft - Transport, Mobility and Logistics, TU Delft - Transport and Logistics)
Sebastiaan Thoen (Significance)
A. Nadi (TU Delft - Traffic Systems Engineering)
Jos Streng (City of Rotterdam)
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Abstract
Micro-hubs are considered to be a potential solution to increase the consolidation of inner-city deliveries: in the City of Rotterdam it is a potential measure to increase the logistic efficiency in and around the planned zero-emission zone in the city center. When designing the configuration of micro-hubs in an urban setting multiple aspects should be considered, such as their location, the type of vehicles to operate them, and the business model to be adopted for their operation. And although the topic is much studied it remains difficult to predict how different micro-hub configurations affect the transportation system in terms of transport movements, number of travelled kilometers, etc. This paper describes the use of the Tactical Freight Simulator (TFS) to investigate the impact of micro-hubs on the transportation system in case they would be implemented at a wider scale across the city center, and make a comparison with the current state of last-mile delivery. The case study explores three different design aspects: location, type of vehicles (delivery robots, cargo bike, LEV), and the business model (individual/full collaboration). Results show that the largest reduction of vehicle kilometers can be achieved in the scenarios with full collaboration between the CEPs.
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