Joint Model for Last-Mile Delivery Service Selection in China: Evidence From a Cross-Nested Logit Study

Quality of Service for the Last Mile

As broadband access to the Internet is expected to become widely available to customers over the last-mile, the need for providing Quality of Service (QoS) classifications over lastmile links is keenly felt. This report deals with a broad set of last-mile technologies from the perspective of their respective abilities to support QoS. A brief overview of the QoS characteristics, standards define...

A theoretical analysis of the cross-nested logit model

The emergence of Intelligent Transportation Systems and the associated technologies has increased the need for complex models and algorithms. Namely, real-time information systems, directly influencing transportation demand, must be supported by detailed behavioral models capturing travel and driving decisions. Discrete choice models methodology provide an appropriate framework to capture such ...

The Future of Last - Mile Delivery

Transshipment Networks for Last-Mile Delivery in Congested Urban Areas1

This paper introduces the concept of transshipment networks, a collection of strategically located transshipment platforms, for efficient and flexible last-mile delivery in congested urban areas. By implementing transshipment platforms, logistics operators can select the locations, light-freight vehicle types and operating schedules that best fit specific distribution strategies, and, simultane...

Minimizing waiting time in last mile delivery for smart city

Customers consider a reliable and on-time last mile delivery in Omni-channel business as important as price and good’s quality. We focus on minimizing the waiting time for customers and carriers in last mile delivery. We model the problem as an optimization problem and develop Genetic Algorithm to solve it.