Quantifying environmental and financial benefits of using porters and cycle couriers for last-mile parcel delivery

Collaborative Optimization of Last Mile Networks for Courier, Express and Parcel Delivery Services

There is a great deal of pressure to improve delivery effectiveness, especially for the sector of courier, express and parcel services (CEP) networks caused by rising energy costs and fierce competition among carriers. Additionally, society demands higher standards of ecological sustainability management in the transportation business sector (Leonardi and Baumgartner 2004). The fact that the th...

The Future of Last - Mile Delivery

Ecommerce in Rural Areas and Environmental Sustainability: The Last-Mile Delivery

Ecommerce models offer many benefits for business operations, such as convenience and easiness, decreased cost of inventory management, expanded customer base, enabled globalization and business analytics, etc. Virtual business models also promote sustainability by reducing energy and resource usage. Despite its pronounced benefits, ecommerce is still subject to challenges of environmental sust...

preparation and characterization of new co-fe and fe-mn nano catalysts using resol phenolic resin and response surface methodology study for fischer-tropsch synthesis

کاتالیزورهای co-fe-resol/sio2و fe-mn-resol/sio2 با استفاده از روش ساده و ارزان قیمت همرسوبی تهیه شدند. از رزین پلیمری resol در فرآیند تهیه کاتالیزور استفاده شد.

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...