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Title: Promoting Sustainable and Intelligent Freight Transportation Systems in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Authors: Calvet, Laura, Alvarez-Palau, Eduard J., Viu, Marta, Castillo, Cristian, Copado, Pedro, Juan, Angel A.
Contributors: Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa Aplicadas y Calidad, Centro de Investigación en Gestión e Ingeniería de Producción, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Alcoy, European Commission, Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
Source: RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
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O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Publisher Information: Elsevier BV, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Subject Terms: Agile optimization algorithms, Public policy, public policy, ESTADISTICA E INVESTIGACION OPERATIVA, Transportation, Transporte de mercancías, Logistics, Transportes, Urban freight distribution, 12. Responsible consumption, sustainable logistics, Ingeniería civil, 11. Sustainability, 0502 economics and business, Operations, Civil engineering, Sustainable logistics, Vehicle routing problems, 9. Industry and infrastructure, Operaciones, 05 social sciences, Transporte, agile optimization algorithms, vehicle routing problems, Logística, Transportation of goods, urban freight distribution
Description: [EN] The growth of e-commerce and the on-demand economy in urban and metropolitan areas has been accelerated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, logistics and transportation operators are subject to a noticeable pressure to develop efficient delivery systems. These systems are also influenced by the global trend towards more sustainable transportation and mobility, which implies changes in urban policies and technological innovations ¿e.g., the substitution of traditional diesel petrol-drive vehicles by electric ones. This paper analyzes the current and predicted needs of logistics operators in the Barcelona metropolitan area. To do so, urban regulations are analyzed and key shareholders are interviewed. The analysis of these interviews promote a discussion on how the use of new `agile¿ optimization algorithms ¿which are based on the combination of biased-randomized heuristics, computer parallelization techniques, and IoT / 5G technologies¿ can contribute to enhance urban distribution practices. Finally, we present a case study in which the effect of different configurations of working/resting times and parking areas availability on routing solutions is studied. Our research aims to provide comprehensive knowledge to managers and policy-makers, and to offer them with powerful tools capable of generating real-time solutions to complex last-mile delivery challenges under dynamic conditions.
This work has been partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science (PID2019-111100RB-C21 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033, RED2018-102642-T), and the Erasmus+ Program (2019-I-ES01-KA103-062602). We also thank the entities that accepted to be interviewed during the development of this study.
Document Type: Article
Conference object
File Description: application/pdf
Language: English
ISSN: 2352-1465
DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2021.11.055
DOI: 10.36443/9788418465123
DOI: 10.36443/10259/6912
Access URL: https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/199654
http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6912
Rights: CC BY NC ND
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....655d193026db8037c86398d4139ef2da
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:[EN] The growth of e-commerce and the on-demand economy in urban and metropolitan areas has been accelerated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence, logistics and transportation operators are subject to a noticeable pressure to develop efficient delivery systems. These systems are also influenced by the global trend towards more sustainable transportation and mobility, which implies changes in urban policies and technological innovations ¿e.g., the substitution of traditional diesel petrol-drive vehicles by electric ones. This paper analyzes the current and predicted needs of logistics operators in the Barcelona metropolitan area. To do so, urban regulations are analyzed and key shareholders are interviewed. The analysis of these interviews promote a discussion on how the use of new `agile¿ optimization algorithms ¿which are based on the combination of biased-randomized heuristics, computer parallelization techniques, and IoT / 5G technologies¿ can contribute to enhance urban distribution practices. Finally, we present a case study in which the effect of different configurations of working/resting times and parking areas availability on routing solutions is studied. Our research aims to provide comprehensive knowledge to managers and policy-makers, and to offer them with powerful tools capable of generating real-time solutions to complex last-mile delivery challenges under dynamic conditions.<br />This work has been partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science (PID2019-111100RB-C21 / AEI / 10.13039/501100011033, RED2018-102642-T), and the Erasmus+ Program (2019-I-ES01-KA103-062602). We also thank the entities that accepted to be interviewed during the development of this study.
ISSN:23521465
DOI:10.1016/j.trpro.2021.11.055