Purpose Urban consolidation centre (UCC) is a popular initiative targeting the challenge of
negative environmental and social impacts from freight transports in cities. Despite this, UCC …

ABSTRACT Urban Consolidation Centers (UCCs) constitute an appealing solution to urban
freight distribution that ensures environmental-friendly and cost-efficient distribution in …

Although urban consolidation centres (UCC) worldwide have improved urban freight
distribution and reduced externalities, other UCC initiatives have not materialised due to …

With the spread of e-commerce, there has been an upsurge in the number of B2C deliveries.
The limits of home delivery such as the difficulty in finding the exact addresses and the …

Transport systems are undergoing a change of paradigm that focuses on resource-sharing
and collaboration of multiple and diverse stakeholders. This paper aims to present a state-of …

Urban logistics has been a subject of interest to researchers and practitioners for more than
20 years in France and Europe, and more than 40 in the United States. Nevertheless, the …

Due to the motivations of climate change, the health impacts of poor air quality, and the
importance of cities for economic growth, transport policy at all levels of governance places …

Performant planning and integration of Urban Logistics Spaces (ULS) in logistics networks
are key to optimising the circulation of goods in cities. During the last three decades, several …

The use of cargo cycles for last-mile parcel distribution requires urban micro-consolidation
centers (UMC). We develop an approach to localize suitable locations for UMCs with the …

The scientific community has been addressing the topic of last-mile delivery for years. To
improve parcel delivery efficiency, a variety of different technologies have been created …