Efficiency of electric light vehicles in last mile delivering realization – Szczecin case study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanisław Iwan ◽  
Kinga Kijewska
Keyword(s):  
Last Mile ◽  
Electric Light

scholarly journals A Managerial and Behavioral Approach in Aligning Stakeholder Goals in Sustainable Last Mile Logistics: A Case Study in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4434
Author(s):  
Frazen Tolentino-Zondervan ◽  
Enide Bogers ◽  
Luc van de Sande
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Stakeholder Analysis ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Environmental Goals

Stakeholders play vital roles in the implementation of sustainable last mile logistics solutions. Therefore, the first step in setting up successful sustainable last mile logistics is to conduct stakeholder analysis. This paper analyzes the goals of the stakeholders in the Heijendaal living lab, a city logistics project that uses two hubs for bundling goods to be delivered to the Heijendaal campus in The Netherlands. We use the Theory of Planned Behavior and Policy Deployment to present a qualitative case study, which examines the goals of stakeholders in relation to their roles in the supply chain and in the organization, and if these goals lead to their expected participation behavior. Results show that stakeholders have economic, social, and environmental goals and that some of these goals are prominent within certain groups of stakeholders along the supply chain and within the organization. In addition, the set goals do not always lead to participation behavior of stakeholders due to identified disruptions and habits. This study identifies the importance of information sharing and collaboration within the supply chain, the leading role of middle-level managers in translating strategic to operational goals, and the stimulation of behavioral factors to increase participation of stakeholders in the living lab.

Sustainable Processes on the Last Mile—Case Study Within the Project ‘NaCl’

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
Uta Kühne ◽  
Mattes Leibenath ◽  
Camille Rau ◽  
Richard Schulte ◽  
Lars Wöltjen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Last Mile

scholarly journals Evaluating Sustainable Last-Mile Delivery (LMD) in B2C E-Commerce Using Two-Stage Fuzzy MCDM Approach: A Case Study from Vietnam

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Chia-Nan Wang ◽  
Ngoc-Ai-Thy Nguyen ◽  
Thanh-Tuan Dang ◽  
Hsien-Pin Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Two Stage ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Fuzzy Mcdm ◽  
Last Mile Delivery

scholarly journals Locating collection and delivery points for goods’ last-mile travel: A case study in New Zealand

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Ashu Kedia ◽  
Diana Kusumastuti ◽  
Alan Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Last Mile

ICICI Prudential: challenges in reaching the last mile

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Parthasarathi Das ◽  
Tapas Ranjan Moharana ◽  
Indirah Indibara
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Channel ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Insurance Company ◽  
Life Insurance Company ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Markets ◽  
Rural Market ◽  
Last Mile

Learning outcomes The specific learning objectives of the case are as follows: To contribute to the knowledge of environmental challenges faced by various financial companies while trying to foray into the rural markets, especially in case of insurance products’ expansion strategy; to understand the distribution strategy adopted by insurance companies in rural as well as urban markets; to apply the concepts such as mental accounting, designing and pricing of insurance products to develop an effective strategy for insurance products targeting the rural market; to be able to analyse the data available on products and the rural market structure that enables the students to derive from an implementable managerial framework and design an effective rural market strategy for insurance products; and to enable the students to evaluate the key rural market drivers, which will subsequently help them to develop a new structure of rural distribution channel. Case overview/synopsis ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (IPRU) was trying to reach the last mile customers of rural India to tap the opportunity and meet the Indian Government's statutory requirement of financial inclusion. Even though the leadership of IPRU was optimistic about the untapped potential of rural India, and launched a separate business vertical - Rural Business Channel (RBC) in the year 2002 to cater to this target segment, yet it faced many strategic issues while foraying into the rural domain. The company struggled with both the designing of products as per the rural customers' needs, as well as the distribution of these products in rural areas. The present case study is an attempt to bring out the strategic challenges that were faced by the IPRU management, with a major focus on designing, pricing and distribution of rural insurance products. The case study will help the readers in understanding what might go wrong while entering new rural markets and how to deal with these challenges. Complexity academic level The case study can be used to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate management students. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 8: Marketing.

scholarly journals Sharing and Riding: How the Dockless Bike Sharing Scheme in China Shapes the City

Urban Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiyun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sharing Scheme ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Bike Sharing ◽  
Future Direction

Over the last three years, the dockless bike sharing scheme has become prevalent in the context of the boom in the sharing economy, the wide use of mobile online payment, the increasing environmental awareness and the inherent market demand. This research takes Beijing as a case study, investigates the users’ characteristics, their behaviour change, and perceptions of dockless bike sharing scheme by the quantitative survey, and then analyzes the reasons behind it and how it has changed the residents’ life in Beijing. This new kind of dockless shared bikes, with great advantages of accessibility, flexibility, efficiency and affordability, helps to solve the ‘last mile’ problem, reduce the travel time, and seems to be very environmentally-friendly and sustainable. However, with the help of interview and document analysis, this research finds that the shared bikes are not the effective alternative for the frequent car-users. Nevertheless, it also has numerous negative consequences such as ‘zombie’ bikes blocking the sidewalks and vandalism to the bikes. The public is also worried about their quality and safety, especially the issues of ‘right of way’. How to coordinate and solve these problems is not only related to the future direction of the dockless bike sharing scheme but also to the vital interests of the general public. Therefore, it is important to emphasize that governments, enterprises, and the public participate in multi-party cooperation and build synergic governance networks to carry forward the advantages and avoid the negative effects of the new bike sharing system.

scholarly journals KYBURZ Small Electric Vehicles: A Case Study in Successful Deployment

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-155
Author(s):  
Erik Wilhelm ◽  
Wilfried Hahn ◽  
Martin Kyburz
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Fleet Management ◽  
Niche Markets ◽  
The Road ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
The World ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Primary Focus

AbstractThis paper is written from the perspective of a Swiss OEM which has been active in the small electric vehicle (SEV) market since 1991 and has put over 22,000 SEVs on the road around the world. KYBURZ Switzerland AG identified several important niche markets for SEVs and today sells vehicles to improve the mobility of senior citizens (e.g. KYBURZ Plus), to increase the efficiency of postal and logistics companies (e.g., KYBURZ DXP), and to imbue drivers with passion for electric vehicles (e.g., KYBURZ eRod). Most KYBURZ vehicles are currently homologated in the category L2e, L6e, or L7e. The company has also developed a Fleet Management product which gives its customers detailed insights into the performance of their electric as well as conventionally powered vehicles. Anonymized datasets from this Fleet Management system will be drawn upon in this paper to examine questions regarding their application, i.e., environmental and economic aspects. The unique feature which the authors from KYBURZ bring with this paper is that all their investigations are performed with real data gained from the field experience. The primary focus of this paper is on last-mile mobility services for postal organizations which help to increase efficiency and meet sustainability goals.

scholarly journals Accessibility and Equity Analysis of Transit Facility Sites for Common Carrier Parcel Lockers

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine L. Keeling ◽  
Jaclyn S. Schaefer ◽  
Miguel A. Figliozzi
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Transit Ridership ◽  
Freight Logistics ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Consumer Surveys ◽  
Common Carrier ◽  
Potential Strategy

Transit goals have typically focused on commuter trips but facilitating urban last mile freight logistics is a potential strategy to increase transit ridership and mitigate the demands of parcel distribution on the transportation network. Presently, most parcel lockers operate out of private businesses, but consumer surveys have found that transit users may be interested in locker facilities at transit facilities. The implementation of an unmanned, secure, common carrier parcel locker system could have benefits for non-transit users as well. This research presents a multiple-criteria approach for analyzing the potential of public transportation facilities as hosts for a common carrier locker system. Several accessibility and equity metrics, including ridership, mode of transportation, spatial distribution, and sociodemographic profiles of coverage areas are utilized. A case study utilizing real-word data from the Portland, OR region and its transit facilities is used to illustrate accessibility and equity tradeoffs. The results demonstrate that multiple facility types have the potential to host a locker system but there are complex accessibility and equity tradeoffs to be considered by stakeholders and policy makers when prioritizing locations.

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