The Role of Urban Consolidation Centres in Sustainable Freight Transport

2013 ◽  
pp. 1297-1312
Author(s):  
Julian Allen ◽  
Michael Browne ◽  
Jacques Leonardi ◽  
Allan Woodburn
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Urban Consolidation

The chapter considers the role that urban consolidation centres (UCCs) can play in helping to reduce goods vehicle traffic and its environmental impacts in urban areas. A UCC is a logistics facility that is situated in relatively close proximity to the area that it serves. Goods destined for this area are dropped off at the UCC, and are sorted and consolidated onto goods vehicles for delivery to their final destinations, often using environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric and gas-powered goods vehicles, and electrically-assisted cycles. The development of UCCs since their first appearance in the 1970s is reviewed and the various types of UCC categorised. The freight transport and logistics advantages offered by UCCs are discussed. Case studies of four recent UCC trials are included. The objectives, operational and financial aspects and impacts of these UCCs are compared and their critical success factors identified.

The Role of Urban Consolidation Centres in Sustainable Freight Transport

2012 ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Allen ◽  
Michael Browne ◽  
Jacques Leonardi ◽  
Allan Woodburn
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Urban Consolidation

The chapter considers the role that urban consolidation centres (UCCs) can play in helping to reduce goods vehicle traffic and its environmental impacts in urban areas. A UCC is a logistics facility that is situated in relatively close proximity to the area that it serves. Goods destined for this area are dropped off at the UCC, and are sorted and consolidated onto goods vehicles for delivery to their final destinations, often using environmentally friendly vehicles such as electric and gas-powered goods vehicles, and electrically-assisted cycles. The development of UCCs since their first appearance in the 1970s is reviewed and the various types of UCC categorised. The freight transport and logistics advantages offered by UCCs are discussed. Case studies of four recent UCC trials are included. The objectives, operational and financial aspects and impacts of these UCCs are compared and their critical success factors identified.

scholarly journals Lorry Park Selection Criteria and Drivers’ Preferences: A Study from the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5214
Author(s):  
José Manuel García-Gallego ◽  
Taeun Kang ◽  
Sergio Rubio Lacoba ◽  
Andrea Genovese
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Freight Transport ◽  
The Uk

Increasing urbanization and economic activities has intensified the need for logistical processes in cities. This leads to higher levels of urban freight transport, which is associated with negative social and environmental impacts. Advances in urban logistics can help to alleviate these problems; the recent literature suggests that the creation of appropriate lorry park facilities can represent one of the possible solutions to the social and environmental issues connected to freight transport in urban areas. However, in order to be effective, such facilities need to be properly designed; studies which identify critical success factors for lorry park operations are currently lacking. As such, the purpose of this research is to identify the main criteria which lorry drivers consider when selecting a lorry park facility. In order to achieve these aims, a questionnaire survey was designed; responses from 99 lorry drivers operating in the United Kingdom were collected. Through descriptive statistics, followed by the usage of a conjoint analysis, the main results show that attributes related to food, price, and security are the most important to lorry drivers and are likely to determine the success of such initiatives. These results can provide information to policy and decision-makers related to the design of lorry park facilities in order to achieve the desired results in urban areas.

scholarly journals The Critical Success Factors for School and Community (Joint Use) Libraries in New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivienne Kaye D. Matthews ◽  
Philip J. Calvert
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
School And Community

Joint use libraries in New Zealand are generally found in the form of School and Community Libraries, primarily in rural areas, but there is little information available about their effectiveness or success. Research was undertaken by surveying all identified joint use libraries in New Zealand and then following this with detailed Case Studies of three selected libraries. As these joint use libraries continue to be established in rural and urban areas of New Zealand, this research aimed to establish the Critical Success Factors for School and Community (Joint Use) Libraries in New Zealand. A comparison of these factors with those found in overseas literature on Joint Use Libraries has yielded guidelines to enable present and future manifestations of these libraries in New Zealand to be effective and successful.

scholarly journals Project Selection Frameworks and Methodologies for Reducing Risks in Project Portfolio Management

2017 ◽  
pp. 245-263
Author(s):  
Fabio Nonino
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Selection ◽  
Project Portfolio ◽  
Project Portfolio Management ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Innovative Methodology ◽  
Correct Level

Extracting and consolidating knowledge from past projects can help managers in selecting projects with the correct level of riskiness, while market analysis gives directions for reaching the objective of a balanced project portfolio. To this extent, the chapter discusses strategic importance of project selection and the role of risks and uncertainties in project portfolio management and presents some fundamental and innovative frameworks and project selection methodologies for balancing risks. Finally, the chapter proposes a model containing an innovative methodology, based on artificial neural networks, to help managers in balancing project portfolio and assessing projects during the selection phase on the basis of risks, uncertainties and critical success factors.

The Critical Success Factors in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-108
Author(s):  
Tuncer Asunakutlu ◽  
Kemal Yuce Kutucuoglu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Ranking Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
The University

This study reviews some of the prominent ranking systems with a view to shed more light on what may constitute a critical success factor in the field of higher education. In the first part, the ranking systems are reviewed and the key principles are explained. A brief description of how institutions use ranking information is also included. In the second part of the study, the subject of internationalization in the context of ranking systems is discussed. The main challenges of competitiveness in higher education and the increasing role of internationalization are expressed. The chapter also describes threats and opportunities for the future of higher education. This section also includes suggestions for higher education administrators. In the third part, the subject of ranking with particular focus on the university-industry collaboration and its effects on the future of higher education are discussed. The role of the industry and the changing mission of the universities in the new era are explained.

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