Micro terminals - a sustainable solution to urban logistics?
Sammanfattning
The subject of urban freight distribution has received increasing attention as more people settle
in urban areas. Traditionally seen as an essential foundation for the modern society, freight
transports have provided urban areas with the necessities needed for its subsistence.
Nevertheless, with a growing dependency on fossil fuels and an increasing number of vehicles
to distribute goods, questions have recently been raised about its sustainability. In order to meet
these challenges, the industry have proposed a number of innovative ways to mitigate the
problems. This paper aims to investigate the scope and viability for one of these concepts called
a micro terminal. Through an exploratory case study this platform has been evaluated against
two other methods of urban distribution. Primary data have also been collected from central
stakeholders engaged in urban freight distribution in order to explore if this type of initiative is
feasible from a planning and business point of view. The findings revealed the concept of a
micro terminal performs relatively well compared to other distribution approaches, but that a
successful implementation is highly affected by local pre-conditions and the ability of
stakeholders agree on measures needed.
Examinationsnivå
Master 2-years
Övrig beskrivning
MSc in Logistics and Transport Management
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Datum
2018-07-02Författare
Ruus, Andreas
Andersson, Henrik
Nyckelord
Urban Logistics
Consolidation
Sustainability
Micro terminals
Serie/rapportnr.
Master Degree Project
2018-78
Språk
eng