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3472. Estimating the load consolidation potential for e-commerce deliveries in Austria – a scenario-based approach
Invited abstract in session TB-24: Sustainable Logistics, stream Sustainable Supply Chains.
Tuesday, 10:30-12:00Room: 83 (building: 116)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Alexandra Anderluh
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| Institute for Integrated Mobility Research, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences | |
| 2. | Clemens Raffler
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| tbw research GesmbH | |
| 3. | Julia Simhandl
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| tbw research GesmbH |
Abstract
The importance of online shopping has risen sharply in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic brought up new customer segments, new industries and local shops were opened on a large scale by connecting to online retail. This leads to a significant increase in the volume of freight traffic.
Various innovative approaches have already been tested, but most initiatives for cooperation between logistics service providers have not succeeded so far. Appeals to individual responsibility for bundling orders on the customer side also appear to be ineffective. Therefore, restructuring the commissioning process for delivery services could be the way to go.
The idea of an independent online platform for the organization of logistics services could provide a one-stop-shop solution for these problems: instead of the current decentralized placing of delivery orders through individual dealers, deliveries could be centrally coordinated in the interests of the society and the environment. Hence, spatial, temporal as well as modal optimizations should achievable.
To evaluate the potential of such a solution the amount of load consolidation needs to be determined. A scenario-based approach is currently developed to derive appropriate estimates for Austria. First estimations show a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions caused be delivery vehicles of up to 20% for Austria in total but more detailed estimations are required to cover more realistic settings.
Keywords
- E-Commerce
- Vehicle Routing
- OR in Sustainability
Status: accepted
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