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3767. Guiding Local Authorities in Parcel Locker Adoption: A Case Study in Norway

Invited abstract in session TB-18: Optimization of sustainable urban mobiltiy II, stream Sustainable Cities.

Tuesday, 10:30-12:00
Room: 42 (building: 116)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Cosku Can Orhan
Business and Management Science, NHH Norwegian School of Economics
2. Stein W. Wallace
Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics

Abstract

Urban population growth and the expansion of e-commerce have driven up the volume of deliveries, the need for faster shipping services, and a greater occurrence of delivery failures in cities. Consequently, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of trips made within urban areas to meet these demands, which intensifies the burden of freight transport. Driven by these considerations, we collaborate with local authorities in Bergen, Norway to analyse the impacts of freight transport on city liveability. In this work, we analyse the adoption of parcel lockers to provide authorities with insights on how the city could benefit from them as a sustainable delivery solution. By adopting clustering and vehicle routing models of freight carriers at a strategic level, we offer guidance to authorities on essential factors for improving city liveability through the utilization of parcel lockers. In this regard, we use data on the road network and population from local authorities, as well as the distribution data from a major carrier in Norway.

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Status: accepted

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