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Evaluating the Impact of Urban Consolidation Center and Off-Hour Deliveries on Freight Flows to a Retail District Using Agent-Based Simulation
Transportation Research Record, Vol.2677(2), pp.264-281
2023
Abstract
With rapid ongoing urbanization, cities across the world face a multitude of challenges in urban logistics. Delivery of goods to retail districts is particularly challenging as these places are typically located in congested urban centers. In response, policy makers have explored various freight management initiatives, including urban consolidation centers (UCC) and off-hour deliveries (OHD). This study examines the impact of these initiatives on freight flows to a retail district in Singapore. The study approach pairs empirical behavioral models and an agent-based simulation. First, using results from a stated preference survey, the choice behavior of two relevant actors—establishments that ship goods and establishments that receive goods within a retail district—and their likelihood of participating in UCC or OHD are analyzed. Then, the resulting behavioral models are incorporated into a city-scale agent-based simulator to evaluate the impact of these initiatives on freight flows, tracking multiple logistics-related performance indicators. The results show that the likelihood of participating in UCC and OHD declines when multiple actors are involved in the participation decision. Both UCC and OHD have the potential to reduce freight traffic and parking demand, although in different ways. For UCC, a minimum level of participation must be achieved to guarantee increase in vehicle load factors. OHD decreases load factors as well as the required number of dedicated trips to the retail district.
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- Title
- Evaluating the Impact of Urban Consolidation Center and Off-Hour Deliveries on Freight Flows to a Retail District Using Agent-Based Simulation
- Authors
- Rakhi Manohar Mepparambath - Singapore University of Technology and DesignLynette Cheah - Singapore University of Technology and DesignP. Christopher Zegras - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAndré Romano Alho (Corresponding Author) - Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and TechnologyTakanori Sakai - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
- Publication details
- Transportation Research Record, Vol.2677(2), pp.264-281
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Date published
- 2023
- DOI
- 10.1177/03611981221092385
- ISSN
- 2169-4052; 0361-1981
- Copyright note
- © National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991029279902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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