7.18 Solutions?

Movement of Goods 1.One way the industry can combat last mile challenges. Is by opening a secondary distribution hub outside the major city limits. Goods would go from the regional distribution center to this secondary distribution hub. Then the goods are closer to final-destination in the city. 2.Making the distance for the last mile smaller. 3.But the real solution comes from the type of vehicle used to distribute the the goods in the city 4.Proposed Solutions: Delivery lockers, example: Amazon’s storefront pickup locations. Drone and robots. Route optimization software

FMRI Research: 1.Sustainable Urban Freight Mobility Through Optimization of Logistics Facility Locations. FMRI Research Project.

This project considered to reevaluate freight providers traditional approach of positioning their distributions centers. This is because the traditional approach causes traffic congestion, increased emissions and higher delay. This project focused on a sustainable and cost-efficient approach by developing a a multi-objective framework for the facility location problem, NP-Hard optimization problem. The model selects an optimal number of locations to create “mini hubs” inside the urban areas. The trucks would arrive at the “mini facilities and unload the goods. The goods are then delivered (Last-Mile) via eco-friendly transportation modes (handcarts, bicycles, self-picked up) to the final destinations, This project explores sustainable delivery solutions while simultaneously improving urban freight mobility.

  1. Integrate Autonomous delivery Vehicle Into Sustainable Urban Logistics Planning and Optimization. This project considered autonomous delivery vehicles as a novel approach to improve urban logistics and more specifically, improve the Last-Mile-Delivery. The reason this project was initiated is due to the current trend of sustainable urban distribution hubs which they are smaller logistic centers to be placed in the city. Studies show that drone delivery services are better suited for rural and suburban locations. But autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) are best suited for urban city centers. Specifically, ADVs should be used as ground bases delivery services to address the Last-Mile-Delivery. The reduce road traffic, no need for parking, The primary objective is to identify an urban logistic optimization model while minimizing operations cost and carbon footprint.
Autonomous Delivery Robot

(#fig:Figure 7.16)Autonomous Delivery Robot