Assessing the Performance of Urban Distribution Networks

• Russell G. Thompson ^[1] ; Andrii Galkin ^[1] ; Joyce Zhang ^[1] ; Kim Hassall ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Melbourne

     University of Melbourne

     Australia

     
  2. [2] Industrial Logistics Institute, Australia
• Localización: International Physical Internet Conference - IPIC 2023: Conference papers and posters Contributions Proceedings, 2023
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Due to increasing concerns regarding rising emissions, urban congestion and financial costs itis important to develop and identify appropriate performance measures that can be used to aidthe design of improved urban distribution networks. The Physical Internet (PI) concept involvestransforming independent logistics networks into open and shared networks for improvingsustainability. This involves designing new networks that are based on utilising multipletransport modes and transfer points. There is a need to compare the performance of typicalurban freight networks with collaborative networks that involve shared use of warehouses andfreight vehicles. This paper presents an assessment of several criteria that can be used toquantify the performance of freight and logistics networks in cities. Multi-criteria analysis isconducted for common urban goods networks including retail swaps and retail distribution.The analysis contained in this paper can be used to assist network planners and designers toidentify the most appropriate criteria to aid the design of future urban freight networks forachieving net zero emissions. Such measures can provide direction for fleet managers, urbanfreight planners as well as communities.