Journal article
A stakeholder-based evaluation of the most suitable and sustainable delivery fleet for freight consolidation policies in the inner-city area
K Aljohani, RG Thompson
Sustainability Switzerland | MDPI | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.3390/su11010124
Abstract
Abstract: Freight carriers, receivers and citizens in the inner-city area suffer the most from issues impacting last mile delivery due to exacerbated traffic congestion, limited parking and unsustainable delivery vehicles. Freight consolidation policies offer a sustainable solution to address these problems. The freight vehicles used in the consolidated deliveries could play a significant role in the sustainability and success of these policies. This paper applies a multi-stakeholder decision support approach to evaluate the suitability and potential of various delivery fleet configurations in addressing the perspectives and requirements of all stakeholders involved in last mile delivery to ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The primary author (Khalid Aljohani) would like to extend his gratitude to University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the financial support in his PhD research scholarship, part of which is the research presented herein. The authors express their gratitude to the MOBI Research Centre (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) for the access to use the MAMCA Software. The authors express their gratitude to the Volvo REF Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE-SUFS) for their financial support to cover the article-processing charge to publish this article.