Fikar, Christian, Hirsch, Patrick, Gronalt, Manfred. 2018. A decision support system to investigate dynamic last-mile distribution facilitating cargo-bikes. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications. 21 (3), 300-317.

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@ARTICLE{Fikar2018,
title = {A decision support system to investigate dynamic last-mile distribution facilitating cargo-bikes},
author = {Christian Fikar and Patrick Hirsch and Manfred Gronalt},
year = {2018},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2017.1395830},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2017.1395830},
volume = {21},
number = {3},
language = {EN},
pages = {300-317},
journal = {International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications},
abstract = {This work presents a decision support system to facilitate efficient urban last-mile distribution. Orders are collected and delivered by a fleet of both conventional vehicles owned by a logistics provider and cargo-bikes operated by freelancers. Additionally, micro-hubs are operated to perform transshipments between multiple vehicles. To investigate the corresponding problem setting, an agent-based simulation is developed, which uses dynamic optimisation procedures to generate and select vehicle routes and transshipment points. Experiments motivated by dynamic real-world urban restaurant delivery services investigate the impact of cargo-bikes, urban consolidation and guaranteed delivery times. Potentials are discussed and implications for successful implementations are provided. Results highlight the importance of having a sufficient number of active cargo-bikes available and benefits of incorporating consolidation strategies to guarantee timely deliveries.},
}