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Developed by the Urban Freight Lab, the "final 50 feet" concept is the last link in the supply chain for urban deliveries, which includes searching for parking, moving items from the truck and navigating a route across traffic, sidewalks, bike lanes and building security to the recipient. UFL estimates that 25-50 percent of the transportation supply chain costs are driven by that last phase of the delivery.
Paper
Published: 2018
Journal/Book: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
Summary:
Delivery options have become very diverse with online shoppers demanding faster delivery options (e.g, 2-day delivery, same day delivery options) and more personalized services. For this reason, transportation planners, retailers, and delivery companies are seeking ways to better understand how best to deliver goods and services in urban areas while minimizing disruption to traffic, parking, and building operations.
Delivery options have become very diverse with online shoppers demanding faster delivery options (e.g, 2-day delivery, same day delivery options) and more personalized services. For this reason, transportation planners, retailers, and delivery companies are seeking ways to better understand how best to deliver goods and services in urban areas while minimizing disruption to traffic, parking, and building operations.
Report
Published: 2018
Summary:
This report provides compelling evidence of the effectiveness of a new urban goods delivery system strategy: Common Carrier Locker Systems that create parcel delivery density and provide secure delivery locations in public spaces.
This report provides compelling evidence of the effectiveness of a new urban goods delivery system strategy: Common Carrier Locker Systems that create parcel delivery density and provide secure delivery locations in public spaces.
Keywords:
Dwell timeFailed deliverySeattle Municipal Tower (SMT)Last-mile (final mile) deliveryFinal 50 FeetCommon carrier parcel lockers
Dwell timeFailed deliverySeattle Municipal Tower (SMT)Last-mile (final mile) deliveryFinal 50 FeetCommon carrier parcel lockers
Paper
Published: 2018
Journal/Book: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Summary:
Movement of goods within a central business district (CBD) can be very constraining with high levels of congestion and insufficient curb spaces. Pick-up and delivery activities encompass a significant portion of urban goods movement and inefficient operations can negatively impact the already highly congested areas and truck dwell times. Identifying and quantifying the delivery processes within the building is often difficult.
Movement of goods within a central business district (CBD) can be very constraining with high levels of congestion and insufficient curb spaces. Pick-up and delivery activities encompass a significant portion of urban goods movement and inefficient operations can negatively impact the already highly congested areas and truck dwell times. Identifying and quantifying the delivery processes within the building is often difficult.
Keywords:
Goods movementLast-mile (final mile) deliveryFinal 50 FeetDelivery operations and managementDwell timeFailed deliveryLoading and unloading operations
Goods movementLast-mile (final mile) deliveryFinal 50 FeetDelivery operations and managementDwell timeFailed deliveryLoading and unloading operations
Report
Published: 2018
Summary:
Urban Freight Lab’s foundational report is the first assessment in any American city of the privately-owned and operated elements of the Final 50 Feet of goods delivery supply chains (the end of the supply chain, where delivery drivers must locate both parking and end customers). These include curb parking spaces, private truck freight bays and loading docks, street design, traffic control, and delivery policies and operations within buildings.
Urban Freight Lab’s foundational report is the first assessment in any American city of the privately-owned and operated elements of the Final 50 Feet of goods delivery supply chains (the end of the supply chain, where delivery drivers must locate both parking and end customers). These include curb parking spaces, private truck freight bays and loading docks, street design, traffic control, and delivery policies and operations within buildings.