Optimizing last-mile delivery operations through the design of a network of urban micro-hubs and autonomous delivery robots for the Madrid area
The rapid rise in e-commerce has significantly increased global parcel volumes, with a 150% rise since 2016, and a 14.6% annual growth rate in the EU from 2017 to 2021. This surge has exacerbated urban congestion, air, and noise pollution, necessitating innovative urban logistics solutions. This res...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis de maestría |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/415747 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/415747 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Autonomous robots Last-mile delivery Autonomous Delivery Robots Robots autònoms Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica |
| Sumario: | The rapid rise in e-commerce has significantly increased global parcel volumes, with a 150% rise since 2016, and a 14.6% annual growth rate in the EU from 2017 to 2021. This surge has exacerbated urban congestion, air, and noise pollution, necessitating innovative urban logistics solutions. This research investigates a novel two-echelon last-mile delivery model using autonomous delivery robots (ADRs). The first echelon involves overnight transportation of parcels from a consolidation center to urban micro-hubs, while the second echelon uses ADRs for daytime parcel distribution from the micro-hubs to customers. Utilizing operational data provided by a logistics operator in the Madrid area, the study incorporates a new tool that allows to generate distances between customers following the real road network to generate distance matrices required for optimal delivery route generation. Results demonstrate that ADRs can reduce operational costs by over 15% and offer significant environmental and logistical benefits. The study underscores the potential of ADRs to revolutionize urban logistics, highlighting the importance of strategic planning and collaboration among logistics operators for future implementation. |
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