Publications

Research Challenges In City Logistics For Circular Supply Chains Of E-Waste

This paper presents challenges in city logistics for circular supply chains of e-e-waste. Efficient e-waste management is one of the strategies to save materials, critical minerals, and precious metals.

Challenges in city logistics and circular value chains for e-waste

Little progress has been made in recent years toward achieving a fully circular economy by 2050. Implementing circular urban supply chains is a major economic transformation that can only work if significant ...

Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics

Research finds that the global market value of cargo bikes will hit 2.4 billion euros by 2031. Analysts with Future Market Insights assessing the growth of cargo bikes have placed the parcel courier industry as a key ...

Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics

Research finds that the global market value of cargo bikes will hit 2.4 billion euros by 2031.

Governance models for sustainable urban construction logistics: barriers for collaboration

Urban construction logistics has a big impact on cities. The topic of this paper is governance strategies for realising more sustainable urban construction logistics. Although not much research has been done in the ...

Connecting traffic management and freight transport for sustainable logistics and supply chains: The case of ITSLOG and SAILOR projects in Amsterdam

In the city of Amsterdam commercial transport is responsible for 15% of vehicles, 34% of traffic’s CO2 emissions and 62% of NOx emissions. The City of Amsterdam plans to improve traffic flows using real time ...

City logistics: light and electric

In this series of publications, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Faculty of Technology presents the results of applied research. The series is aimed at professionals and unlocks the knowledge and ...

The potential of light electric vehicles for specific freight flows

The number of light commercial vehicles in cities is growing, which puts increasing pressure on the liveability of cities. Light electric freight vehicles (LEFV) and cargo bikes can offer a solution, as they occupy ...

Exploring criteria for tendering for sustainable urban construction logistics

A large share of urban freight in cities is related to construction works. Construction is required to create attractive, sustainable and economically viable cities. When activities at and around construction sites ...

Reducing lead-times and lead-time variance in cooperative distribution networks

The academic and professional attention to the large synergies<br/>hidden in horizontal collaborations is increasing. This study attempts to address the impact of collaborative transport on transportation ...

Multi-actor participatory decision-making in urban construction logistics

The purchasing behavior of public organizations and its impact on city logistics