The created value of an Urban Consolidation Centre differentiated in last-mile and network-associated value

The last few miles when transporting goods are often the most expensive. This is called the `Lastmile' and is under increasing attention in literature and with decision makers. In addition to being expensive the last mile frequently runs through urban areas and contributes to local pollution and congestion. One possible method to increase efficiency in the last mile, whilst keeping pollution and emissions low, is the Urban Consolidation Centre. In spite of the high number of projects started, there is still relatively little known on what value this concept can generate. The objective of this study is to explore the potential sectors in which the UCC can add value and how much value is actually created. We found that the construction sector can be a suitable sector for the UCC to pursue, although it necessary to do more research to determine how much value this sector can generate. The waste sector has some potential, but also has some drawbacks on suitability of waste ows for consolidation and legislation. The actual value of two cases, shipper and carrier, were studied and shows a last-mile savings between e7 and e8 per stop consolidated for most scenarios. The network effects increase this value to e12,65 for the shipper when 35 cities are included. For the carrier this value is only increased to e8,42 when 35 cities are included. These results provide the necessary basis for an accurate business model to be further developed and tested. The network effects were not previously reported and therefore add significantly to the value proposition of the UCC's business model.

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UCC
last-mile
logistics
consolidation
value
VRP

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