Urban Freight Transportation Systems

Urban Freight Transportation Systems

Editors

Ralf Elbert

Chair of Management and Logistics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Christian Friedrich

Chair of Management and Logistics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Manfred Boltze

Institute for Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Hans-Christian Pfohl

Supply Chain and Network Management, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany, Management and Logistics, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Front Matter

Copyright

Contributors

Authors' Biographies

Emerging issues in urban freight transportation systems—introduction and overview of the book

Part A. Land-use and urban production

Chapter 1. Logistics locations patterns—distance-based methods for relative industrial concentration measurement applied to the region of Berlin–Brandenburg

1. Introduction

2. Scope of the study

3. Method

4. Results

5. Conclusions

Chapter 2. Developing a pricing model for promoting coordinated resource demand in cooperative warehouses

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

3. Pricing model

4. Simulation model

5. Simulation study

6. Conclusion

Chapter 3. Urban factories—interdisciplinary perspectives on resource efficiency

1. Introduction and background

2. Interfaces of urban factories

3. Planning activities for urban factories

4. Toward an interdisciplinary design approach of urban factories

5. Common control system of urban factories

Part B. Logistics concepts and urban freight transportation

Chapter 4. Improving cost efficiency and environmental impact through the integration of light freight and passenger railway transport and last-mile distribution analysis

1. Introduction

2. Background

3. Proposed railroad-based distribution model

4. Model analysis: comparison between pure road distribution and mixed railroad distribution

5. Discussion and conclusions

Chapter 5. Commercial traffic 2.0—analysis and recommendations of delivery strategies for the package delivery industry in urban areas

1. Introduction

2. Research interests

3. Methodology

4. Results and recommendations

5. Conclusion

Chapter 6. The impact of data accuracy for efficient and feasible routing plans

1. Introduction

2. Defining the data required to create the routing plans

3. The description of the routing software

4. Results of routing plans and their evaluation

5. Conclusions

Chapter 7. Last-mile transport of fragmented deliveries: delivery preferences of nanostoreowners

1. Introduction

2. Supplying nanostores—state of the art

3. Research method

4. Results

5. Implications

6. Conclusions

Chapter 8. The development and status quo of freight transport in China

1. Introduction

2. Experience and lessons

3. Current policy

4. Future prospects

Chapter 9. Transshipment hub automation in China's courier/express/parcel sector

1. Introduction

2. Automation equipment for transshipment hubs

3. Transshipment hub automation in China's courier/express/parcel sector

4. Summary

Part C. Application of new technologies and deployment of electric vehicles

Chapter 10. Scenario-based development of intelligent transportation systems for road freight transport in Germany

1. Introduction

2. Intelligent transportation systems for road freight transport

3. Method

4. Results of the scenario analysis

5. Practical implication and conclusion

Chapter 11. Assessing the potential of truck platooning in short distances: the case study of Portugal

1. Introduction

2. Truck platooning concept

3. Problem formulation and simulation model presentation and specification

4. Results and conclusions

Chapter 12. E-vehicles for urban logistics—why is it not happening yet?—Requirements of an innovative and sustainable urban logistics concept

1. Introduction and motivation

2. E-traffic and commercial transport—a short overview on its background

3. Test cases of e-vehicles for urban logistics

4. Lessons learned

5. Developments still needed

6. Summary and outlook

Chapter 13. Mobility behavior of companies in urban areas: a triangulation approach to explore the potential for battery electric vehicle

1. Introduction

2. Triangulation as a methodological research approach

3. Data basis

4. Findings

5. Conclusion

Chapter 14. Enhancing the potential for battery electric vehicle by identifying behaviorally homogenous groups in commercial traffic

1. Introduction

2. Research approach

3. Data basis

4. Implementation

5. Conclusion for deployment potential of battery electric vehicle

Urban freight transportation systems: current trends and prospects for the future

1. Current trends

2. Future directions and implications

3. Final remarks

Index

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Contributors

Ilja Bäumler,     Universität Bremen, ABWL und Logistikmanagement, Bremen, Germany

Manfred Boltze,     Technische Universität Darmstadt, Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Darmstadt, Germany

Michael Bucherer,     TU Braunschweig, Institute of Industrial Building and Construction Design, Braunschweig, Germany

Uwe Clausen,     TU Dortmund University, Institute of Transport Logistics, Dortmund, Germany

Verena Charlotte Ehrler,     DLR Institute of Transport Research, Berlin, Germany

Ralf Elbert,     Technische Universität Darmstadt, Chair of Management and Logistics, Darmstadt, Germany

Patrick Fieltsch,     Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics, Hamburg, Germany

Heike Flämig,     Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics, Hamburg, Germany

Christian Friedrich,     Technische Universität Darmstadt, Chair of Management and Logistics, Darmstadt, Germany

Christoph Herrmann,     TU Braunschweig, Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology, Braunschweig, Germany

Silke Höhl,     Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business and Law, Fachgruppe Logistik, Frankfurt, Germany

Adrian Horváth,     Széchenyi István University, Department of Logistics and Forwarding, Győr, Hungary

Max Juraschek,     TU Braunschweig, Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology, Braunschweig, Germany

Praveen Kanwat,     Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Johannes Kern,     Bosch-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management, Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies, Tongji University Shanghai, Shanghai, P.R. China; Group of Supply Chain and Network Management, Department of Law and Economics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Bram Kin

Sustainable Transport and Logistics TNO, The Hague, the Netherlands

MOBI – Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Jens Klauenberg,     DLR Institute of Transport Research, Berlin, Germany

Jan-Karl Knigge,     Technische Universität Darmstadt, Chair of Management and Logistics, Darmstadt, Germany

Herbert Kotzab

Universität Bremen, ABWL und Logistikmanagement, Bremen, Germany

Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia

Falko Krause Cauduro,     DLR Institute of Transport Research, Berlin, Germany

Felix Kreuz,     TU Dortmund University, Institute of Transport Logistics, Dortmund, Germany

Emilio Larrodé

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Transportation Division, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (i3A), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Anika Lobig,     DLR Institute of Transport Research, Berlin, Germany

Cathy Macharis,     MOBI – Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Christian Matt,     Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics, Hamburg, Germany

Victoria Muerza

MIT International Logistics Program, Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain

Aragon Institute of Engineering Research (i3A), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Haixiao Pan,     Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Ricardo Pereira,     CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Hans-Christian Pfohl,     Bosch-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management, Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies, Tongji University Shanghai, Shanghai, P.R. China; Group of Supply Chain and Network Management, Department of Law and Economics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Antje Quitta,     Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, Fachgruppe Neue Mobilität Frankfurt, Germany

Vasco Reis,     CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Daniela Rischke,     DLR Institute of Transport Research, Berlin, Germany

Kerstin Rosenberger,     Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics, Hamburg, Germany

Petra Schäfer,     Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, Fachgruppe Neue Mobilität Frankfurt, Germany

Kai-Oliver Schocke,     Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business and Law, Fachgruppe Logistik, Frankfurt, Germany

Anne Söfker-Rieniets,     TU Dortmund University, Department of Urban Design and Land Use Planning, Dortmund, Germany

Arnim Spengler,     Universität Duisburg Essen, Institute for Urban Development and Planning, Essen, Germany

Marcel Steffen,     Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics, Hamburg, Germany

Kevin Sterckx,     MOBI – Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Sara Verlinde,     MOBI – Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology Research Centre, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Pascal Wolff,     Bosch-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management, Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies, Tongji University Shanghai, Shanghai, P.R. China; Group of Supply Chain and Network Management, Department of Law and Economics, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Yuming Zheng,     Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Authors' Biographies

Jens Klauenberg is a research associate at the DLR Institute of Transport Research. From 2002 to 2007, he was research assistant at the University of Rostock, Institute for Transport and Logistics. His main research topics in Rostock were distribution in seaports and tourism. In Rostock, he gained experience in project management. In 2008, he finished his PhD thesis on the topic Distribution Centers in Seaports. In 2009 and 2010, he was research assistant at the Baltic Institute of Marketing, Transport and Tourism at the University of Rostock. Since 2011 he is working at the DLR. His research activities are connected to freight transport, logistics hub, urban freight transport, and electromobility in commercial transport. He has been project manager in various national and international projects. Between 2013 and 2017, he has been heading the research group Freight Transport and Logistics. Since then Jens Klauenberg is working in the research group Freight and Last Mile Logistics as project manager. He is coordinator of the ERA-NET EME project EUFAL (Electric Urban Freight and Logistics). Since 2015 Jens Klauenberg is lecturer at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau (TH Wildau).

Falko Krause Cauduro, master student at Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. His currently enrolled in an Economical Mathematics program specializing in Applied Data Science. With focus on Machine Learning, the main research topics include Spatial Data Science and Pattern Recognition as well as general Applications of Statistics and Probability Theory. Further experiences include time series analysis on large data sets of electricity load curves as well as options and portfolio theory applied to energy markets. He is furthermore employed as working student for data analysis at a large IT consultancy.

Ralf Elbert is a full professor and chair of Management and Logistics at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He has extensive experiences in transportation logistics, intermodal freight transport, and intralogistics as an academic researcher and consultant to both the public and private sectors. His research focuses on warehouse management and the planning of cooperative urban logistics facilities. Further research interests include, among others, intralogistics, manual order picking, and intermodal freight transport. He is Chair of the WCTRS special interest group on intermodal freight transport. His email address is elbert@log.tudarmstadt.de.

Jan-Karl Knigge is a research assistant at the chair of Management and Logistics at Technische Universität Darmstadt. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Technische Universität Darmstadt. In his research, he concentrates on the simulation of cooperative warehouses and the influence of human factors on manual order picking. His email address is knigge@log.tu-darmstadt.de.

Emilio Larrodé is a full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza. He holds a BE in Industrial Engineering, an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, and a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Zaragoza. He is founder and Director of the Zaragoza Logistics Center (2003–04), Director of the Master's Degree in Logistics at the University of Zaragoza (2001–05), Director of the Council for Industrial and Technological Diversification (2007), and Director of the Master in Mechanical Systems at the University of Zaragoza. His research interests include operational research, project management, diversification, decision support systems, and applications in urban/rail/air transport engineering and logistics. He is the author and coauthor of a wide range of scientific papers that have been presented at conferences and published in academic journals. He has hosted more than 30 conferences and was a member of the organizing committee of more than 20 scientific conferences and workshops. Orcid: 0000-0002-5857-8003.

Victoria Muerza is a postdoctoral researcher in the MIT International Logistics Program at the Zaragoza Logistics Center. She holds a BSc in Electronics Engineering, an MSc in Industrial Engineering, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering, all from the University of Zaragoza. She is coauthor of several scientific papers published in indexed journals and national and international conferences. Her research interests include transport and logistics in the supply chain, decision-making optimization, multicriteria decision-making, the analysis and development of industrial and technological diversification processes, the analysis of the technological competitiveness of firms and regions, the management of technology and innovation, and technology evaluation. Orcid: 0000-0002-2405-4375.

Kai-Oliver Schocke is a full professor for production and logistics at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. He holds a diploma in industrial engineering and management of TU Darmstadt and a PhD in production planning from TU Darmstadt. Before he was appointed as a professor, he worked 14   years as a manager for Evonik Industries AG, lastly as global head of PLEXIGLAS. His research focus is on air cargo logistics, digitalization, and urban transport.

Silke Höhl, MSc, is a researcher at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She holds a BEng in civil engineering and an MSc in industrial engineering and management from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. In addition, she is a PhD student at Napier University in Edinburgh, UK. Her research focus is on urban transport.

Antje Quitta, MEng, was a researcher at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She holds a BSc in life sciences from Leuphana Universität Lüneburg and a master of engineering in life science management from Hochschule RheinMain. Currently, she works as a traffic planner for Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain. Her research focus is on urban transport.

Petra Schäfer is a full professor for traffic planning at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. She holds a diploma in civil engineering of TU Darmstadt and a PhD in traffic planning from TU Darmstadt. Before she was appointed as a professor, she worked as project lead for ZIV—Zentrum für integrierte Verkehrssysteme in Darmstadt. Her research focus is on electromobility, traffic planning, and urban transport.

Adrian Horváth is a senior lecturer in the Department of Logistics and Forwarding at the Széchenyi István University. He graduated as transportation engineer. He obtained his doctoral degree for a study on routing and data accuracy from Széchenyi István University. His research field is special routing problems in distribution. He works also in development projects with 3PL and forwarding companies.

Bram Kin obtained his PhD in 2018   at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He researched bundling alternatives to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of fragmented last mile deliveries in multiple cities globally. Today, he works as a researcher on sustainable urban mobility and logistics at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO.

Sara Verlinde specializes in City Logistics. Her joint PhD in economics and geography (May 2015 at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University) researched freight flow consolidation concepts and off-hour deliveries. Today, she is a postdoctoral research associate in the research group MOBI where she is responsible for the City Logistics team.

Kevin Sterckx acquired the degree of master of science in Business Engineering: Business and Technology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His master thesis focused on the assessment of the delivery preferences of nanostore owners in a megacity environment, with Jakarta as case study.

Cathy Macharis is a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She teaches courses in supply chain management and sustainable mobility and logistics. She is specialized in the assessment of policy measures and innovative concepts in the field of sustainable logistics and urban mobility. She is head of the research group MOBI (Mobility, Logistics, and Automotive Technology) and the department BUTO (Business Technology and Operations).

Verena Charlotte Ehrler following her degree in economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Verena worked for over 15   years in logistics, in the transport and transport-related industry in Switzerland and in the UK. This industry experience was followed by a PhD in Transport Research from the Technical University, Berlin, in 2011.

In 2010, Verena joined the DLR Institute of Transport Research where she headed the Department of Commercial Transport until 2013. Since 2014 she is working as a project manager and lecturer. Her main fields of research are sustainable supply chains and the analysis of complex logistics structures. Recent project work focused on emission calculation standardization of transport chains, e-vehicles for commercial transport, the impact of ICT on logistics structures, and physical Internet.

She was coordinator for the European FP7 COFRET project (Carbon Footprint of Freight Emissions), has chaired the ISO IWA 16:2015 on emission calculations, and has headed various projects related to e-traffic and innovative urban delivery structures.

In 2018, Verena was awarded the TRA Visions Senior Researcher Award Cross Modality.

Anika Lobig, since her degree in industrial engineering in 2014, Anika is working at the DLR Institute of Transport Research in the Department of Commercial Transport as a research assistant and project manager. Her research fields are innovations in freight transport, e-mobility, automated driving, and the economic assessment of innovations. Former project work focused on user acceptance of commercial electric vehicles and chances to integrate electric vehicles into the logistics processes.

Daniela Rischke, MSc (B. Luft), she graduated with a master in mathematics at the University of Berlin in 2012. Since that time Daniela works at the DLR as a research assistant and project manager. Her research interests include e-mobility, combinatorial optimization of freight transport as well as its simulation.

Heike Flämig is a professor for transport chains and logistics at the Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology. She is founder and managing partner of KONKAVE since 2004. Prof. Flämig's research focuses on the implementation of sustainable design in economic transport system.

Patrick Fieltsch, MSc is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology since 2017. He has a master's degree in Logistics, Infrastructure, and Mobility. His main research areas are the use of battery electric vehicles in commercial transport, weight- and volume-related efficiency indicators in road freight transport, and spatial effects of logistics.

Christian Matt is working as a chief engineer at the Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology since 2018 and was previously a research assistant. His research focuses on operational mobility decisions in the field of electric mobility.

Kerstin Rosenberger, MSc is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology since 2016. She has a master's degree in Logistics, Infrastructure, and Mobility. Kerstin Rosenberger is a member of the executive committee of the German Association of Transport Sciences (DVWG).

Marcel Steffen, MSc is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology since 2016. He has a master's degree in International Production Engineering and Management. His research focuses on sustainable logistics.

Kerstin Rosenberger, MSc is working as a research assistant at the Institute of Transport Planning and Logistics at the Hamburg University of Technology in the field of sustainability, logistics, and commercial transport since 2016. She has a master's degree in Logistics, Infrastructure, and Mobility. Kerstin Rosenberger is a member of the executive committee of the German Association of Transport Sciences (DVWG).

Ilja Bäumler is postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Logistics Management at the University of Bremen since 2019. He received his Master's degree (2015) and a PhD in economics (2019) from the University of Bremen. His research is mostly focused on logistics, bibliometric analysis, and futurology. He is especially interested in the future of intelligent transportation systems for road freight transport.

Herbert Kotzab is professor and chair of Logistics Management at the University of Bremen. He received a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Management, a PhD (1996), and a postdoctoral degree (Habilitation; 2002) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. He held a full professorship position at the Copenhagen Business School at the Department of Operations Management and is currently International Professor at the Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia. His research focuses on supply chain management, service operations, and consumer-driven value networks. Since 2013, he is member of the Editor-in-Chief team of Logistics Research.

Johannes Kern is a senior research associate at the Bosch-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management at Tongji University, China. He is a PhD candidate at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, where his research focuses on Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, particularly on buyer–supplier relationships. Before that he worked in various functions in Purchasing and Logistics at the Bosch Group in Asia-Pacific, where he led teams and conducted strategic projects in China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and India. Johannes holds a MSc in European Management from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, a MSc in Management (Programme Grande Ecole) from emlyon business school, France, and a MSc in International Business from Aston University, UK.

Pascal Wolff is a senior research associate at the Bosch-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management at Tongji University, China. He holds a MSc in Business Management and Engineering from Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany. He is a double-degree PhD candidate in Management Science and Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, and at Tongji University, China. Pascal’s research interests encompass various topics in the fields of operations, logistics, and supply chain management. His current research focuses on warehouse operations and automation. In particular, he investigates workforce planning and truck scheduling in distribution centers and explores the design of robotic mobile fulfillment systems for e-commerce warehouses. Furthermore, he teaches MBA and master students from around the world in operations management, supply chain management, and strategic sourcing.

Christian Friedrich is a research associate at the Chair of Management and Logistics at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. He holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Technische Universität Dresden. His research focus is on urban freight consolidation concepts and applications of simulation modeling and analysis in logistics, transportation, and supply chains.

Vasco Reis is a research fellow at the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon. His research interests include the real-time integration and simulation of freight transport systems. He has been involved as executive director or partner in more twenty-five national and international R&D projects. He has published diverse scientific papers in both journals and conferences, as well as contributing to several book chapters. He is a member of the Freight and Logistics Committee of the European Transport Conference, as well as member of Transport Research Board’s Intermodal Transfer Facilities Committee. He is an Editorial Board Member of Elsevier’s Case Studies on Transport Policy.

Haixiao Pan is professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China, hxpank@online.sh.cn. His research interests include active transport, travel behavior, and transit-oriented development.

Yuming Zheng is master candidate, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China, 1830073@tongji.edu.cn. His research interests include travel behavior and big data analytics.

Manfred Boltze is professor for Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) since 1997. He studied civil engineering and received a doctor degree for his work on traffic signal control in 1988. His research covers a broad range of traffic and transport related topics, such as planning methodology, traffic management, intelligent transport systems, road traffic signals, traffic safety, and transport and health. Thirty-five doctoral students and more than 200 diploma and master students graduated under his supervision. More than 200 publications, memberships in editorial boards and advisory boards, and many other activities indicate his comprehensive commitment to promote research and education in his discipline.

Hans-Christian Pfohl is Professor Emeritus at the Technische Universität and Professor of Management and Logistics at the Tongji University. The result of his management, logistics, and supply chain research is documented in an extensive list of books, articles, and reports. He held numerous offices in science, associations, and industry. He is head of the European Logistics Association Committee for Research and is a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journals Logistics Research, Logistique and Management, and the International Journal of Logistics Management.

Uwe Clausen is university professor for transport logistics and director of the Institute of Transport Logistics (ITL) at TU Dortmund University as well Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML at which he is responsible for Logistics, Transport and Environment.

Christoph Herrmann is university professor for Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering and co-director of IWF, Institute of Machine Tools and Production Technology, Technische Universität Braunschweig as well as member of the institute management at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST.

Michael Bucherer is a registered architect and a research assistant at the Institute of Industrial Building and Constructive Design at Technische Universität Braunschweig, where he focuses on transdisciplinary research on industrial building, strategic planning of complex construction projects and urban production.

Max Juraschek is a researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Engineering at Technische Universität Braunschweig. He holds a master’s degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency from Universität Kassel. His research is focused on urban factories and production systems, learning factories, mixed reality and engineering education.

Felix Kreuz is research assistant at the Institute of Transport Logistics (ITL) at TU Dortmund University. He holds a master’s degree in Logistics from TU Dortmund University. His research is focused on traffic modeling and urban logistics as well as green logistics.

Arnim J. Spengler is a research assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen and Managing Director of Construction Tech Startup BuildersMind. He researches in the fields of AI-supported automation in construction management and the use of robot systems in the construction industry.

Anne Söfker-Rieniets is a researcher and lecturer at the Chair and Institute of Urban Design at the RWTH Aachen University. She studies Architecture at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. She is focused on urban morphology, building culture and resource efficiency.

Praveen Kanwat is a Software Developer at Flipkart (Walmart), currently working in the Recommendation team. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His research interest and experience lies in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Recommendation Systems and Optimisation problems.

Emerging issues in urban freight transportation systems—introduction and overview of the book

Manfred Boltze ¹ , Ralf Elbert ² , Hans-Christian Pfohl ³ , and Christian Friedrich ² ,      ¹ Technische Universität Darmstadt, Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Darmstadt, Germany,      ² Technische Universität Darmstadt, Chair of Management and Logistics, Darmstadt, Germany,      ³ Technische Universität Darmstadt, Supply Chain and Network Management, Darmstadt, Germany

Abstract

This chapter highlights the recent challenges in urban freight transportation and explains the scope of this book. It introduces the content of the included chapters, each of them addressing specific issues related to urban freight transportation systems. For that purpose, the chapters are allocated to four groups: Land-use and urban production, logistics concepts and urban traffic, application of new technologies, and deployment of electric vehicles. Finally, the context of creating this book is explained, introducing to the series of