Objectives
- The Oslo value case concentrates on B2C and home-deliveries representing the most preferred option from a consumer’s perspective.
- It uses a micro-hub located close to Lysaker, Oslo, close to the main road system and a bus station. We have developed 4 scenarios to fit with this location.
- The flexible service envisaged involves a pre-determined sequence of operators, namely: commuters, NIMBER’s community members and regular logistics operators (trade-offs between costs and reliability issues).
LEAD Strategies to be explored
- Dedicated trips with e-vans
- Crowdshipping
- Temporary urban freight storage options (a micro-hub) for exchanging goods between agents
- Return logistics via a micro-hub
- Demand-supply matching platform
Ambition
The following elements will be explored:
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- Business models financially viable and beneficial from a social/environmental perspective;
- Senders’/bringers’/receivers’ preferences for alternative delivery service concepts;
- The interplay between demand and relevant supply design of energy-friendly dedicated services and crowdshipping services;
- The role for a micro-hub to enhance delivery/pick-up flexibility;
- The economic, financial and environmental potential for a green dedicated and crowdshipping service;
- The Integration of data modeling (Discrete Choice Modeling & Agent-Based Modeling) with real-market data to support a Digital Twin approach.
- Maybe a stronger focus on sustainable crowdshipping of larger items through the road network than intended in the first place.