Navigating urban logistics challenges: An optimized approach to parcel distribution in the Prague city center

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dc.contributor.authorAndar, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorHuskova, Katerina
dc.contributor.authorDyntar, Jakub
dc.contributor.otherEkonomická fakultacs
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-06T08:23:13Z
dc.date.available2024-09-06T08:23:13Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we focus on metropolitan transport logistics that has always been difficult due to the need to transport goods through a complex urban infrastructure, heavy traffic, and dense populations. The goal of this paper is to describe a micro hub location in the neighborhood of the historic center of the city of Prague, the Czech Republic in a situation where the municipalities consider prohibiting the entry of trucks with combustion engines that currently provide cargo transportation for B2B partners operating in this area. Micro hubs represent the efficient last mile consolidation and distribution facilities located in or near urban neighborhoods and serving a spatially limited, densely populated delivery area. We propose a solution combining facility location problem, vehicle routing problem and balancing with the horizontal and vertical cooperation in supply chains to locate the micro hub in the area with extremely low availability of suitable space while respecting the necessity to connect this facility to an existing network of regional terminals operated by 3PLs to ensure the distribution of cargo across the board according to the requirements of customers. For the collection and distribution of parcels within the area, we suggest to use of cargo bikes and electric vans to provide environmentally sustainable service and minimize the harmful consequences of excessive traffic for residents. We also discuss the economic implications of adopting such innovative sustainable supply chain solutions for involved horizontal and vertical supply chain partners emphasizing different motivation aspects to convince these partners to cooperate and share scarce resources.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-005
dc.identifier.eissn2336-5604
dc.identifier.issn1212-3609
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.tul.cz/handle/15240/175281
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTechnická Univerzita v Libercics
dc.publisherTechnical university of Liberec, Czech Republicen
dc.publisher.abbreviationTUL
dc.relation.ispartofEkonomie a Managementcs
dc.relation.ispartofEconomics and Managementen
dc.relation.isrefereedtrue
dc.rightsCC BY-NC
dc.subjectSustainable supply chain managementen
dc.subjecthorizontal and vertical supply chain cooperationen
dc.subjecturban parcel logisticsen
dc.subjectmicro hubsen
dc.subjectfacility location problemen
dc.subject.classificationM21
dc.subject.classificationR410
dc.subject.classificationC610
dc.titleNavigating urban logistics challenges: An optimized approach to parcel distribution in the Prague city centeren
dc.typeArticleen
local.accessopen
local.citation.epage14
local.citation.spage1
local.facultyFaculty of Economics
local.filenameEM_3_2024_1
local.fulltextyes
local.relation.abbreviationE+Mcs
local.relation.abbreviationE&Men
local.relation.issue3
local.relation.volume27
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