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There have been various initiatives to consolidate freight deliveries. Researchers have been primarily concerned with assessing the impact upon freight carriers. This study addresses a subject that has received limited attention: Receiver-led delivery consolidation (RLC) policy. The study aims to characterise freight receivers’ preferences for a RLC service and delve more deeply into the most preferred RLC policy variables that could induce receivers’ propensity towards choosing a RLC service. This study estimates behavioural responses of businesses in Melbourne’s CBD, Australia using a mixed logit model a latent-class logit mode with respect to receivers’ preferences for the RLC service as well as quantifying the willingness to pay (WTP) for a RLC delivery service. The modelling results show that the time-window of consolidated delivery and availability of relevant value-added services significantly influence receivers’ preferences. The study findings reveal high preferences for versions of a RLC service that maintain current delivery practices. The results of the WTP calculation suggest that while there might be a net benefit for receivers to pay for services, delivery characteristics of receivers, such as their sub-industry type, highly influence WTP. Future freight consolidation should be optimised by sub-industry and should accommodate as closely as possible the current delivery practices that businesses use. Accordingly, this study proposes suitable configurations of a RLC service based on the individual-level preferences of the most willing sub-industries.
Khalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. Modelling individual preferences of goods receivers for a Receiver-led delivery consolidation service. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2021, 150, 74 -94.
AMA StyleKhalid Aljohani, Russell G. Thompson. Modelling individual preferences of goods receivers for a Receiver-led delivery consolidation service. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2021; 150 ():74-94.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. 2021. "Modelling individual preferences of goods receivers for a Receiver-led delivery consolidation service." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 150, no. : 74-94.
Location analysis for a consolidation facility is a multi-criteria challenge, compounded by spatial constraints in real-world scenarios such as those found in inner-city areas. However, most decision support models in location studies of consolidation facilities are limited to numerical computation or multi-criteria analysis while ignoring spatial factors in location selection. This study aims to characterise suitable locations for an inner-city consolidation facility based on spatial aspects, operational requirements, and societal concerns. Accordingly, this study presents an integrated spatial multi-criteria location framework to identify and rank optimal sites for a proposed freight consolidation facility in an inner-city area using 11 decision criteria identified from key stakeholders. Real geographic data from Inner Melbourne, Australia, are used to identify 20 candidate sites which are then evaluated and ranked using the TOPSIS method. The suitability analysis confirms that the most suitable locations are in zones with affordable industrial land with excellent accessibility to major roads and goods receivers. Sensitivity analysis indicates that assigning more significance to the operational requirements and decreasing the priority weight for proximity to residential areas tip favourability towards areas with low real estate costs and more industrially-zoned parts. The multi-criteria spatial modelling allows decision-makers and transport researchers to apply value-decisions at the onset of the process, and it also allows for improved understanding and visualisation of the results and of the significance of the chosen criteria in the evaluation process.
Khalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. A multi-criteria spatial evaluation framework to optimise the siting of freight consolidation facilities in inner-city areas. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2020, 138, 51 -69.
AMA StyleKhalid Aljohani, Russell G. Thompson. A multi-criteria spatial evaluation framework to optimise the siting of freight consolidation facilities in inner-city areas. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2020; 138 ():51-69.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. 2020. "A multi-criteria spatial evaluation framework to optimise the siting of freight consolidation facilities in inner-city areas." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 138, no. : 51-69.
Efficient and reliable freight delivery and pickup services are important for the functioning of businesses in the inner-city area as well as consumption of product and services for residents, visitors and employees. The study investigated the delivery activities of freight carriers in Melbourne, Australia. Responses were collected from 55 freight carriers that provided detailed and up-to-date description of their delivery fleets and characteristics of their delivery trips. The collected responses expand the knowledge about parcel deliveries to receivers in inner-city areas. The acquired insights enable policy makers and scholars to be well-informed on the current state of last mile freight in the inner-city area. This contributes to proposing practical policy suggestions for balancing the competing needs for space and access for freight vehicles and liveability in the inner-city area.
Khalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. Last mile delivery activities in the city centre – Insights into current practices and characteristics of delivery trips. Transportation Research Procedia 2020, 46, 261 -268.
AMA StyleKhalid Aljohani, Russell G. Thompson. Last mile delivery activities in the city centre – Insights into current practices and characteristics of delivery trips. Transportation Research Procedia. 2020; 46 ():261-268.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. 2020. "Last mile delivery activities in the city centre – Insights into current practices and characteristics of delivery trips." Transportation Research Procedia 46, no. : 261-268.
Freight carriers experience major challenges while operating in highly dense inner-city areas. Timely deliveries are crucial for the success of businesses and for the long-term economic growth of metropolitan areas. Previous freight studies have paid little attention to the characteristics of freight movements in a highly dense urban context. Accordingly, this study sought to quantify the operational practices for freight carriers that deliver light parcels to inner-city business receivers. Direct insights were collected using semistructured interviews and an online survey with freight carriers in Melbourne, Australia. The intent was to describe the delivery trips and vehicle types involved in this unique segment. An assessment of operational challenges to the efficiency of freight carriers is presented in the study. In general, freight deliveries to inner-city receivers are characterised by underutilised transport capacity along with a large number of delivery stops. The findings shed light on the challenges that couriers encounter in congested inner-city areas.
Khalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. An Examination of Last Mile Delivery Practices of Freight Carriers Servicing Business Receivers in Inner-City Areas. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2837 .
AMA StyleKhalid Aljohani, Russell G. Thompson. An Examination of Last Mile Delivery Practices of Freight Carriers Servicing Business Receivers in Inner-City Areas. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2837.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. 2020. "An Examination of Last Mile Delivery Practices of Freight Carriers Servicing Business Receivers in Inner-City Areas." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2837.
There is an urgent need to develop policy solutions to the negative externalities caused by last mile deliveries, especially in increasingly high-density urban areas. The Receiver-led delivery consolidation (RLC) policy has the potential to significantly reduce the number of deliveries to receivers. However, empirical evidence shows wide variance in their success, possibly driven by the relative willingness of receivers to accept RLC policy. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to examine and model receivers' willingness to participate in the RLC service. Using a stated-preference survey, behavioural responses were collected from businesses in 13 sub-industries based in Melbourne's CBD, Australia. The businesses' preferences were estimated using an ordered logit model to identify the characteristics that could drive willingness to participate. The modelling results illustrate that the receivers' willingness to participate in the RLC service is significantly influenced by the intensity of their delivery activities and the sub-industry. Furthermore, the policy implications are discussed to facilitate setting suitable and relevant RLC policy variables for the most willing receivers.
Khalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. Receivers-led delivery consolidation policy: Estimating the characteristics of the most interested businesses to participate. Research in Transportation Economics 2019, 80, 100808 .
AMA StyleKhalid Aljohani, Russell G. Thompson. Receivers-led delivery consolidation policy: Estimating the characteristics of the most interested businesses to participate. Research in Transportation Economics. 2019; 80 ():100808.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Aljohani; Russell G. Thompson. 2019. "Receivers-led delivery consolidation policy: Estimating the characteristics of the most interested businesses to participate." Research in Transportation Economics 80, no. : 100808.