Before the COVID-19 pandemic there had already been an increase in individual shipment transportation including inner-city areas. During the pandemic and implementation of adopted preventive measures, it has increased by more than 100% in some cities. This presents an unsustainable development, particularly in terms of urban environment. The above-mentioned development has accelerated the research related to optimal allocation of logistics centres considering the last-mile distribution. Unfortunately, the theoretical mathematical model that finds an optimal urban logistics centre location based on the matrix of distance, number, and weight of shipments is not applicable in most cities. Therefore, the following research methodology was chosen in accordance with the approved territorial plan. The authors considered those locations in Bratislava—the capital of Slovak Republic—which are designated, or suitable for building up of an urban logistics centre. These localities were afterwards evaluated in a real-world case study employing methods of mathematical programming (linear programming), the nearest neighbour method, and the Clarke-Wright method. The presented methodology can be applied not only when deciding on the appropriate location of the city logistics centre, but also at optimizing the vehicle routing problem. Taking into account the urban logistics sustainability and the e-commerce growth, it was analysed whether the suggested location of urban logistics centre is feasible to provision examined facilities using electric vehicles. The range of considered electric vehicles of N2 category present in the market tends to be at the limits of distribution routes length for the given case study. Therefore, the article also deals with the fast-charging possibilities of vehicles during handling operations and the use of hybrid freight vehicles in city logistics.

In large urban agglomerations, various logistical problems arise due to high population density and deficient transport infrastructure. City logistics involves the efficient distribution of freight transport in urban areas and approaches to mitigate environmental impacts and traffic congestion. This paper aims to use a two-step cluster analytic approach to segmentation of EU27 capital cities based on their city logistics performance. To obtain primary outcomes, the log-likelihood measure in SPSS Statistics was used. The results can be used to identify the development and implementation of logistics measures in capitals across the EU. In addition to clustering, the statistical analysis evaluates the position of investigated cities concerning traffic congestions, and from an environmental point of view, the carbon dioxide produced from transport. The scrutiny delivers practical outlooks on how clustering can be undertaken and proves how the clusters can be used to plan city logistics and supply chain management. Finally, the paper deals with smart city indices from the perspective of sustainable mobility and examines its correlation with city logistics.

Jozef Gnap, Vladimír Konečný, Radovan Slávik, Dominika Beňová; Preliminary communication, pp. 259-265 Download

Mestská logistika a City logistika sú súhrnnými pojmami pre veľké množstvo koncepcií spájania mestskej nákladnej dopravy a udržateľnosti prostredníctvom znižovania negatívnych prevádzkových a environmentálnych javov. City logistika má naviac za úlohu redukovať náklady na zásobovanie, znižovať požiadavky na zdroje a zlepšovať kvalitu života obyvateľov miest. Príspevok je venovaný problematike spojitosti medzi priestorovým plánovaním a rozvojom City logistiky. Ústrednou tézou je posúdenie implementácie logistických opatrení a logistických centier vo vzťahu k územnému plánovaniu. Cieľ výskumu je komparatívna prípadová štúdia Slovenskej republiky a siedmych vybraných európskych krajín so zreteľom na city logistiku. V štúdií boli taktiež vyhodnocované city logistické opatrenia Amsterdamu, Berlína, Bratislavy, Helsínk, Kodane, Lisabonu, Paríža a Viedne, hlavných miest analyzovaných krajín.