The rapid rise of e-commerce and advances in the technological sector have enabled the emergence of modern business models on e-marketplaces. Digital and on-demand e-marketplaces have become increasingly popular, responding to the trend of the sharing economy in various business sectors, but there is little guidance on how to develop the respective business models in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of such companies. The present paper is based upon the development and operation of an innovative on-demand warehousing e-marketplace in Greece as a one stop-shop for on-demand warehousing services. The purpose of this paper is to identify the necessary components for developing a successful innovative business model for a viable and effective on-demand warehousing platform. The identification of the value proposition of the proposed e-marketplace, the necessary business infrastructure and the customer interface are described, analyzed and adapted to the Greek Market. Furthermore, this paper also describes the cost structure and the revenue streams of the proposed on-demand warehousing e-marketplace.
Road Safety interventions intended to strengthen Traffic Safety Culture (TSC) may address conditions within the wider road transport system, ultimately influencing the shared values, beliefs, and norms, and motivation of road users. Selecting interventions for a particular TSC challenge requires public authorities and practitioners to consider the implementation context. This paper presents the conceptual and methodological foundations of the proposed Roads4All Decision Support Toolkit (DST). Stakeholder user stories, survey responses, and project knowledge informed a preliminary intervention catalogue, structured profiles and filters, and a TSC-oriented semantic model. The proposed DST architecture combines context-sensitive semantic matching with direct browsing of the intervention catalogue and safety impacts knowledge map. Natural language processing and machine learning are envisaged to support input interpretation and relevance assessment. The DST would present interventions’ potential contributions to TSC alongside implementation considerations. Its usability and retrieval relevance remain to be evaluated.