50th Anniversary Invited Article—City Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities

Martin Savelsbergh () and Tom van Woensel ()
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Martin Savelsbergh: H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332

Transportation Science, 2016, vol. 50, issue 2, 579-590

Abstract: Today, around 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050, this share is expected to go up significantly. As a result, city logistics, which focuses on the efficient and effective transportation of goods in urban areas while taking into account the negative effects on congestion, safety, and environment, is critical to ensuring continued quality of life in cities. We review and discuss a variety of current and anticipated challenges and opportunities of city logistics. We hope this helps shaping an appropriate research agenda and stimulates more researchers to enter this exciting field.

Keywords: city logistics; direct-to-consumer; same-day delivery; omnichannel; crowdshipping; multimodal; multiechelon (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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