Decision Support Systems for Smarter and Sustainable Logistics of Construction Sites

Cindy Guerlain, Samuel Renault, Francesco Ferrero and Sébastien Faye
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Cindy Guerlain: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Av. des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
Samuel Renault: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Av. des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
Francesco Ferrero: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Av. des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg
Sébastien Faye: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Av. des Hauts-Fourneaux, L-4362 Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: Efficient logistics in urban areas is crucial for construction companies since building materials account for 30–40% of all construction costs and the space on site is highly constrained. To face these challenges, actions coming from both public and private decision-makers to find more sustainable solutions related to the distribution of building materials in urban areas become urgent. Although barely used in such contexts, can decision support systems be of support, and for who and for which purpose? This paper proposes a set of decision support systems addressing public and private decision-makers to improve the construction logistics and supply chain with evidence-based decision-making mechanisms. Those systems are, in particular, a public participatory geographical information system for determining the impact of policy measures, a consolidation center locator, a consolidation center planner, and an innovation measures selector. The paper explains how these decision support systems are settled and experimented from the analysis of pilot sites in European cities and in collaboration with the companies. Our diverse experiments demonstrate that data-driven decision-making is worth it to trigger thought on improvement measures for construction freight transport in urban area. We conclude that additional attention should be devoted to this specific sector.

Keywords: city logistics; construction logistics; decision support system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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