Collaborative urban logistics – Synchronizing the last mile

Author

Robert DE SOUZA
Mark GOH
Hoong Chuin LAU, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Wee-Siong NG
Puay-Siew TAN

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

6-2013

Abstract

The synchronized last mile logistics concept seeks to address, through coordinated collaboration, several challenges that hinderreliability, cost efficiency, effective resource planning, scheduling and utilization; and increasingly, sustainability objectives.Subsequently, the meeting of service level and contractual commitments are competitively impacted with any loss of efficiency.These challenges, against a backdrop of Singapore, can essentially be addressed in selected industry sectors through a betterunderstanding of logistics structures; innovative supply chain designs and coordination of services, operations and processescoupled with concerted policies and supply chain strategies.

Keywords

Collaborative, urban, synchronisation, Singapore, last mile, coordination

Discipline

Asian Studies | Urban Studies and Planning

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on City Logistics, Indonesia, 2013 June 17-19

Volume

125

First Page

422

Last Page

431

Identifier

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1485

City or Country

Indonesia

Citation

DE SOUZA, Robert; GOH, Mark; LAU, Hoong Chuin; NG, Wee-Siong; and TAN, Puay-Siew. Collaborative urban logistics – Synchronizing the last mile. (2013). Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on City Logistics, Indonesia, 2013 June 17-19. 125, 422-431.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3938

Creative Commons License

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.1485