Title: Information Sharing in Last Mile Distribution – Lessons Learned from a Pilot in Oslo
Abstract: Urban areas represent particular challenges for freight transport, both in terms of logistical performance and environmental impacts (emissions, noise, accidents, congestion and land use). Urban freight is indispensable for the city’s economy but at the same time freight deliveries significantly affect the attractiveness and quality of urban life. Urban freight transport represents between 20 to 25% of road space contributing to between 10 to 20% of urban road traffic. STRAIGHTSOL (Strategies and measures for smarter urban freight solutions) is one of several projects co-financed by European Commission that study urban-interurban interfaces and last mile distribution promoting efficient and sustainable solutions for urban-interurban shipments and urban logistics. This is expected to be achieved through: (1) The development of a new impact assessment framework for measures applied to urban-interurban freight transport interfaces. (2) The support of a set of innovative field demonstrations showcasing improved urban-interurban freight operations in Europe. (3) The application of the impact assessment framework to the live demonstrations and develop specific recommendations for future freight policies and measures. More information on STRAIGHTSOL is available from www.straightsol.eu. In this paper the authors focus on one of the STRAIGHTSOL demonstrations that took place in Oslo in 2012 and was organised by GS1 Norway. In the demonstration it was shown how automatic data capturing, standardisation and sharing of event information associated with freight transport makes it possible to harmonize urban transport to achieve environmental and economic benefits.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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