E-commerce is transforming urban freight systems and creating challenges for last-mile delivery due to fragmented demand, high stop density, and diverse delivery models. This study examines last-mile e-commerce delivery in five cities, primarily focusing on parcel deliveries, and analyzes how the state …

Urban logistics is vital to keep the urban fabric running, but affects liveability while operators also have to deal with shrinking space in which they have to conduct operations. Despite this, there is primarily a lot of focus on decarbonising logistics as well as on logistics concepts to improve the …

A large-scale field experiment was established in the Dubbele Dijk polder (Groningen, The Netherlands) to compare regenerative and conventional farming systems under identical crop rotations. The site presents a rare experimental condition: the upper 80 cm of topsoil was removed during construction of …

Ammonia is a major nitrogenous constituent of municipal wastewater and poses environmental challenges when discharged to receiving waters. Conventional biological treatment processes can be limited by operational instability, sensitivity to loading conditions, and greenhouse gas emissions, motivating …

Integration of agent-based modeling (ABM) and life cycle assessment (LCA) has been proposed and applied as an approach to leverage the complementary strengths of both methods in assessing sustainability impacts within complex socio-technical systems. However, the existing literature has focused primarily …

Volgens recensent Walther Ploos van Amstel biedt A Century of Plenty een verrassend optimistische blik op de toekomst van de wereldeconomie en logistiek. McKinsey Global Institute onderbouwt met data hoe innovatie, handel en technologie nieuwe welvaart kunnen creëren, maar laat tegelijk zien hoe kwetsbaar …

Amazon kondigt Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) aan: een volledige openstelling van zijn logistieke netwerk voor elk bedrijf, niet alleen voor eigen verkopers. UPS verloor ruim 10% in één dag. FedEx bijna 9%. DHL daalde met 7%. De boodschap van de markt is duidelijk: dit voelt anders. Zijn de zorgen …