Summary
Introduction
Context and definitions of urban logistics
Definitions of urban logistics
Goods taken into account
Actors involved
Problems
Functional challenges
Economic challenges
Environmental and social challenges
A very diverse issue
An issue at the heart of many contradictions
Conclusion about the context
Approaches and concrete actions
Experimental approaches
European projects
National projects
Local initiatives
Which solutions?
Tools for a local government
For a better use of facilities / intermodality
For an easier access
Developing proximity storage
Using suitable vehicles
Partnerships between actors
Regulating
Qualitative review of results
Possible initiatives for an industrial actor
Night-time deliveries
New technologies to ensure deliveries
Remodeled logistical organization of the last link
Modeling approaches
Specificity of the modeling of the TMV
Retrospection on the modeling of the TMV
Traditional 4-stage model approach
“Trip-based” modeling approaches
“Commodity-Based” modeling approaches
Decision support tools for TMV
WIVER
GOODTRIP
FRETURB
DALSIM
Emerging models of new logistical devices
Conclusion on TMV models and tools
New challenges
The challenge of real estate for local governments
Anticipation for industrialists
Diversity of flows for transport operator
Delivery and certification
Conclusion
Bibliography
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