An investigation of how consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply chain can improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of city logistics.
Master thesis
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- Master of Science [1822]
Sammendrag
The objective of the thesis is to implement consolidation and collaboration
between stakeholders in a local supply chain to improve the economic, social and
environmental sustainability aspects of city logistics. The following research
question has been developed:
“How can consolidation and collaboration between stakeholders in a local supply
chain improve the economic, social and environmental sustainability of city
logistics?”
A case study has been used as our research strategy since we are investigating a
limited geographical area. The study has mainly a deductive approach
emphasizing quantification in the collection and analysis of data. Data was
obtained through questionnaire distributed to the retailers and transporters
operating in the area, and is secondary data provided to us from researchers in
Rogaland Fylkeskommune.
Our main focus have been to prove the benefits of having all actors involved when
implementing new initiatives within city logistics, emphasizing the economic,
social and environmental aspect. The developed research models contributes to all
three aspect, and reduced impact from freight vehicles were obtained from both.
Focusing on consolidation and collaboration in city logistics measures has lead to
the decrease of traffic congestion, proven by the reduction in annual deliveries of
27 000. The delivery time for the average transporter have been reduced through
consolidating the goods by using a local consolidation centre. Through replacing
the 102 ordinary freight vehicles with diesel motors with electric vehicles, an
average reduction of 61 kilograms NO2 per year can be expected.
Beskrivelse
Masteroppgave(MSc) in Master of Science in Business, Logistics, operations and supply chain management - Handelshøyskolen BI, 2017