An auction mechanism for the last-mile deliveries via urban consolidation centre

• Main Authors: Handoko, Stephanus Daniel, NGUYEN, Duc Thien, LAU, Hoong Chuin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Computer Sciences; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3368; https://doi.org/10.1109/CoASE.2014.6899390
• Institution: Singapore Management University

A number of cities around the world have adopted urban consolidation centres (UCCs) to address some challenges of their last-mile deliveries. At the UCC, goods are consolidated based on their destinations prior to their deliveries into the city centre. In many examples, the UCC owns a fleet of eco-f...