Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model
Urban freight sector in India witnesses the exponential usage of cargo bikes since 2011, for reaching its customers. Cargo bikes are used by e-retail firms for mobility in traffic dense roads. This research contributes to the sustainable development of e-commerce and it measures the economic, enviro...
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University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade
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| description | Urban freight sector in India witnesses the exponential usage of cargo bikes since 2011, for reaching its customers. Cargo bikes are used by e-retail firms for mobility in traffic dense roads. This research contributes to the sustainable development of e-commerce and it measures the economic, environmental and social efficiency of cargo bikes in e-retail firms using survey method. It also estimates the optimum volume of cargo bikes on city roads for effective and timely delivery. Data collected by video graphic study is analysed by a traffic simulation tool 'PTV Vissim'. Simulation results are validated with the real data. The findings of this research help to replace mini trucks with cargo bikes, which in turn minimizes the delivery time, carbon emission, and driver discomfort. The major implications of this research are: e-retail firms have to motivate its customers to prefer prepaid orders and delivering the goods at non-peak time to achieve sustainability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3ef26c03b9c49c58bc917851940aa5a2022-12-21T18:52:22ZengUniversity of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BelgradeFME Transactions1451-20922406-128X2020-01-014824114181451-20922002411RSustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation modelRajesh Ben P.0Rajan John A.1Sathyabama University, Department of Mechanical and Production engineering, Chennai, IndiaVIT University, Vellore Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Vellore, IndiaUrban freight sector in India witnesses the exponential usage of cargo bikes since 2011, for reaching its customers. Cargo bikes are used by e-retail firms for mobility in traffic dense roads. This research contributes to the sustainable development of e-commerce and it measures the economic, environmental and social efficiency of cargo bikes in e-retail firms using survey method. It also estimates the optimum volume of cargo bikes on city roads for effective and timely delivery. Data collected by video graphic study is analysed by a traffic simulation tool 'PTV Vissim'. Simulation results are validated with the real data. The findings of this research help to replace mini trucks with cargo bikes, which in turn minimizes the delivery time, carbon emission, and driver discomfort. The major implications of this research are: e-retail firms have to motivate its customers to prefer prepaid orders and delivering the goods at non-peak time to achieve sustainability.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2020/1451-20922002411R.pdfcargo bikestraffic simulationimproving delivery timesustainable development |
| spellingShingle | Rajesh Ben P. Rajan John A. Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model FME Transactions cargo bikes traffic simulation improving delivery time sustainable development |
| title | Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| title_full | Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| title_short | Sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| title_sort | sustainable performance of cargo bikes to improve the delivery time using traffic simulation model |
| topic | cargo bikes traffic simulation improving delivery time sustainable development |
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