Less fragmentation and more sustainability: How to supply nanostores in urban areas more efficiently?
conference paper
The supply of small independent retailers, or nanostores, in urban areas is highly fragmented. Reducing this fragmentation potentially leads to reduced costs for last mile deliveries as well as lower transport-related externalities. Through case studies in different cities globally, including emerging economies, the potential of various possibilities to reduce fragmentation in supplying nanostores is studied. Different methodologies are applied. Results show that fragmentation can be reduced by considering the behaviour of manufacturers and storeowners as well as the feasibility of actual transport. The distinctive characteristics of an urban area that determine the feasibility are also discussed. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
TNO Identifier
876173
ISSN
23521457
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Source title
Transportation Research Procedia, 11th International Conference on City Logistics, City Logistics 2019, 12 June 2019 through 14 June 2019
Editor(s)
E.Thompson, R.G. taniguchi
Pages
117-124