Effect of pick-up points and returns on CO2 emissions in last mile parcel delivery networks
report
The volume of the e-commerce segment of economy is growing fast in the Netherlands and overall in the world. E-commerce brings the convenience of shopping to the consumers’ homes, however, it is also characterised by an increase of traffic nuisance and CO2 emissions from the extra traffic in last mile parcel delivery networks. One of the promising ideas to alleviate these negative effects of e-commerce is a more widespread use of pick-up points, which may be used as the delivery address of the goods instead of the consumers’ homes. If a parcel is delivered to a pick-up point, there is no need for the delivery vehicle to drive to the consumer’s house. If many consumers opt for a delivery to the pick-up point, then with one stop at the pick-up point a larger number of stops in the district will be avoided. The use of pick-up points may increase traffic and emissions on the part of consumer mobility. However, how the consumers get to and from the pick-up points is not taken into account in this report.
Topics
TNO Identifier
877425
Publisher
TNO
Collation
21 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag