The location and sizing of urban freight loading/unloading lay-by areas |
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Authors: | Roberto Pinto Alexandra Lagorio Ruggero Golini |
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Affiliation: | CELS – Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo , Bergamo, Italy |
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Abstract: | The volume of freight vehicles operating within city boundaries is steadily increasing, which contributes to road congestion, especially in urban areas with a parking deficit. The proper identification of the location and size of commercial parking lay-by areas, where delivery vehicles can park for a limited time to perform loading/unloading operations, can relieve road congestion. Compared to the existing literature, this paper presents an improved two-stage approach, which includes a mathematical programme and a simulation model for determining the location and sizing of lay-by areas. The robustness and soundness of the results from a methodological and practical point of view are discussed using an example application. |
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Keywords: | urban logistics commercial lay-by areas facility location covering model simulation |
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