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Papers by Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu

LOGISTIQUE ET MANAGEMENT, Dec 31, 2015

Editorial : Logistique urbaine, durabilité et efficacité dans une perspective d'utilité collectiv... more Editorial : Logistique urbaine, durabilité et efficacité dans une perspective d'utilité collective. Bruno DURAND et Jesus GONZALEZ-FELIU Analyse comparée des solutions de logistique urbaine.

The chapter presents the Operations Research models and methods to plan and manage City Logistics... more The chapter presents the Operations Research models and methods to plan and manage City Logistics systems, in particular their supply components. It presents the main planning issues and challenges, and reviews the proposed methodologies. The chapter concludes with a discussion on perspectives for City Logistics and decision-support methodological developments.

From urban freight transportation to city logistics Before the 80’s, the urban traffic due to fre... more From urban freight transportation to city logistics Before the 80’s, the urban traffic due to freight transportation did not had an important impact to road congestion and air pollution in urban areas. Moreover, public authorities ’ actions in urban freight transportation policy and planning were limited to specific measures to deal with emergencies. With urban traffic increasing, and the raise of congestion not only in big but also in medium cities, some public administrations were confronted with the problem of urban freight distribution, that was managed traditionally only by the transportation carriers. In the 90’s and the beginning of the 21 th century, with the contribution of public administrations and other support funds, several studies and pilot tests have been made to learn how to organise urban freight distribution in order to decrease traffic and pollution derived from this sector. Most of these studies are oriented to support public authorities in decisions related to ...

Axioms, 2021

The main concern in city logistics is the need to optimize the movement of goods in urban context... more The main concern in city logistics is the need to optimize the movement of goods in urban contexts, and to minimize the multiple costs inherent in logistics operations. Inspired by an application in a medium-sized city in Latin America, this paper develops a bi-objective mixed linear integer programming (MILP) model to locate different types of urban logistics spaces (ULS) for the configuration of a two-echelon urban distribution system. The objective functions seek to minimize the costs associated with distance traveled and relocation, in addition to the costs of violation of time windows. This model considers heterogeneous transport, speed assignment, and time windows. For experimental evaluation, two operational scenarios are considered, and Pareto frontiers are obtained to identify the efficient non-dominated solutions to select the most feasible ones from such a set. A case study of a distribution company of goods for supermarkets in the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, is also ...

Logistics pooling is now a major challenge in supply chain management, though it remains a little... more Logistics pooling is now a major challenge in supply chain management, though it remains a little known activity in which the different actors involved use different approaches whose objectives are not always the same and with sometimes conflicting standpoints. This purpose of this article is to define, on the basis of a detailed analysis of the literature, a grid for interpreting and a dashboard for evaluating the sustainable performance of pooled delivery systems. Firstly, an analysis of the main works on the subject is proposed, regarding three complementary aspects: organisational efficiency, logistic performance and the evaluation of urban logistics projects. Then, the method for defining the dashboard derived from a collaborative decision-aid approach is proposed. Lastly, the dashboard is described and commented followed by conclusions and the outlook for further developments in view to a practical application of the approach.

This paper proposes a framework for quantifying the macroscopic impacts of delivery goods made by... more This paper proposes a framework for quantifying the macroscopic impacts of delivery goods made by double-parked vehicles in urban arterial using microscopic simulation. It is applied to a real urban corridor: The Lafayette Avenue in Lyon (France). The framework combines traffic states with stochastic and microscopic freight demand generation model, i.e. the delivery movements and the delivery duration. Cooperative and competitive scenarios are considered. Impacts of goods delivery have been captured in a traffic evaluation model. The results of these configurations' assessment are discussed. Finally, practical implications for transport planners are highlighted.

Archives of Transport, 2020

This paper proposes an assessment of the links between freight trip generation (FTG) rates and ac... more This paper proposes an assessment of the links between freight trip generation (FTG) rates and accessibility. First, the paper overviews the background, sets the context and motivates the research. Second, it presents the proposed methodology, which combines an FTG model, two accessibility indicators and a linear regression analysis to assess the relationships between freight trip demand and a set of socio-demographic variables including accessibility. The FTG modelling framework, adapted from previous works, allows estimating the number of freight trips with a small amount of standard data, even when no surveyed data is available. The two gravity accessibility indexes, one potential and one exponential, are defined in the continuity of recent freight accessibility works. To those indicators, a set of socio-demographic variables, including population, area or a zone (or density), are introduced. The relationships between FTG and all those variables are assessed via standard linear r...

Tema. Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, Jul 21, 2010

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research ... more This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.All contents licensed under Creative Commons-Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported

Management Research Review, 2015

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a sustainable dashboard for evaluating the sust... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a sustainable dashboard for evaluating the sustainable performance of urban delivery systems from the perspective of operational logistics managers, one of the categories of stakeholders given less consideration by public authorities in their quest for consensus. Design/methodology/approach – First, a synthesis of the main works on the subject is proposed to provide a common grid of economic, environmental and social/societal indicators for sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), after which the method for defining the dashboard is presented. This method is derived from a collaborative decision-support approach and applied to a panel of operational logistics managers. Using a co-constructive method, a group of experts is consulted first separately, then by small groups and then a group restitution and consensus search process is made to find an agreed-upon set of indicators. Findings – The results show a difference between the in...

Procedia CIRP, 2015

IPSS are popular in different fields of transport, mainly for personal use (car-sharing, bikeshar... more IPSS are popular in different fields of transport, mainly for personal use (car-sharing, bikesharing). Their usage in urban goods transport is not still generalized but those systems present a good potential. This paper proposed to assess and analyze four different scenarios for urban goods transport to compare IPSS configurations to a business as usual situation, in terms of environmental impacts. Those impacts will be estimated via a life cycle analysis (LCA) method. First, the four scenarios are presented. The first scenario is the reference one, i.e. the business as usual situation. The other three scenarios represent possible IPSS configuration, i.e. a vehicle leasing system, a vehicle sharing system and an urban consolidation system. Second, the methodology for scenario assessment using LCA is described, and the main proposed indicators defined. Third, the main results of the scenario assessment are presented, analyzed and discussed. Finally, future researches are proposed.

Transport and Sustainability, 2014

This paper aims to propose, via an experimental collaborative decision support method, to define ... more This paper aims to propose, via an experimental collaborative decision support method, to define a grid of indicators and a reference situation database to measure the sustainable performance of urban logistics pooling systems. To do this, we start by defining the notion of sustainability in the 4As approach, after what we identify the main sustainability indicators from an overview of the literature, and class them into four categories (one for each A of the approach). Then, a group of 20 experts is required and an iterative experimental collaborative decision making method is applied to the group to converge to the concordance of a set of indicators. The method allowed us to define a hierarchic dashboard agreed by all experts with 7 main indicators and 9 secondary indicators. Moreover, the experts signaled the need of defining a unified basis of comparison to estimate initial situations. To do this, we proposed a database of urban routes from the French Surveys on Urban Goods Transport. This method has the advantage of proposing a dashboard agreed by all involved stakeholders. The proposed dashboard is an example and to provide a more unified one the experience has to be iterated using different groups of decision makers. Therefore, this paper shows the patterns to reproduce it, since the method is able to be replicated in any context of group decision in urban logistics. The originality of the paper arises on the use of an experimental group decision method using a group with a majority of practitioners, and to validate it by consensus.

Technologies for Supporting Reasoning Communities and Collaborative Decision Making

This chapter explores the role that information sharing has on the collective decisions made in s... more This chapter explores the role that information sharing has on the collective decisions made in supply chain management. The authors identify information sharing as the critical factor in reasoning that occurs as stakeholders along the supply chain collaboratively make decisions. However, a shared conceptual model is required for determining what information must be shared. Their model identifies five elementsin information system management related to shared logistics projects: the enterprise‘s solutions (for each stakeholder and for the entire reasoning community), their deals, sharing management, organizational features and information and communication technologies related to the management of shared information. Moreover, the main accelerating and limitating factors are overviewed.The chapter illustrates the applicability of the model with a case study on the distribution of newspapers in France.

Enterprise Interoperability, 2015

This paper analyzes last mile logistics for fresh food products and the food deliveries schemes t... more This paper analyzes last mile logistics for fresh food products and the food deliveries schemes to urban food outlets, i.e. corporate retail chains, independent retailers and hotel, restaurants and catering (Ho.Re.Ca.) sector. We present two concepts: that of food hub and that of last food mils, as well as an analysis framework to understand food last mile distribution. To illustrate it, two experiences of urban food distribution are compared to a reference situation using the proposed framework. Résumé Cet article analyse la logistique du dernier kilomètre pour les produits frais, dans les différents secteurs impliqués, i.e. grande distribution organisée, commerces indépendants et secteur de la restauration. Nous présentons deux concepts : celui du pole alimentaire et celui du dernier kilomètre alimentaire, ainsi qu'un cadre d'analyse pour comprendre la distribution alimentaire en ville. Pour l'illustrer, deux expériences de logistique alimentaire urbaine sont comparés à une situation de référence, en utilisant la méthode proposée.

EcoProduction, 2012

The business to consumer distribution services (B2C), mainly related to ecommerce, know nowadays ... more The business to consumer distribution services (B2C), mainly related to ecommerce, know nowadays a real boom that is sometimes accompanied by fractures. To better understand this fast-changing situation and support researchers and practitioners, this chapter proposes a scenario assessment analysis focused on the new B2C strategy trends and the joint coordination of e-commerce stakeholders to better optimize consumer's delivery flows. First, the two main logistics solutions adopted by online retailers are introduced. Second, the main customer's delivery services in France are presented. The proposed scenarios take into account the relations between urban development and B2C logistics schemes. Finally, the scenario assessment method is introduced then environmental impacts are estimated and analyzed each scenario.

p.A. Ce service a été mis en place 2004 dans la ville de Padoue, dans le Nord de l'Italie. Sa mis... more p.A. Ce service a été mis en place 2004 dans la ville de Padoue, dans le Nord de l'Italie. Sa mission est de réduire les flux du transport de marchandises en zone urbaine dense, tout en maximisant le taux de chargement des véhicules et en diminuant le taux de pollution (utilisation de véhicules non ou faiblement polluants). Le cas de Cityporto est intéressant en ce sens où il (dé)montre que des reconfigurations logistiques soutenables/durables sont réalisables et porteuses de bénéfices, ceci dans des délais relativement courts.

In this paper we propose a critical analysis of the development of urban logistic spaces in south... more In this paper we propose a critical analysis of the development of urban logistic spaces in southwest Europe. We focus on Urban Consolidation Centres (UCC) orienting the study towards an analysis of the cooperation strategies set up to ensure the financial stability of these infrastructures. First, an overview on the main urban logistics platforms is proposed. Second, a state-of-the-art of UCCs in southern Europe is presented. Then, a rapid overview on EU funding project is also proposed. After that, an analysis of the main organizational models for UCCs is made. Finally, a discussion of the analysis is made to identify the key factors of success in the development of UCCs.

HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific re... more HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés.

This paper presents the main issues related to the financing of urban logistics solutions, more p... more This paper presents the main issues related to the financing of urban logistics solutions, more precisely to the contribution of economic analysis on strategic decision support related for urban logistics financing, focusing on cost benefit analysis. First we present the main funding strategies in urban economics, mainly in the field of urban logistics. Second we address the contribution of cost benefit analysis by recalling the main methodology and adapting it to urban logistics. Third we apply the method to the example of deploying a delivery space booking network, and illustrate the application via a set of three examples containing different situations and scenarios, which are presented, assessed and discussed. From the different simulations, it is observed that the way the system is financed has strong impacts on both its individual cost (for potential users) and its attractiveness.

Urban goods movement modelling is a popular subject in urban logistics research. However, most mo... more Urban goods movement modelling is a popular subject in urban logistics research. However, most models remain under-used because practitioners have difficulties to apply them to simulate urban policies and their impacts on transport flows, mainly when the assessed situations are different from the initial usage of the mode. This paper aims to answer to that issue by proposing a methodology of scenario construction and assessment using current models and tools. The methodological contribution of the paper arises on defining the main elements of a policy-based scenario and on developing a procedure to build the inputs a model needs to simulate the impacts of policy-oriented strategies on urban goods transport flows. First, the main elements policy makers can take into account when defining middle term strategies are identified. Then, a scenario construction procedure is proposed, able to build reference scenarios and trend scenarios. An example for the urban area of Lyon is proposed. According to the reference scenario, it becomes possible to compare and understand urban goods movement changes, by implementing the model introducing variations, such as activity relocation or urban distribution centre whose impacts concern not only the freight flows themselves but also the whole urban logistics organisation. In this way, the proposed methodology is adapted to policy-oriented strategic and tactical planning, mainly for public stakeholders.