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Using an agent-based model to explore alternative modes of last-mile parcel delivery in urban contexts

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Publication date6/11/2018
Host publicationGeoSim'18 Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on GeoSpatial Simulation
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (print)9781450360432
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The scale of parcel delivery is increasing rapidly, with indications that it will continue to do so. This presents a challenge both to those in the industry who wish to understand how they might adapt and change their ways of doing delivery and the policymakers who would like to encourage this in order to positively impact urban areas in terms of traffic and pollution. We present an early implementation of an agent-based modelling framework of parcel delivery processes, flexible enough to be extended to explore a variety of scenarios. We apply it to a baseline case study to begin the process of exploring the effectiveness of switching to a different method of delivery.