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LOGISTICS

increase globally in the number This approach reduces failed
of delivery vehicles on urban home deliveries where couriers
roads by 2030. must take a package back to
the depot and attempt delivery
While urban planners focus
on creating more sustainable the next day. It thus eliminates
and liveable cities by reallocating extra vehicle miles and helps
road space to prioritize public to address emissions and
transport and active travel, congestion.
emerging cities with poor public Another approach is White
transport and high car use are Label Deliveries where a
already struggling with severe single operator serves a
congestion - set to worsen with neighbourhood, with other
the growing number of delivery delivery companies handing
vehicles. With number of delivery off their consignments to
vehicles set to grow, the report this operator. In effect,
finds that the current approach rather than multiple retailers
could add an additional five dispatching their vehicles to
minutes to every daily commute the same area, micro hubs can
and delivery vehicles could spend consolidate deliveries in specific
more than half an hour extra on neighbourhoods or street
the road every day. networks. This approach helps
sidestep the typical replication of
Emissions from last mile
deliveries are projected to rise logistics infrastructure, including
by 60% by 2030, accounting for fleets and delivery journeys,
13% of total carbon emissions where multiple couriers could
in cities, resulting in reduced air visit a single home in the same
quality directly affecting people’s day.
health and causing additional Combining electric vehicles
stress. These trends could impact with micromobility fleets like
the world’s fastest-growing cities electric bikes, enabled by micro
like Bengaluru in India with their hubs, can reduce emissions by
still evolving public transport up to 93%, says the study. The
systems. In order to improve the smaller physical footprint of
liveability of cities, delivery and bikes also aids in using public
logistics operations need to be spaces more efficiently. Ground-
fully integrated into the urban based and aerial drones also
ecosystem, says the report. present opportunities to free up
busy streets, potentially reducing
Collaboration across the
stakeholder ecosystem will congestion by up to 13% and
be crucial in minimizing the helping to combat emissions.
impact of last-mile deliveries Smart kerbsides are another
on urban liveability. The report option. Kerb space can be
cites a number of innovative managed more effectively by
approaches being implemented deploying technology that
by local governments and dynamically allocates certain
their stakeholders. One such uses at different times to
approach emerging is a Pick-Up improve traffic flow, reduce
and Drop-Off (PUDO) network congestion and improve user
which includes parcel shops experience. Delivery vehicles
and lockers as an alternative to spend an average of 30 seconds
traditional front-door delivery. per delivery looking for parking

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