Examining injury trends in parcel delivery drivers in the United States: Challenges and opportunities.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23473
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Growth of e-commerce has caused a vast increase in parcel delivery, which raises concern for safety of drivers and other road users as more deliveries take place. METHODS This project analyzes injury/illness and fatality… read more here.
Keywords: parcel delivery; examining injury; injury trends; delivery ... See more keywords
Flexible parcel delivery to automated parcel lockers: models, solution methods and analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s13676-019-00144-7
Abstract: In this study, we introduce a logistic model for the delivery of small parcels to a set of service points (SPs), and we present effective methods for solving it. In the traditional delivery model, each… read more here.
Keywords: parcel delivery; delivery; parcel; solution methods ... See more keywords
Parcel delivery by vehicle and drone
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DOI: 10.1080/01605682.2019.1671156
Abstract: Abstract We investigate a single-vehicle parcel delivery problem in which customers may be served either by the vehicle or by a portable companion drone launched from the vehicle. The problem may be viewed as a… read more here.
Keywords: parcel delivery; vehicle; vehicle drone; drone ... See more keywords
A Simulation-Optimization Approach for the Management of the On-Demand Parcel Delivery in Sharing Economy
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DOI: 10.1109/tits.2021.3094851
Abstract: This paper investigates a dynamic and stochastic vehicle routing problem with time windows that considers the use of multiple delivery options and crowd drivers, reflecting the synchromodality in the urban context. We propose a multi-stage… read more here.
Keywords: crowd drivers; simulation; delivery; optimization ... See more keywords
Awareness and Needs of Smoking Cessation Services for Female Emotional Laborers, Parcel Delivery Workers, Transportation Workers, and Construction Workers in South Korea
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192215220
Abstract: Although South Korea has implemented various smoking cessation services, women who are emotional laborers, as well as parcel delivery, transportation, and construction workers, have poor access to these services. This study evaluated the smoking-related characteristics… read more here.
Keywords: smoking cessation; cessation services; parcel delivery; cessation ... See more keywords
Low Back Pain and Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders in French Postal Workers Driving Light-Duty Vehicles for Mail and Parcel Delivery
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032509
Abstract: Occupational driving of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) became increasingly important in parcel delivery faced with the explosive growth of e-commerce. Since musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent the most reported driving-related health problem, we aimed to analyze the… read more here.
Keywords: driving light; light duty; parcel delivery; musculoskeletal disorders ... See more keywords
A Managerial Analysis of Urban Parcel Delivery: A Lean Business Approach
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DOI: 10.3390/su11123439
Abstract: The improper integration of traditional transportation modes with low emissions vehicles can generate a price war that reduces the service quality, undermining the efficiency and the profitability of parcel delivery operators. This paper aims to… read more here.
Keywords: parcel delivery; business; analysis; lean business ... See more keywords
Parcel Delivery by Collaborative Use of Truck Fleets and Bus-Transit Vehicles
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DOI: 10.5325/transportationj.57.4.0399
Abstract: Abstract:City express delivery demand is characterized by large quantities, small parcel sizes, dense batch frequency, and timeliness. To meet demand and control costs and CO2 emissions from parcel delivery, a collaborative delivery mode using bus… read more here.
Keywords: parcel delivery; delivery; truck; delivery schemes ... See more keywords