کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7410234 1481590 2017 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Investigating the financial viability of urban consolidation centre projects
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
بررسی وضعیت مالی پروژه های مرکز تثبیت شهری
کلمات کلیدی
حمل و نقل بار شهری، تدارکات شهر مراکز تثبیت شهری،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
چکیده انگلیسی
Urban consolidation centres (UCCs) are a popular measure in city logistics. However, many UCCs strongly rely on government subsidies and are granted a short life because of their inability to reach financial sustainability. Despite the interest from both the practitioners and the research community in this city logistics scheme, there are a limited number of quantitative contributions that investigate the financial viability of UCC schemes. This paper provides a comprehensive theoretical framework for testing the financial viability of UCC cross-docking and consolidation operations and applies it to a specific case of a UCC servicing Brussels. Major cost categories are identified and human resources are pinpointed as a major cost category. The paper demonstrates that profitable operations are in theory possible but that profits are highly fragile and subject to efficient use of resources. The paper identifies a series of operational metrics that drive the profitability of UCC operations and highlight that the efficient organization of distribution operations has a major influence on its financial viability. Finally, the paper discusses the influence of the size of vehicles and service area on the UCC profitability.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research in Transportation Business & Management - Volume 24, September 2017, Pages 101-113
نویسندگان
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