{"id":13825,"date":"2019-02-25T17:26:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T16:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sprint-project.com\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T14:08:57","slug":"les-nouvelles-solutions-vehicule-de-livraison-urbaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sprint-project.com\/en\/avis-dexpert\/2019\/02\/les-nouvelles-solutions-vehicule-de-livraison-urbaine\/","title":{"rendered":"New urban delivery vehicle solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris, mid-22Paris, mid-22nd century, Carole knows she is lucky. She just ordered one of these items from the beginning of the 21st century, a smartphone that was all the rage at that time. She loves vintage items. She knows that thanks to the teleportation of objects, her delivery will be effective in a few minutes.<\/sup> century, Carole knows she is lucky. She just ordered one of these items from the beginning of the 21stParis, mid-22nd century, Carole knows she is lucky. She just ordered one of these items from the beginning of the 21st century, a smartphone that was all the rage at that time. She loves vintage items. She knows that thanks to the teleportation of objects, her delivery will be effective in a few minutes.<\/sup> century, a smartphone that was all the rage at that time. She loves vintage items. She knows that thanks to the teleportation of objects, her delivery<\/strong> will be effective in a few minutes.<\/p>\n

Paris, beginning of the 21stParis, mid-22nd century, Carole knows she is lucky. She just ordered one of these items from the beginning of the 21st century, a smartphone that was all the rage at that time. She loves vintage items. She knows that thanks to the teleportation of objects, her delivery will be effective in a few minutes.<\/sup> century, Matthieu is not angry, it has now been a week since he should have received his latest generation smartphone. What a disappointment for this technology enthusiast to know that he was the victim of a common computer problem. logistics and delivery, stock too far away, an error from the driver who was too busy, a notice in his mailbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This small example, a bit caricatured, allows us to pose the major problem of last mile delivery<\/strong> in large metropolises and more generally in the urban logistics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Delivery of goods and merchandise<\/strong> is the final stage of the logistics chain (the return of the products also being a delivery, but this time in the opposite direction) the one which will leave a positive or negative impact on the recipient customer. In highly urbanized areas, the problem of the last mile poses problems for companies shipping parcels linked to respect for the environment, road congestion, but also to increasingly demanding and contradictory customer expectations. The last mile is therefore the one that costs the most, financially of course but also in (e)reputation and pollution emissions. Our customers, retailers and e-merchants, are therefore in a complex situation to satisfy an ever more demanding customer base while managing increasingly larger volumes.<\/p>\n

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Issues of urban and last mile logistics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Faster, less polluting, with a smile, and as cheap as possible, here is a summary in a few words of the expectations of customers of e-merchants and retailers around the world.<\/p>\n

The last mile in urban areas concentrates difficulties and constraints, high unit delivery costs and maximum carbon footprint. The increase in e-commerce and home deliveries at negotiated times mathematically increases the demand for local transport, deliveries in urban areas appear to be sources of conflict in the use of roads. Our opinion is that they should not be considered only from the angle of nuisances but integrated as a city transport service, but that is not the subject of the article<\/strong>. It is in this sense that to respond to a developing, but highly constrained, market that urban logistics players have sought to develop innovative solutions, we will address here new vehicles and means of transport even if there would be a lot to say about inventory management and logistics organization in general. Of course, the solutions proposed here are absolutely not exhaustive; we will simply offer our vision of the market and the main solutions that have caught our attention.<\/p>\n

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The solutions developed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Last mile delivery operators offer original and innovative solutions to the paradoxical demands of this rapidly developing market. Looking more closely, are the solutions really innovative? Let's immediately give a (perhaps personal) definition of innovation = product\/service that changes the game, the way of doing things in a given market, in this case the last mile delivery market in urban areas.<\/p>\n

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Sources: Shorpy \u2013 Public domain<\/em><\/h6>\n

In fact, a large part of the innovations come from the adaptation of delivery methods<\/strong> old, sometimes considered obsolete, to the easements of metropolises and city centers. Technological progress, such as digitalization, miniaturization, motorization, is giving a second wind to different types of vehicles that have been somewhat forgotten as a means of delivery.<\/p>\n

The era of the van or the thermal van or even the heavy goods vehicle seems to have reached its peak as the congestion on the roads is at its peak. Beyond the anti-pollution legislation and regulations which have established the low emission zones<\/em>, metropolises develop their own policies, by defining limited traffic areas<\/em>. Soft mobility<\/strong> then comes back in force, sometimes out of conviction, often out of obligation and anticipation of upcoming regulations: pedestrians, trolleys, scooters, bicycles, two or three wheels with electric motors<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

Delivery on foot<\/strong>, as old as time, is still relevant at La Poste in the city center, but also in other cities around the world such as Bombay in India for example. Delivery method suitable for dense urban areas<\/strong> and at peak times, for small, space-saving deliveries. The advantage is that the delivery person hardly uses the road, but rather the sidewalk. In order to increase the range of action and therefore the profitability of the delivery person, operators combine foot delivery with another means of transport<\/strong>. The most obvious is travel by public transport<\/strong> (bus, metro, etc.), as La Poste is still doing or as players like Amazon are testing or even the Urb-it delivery solution, particularly suited to certain types of customers such as Luxury for example.<\/p>\n

Another possibility is the use of a adapted trolley<\/strong> with electric motorization<\/strong>. The cart can be taken from either a retail store, a small warehouse or a traditional van or truck, which itself can be equipped with a hybrid or all-electric engine<\/strong>. In France Chronopost and Monoprix have experimented with it. But it is in Japan that this hybrid delivery method, pedestrian \u2013 trolley<\/strong>, is experiencing the greatest development (we refer for this purpose to the reference work by J\u00e9r\u00f4me Libeskind 1). Two points of vigilance to understand: the quality of the public pedestrian space which must be wide and well leveled, the safety of the trolley and its contents when the delivery person delivers to the customer.<\/p>\n

Delivery in two or three non-motorized or motorized wheels<\/strong> has followed an almost exponential development for almost 30 years. In this category fall the traditional bike, cargo bike, scooters, mopeds, <\/strong>Ltwo- or three-wheeled scooters, motorcycles<\/strong>. Motorization<\/strong> becomes more and more electric<\/strong>, because on the one hand the acquisition costs are now close to the thermal versions, thanks to state aid, on the other hand the battery autonomy allows most urban shopping to be carried out.<\/p>\n

In recent years, we have seen an explosion in the number of bicycle delivery workers in major cities in France. This movement was strongly correlated with the arrival and development of meal delivery platforms; using self-employed people by bicycle to deliver to their customers.<\/p>\n

The bike<\/strong> and the cargo bike<\/strong> are the most economical and fastest soft delivery method, for short distances in busy city centers, for small parcels weighing less than 10 kg and not very bulky. The development of cycle paths and certain highway code rules make them leading players in last mile delivery. Tricycle bikes and trailer bikes<\/strong>, although a little less maneuverable, take over for slightly larger and heavier deliveries.<\/p>\n

Several networks of bicycle and cargo bike delivery companies have emerged in recent years.<\/p>\n

Tout en v\u00e9lo, for example, offers individuals and businesses the opportunity to move by bike using trailers manufactured by the network!<\/p>\n

AppliColis, an ecological urban delivery network, brings together companies delivering mainly by bicycle and cargo bike, in more than twenty large French cities.<\/p>\n

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Sources: Applicolis \u2013 www.instagram.com\/applicolis\/<\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n

For a wider field of action, and a greater carrying capacity, make way for two and three electric motorized wheels<\/strong>. The scooter and in particular the cargo scooter<\/strong> appears to be the delivery method best suited to delivering to retailers on demand, as it is faster than light utility vehicles in congested city centers.<\/p>\n

Beyond and for a certain category of goods, light electric utility vehicles<\/strong>, or even medium heavy goods vehicles, hybrids or NGVs, will still have their place, but their use will be more limited because they will be replaced by previous means of delivery. This, also subject to the logistics chain and in particular the location of intermediate warehouses being rethought.<\/p>\n

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GreenLiv's innovative approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n

GreenLiv's approach is above all pragmatic and based on a few invariants: ecological, innovative, legitimate and professional. Pragmatic, because delivery is not focused on one means of transport more than another, but the means of delivery used is the one that is most suited to the customer and their request, the goods to be delivered and the ease of delivery. delivery. The fleet used only includes vehicles with assistance or electric motorization:<\/strong> cargo bike, tricycle, cargo scooters<\/strong>. Everything is always connected to optimize all trips.<\/p>\n

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Sources: GreenLiv \u2013 Example of a BOXXL scooter dedicated to food shopping delivery<\/em><\/h6>\n

The company is able to always be in the right "time to market" and thus respond to the demand of its market: foodtech (meaning delivered catering), online grocery shopping (with the management issues of the cold chain), omnichannel retail, health and e-commerce home delivery.<\/p>\n

The spearhead of the GreenLiv vehicle fleet is the BOXXL scooter with electric motor<\/strong> adapted to the configuration of a city like Paris. This 3-wheel scooter (two wheels at the rear), with significant autonomy and easy battery recharging, is capable of delivering up to twice as many orders per hour as a traditional scooter and is 50% more productive than a traditional light utility vehicle (2 to 8 m3<\/sup>) for on-demand deliveries in certain markets (food and retail). The BOXXL scooter is the result of in-depth reflection on these famous last mile issues mentioned earlier: costs <\/strong>(financial, ecological), carrying capacity (4 times larger than a traditional scooter + great maneuverability and ease of getting around urban congestion). This very concrete illustration of the proposal for a vehicle adapted to the constraints illustrates the dynamism of the market where of course the resolution of the last mile problem will only come through an assembly of solutions and not through a single solution. The vehicle is one of the bricks<\/strong>, but it remains central and essential in the equation.<\/p>\n

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Developments and prospects<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Developments should come from a better organization of the logistics chain<\/strong> and of technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The organization of the logistics chain <\/strong>will have to take into account the regulatory and environmental context, the two being often linked, the clarity of local political choices, the geographical context of the metropolis and public opinion, all of which is often contradictory. Logistics real estate must be rethought and the ELU (urban logistics space) proposal systematized. In France, the use of waterways and railways should be increased even if in both cases the service remains to be made reliable.<\/p>\n

Technology<\/strong> will certainly bring its share of innovation, which will strengthen certain options and condemn others. We can think that artificial intelligence<\/strong> will be the main contribution both in terms of route choice algorithms and in terms of connected and autonomous vehicles<\/strong>. Experiments with this type of vehicle are already being carried out in the United States, investments are and will be numerous in this area (no doubt that the international web giants will participate very actively) and already very concrete initiatives (we can cite JD COM and its armada of autonomous vehicles) foreshadow what the delivery of tomorrow will certainly be.<\/p>\n

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Still in this search for autonomy, but less impressive in our opinion and above all less impactful in terms of use, digital giants, but also La Poste, are testing deliveries by drones, flying and rolling, here again the regulatory constraints will be difficult to overcome, not impossible, but complicated. <\/strong>Let's end with a nod to the teleportation, subject of our introduction<\/strong>, we will have to wait a little longer and imagine other solutions in the meantime!<\/p>\n

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1 \u2013 J\u00e9r\u00f4me Libeskind, 2018, Urban logistics in Japan, Logicit\u00e9s.<\/h6>\n\n\n

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