Sustainable Performance of Cargo Bikes to Improve the Delivery Time Using Traffic Simulation Model

被引:6
作者
Ben Rajesh, P. [1 ]
Rajan, John A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Sathyabama Univ, Dept Mech & Prod Engn, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Vellore Inst Technol, Dept Mfg Engn, SMEC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
FME TRANSACTIONS | 2020年 / 48卷 / 02期
关键词
Cargo bikes; Traffic simulation; Improving delivery time; sustainable development;
D O I
10.5937/fme2002411R
中图分类号
TH [机械、仪表工业];
学科分类号
0802 ;
摘要
Urban freight sector in India witnesses the exponential usage of cargo bikes since 2011, for reaching its customers. Cargo bikes are used by e-retail firms for mobility in traffic dense roads. This research contributes to the sustainable development of e-commerce and it measures the economic, environmental and social efficiency of cargo bikes in e-retail firms using survey method. It also estimates the optimum volume of cargo bikes on city roads for effective and timely delivery. Data collected by video graphic study is analysed by a traffic simulation tool 'PTV Vissim'. Simulation results are validated with the real data. The findings of this research helpto replace mini trucks with cargo bikes, which in turn minimizes the delivery time, carbon emission, and driver discomfort. The major implications of this research are: e-retail firms have to motivate its customers to prefer prepaid orders and delivering the goods at non-peak time to achieve sustainability.
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页码:411 / 418
页数:8
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