TY - CPAPER U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Urru, Augusto A1 - Bonini, Marco A1 - Engel, Tamara A1 - Lenhart, Tobias Thomas A1 - Pischzan, Timo A1 - Taebel, Dennis Thomas A1 - Wezel, Jan Philipp A1 - Wolfangel, Sina A1 - Echelmeyer, Wolfgang ED - Perković, Toni T1 - A heuristic method for developing innovative city logistics concepts T2 - 2019 4th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies (SpliTech), Bol/Split, Croatia, June 18-21, 2019 N2 - Rapidly growing population and increasing amount of shipments induced by the e-commerce are two of the main reasons for the constantly rising urban freight traffic. Cities are therefore overwhelmed by a growing stream of goods and the available infrastructure, shared between people and goods traffic, often reached its maximum capacity. Phenomena such as traffic congestion, pollution and lack of space are direct consequences of this trend and their impact on the quality of life in the city is not negligible. City administrations are keen to evaluate innovative city logistics concepts and adopt alternative solutions, to overcome the challenges posed by such a dynamic environment, constrained in existing infrastructure. In this paper, a heuristic method based on the utility analysis is presented. Thanks to a modular approach accounting for stakeholders´ requirements, possible different scenarios and available technologies, the development of new city logistic concepts is supported. The proposed method is then applied to a case study concerning the city of Reutlingen (Germany). Results are presented and a brief discussion leads to the conclusion. KW - city logistics KW - last mile delivery KW - concept development KW - utility analysis KW - milk-run KW - tugger trains Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.23919/SpliTech.2019.8783090 DO - https://doi.org/10.23919/SpliTech.2019.8783090 SP - 6 S1 - 6 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER -