Establishing collection and delivery points to encourage the use of active transport: A case study in New Zealand using a consumer-centric approach

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dc.contributor.authorKedia A
dc.contributor.authorKusumastuti D
dc.contributor.authorNicholson A
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-23T20:40:48Z
dc.date.available2020-02-23T20:40:48Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.date.updated2020-01-10T02:57:04Z
dc.description.abstract© 2019 by the authors. The current and projected trends of growth in online shopping might change the activity and travel patterns in Christchurch, one of the largest cities in New Zealand. Online shopping might reduce consumers' shopping trips, but it has substantially increased courier companies' trips to deliver parcels to the end-consumers because a considerable proportion of parcels are often required to be redelivered due to consumers not being at home during the first delivery attempt. This also adds to the operational cost of courier companies and adverse traffic impacts. To mitigate these issues, collection-and-delivery points (CDPs) have recently been introduced in New Zealand on a trial basis. This study aims to identify the optimal density and locations for establishing CDPs in Christchurch using a modified p-median location-allocation (LA) model. A consumer-centric approach to locating CDPs has been adopted by considering the socio-demographic characteristics of Christchurch's residents and the distances to/from CDPs. Non-traditional CDP locations (e.g., supermarkets and dairies) were considered as potential candidate facilities and were found to be more suitable as CDPs than traditional post shops. Based on consumers' shopping pattern, supermarkets appeared to be the most frequently visited and preferred type of facility to be used as CDPs. However, the results of the LA analyses show that dairies are the most accessible locations, and CDPs at dairies located within two kilometres will encourage consumers to walk and cycle to receive their parcels from CDPs. The results suggest the optimal location configuration for each type of facility considered, based on their spatial distribution in the city.en
dc.identifier.citationKedia A, Kusumastuti D, Nicholson A (2019). Establishing collection and delivery points to encourage the use of active transport: A case study in New Zealand using a consumer-centric approach. Sustainability (Switzerland). 11(22). 6255-6255.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su11226255
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/18410
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AGen
dc.subjectonline shoppingen
dc.subjectlast-mile travelen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.subjectlocation-allocation modelen
dc.subjectcollection and delivery pointsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4005 - Civil engineering::400512 - Transport engineeringen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1503 - Business and Management::150309 - Logistics and Supply Chain Managementen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::15 - Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services::1505 - Marketing::150501 - Consumer-Oriented Product or Service Developmenten
dc.titleEstablishing collection and delivery points to encourage the use of active transport: A case study in New Zealand using a consumer-centric approachen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.departmentCivil and Natural Resources Engineering
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