This seminar will take place on October 15 at 15:30. The seminar will be in a hybrid format with:
- in-person session in the IST Alameda Campus, Department of Engineering and Management's Meeting Room
- online, via Zoom https://tecnico-pt.zoom.us/j/96733205024?pwd=yogAY2aRAyg6m3Ro1rJbM4vVFoPkyT.1
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Summary
Light and heavy goods vehicles account for approximately 23% of all road traffic in the UK, with commercial van usage increasing year on year. In 2023–24 alone, the UK parcel market handled 3.9 billion items, posing significant operational challenges for last-mile delivery. In this talk, I will present findings from research projects I have been involved in on parcel distribution, focusing on alternative delivery methods. I will discuss the practical challenges faced by last-mile logistics providers, introduce alternative distribution models to enhance operational efficiency, examine the challenges these models present, and suggest future research directions for freight transport.
Speaker's bio
Tolga Bektas is Professor of Logistics Management within the Operations and Supply Chain Management Group at the University of Liverpool Management School. His research focuses on applying mathematical modelling and optimisation techniques to freight transportation, distribution planning, and supply chain networks, with an emphasis on improving their environmental performance. He has been investigator in projects on last-mile logistics, vessel efficiency, and railway capacity planning. He serves on the editorial boards of Computers & Operations Research, Networks, and Transportation Science.
Personal homepage: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/tolga-bektas