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Table 1 Description of features and levels for the SP scenarios
From: Sustainable urban freight transport adopting public transport-based crowdshipping for B2C deliveries
Demand-side survey | Supply-side survey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Features | Levels | Features | Levels |
Shipping fee (with respect to current national shipping companies) | ● Lower (+ 1) | Location of APL | ● Inside metro stations (+ 1) |
● Typical (− 1) | ● Outside metro stations/adjacent buildings (− 1) | ||
Shipping time (with respect to current national shipping companies) | ● Lower (+ 1) | Remuneration | ● 3 €/delivery (+ 1) |
● Typical (− 1) | ● 1 €/delivery (− 1) | ||
Parcel tracking | ● Available (+ 1) | Delivery booking | ● Real-time booking (+ 1) |
● Not available (−1) | ● Off-line booking (− 1) | ||
Delivery date and Time schedule flexibility | ● Yes (+ 1) | Bank crediting modes | ● Single delivery (+ 1) |
● No (−1) | ● Every 5 deliveries (− 1) | ||