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Table 4 Synopsis of concepts and the key years of emergence
Concept | Year of emergence |
|---|---|
Urban consolidation centres (UCC) | 1978 |
Time delivery window modelling | 2000 |
Distribution hub locations | 2002 |
Little or no theory development | 2003 |
Use of rail, light rail or trams for freight delivery | 2004 |
Evaluation frameworks | 2004 |
Data standards | 2004 |
Poor selection of location | 2005 |
Multi-stakeholder | 2005 |
‘Why, who, with what, where and when’ | 2005 |
‘Out of hours’ or as ‘night delivery’ | 2005 |
“Difficult to organize, difficult to modernize” | 2007 |
Barriers to sustainable procurement | 2009 |
Poor ex ante and ex post data collection | 2010 |
Long term financial viability | 2010 |
Logistics sprawl | 2010 |
Freight trip generation and/or attraction | 2010 |
Delivery and servicing plans (DSP) | 2010 |
Recognition of need for viable business models | 2011 |
Land use, zoning | 2011 |
Controlled environments | 2011 |
Urban freight and procurement activity | 2012 |
EVs in freight | 2012 |
Non-traditional approaches to consolidation | 2012 |
Bicycles or e-bikes for cargo | 2012 |
‘Stem’ and ‘leaf’ delivery legs | 2012 |
Need for co-operation and collaboration | 2013 |
Freight quality partnerships (FQPs) | 2013 |
Typologies, taxonomies, frameworks | 2014 |
Private purchasing behaviour | 2014 |
HEIs | 2015 |
Freight & C-ITS | 2016 |
Engagement with Action Research in purchasing and supply chain management | 2016 |
Walking as a delivery mode | 2017 |