Our Research
Learn more about our projects and current research by downloading one of the papers or engaging with us using the contact form below.
Our White Papers
Vehicle Fleet Choice
Have you ever wondered what the makeup of your future fleet will look like? Which composition would most reduce operational costs? In this white paper, we present our methodology.
Innovative Delivery Modes
Drones, cargo bicycles, static and dynamic transshipment points, mobile warehouses… These are some of the “hot” topics in last-mile logistics. But, are all of them useful? And if so, in what context?
60-minute Delivery
The I-want-it-now economy is here: customer expectations are changing and your operations will have to adapt. Achieving the service level required can be hard. Here are a few solutions.
Recent Research News
Regulatory Implications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Last-Mile Delivery
Published on MIT DSpaceAuthors: Farri T. Gaba and Matthias WinkenbachMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Transportation & Logistics, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States Abstract This report examines the legal, regulatory, and societal barriers facing...
Quantifying the impact of urban road networks on the efficiency of local trips
Publication Details Published on Science DirectAuthors: DanielMerchán1 MatthiasWinkenbach AndréSnoeckMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United StatesReceived 7 December 2018, Revised 9 February 2020,...
Why Last Mile Logistics
Designing urban logistics operations requires in-depth understanding of consumers and channels combined with high-resolution, data-driven modeling. There are three major drivers of increased complexity of urban logistics networks.
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