Urban logistics is becoming increasingly important due to the global rise of e-commerce with home deliveries of small but frequent orders from consumers. The introduction of self-collection delivery systems is an innovation for last mile delivery operations in urban areas and brings new benefits. This paper introduces the application of hybrid modeling approach for the self-collection delivery costs optimization and estimation of future demand based on several socio-economic parameters.
Environmental sustainability is among the key concerns of our time. This study uses a multimethod simulation model to assess the impact of different e-grocery fulfillment strategies alongside the entire supply chain on sustainability metrics.
In this paper, researchers developed a discrete event simulation model of a Dutch phone and subscription retailer's queueing system. The goal of simulation modeling was to learn what improvements can be suggested to reduce the waiting time in shops.
This paper describes the results of a practical experience of business process improvement and change. the business modeling approach, carried out through an agent-based model, has been applied to an operational process with the aim to reduce the overlapping of the operational phases and to improve the time-efficiency. Simulation outcomes and results are discussed.