EGVIA - ERTRAC 1st European Conference Results from Road Transport Research in H2020 projects 29 November 2017 to 30 November 2017 Brussels

1. This project has received funding from the
[European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under grant agreement
No 723970
U-TURN Project:
Rethinking Urban Transportation
through advanced tools and
supply chain collaboration
Eleni Zampou
(eleni.zampou@intrasoft-intl.com)

2. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
The U-TURN Project
§ U-TURN project aims to address freight urban distribution,
focusing on food logistics.
§ U-TURN project will suggest innovative collaboration
practices and tools towards achieving more efficient
operations from both an environmental and cost
perspective.
… in a nutshell

3. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Τhe U-TURN concept and pilots
Pilot 1: Distribution of packaged goods from food manufacturers to
retail outlets located in urban areas (Greece)
Pilot 2: Distribution of fresh food from local producers and online
retailers to consumers in urban areas (Ιtaly)
Pilot 3: Food delivery from online retailers to consumers in urban
areas (UK)
üto suggest innovative shared logistics practices and tools towards achieving more efficient operations from both an environmental and cost
perspective
üto exploit the opportunities that currently exist for consolidation of three different food transportation flows in urban areas

4. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
U-TURN Approach
Collaboration
Platform
Matching
Algorithm
Simulation
Tool/Studies
Comparative
Assessment
Pilot 3 UK
Pilot 1 Greece
Pilot 2 Italy
Budget:
2.799.982
Funded by the
Horizon 2020
Framework
Programme of the
European Union

5. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Various stakeholders perspectives
Manufacturers 3PLs Retailers
ECR Working
Group
EEL Working
Group
January 2016 September 2015

6. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Working groups participants
EEL Working Group ECR Hellas Working Group

7. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Opportunities for horizontal collaboration
§ Urban consolidation
center
Among Suppliers Among 3PL
companies
Among Retailers
§ In aller et tour deliveries
§ In returns
§ In particular areas eg.
islands
§ In urban distribution
§ Urban Consolidation Center
§ Remaining deliveries
§ Deliveries in remote areas

8. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Pilots of ECR working Group
Horizontal collaboration in urban distribution
by using shared vehicles
Horizontal collaboration in urban distribution by
using an Urban Consolidation Center (UCC)
1
2

9. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Pilots of EEL working Group
Horizontal collaboration in urban distribution for the remaining
deliveries by using the U-TURN platform
Horizontal collaboration in urban distribution by using an Urban
Consolidation Center (UCC)
1
2

10. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Horizontal collaboration in urban
distribution for the remaining deliveries
by using the U-TURN Platform

11. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Distribution today

12. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
The U-TURN Platform

13. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Data Required

14. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Pilot Execution
Pilots Settings U-TURN platform
presentation
Data
Requirements
Duration: 2/10-20/10/2017

15. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
15
Loads
Trucks
Data Matches % Matches
404
130
34
25
8,4%
19,2%
Pilot Results

16. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Pilot Results
3
5
6
8 8
10
6
11
10
14
10 10
13
8 8
5
12
22
23 24
25
21
33
40
35
39
32
39
25
29
0 0 0
2
1
2
0
6
4
7
3
0
9
0 00
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Total Trucks
Total Loads
Total Matches

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Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
0 0 0
2
1
2
0
6
4
7
3
0
9
0 00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#Companies with trucks
#Companies with loads
Total Matches
Pilot Results

18. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
New pilot round in February 2018 upon companies’ request

19. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Main Challenges
§ Lack of collaboration culture
§ Immature and introverted market
§ Lack of agility and innovative mindset
§ Resistance to change
§ Misalignment of the high-level management
objectives with the lower level management
implementation actions
§ Concerns about the applicability of
collaborative solutions on a day to day basis
§ Concerns regarding the further platform
exploitation and pilot continuity
§ Established market with high
degree of optimization and
cooperation
§ Willingness to participate at
small scale shared logistics
applications
3PLs Suppliers and Retailers

20. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Expected or potential impact
§ Stakeholders engagement on the development collaborative solutions in
logistics
§ Enhancing logistics performance indicators such as vehicle fill rate, costs,
service level
§ Practical guidance on the implementation of collaborative solutions
§ Contribution on policy issues
- The outputs of the U-TURN project has been used in order to formulate the
Presidential Decree for the urban freight deliveries in Greece
§ U-TURN platform could be a facilitator for the development of
collaborative solution in logistics
- Technology Transfer is currently investigated

21. This project has received funding from the [European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 723970
Τwo more U-TURN pilots
Pilot 1: Distribution of packaged goods from food manufacturers to
retail outlets located in urban areas (Greece)
Pilot 2: Distribution of fresh food from local producers and online
retailers to consumers in urban areas (Ιtaly)
Pilot 3: Food delivery from online retailers to consumers in urban
areas (UK)
üto suggest innovative shared logistics practices and tools towards achieving more efficient operations from both an environmental and cost
perspective
üto exploit the opportunities that currently exist for consolidation of three different food transportation flows in urban areas

22. This project has received funding from the
[European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under grant agreement
No 723970
Thank you!!!
Eleni Zampou
(eleni.zampou@intrasoft-intl.com)