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Innovation in city logistics in
Amsterdam
THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM GREEN DEAL ZERO EMISSION CITY LOGISTICS
IN THE NETHERLANDS
WALTHER PLOOS VAN AMSTEL – AUAS – DEC 2020

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What is city logistics in Amsterdam?

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Why do we look at city logistics?
u Livable city: car free (space and safety)
u Congestion
u Emissions (CO2, noise and air pollution)
u Damage to infra
u Higher cost-to-serve
u 80 percent drivers time is in cities
u 60 percent driver is outside vehicle
u Congestion: 21-44 percent loss of drivers time

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Amsterdam zero emission
2025-2030

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Zero emissions city logistics
Challenges for companies
u Smart vehicle (or no vehicle):
industry segment specific solution
u Smart driver
u Smart dynamic transport planning
u Smart charging (vehicle2building)
u Smart purchasing of energy services
u Smart public digital domain
u Smart regulations and subsidies

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How do we change city logistics?
Growing towards physical internet

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How do we change city logistics?
Growing towards physical internet
1. INFRASTRUCTURE
Reduce logistics footprint

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Slow versus personalised
‘Slow mobility’
Bundling
Ecocombi/Synchro
Platoons
Push
Open data
Big players
‘Personalised mobility’
Value of time
Clean
Safe
Pull
Open data
Local players

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Amsterdam: LEFV

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Amsterdam: use of waterways

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Amsterdam: Parcls

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Amsterdam: robotization?

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Amsterdam: Hubs

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How do we change city logistics?
Growing towards physical internet
2. Collaborative control:
Unpredictability is margin killer

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Open data:
ITS and intelligent access
u Smart loading and unloading zones
u Privileges
u Digital enforcement
u XXL routes
u Safer roads
u Share real time data with TMS
u Smart charging
u Very strategic issue:
new role for government

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Open data:
Address intelligence

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Collaborative control

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Virtual warehousing:
Manage inventories omnichannel

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How do we change city logistics?
Growing towards physical internet
3. Social innovation
Making better decisions

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Social innovation:
creating value of time together
u Strategic collaboration: shippers,
transporters, truck and OEMs
and government
u Planner 2.0: align planning
operational and tactical
u The workforce of the future
u Experiment: train as you fight…