Exciting research project
4flow participates in the "Kiezbote" project with route optimization
The research project "KOPKIB - Customer-oriented parcel delivery by the neighborhood courier" will enter the practical testing phase on July 13.
Under the direction of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW), innovative forms of parcel delivery for the last mile in densely populated inner-city areas are being tested. 4flow, a provider of logistics consulting, logistics software and 4PL services, is involved in the project with route optimization and resource planning, among other things.
In the Kiezbote project, parcels from all service providers are to be delivered to recipients in a more customer and environmentally friendly way over the last mile. To this end, they are first collected in micro-depots and then bundled and distributed by the Kiezbote on a cargo bike. On the one hand, this enables a more flexible and individually tailored delivery according to the time preferences of the users, and on the other hand, the traffic situation in the neighborhood is relieved. The six-month pilot test will take place on the Mierendorff-INSEL in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Participation is voluntary.
The researchers at 4flow research have laid important theoretical foundations for the project. This includes helping to forecast demand in terms of the expected parcel volumes per day and time slot and creating a simulation study based on route optimization using efficient algorithms that have been tried and tested in previous projects. This makes it possible to precisely plan the requirements for cargo bikes, personnel and storage space for specific time windows.
In addition to HTW and 4flow, the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR), the online retailer Zalando SE and the bicycle logistics company Cycle Logistics CL GmbH are also partners in the research project, which is funded by the Berlin Senate via the Institute for Applied Research Berlin (IFAF Berlin).
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