Current logistics trends and implications for AMR

Prof Tom Cherrett

Transportation Research Group

University of Southampton

• Last-mile home delivery

• Reverse logistics and consolidation

• The implications for AMR and cleaning regimes

Current logistics trends and implications for AMR

Last-mile food delivery

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Last-mile food delivery

Last-mile food delivery

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Last-mile food delivery

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Last-mile food delivery companies

Click and collect

Reception Boxes

Food home delivery issues

• Packaging either not designed to withstand temperature-specific foods or ill equipped to contain specific food types (e.g. condensation from fried foods)

• Hot and cold foods delivered in a single delivery bag, (sushi reached 80 °F )

• Hot and cold foods transported in close proximity

• Out-sourced delivery to ‘life-style’ couriers.

Reverse Logistics

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3528182/They-smell-bad-washed-year-covered-mould-Asda-driver-reveals-inside-filthy-delivery-

van-used-drop-customers-food.html

https://www.workplacesafetynorth.ca/sites/default/files/Unloading%20trucks

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Future drivers in Logistics -Load Consolidation

http://southamptonsdc.co.uk/

Future drivers in Logistics -Load Consolidation

Consolidation Centres

http://assets.dft.gov.uk/publications/freight-consolidation-centre-study/summary.pdf

Conclusions

• Food home delivery growing significantly but links between logistics practices and AMR not well understood

• Reverse logistics practices encouraged to maximise use of assets but cross contamination issues

• Consolidation services (which could become more mandatory) add an additional link in the supply chain. What are the implications for AMR?