Abstract
The last two decades have witnessed significant growth in Latin American cities, with 81% of the region's inhabitants living in urban areas. This tendency affects the quality of citizens' lives and produces greater demand for resources and services. This study aims to provide alternative solutions to improve the problems of vehicular congestion and logistics processes in one of the most congested sectors of Popayán. First, logistics operations were characterized in the city center using the last mile/km2-MIT methodology. This methodology allowed us to identify areas with the greater vehicular flow and a higher density of economic activities. Subsequently, two scenarios were evaluated with discrete simulations to determine the loading and unloading zones and schedules for loading and unloading times to suggest improvements in vehicular flow. The results showed an 8% improvement in loading and unloading zones, a 12% increase in the pedestrian/vehicle ratio, an 18% improvement in pedestrian trips, and a 16% reduction in vehicle flow disruptions. Finally, the chapter provides a proactive tool for decision-makers to guide public policies aimed at improving urban-to-last-mile freight distribution in Popayán.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Supply chain management strategies and methodologies |
| Subtitle of host publication | experiences from Latin America |
| Editors | Jorge Luis García Alcaraz, Diego Fernando Manotas Duque, Rosa Guadalupe González-Ramírez, Mario Gustavo Chong Chong, Irineu de Brito Junior |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 381-403 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-32032-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-32032-3, 978-3-031-32034-7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Jun 2023 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture notes in logistics |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| ISSN (Print) | 2194-8917 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-8925 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- Demand forecasting
- Raw material procurement
- Inventory management
- Continuous production flow
- Warehouse and storage
- Distribution channels
- Supply chain risk
- Traffic flow
- Simulation
- Last mile
- Public policy
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Supply chain management strategies and methodologies: experiences from Latin America
Alcaraz, J. L. G. (Editor), Diego Fernando, M. D. (Editor), González-Ramírez, R. G. (Editor), Chong, M. (Editor) & de Brito Junior, I. (Editor), 3 Jun 2023, Cham: Springer. (Lecture notes in logistics)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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