Author: Helene Schmelzer

A major aim of the project “Cooperational platform for urban logistics in Zurich” is to optimise the logistics of Zurich with the help of cooperation. One possibility is trying to shift the freight flows that are carried out by businesses by themselves to professional freight carriers. In order to develop a solution that meets the needs of […]

In the following 2 years an IT-based platform for urban logistics will be developed for the City of Zurich and proved in a pilot project. The platform allows a better cooperation between different transport companies, such as the consolidation of goods in consolidation centres. Evaluations of city logistics schemes show that consolidation of goods can […]