Ein Blog der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Am 19. September 2024 haben Planzer und Loxo ihr neues Konzept zum autonomen Gütertransport vorgestellt und gleich die Jungfernfahrt mit dem neuen Fahrzeug gemacht. Das Interesse an dieser Einführung war gross, die geladenen Gäste hochkarätig. Wir vom Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung sind stolz, dieses Projekt wissenschaftlich zu begleiten und den Pioniergeist der beiden Unternehmen analytisch […]
City logistics was the topic of the annual event “Basel meets Zurich” at the exhibition Logistics & Distribution in Zurich. Cantonal councillors of Basel and Zurich and experts from industry and science exchanged their ideas on the challenges and solutions in urban logistics. Helene Schmelzer, researcher at the Institute of Sustainable Development, presented the results […]
Since 2014 the Institute of Sustainable Development works together with the city of Zurich, partners from the logistics sector, the trade association of the city of Zurich and other ZHAW institutes on a CTI financed urban logistics project. The aim is to create a collaborative platform, giving carriers the possibility to cooperate regarding the delivery […]
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 […]