International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 47 Issue 7

Editorial for NOFOMA 2016 conference special issue (SI)

Professor Lauri Ojala, Professor Juuso Töyli, Professor Harri Lorentz, Dr Tomi Solakivi

The role of environmental sustainability in the freight transport mode choice: A systematic literature review with focus on the EU

Anu Bask, Mervi Rajahonka

Transport is the European Union (EU) sector that produces the second highest amount of greenhouse gas emissions. In its attempts to promote the environmentally sustainable…

Longer and heavier road freight vehicles in Sweden: Effects on tonne- and vehicle-kilometres, CO2 and socio-economics

Henrik Pålsson, Lena Winslott Hiselius, Sten Wandel, Jamil Khan, Emeli Adell

The Swedish government is likely to implement longer and heavier road freight vehicles, so-called high-capacity vehicles (HCVs), in the near future. The purpose of this paper is…

Network video technology: Exploring an innovative approach to improving warehouse operations

Joakim Hans Kembro, Veronica Danielsson, Granit Smajli

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how modern network video technology could be used to improve different warehouse types and operations and how barriers may prevent its…

Urban consolidation centres: retail stores’ demands for UCC services

Henrik Johansson, Maria Björklund

Urban consolidation centres (UCCs) are often conceived to improve services in retail stores and potentially reduce costs. However, few studies have examined how retail stores…